The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-10-03
MARYLAND REPUBI IGIN
Mckinley Will Carry Fbe State BY
$4,000
ALL OYER BUT THE SHOUTING.
A "WOrld' Staff Correspondent Finds
Democrats Bankrupt and Disrupted
Republicans United and Confident.

Baltimore, Sept, 24-Here in the heart
OF MARYLAND everything looks to me
like Mckinley victory.
saw Senator Wellington to- day. He
is a tall, slender man, with keen. can.
did eyes, high cheek bones, thin. exag-
gerated aqualine nose, a mouth made
for secrets, and chin SO weak as to
suggest criminal type, were it not for
the bold high forehead, which redeems
the wholecountenance. The conqueror
OF German talks rapidly in short, terse
sentences.
Maryland is as safe for Mckinley as
any state in the Union" he said. HE
will carry it this year by majority of
not less than $4,000. will stake my
political reputation on this prophecy,
Maryland is LOW Republican state
and will remain so. The old Democrat
ring cannot count us out. We have
every thing in our hands now-the Gov
ernorship, the Legislature, the election
machinery and the city government of
Baltimore.
"The three days of registration in
this city show an astounding increase
The Baltimore vote amounts to about
10000. There are seven days for regis
tration, and Il 1927 have been registered
in the first three days as against LILO
in the first three days of 1894. The
vote this year will be enormous.
sour reports from all parts of the
state show that there is,Very little free
silver sentiment among Republicans.
The boilers are hardly worth counting
individual cases here and there. But
honest, patriotic Democrats are coming
over to us in thousands. Their ablest
leaders, the men who have won their
battles in former days, are working
night and day unselfshly for the de-
feat of Bryan and free silver. The
issue is so unusual and the fear of
Organism so great that party lines
have been broken down and Democrats
and Republicans are fighting shoulder
to shoulder against the impending dan
ger to the country.
"Do l think German is dead duck !?
Well to be frank lido. His heart is not
in this fight. He is doing nothing.
Many of the men in control OF the
Bryan campaign in the state at this
moment, are absolutely opposed to free
silver and are making a show of sup
porting the Chicago ticket merely to
position in the organization for the
future.
"The Republicans are in magnificent
fighting condition. With the election
machinery in our hands we know that
we can have our votes counted, re-
peat that Mckinley will carry Mary
lend by not less than $4,000 majority
The result is absolutely certain, though
we propose to keep up the work until
the last vote is cast on the day of elect
ion."
It would be impossible to describe
Senator Wellington's manner as he
talked. He was energy and enthus-
iasm incarnate. There is not shrewd-
er or cooler politician In the United
States.
The bolt from the Democratic party
is SO large in Baltimore that 1t has
divided into two active organizations
l had long talk with Mr.. Cowen'
He spoke frankly and said many things
which could not with propriety make
public. But he declared that there was
not a shadow of a doubt that Mckinley
would carry Maryland.
81 have never seen the people OF
Maryland so profoundly stirred up as
they are this year." he said. "Ihou,
sands of men who usually do not vote
have registered. In the state, generally
out side of Baltimore, the silver ana
gold forces stand about even. But III
| this city there is an enormous regis
tration of Republicans and of Demo
crafts who declared either for Mckinley
or for Palmer and Buckner' Inc
threat of the Chicago platform has
awakened every conservative instinct
The whole business element is against
Bryan. Whenhe spoke here the otneI
night there was no business man 10
preside over the meeting and no Dnsl-
ness men to act as vice-presidents' a
thing unprecedented in city " 6ts
business men lead the back bone OF the
Democratic party. The President OF
Business Mems Association wnlcn
made the great fight for the Democrat,
ic party last year, was Harry PAR, VINO
10 now President of the organized Dem
orcrats who will support Hon. William