Evening star., 1896-10-21
HOT FIGHT I'M MARYL AND
Never So Many Meetings Held Before as in
This Campaign.
Both Sides Seem Confident of Succe.v
and Both Are Working Almost
Night and Day
Correspondence Of TIE Evening Star,

! Correspondence of TIE Evening Star
BALTIMC RE, October 81 lS,6
Political excitement is running high in
Baltimore In these closing days of the cam
paign, and both sides are exerting them
selves to the uttermost to gain the city's
vote for their particular ticket The city
has been regarded as the bone OF conten-
| tion for some time. and the belief that the
| result here will give the state to Bryan or
Mckinley has Influenced the leaders of
both parties to concentrate their efforts
| here. While a number of large gatherings
have been held and have created great en-
thusiasm. il is on the smaller meetings.
which are usually addressed by local speak
| ers, that the managers rely TO produce the
strongest impression. Dozens Of these are
held nightly in all sections of the town.
and the interest and attention manifested
by those who listen to the speakers is sig
niticant Of how thoroughly the gravity OF
the situation is appreciated
The Third and Fourth Districts.
The most vigorous orators here just now
are the four congressional candidates in
the third and fourth districts. These gen.
tlemen are interchangeable and often address
half dozen meetings apiece of an even
ing. The contest in the third district is
particularly exciting, and the silverites are
nlSnly eiated at the outlook, their
nominee. Mr.. Thomas Meeks. is natural.
born orator, and has his opponent DR.
William 5. Booze, at a decided disadvan-
tase, as far as mere oratory is concerned.
DIR. Booze has the confidence of the ma
jority of business men in his district how
ever, and is very popular in his own party
ana while the republican leaders admit
privately that the fight is close, they ex-
press the most sanguine beliefs as to the
result.
In the fourth district it is almost uni
versaliy conceded that Mr.. William W
Mclntire, the republic an nominee will re-
ceive from 5.oa1 to 10000 majority. He is
! the most popular candidate who has come
neiore the people of une city for years, and
IN addition to the large sound money DEM
ocratic vote which he will receive he has
| had many intimations from out-and-out
Bryan men that they intend to give him
their support. Mr. William i Ogden rbs
silver nominee, has little or no personal
magnetism, and ia the most extravagant
cialiis OF the democratic regulars his elec-
uoh Is not predicted. The democratic cam
dlnates are anxious to meet their opDo-
| nents in Joirt debates. and have hurled de-
nance after defiance at them, with no SAT-
isiactory result. state OF affairs which
is furnishing them with a pretext for e,
pressing unbounded contempt for the up-
holders OF a cause who are unwilling 10
meet tfeir rivals on the rostrum
! The Fifth District.
Inc contest in the fifth congressional
district excites great interest here. and
| seventeenth ward and southern MARYLAND
leaders are in great demand at both head
| quarters. Both sides claim the ward but
II Is believed that the situation as far as
the congressional fight is concerned is IA
| vorabe to Mr.. Moss the Democrats non1i
| nee. Speaker Mudd is expected IN r,,, co,
siuefapiy behind the rest of the ticket and
lntlmduons are not lacking as to deals
,s neitis uhoer way which, If carried out are
likely to prove disastrous to his Interests
on election day. Moreover. Mr. Nudd has
! aroused the opposition of the Protestant
clergy OF the ward, and can devote con-
district with profit ~
Senator George Day of Howard county
VINO was strongly opposed TO Mr.. Mudd's
nomination. was at the republican baad
quarters today. He says that his county
VIII be carried for Mckinley hy loo ma
| Jolity and that Mudd will NOT fan "a,
behind. 1t is believed that Mr.. Day is
privately of the opinion that the snsa,.ar
mas Very hard fight on his hands ana
| now much Howard county will contrihura
~ ms success Is a matter of a good deal
Vi cohJecture at the party headquarters.
senator Washington Wilkinson the lead
| er OF the republicans i'm St Mary's u,a. n
visitor at the state HEADQUARTERS TO-DAY
ie SAID to The Star correspondent: "My
county VIII give Mckinley and Mudd ar
least 400 majority. The parry is IN e.cclI.nt
shape and is only waiting until November
| TO snow its strength" Mr. Wilkinson is
% %sonhueht that Mr. Mudd will carry the
Great Number of Meettpu.
Never before in the history of Maryl,n5
politics. a: any rate since the war. have So
many meetings been held, and never haf,ra
have there been such large crowds in at
| tendance. No matter whether tho c.,sa
advocated is free silver gold bimetarlisr,
protectfon, prohibition, socialism single
tax, or. in fact anythin else the sneaker
is certain to have good crowd to hear
rail 1H- ha
1ul atteEtlon 10 what he may say Often
questions are asked by people in the va
rlous audiences, but they are managed in
such way that trouble arises soma
or the speakers openly request people in
the audience to ask questions, and at times
| running debate will be kept up In a
| good d-natured way for several minutes The
people seem anxious TO hear what is to be
said on both sides of all the yari1us uues-
tons which are agitating the pullic mind
and to be sincerely desirous for .nfor-
nation.
Both Sides Confident.
The republicans from Senator-elect WE'LL
| ington down to the humblest ward leader,
| are working like beavers; the silver demo-
| Gratis are now doing the same thing: the
| various free silver clubs and also the sound
money organizations are busy almost night
and day. All seem confident of victory.
The republicans. with their splendid or
ganization, will not admit that they ex-
| pect anything less than 2o0oo majority in
the state. The free silver democrats and
their allies are full of enthusiasm, and
scout at the republican claims. On the
contrary, they say that Bryan will carry
Maryland by at least 25o00 and that hey
will elect four out of the six congressman
Conservative judges who are without
partisan bias believe that the vote will
| he close, and the betting on the result in
| Maryland among the sporting men nere
| is even. No odds given in favor Of
either side carrying this state up to the
present time.
The three-year-old son of K. Sanders of