Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
MARYLAND.


Representation in Fifty-fourth Congress-
| republicans. democrats. Total, G. 'Renom-
mated.
Republican plurality, 700
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 2t.-The senti-
ment in favor of sound money is very
strong all through the state, and the prob
abilities are in favor of one, If not more,
of the three democratic congressman who
will be elected voting against free silver in
the next house 1t is probable that the re-
publicans will increase their representation
in congress from three to four. Democrats
will get the First district by 1900, and
may get the Second by 100 The Third will
be republican by 1000.
In the first district at the last congress
slonal election there was a populist candi-
date in the field, who polled 1894 votes This
year the populists have put no candidate In
the running, and their vote, together with
part of the prohibition. will be cast for the
democratic candidate. Joshua NJ. Miles,
democrat. will be reelected by plurality
OF 1,5OO. DR.. Isaac A. Barber, republican,
and T. Pliny Fisher, prohibitionist, are his
opponents. Mr.. Miles is not radical sill
verite.
The second congressional district is in
Baltimore and contains great many advo-
Gates Of sound money. They will In all
probability cast their vote against the demo-
cratic candidate for congress, George NJ
Jewett. who is a silver man, yet Jewett Is
expected to have a sufficient number OF
votes in the counties to overcome this oppo-
sition. Jewett will probably have a plural
ity OF 1000. His opponents are William b.
Baker, republican, and Chester B. Turn
bull popullst. Mr. Baker, republican, is
the present representative. He was elected
In 1894 by plurality OF l91 votes.
The Third district, also in Baltimore has
been always strongly democratic. In 1894.
however, the majority dwindled away be-
cause OF opposition to the democratic candi-
date within the party. Thomas c. Weeks,
the present candidate. will be elected by
about 800 votes. He Is very strong with the
labor community, but is net favored by the
business men, DIR. William 8. Booze. the re-
publican candidate, Is not very strongly sup
ported by either interest. The prohibition
lists have nominated Henry l.. Hillgist. Mr..
Rusk, the present democratic representa-
tive, was elected In 1894 by 519 plurality.
The Fourth district will go republican, and
w. w. McIntire will be elected by plural
ity OF $500. His democratic opponent Is
William j. Ogden. The prohibition party
failed to make a nomination in this DIS
trlct and in consequence their vote OF SOo
Will go to the republican candidate
Sidney e. Mudd, republican, VIII be elected
in tho Fifth district by a plurality OF about
500 over Robert Morse, democrat, and samuel
X. Neave prohibitionist. The contest In
this district will be very close. The repuD-
lcan candidate is not popular and is ac-
cused OF having secured his nomination by
means of a deal while he was speaker OF tho
house OF delegates. He Is Roman Catholic
and will be opposed by the A. p. A. His
constituents, however, are In an enormous
majority Roman Catholics, and the opposl-
tlon OF the A. p. A. Will not count for much.
Mr. Coffin, the present representative. was
elected in 1894 by 2,102 republican plurality.
Captain John Mcdonald. republican, will
be elected In the Sixth district by plurality
Of 900 over Blair Lee, democrat, and Sans
uel X. Hickman, prohibitionist. This dis
trict always has been the strongest repub-
llcan one In the state. Dissatisfaction pre-
walls now, however, among the machine ro-
publlcans, because OF MoDonald's nomina-
tlon, and the indications are that there will
bo great deal Of cutting. Mr. Wellington,