The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-10-16
RRsuLT OF REeIsrRArIoN.
Democratic Gains in Every County
over the Republicans.
Interview with gen. sprI<s.


From the Cumberland Times. Oct. IL.
A Times reporter called upon General Jos.
Sprigg, chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee for this county. at his office
this morning and asked him if he had anything
of an encouraging character he could say to
the Democrats of the county through the
Times General Sprigg very kindly and
promptly responded to the reporters inquiry
as follows:
''Yes, | think can say something through
the Times which ought to be encouraging to
Democrats.
81 attended on last Thursday-the day our
county convention convened here-;l large
and enthusiastic meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committee in Baltimore. |
have never seen so much genuine good feeling
and such perfect harmony exhibited IN any
meeting of Maryland Democrats since have
lived in the State. All seemed To have but
one object in view, and that Democratic sue
cess. There were present al that meeting
from two to three representative Democrats,
together with the chairman OF every county
committee in the State. We had before us
what we considered reliable information from
every locality in the State, and from such IN
formation can say that we have gained, very
decidedly, over our opponents in the recent
registration.
GAINS IN THE COUNTIES.
SIN some counties 1t is much larger than in
others, but | am safe in saying, our gains IN
this respect will average one hundred to the
county. | don't mean to say that the regis
tered vote of the State has increased that
much, but upon the vote as registered, our
gains over the Republican vote will average
one hundred per county. The registration
matter was sadly neglected last year by our
fb z hos ma Demo-
Gratis were not registered at all. 1t has been
carefully attended to this year IN almostevery
county in the State, and we think we have our
vote pretty fully registered
''If our information is correct-and we
have every reason to believe it is-we certainly
have beaten our adversaries badly III registra
ton matters. Our work has been done, prln-
cipally by Democrats, for the love of the party,
and from a desire for Democratic success.
NY experience is, that such work when done
in this way, is always better done than when
it is paid for This important matter has been
badly neglected by the other side. They were
squabbling among themselves over the ''spoils
of Office, and devsing ways and means to
down our Junior Senator while Democrats
were looking carefully after registration,
hence we feel certain we have beaten them
badly in securing the registration of our voters.
Our state and Baltimore city committees both
feel we have the Democratic vote of the State
and city pretty nearly registered while the
other side is badly behind in their vote.
LUKEwARM REPUBLICANS.
Again it would seem but human nature
that the friends of Senator Wellington all over
the State should be lukewarm in the campaign
and that they should feel very keeny their
bad treatment by the element now in control
of the party, and those who downed and
trampled upOn them wherever they had the
power. What the Senator and his friends may
do hereafter in the campaign, of course, am
not in position to know, but under all the cir
cumstances it is quite natural to suppose they
can not do otherwise than keep hands off.
One thing is very apparent, and that is when
the Senator and his friends were in control
they looked after the details of the campaign
work very much better than their successors
have thus far. We know the Republican
party was much better organized under Well
ington than it is now.