Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-16
MIXED-UP SIT UATiO N
The Maryland Campaign Has Elements Of
Doubt.
Some Weakness in the State Ticket
The Independents and the
COlOred Vote.

Maryland has about as interesting n po-
litical situation as any in the country just
now. and the republican state convention
in Baltimore yesterday did not by any
means tend to simplify the situation. We'll
linSton, overthrown at Ocean City, had re-
signed the craftsmanship of the state CEN
trail committee the Gay before, in speech
tee,ning with anger and predictions of re-
publican defeat. The convention met, with
the Wellington forces almost eliminated
and, while the proceedings were apparently
harmonious, there was the underlying ques-
ton in every ones E1iEd as to what Mr.
Wellington and his immediate followers
intended to do under the circumstances. 1t
cannot be said either that the ticket nom
mated was as strong it might have been.
Mr.. Phil. Colds bcrcughs nomination as
controller seems to meet with general sat
isfaction, but there are murmurs loud and
long against the nomination of Mr. Allan
Rutherford as clerk of the court.
Last year Maryland went republican by
about 10000 majority, which, under ordi-
Eary circumstances, would be deemed q
safe margin to work OH this year. How
ever. II is apparent that these are not crdi-
Eary circumstances confronting either
party in the state. Mr.. German, the senior
senator is recognized even by his enemies,
and he has many, as one of the most acute
political managers in the country. Today
he is Tarshalng the democratic forces. not
fer some enc else. but to save his own po
ltical life. 1t is not new Il question with
Mr.. German of electing some man governor
OF OF carrying the state for presidential
candidate but it is an earnest struggle to
prevent his long and brilliant career from
ending in Il huTlliating personal defeat.
This personal interest of Mr.. German in the
campaign must not be left out of the count
in considering the possibilities in the CAM
paIgn.
On the other hand large body of inde-
pendent democratic voters split off from
tire regular democracy two years ago with
the avowed purpose of diSciDlining Mr..
German for his nomination of Mr.. Hurst
for governor. Last year this same body OF
voters stocd again with the republican
ticket On the platform of sound money and
anti-Gormanism m. This year is the crucial
ore with this body of Independents They
started cut with the intention of deoTiving
MIR. German of his seat in the Senate. AS
a preliminary, they have twice vcted the
republican ticket. In this way trey have
cleared away the brcaStWorkS. and now
that they are face to face with the man
himself, il is not to he supposed that they
VIII falter in their intentions of RELOCATING
him to private life. On the republican side
again. there is TO ignoring the fact that the
party is in a torn condition. No man oan
guess what the Wellington people will do
either in the state or municipal cam9aign.
ard both in the city and state the colored
people are in an uneasy and angry mouti
They have been demanding recognition on
the legislative tickets, both in counties
and cities. and having been refused this
recognition. there is earnest talk and move
ment toward straightout colored tickets
in many places and still stronger current
of talk on the line Of teaching the part.
a lesson by either staying away from the
polls or even voting the democratic ticket
Hear EacI. Other
The main issues in this fight are, of
course. the legislature and the municioal
control of Baltimore city. TIE state ticket.
however, has a strong bearing on the situa-
tion, and in fact, each of the three cues
tions Influences in large degree both cf
TIE others. In Baltimore the municipal
and legislative tickets will either stard or
fall together. while the attacks that are
expected TO be made on Mr. Allan Ruther-
ford will Undoubtedly have a strong infiu-
ence on the other tickets all through the
state. Wise politicians in Maryland say
that = will take certainly couple OF weeks
for the situation to settle down so that any
intelligent prediction can be made