New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-28
HARMONY IN MARYLAND.
REPUBLICANS DRAWN TOHEihEN'
THE WELLINGTON PARTY. THOUGH DEFEATED.
WILL. NOT sULK-wHAT coN"htSs-
MAN MUD SAYS.

WILL. NOT sr'LK-wHAT CONGRESS
MAN MUD SAYS.
fly TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
Washington Aug 27-Grcat interest is taken .!
politicians OF both parties In the defeat VI oe''a
Wellington at the Maryland Convention yes'eiuas
on the whole. the impression seems 10 oe ''"' ''
Republican party in Maryland will be peneh'en
by the action of the convention. ana that ''S PIoS
poets OF success this fall are Increased. me
Democrats OF course. express great satisiac''o"
at the discordant conditions surrounding the re
publican side of the campaign. and declare tha'
the intense feeling existing between the eNlhS-
ton and ant-WellingtOn factions and the nrlta'oh
caused by the defeat of Wellington VIII insure
Democratic success in the State this fall. They
say that Latrobe will be elected Mayor OF bal'i-
more by the Democrats. and that they VIII get con-
troll Of the Legislature. msuiing Mr. Gormans re-
election to the Senate.
4 view Of the situation. however. presented by
Republicans and privately by some Democrats. Is
less promising to Democratic victory. IL II that
the chief menace to Republican success IN Mary
land this fall Wellingtons unwise poh'ica'
methods and his great unpopularity among fc-
publicans in certain sections. They say mat MI
Wcllingtons INTRODUCTION of bossism into the party
was calculated to drag IT TO defeat. and now that
the STATE Convention has turned him down ana
declared for fair play between all the factions
harmony will be restored and full Republican
vote be brought out.
The personal irritation Wncn MI
may feel il H. not thought Will injure the party
The regulars as the Wellington faction term thcfn-
selves cannot afford to carry their dlscohleht 10
The polls nor to put themselves IN antdeonlSm
10 the Administration by sulk'Dg MI Wciilme-
toms leadership may he oVerthrown permanent
but il is believed thai the cons qiencc VIII De
merely personal TO him. and Will heal rather IMAM
irritaie The trouble between the factions.
Congressman Sidney Mudd. TO whom II cohceueu
The honor of having defeated the ORGANIZATIONS II
app,rfnty not IN the least jublani over me victory
which mis- friends say Is due entirely TO MN ana HIS
campaicnng He said to-day: -
Il Rave hopes that the proceedings OF lhc
ton to-day will save the Republican par! ~ Mai ,
land ard this was why made the tghi ihat u.i
The fight on my part so far a my intentions "en',,
was not against Senator Wellington. dd no'
consider the matter IN controversy an! esPtC!h.
Germ Of his any more than that OF any otH't ~,
publican who has the welfare OF the par,! AZ ma
rho reei,lt In fact; was TO he brought about IN q
great measure by those VINO were WHO n.v az,
viii sill continue to be his friends In the Iu'u'e'
among whom | desire 10 he claSStu
II take no stock i'm the talk hear OF rotlrlnR INC
Senator from the Craftsmanship Of the state Cehrd
COMMITTEE and do not favor any such course
think he Is 2 most courageous and aggressive ieader
ami tho hest all-round fighter against the democrats
w.. have in The state hope he will remain AT me
head of the ORGANIZATION and Will Iead us On -, ~, 10
further victory he has done In the pas IL VIZ
prirnaries had not been granted two tickets Wout
have been In the field. and there was certhn,N OF
defeat Under the regulations We nave nk,u lor
the holding of the primaries. there WI, oe Only one
ReDIblican ticket and practical certainty OF ne
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