The evening times., 1898-11-04
A Spiritless Campaign for
Members of Congress.
ENTHUSIASM On THE WANE
Bulk of the Work Mainly on the
Patronage From Results Defers
the Usual Political Laborers From
Wasting Energy.

| within the past few days, with list
lessness due eitrNpto indifference or lack
of funds, and by an apathy on the part
| of the Republicans attributable to con-
! ffdeace of success or lack of interest,
because of the little at stake. The Re-
publican leaders have not this feeling,
| for actuating them is a desire TO keep
the prestige OF holding the State in line
| in support of the National Adninistra-
tion. but they have found II hard to in
| fuse their workers with this spirit. the
workers seeing nothing but the Congress
! sional candidates and their lack of pa
tronage. The Congressional candidates
of both the leading parties have worked
| hard. and have done more personally 10
arouse interest in the campaign than the
entire political machines.
Directors Of the Work.
The Republican campaign is being di-
rected Trainly by the State central com
mittee, of which Senator Wellington is
chairman, and by the city committee,
Stephen ~. Mason, chairman. Each OF
the Congressional candidates has, how
ever. a special campaign committee TO
| help him. The Democratic State GEN.
trail committee, Murray Vandiver. chair
man is officially directing The contest
being made by the Democrats, although
some of the Democratic candidates, es-
pecialiy Col. John Walter Smith. and
Mr.. John ). Cummings, are giving per-
sonal attention to this work. The nemo-
| cratic contests in the city are under the
general supervision of the Democratic ad
yisory committee which consists of Lloyd
L. Jackson. Richard J. Penn. Hiram q.
Dudley and Murray Nandiver. Each Of
the candidates has. however, special
campaign committee. Both the advisory
committee and the special campaign COM
mittee are now working hard and appar-
emily sincerely in the interests of the
candidates
The contest in the first district, or on
the Eastern Shore, between Col John
! Walter Smith, Democrat. and Col. Wilbur
+. Jackson. Republican. is exciting COM
{ mcHJ in Baltimore whore both we'll
known in business and political circles.
Each is now on the Eas1er.. shore look
ing after his candidacy, and the cam
pai2n Is waxing hot there. The district
Is a peculiar one, being famous as the
most expensive one in this State to carry
or in which 10 conduct Il campaign. 1t
has long been considered safely Demo
cratic. but two years ago Il was carried
by the Republicans and DR. Isaac A.
publicans desire TO return unbroken
delegation 10 Congress and. II is said,
will throw all the money at command
into the district this week and early
next week Democrats say that they are
!, prepared TO meet the attack.
Wellington Feels Confident
Senator George L. Wellington. chair
man OF the Republican State central COM
mitIee, returned a few days ago from a
visit to the district and he confidently
announced that the Republicans would
again carry all six districts in the State
The Republicans expect assistance in the
first district from the silver Democrats
, and P0puIists. who have nominated Mr..
} William Willis, of Talbot County. They
say ,hal MIR Mi is candidacy will be felt,
especially in Talbot Caroline Queen
Anne. Kent and Worcester counties
where silver is popular with the farming
} element. Worcester is Col. Smiths home
} / county. The Republicans claim that the
Democratic ma ajOrities will be greatly re-
duced in Worcester and Queen Anne
, counties. and that Talbot caroline and
, Kent Will be made safely Republican by
the divided vote of the Democrats. Col.
; Jacksons friends assert their confidence
in carrying Wicomico, his home county.
I and Dorchester. while Somerset County
, j. safely Republican. BY this figuring
the Republicans will win, but Democrats
say that the silver vote viii not leopard
ize their majorities in Democra tic coun-
ties and that Wicomico Will stay in the
J Democratic column.
In the Various Districts.
} Not the same interest is being mani
/ Tested in the second district where the
contestants are Richard B. Tippett. Demo
crat. and Congressman William b. Baker
Republican. In this district there are -four
wards of Baltimore city-the twelfth, six
1 teenth, seventeenth and eighteenth-and
these are claimed by Republicans for
, Congressman Baker. The Democrats claim
} that Cecil, Carroll, Hartford and Balti-
more Counties will go for Mr.. Tippett, and
that his majorities in them will offset the
/ expected Republican majority in the Bal
timore wards. This majority is variously
estimated at from 800 10 1.S00.
Republicans say that Congressman
!: Baker will again carry Hartford, his home
. county, may carry Carroll, and stands q
. | good show of winning in Baltimore Coun.
: ry.
In the third district DR.. John B
: Schwatka, Democrat and Frank c. Wach.
!. ter. Republican. are making close personal
! campaigns. Mr.. Wachter says he is con-
/ fident of success, and his friends say his
majority viii be 5000. The Democrats
I. make no prophecies. They say that DR.
! | Schwatka will carry East Baltimore
They expect Mr.. Wachter to carry thai
] portion of South Baltimore in his district
! | The question, they say, is one of majori.
: | ties from the two sections OF the city and
i | of the district
| Congressman w. ". McIntire Republi.
!. can, and Major James w Denny. Demo.
craL are making the contest in the fourth
district along similar lines. Each is work
ing hard personally. and each has warm
friends assisting. The district has beer
close on strict party vote for some
. years. Major Denny has working in hi:
interests eX-Gnv. William Pinkney Whyte
eX-Congressman Isidor Rayner and other,
whose personal following in the past ha.
been Observation-Disclosures in fact Il
materially aid them in political successes
Republicans Split in Mudd's District
Until late last week there was an oper
= split tIf Republican ranks in the fifth dis
trict, and factional differences there caus
ed friends of Congressman Sydney E
Mudd, Republican, to grow uncertain o
q his election over Mr.. John s. Cummings
$ the Democratic candidate 1t is now an
: nounced that all differences have beer
h settled, and that all opposing leaders ex
i, cept eX-Congressman Charles E. Coffin
= to the support of Mr.. Mudd ard ar,
working hard for him. 1t is also sa;(
that Mr. Coffin would probably b. in lin,
before the election. Without factiona
a contests i'm the district and without cx