The citizen., 1899-10-20
CONDITION OF THE COUN
TIES.
Ali Favorable to the Demo
Gratis Even in the Republi.
can Stronghold Of
Western Mary
land.

The Baltimore Herald in sum
ming up the political situation
in Maryland says:
The Eastern Shore of Mary
land is the acknowledged strong
hold of Col. John Walter Smith
and his friends are naturally
claiming all there is in sight fol
him in this particular locality.
The Democrats confidently as
sert that they will carry every
county on the Eastern Shore
Colonel Smiths friends conf
IDENTIFY predict that they will win
in Worcester County by from
1000 to 1,20O. In Wicomico
they have IA hard fight, owing to
the candidacy of William Jack
son for the Senate, but expect to
get away with a small majority.
Somerset is placed in the Demo
cratic column by 200 majority, it
being claimed that the Republi-
cans are badly split up. Colonel
Smiths followers say they will
carry Talbot by 200, Queen
Anne's by 600 to 700, Dorchester
by 400 and Kent and Caroline,
always close, by Sate maiorities.
The fight i'll Southern Mary
land will undoubtedly he bitterly
contested, as the Democrats are
working hard to overcome what
they know to be large Republi-
can maiorities. Congressman
Mudd is the central figure in this
section, and his adherents state
that they will be able to make
the section solid for Governor
Lowndes. Owing to the trouble
among the Democrats in Anne
Arundel. DR.. Tuck. who looks
ont for the Republican end in the
county, says his people will win
both the state and the county
ticket.
The Democrats are lead to be-
lieVe that their troubles in Anne
Arundel have been healed, and
they think they will win our.
Senator "Bob" Moss says he is
confident of it.
Ex-senator VIM. b. Peter says
that Howard never was in better
shape for Democratic success
Charles County is nominally
200 Republican. The Democrats
say that they will cut Oft 100
votes. In St Mary'S Colonel
Smiths friends believe they have
nominated an unusually strong
ticket and believe that they can
win with it.
They are also making hot
fight in Calvert and Prince
Georges, and have strong hopes
OF carrying both.
The Republicans make broad
claims for Western Maryland and
say that LowudeS will roll up u
big majority. They are working
hard to keep their party in line.
The Democrats are working
hard in Western Maryland. They
say that tno Governor caunot
possibly get more shan 1000 ma
jority i'll Allegany. and that at
least one candidate on the Demo
cratic local ticket-Shannon, for
Register of Wills-will he sue
CeSSful
Colonel Smiths visit to Ha.
gerStown, on Wednesday, gave
his party workers great encour
agement. Colonel Schley, Gen
eral Douglas. j. a. Mason. Er-
nest Hoffman and Charles Little,
who were with him most of the
day, assured their standard bear
er that the party was united.
and that their opponents were di
Vided. They held out every hope
OF carrying the county. One of
the strongest men on the Demo
cratic ticket, who was with Col
onel Smith during the day. is
Abner b. Belts, candidate for
the State Senate. His friends
say that the Republicans are
fighting him harder than any one
else ON the ticket, but he would
pull through.
In the Central Maryland coun.
ties there has been no material
change in the situation.
The most important event. so
far as the coming election is con-
cerned, was the nomination of
Associate Judge |. Thomas Jones
by the Democrats as their candi.
date for Chief Judge of the Fifth
judicial Circuit. The action of
the convention was. of course
unanimous, and Judge Jones
promptly accepted. He will re.
tam his seat on the bench. and if
he should not be defeated he will
remain an Associate Judge for
l3 years more, the balance of his
term: On the other hand, if he
should be elected, he will resign
as an Associate Judge and the
Governor will fill the Associate
Judgeship until the election of
1901.
The Fifth Judicial Circuit is