The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05
CLOSE IN MARYLAND.
But Bets Are Offered Two to Cne On
the Democrats.

| Baltimore, Nd, Nov THE cam
paign in Maryland closed tonight with
the leaders Of both parties claiming
| everything. but with the betting decid-
edly in favor Of the Democratic candl-
dates. Odds Of to are being freely
offered on Smiths election as governor,
with but few takers: though why this
should be is not apparent TO an I'M
prejudiced observer. The officers to be
elected on Tuesday are governor, comp
troller and attorney general. "A new
Legislature and half the senate will also
be chosen, but no United States senator
is to be elected at the coming session.
The Republican candidate for gov
ernor is the present incumbent, Lloyd
Lowndes, who was elected four years
ago by something more than 1000 plu-
raNty. In the following year Mckinley
carried the state by $4,000. Since then
there has been a change. the state cleo
ton two years ago being very close,
while the congressional vote last year
showed such decided Democratic gains
as to again put the state in the doubt
ful column.
In May last Thomas G. Hayes, Demo-
cratic candidate for mayor of Baiti-
more, was elected by over 5000 plural
ity, and il is the results of these con-
tests which give the Democrats conf
dence that John Waller Smith, their
candidate. will win. The fight has been
made by the Democrats on purely To-
cal issues, no mention of the currency,
tariff or expansion appearing in their
platform, and references to these ques-
tons having been carefully excluded
from the speeches of the Democratic
spellbinders.
The Republicans also adopted this
policy at first, although their platform
collected a gold standard, a protection
and an expansion plank. but latterly
they have been inclined to discuss ma
tional issues. One of the features of
their canvas was the flying trip of Gov
ernor Roosevelt of New York through
the western part of the state a week or
ten days ago, during which he talked
rather guardedly on the leading issues
TO big crowds, making eighteen
speeches in thirty-six hours.
A number of gold standard Demo
Gratis, headed by John K. Cowen, presi-
dent of the Baltimore & Ohio railway,
have announced their intention of Eot-
ing for Lowndes, burt an equal, if not a
greater number of these Democrats
who voted against Bryan have declared
their intention to support the Demo-
cratic candidates this time.
United States Senator George L. Wei
lingtor, who was chairman of the Re
publican state central committee, dur
ing the campaigns of 1895, 1896, 1897 and
1888, and who resigned the place at the
request Of Governor Lowndes, early in
the present fight, has taken no part in
the campaign, excspt to predict the de-
feat of the Republican ticket by an
overwhelming majority
Former United States Senator Ar
thur p. German has taken no part in
the fight except to send a letter to
political meeting in Laurel on Thursday
night last. in Which he predicted the
election of the Democratic ticket and
accused the national administration of
having brought about the downfall of
Senator Wellington as the leader of
the Republican party of Maryland as a
punishment for his opposition to the
presidents Philippine policy
The registration all over the state is
large, and a full vote is probable