Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-03
Maryland Republicans Go Into Fight
in Solid Phalanx.
GOLD DEMOCRATS ARE With THEM
Their Opponents Relying on Break
ing CoIored Vote.
OLD Rim G RULE TACTICS

tied by the retirement OF Senator Well
ington from the craftsmanship of the
state committee and the election of Cen
Thomas J. Shryock TO the place. the cam
paign has taken on new force and energy
and the politicians are at work as they
have not been at this time of year since
1895. Gen. Shryock has opened his head
quarters in the Eutaw House and with him
are associated Mr. Stephen r. Mason chair
man of the city committee. and Sheriff Ed
mund NJ. Hoffman. the two Master lead
ers. who perhaps the most astute and
skillful managers in the republican party
in the city.
These gentlemen have easily smoothed
over the differences heretofore existing in
the ranks in Baltimore. and today the re-
publicans are in far better and more har-
monious condition to go into Il campaign
than they have been at any time since they
assumed power in Maryland in 1898. Gov.
Lowndes and his friends on the one hand
and Mayor Master and his adherents on
the other. have reached agreement of
such character that 1t will prevent frc-
ton In the future. and If united party
can win the coming election for the repuh-
llcans, such party exists today in this
city and state. The democrats therefore
nave given up all hope of gaining the state
election by reason of feuds and dissensions
In the ranks of their opponents and have
come to the conclusion that their only hope
of victory on November rests in heroic
work and in pursuing their old-time tao
tics of breaking into the coored vote.
Many of the leading Independents who
supported Gov. Lowndes four years ago
have already notified him that it is their
intention to give him their aid In the pres
ent campaign. and others expected to
follow this example as soon as matters pro-
gress further. In due time, therefore all
the reform elements in the city. which adj
vocated betterment of the state and city
government, and which are opposed to the
return OF the old ring to power, NAV be
expected to align themselves with the re-
publicans and make certain the victory for
reform which was won in 1895. Some of
them were at first inclined to go back to
their own party and support the democratic
ticket IN the belief that the pledges for re-
form would be carried out should Col
Smith and his colleagues win the election
but when 1t became evident to these gem
tlemen that the same old ring crowd was
IN absolute control of the democratic party
organization, that ex-senator German and
Mr.. Rasin were bossing the whole busi-
ness in their old way that the headGuar-
tiers We're managed by the lieutenants of the
two bosses, that the conventions were made
up OF their tools, that man had even
the slightest chance to secure recognition
unless first approved by these gentlemen
their eyes We're opened.
Ihey became convinced that at no time
In the history of the state had the demo-
cratic party been more completely in the
power of Messrs. German and Rasin than
1t is now, and they determined to act ac-
cordingly, and are doing so by Offering
their aid to the republicans. They saw, up
on investigation, that all the candidates
named by the democrats had records which
allied them at some time or other with the
old ring.
Col. Smiths Record
Col. Smith, they found, had for years
been one of Senator Germans chief leu
tenants in the management of party af-
fairs on the eastern shore and in the state
senate. and such had, in 1894, at the
Ocean City congressional convention, pre-
vented the passage of resolutions indorsiag
the Cleveland administration and the VIII
son tarlf bill, and had secured the passage
OF resolutions commencing the course Of
Senators German and Gibson All these
things are working among the independents
who are strongly anti-Gorman and anti
Rasin, and before the election, 1t is high
ly probable that the entire independent
strength will be as actively at work for
Gov. Lowndes as 1t was in 1895. and for the
republican ticket as ii was again in 1897
Considering the entire situation, therefore,
from an impartial standpoint, the republic
cans have not only abundant reason to feel
hopeful, but have also strong grounds for
their predictions that their party will win
again. as 1t did in 1895, and largely by the
aid Of the same forces. The issues are the
same, the candidates represent the same
ideas. and the republicans now have the
additional advantage of being able to point
to the record of the past four years OF
promises redeemed and pledges carried out,
in both the letter and the spirit.
Sound Money influence.
Another factor that will bring many
voters to the support of the republican tick
ct Is the fact that very large number Of
business men are alarmed at the preva-
!ence of the free silver sentiment among
democrats, not only here, but in other parts
nf hn
is settled, positively and definitely many
democrats will not vote their party ticket
at any election which may have even the
remotest influence on national affairs
These voters argue that, should Maryland
go over to the democrats this year. that
fact would be used in all parts of the coun-
try to the detriment of the sound money
cause The democratic victory in the city
of Baltimore in May last has been used in
that way. despite the fact that Mr. HAYES
was elected mayor by the votes of thous-
ands of gold standard democrats and in
dependent republicans. Since then many
of these have expressed regret that they
voted the democratic ticket, and thus aid
ed In encouraging a dangerous cause.
These gentlemen now say they will not be
caught in such a manner again, and that
their votes will not be given to a demo-
cratic candidate for any office whatever I'M
I'll that party, in plain and explicit terms,
repudiates Bryan and every political heresy
which he espouses Indeed, the sound mon
ey sentiment is so strong among all the con-
sentative citizens of Maryland that unless
some great and unforeseen change takes
place In the near future it is difficult to see
how the democrats can regain their control
Of public affairs for many years to come.
Teac hing Muskrats to SWIM
From Forest and Stream
That sensible portion of the animal king
dom which naturalists are won't to term the
brute creation has a wonderful faculty
for distinguishing between friend and foe,
also no less wonderful aptitude for en-
couraging close acquaintance with those
whom it trusts. Were 1t not for terror In
hertted through generations of abused con-
fdence and malicious cruelty, the timid
thrush would proudly lead us to the sylvan
paradise where she has hidden her bird
lings, and the coy doe would bring to us her
trembling offspring, that we might stroke
its spotted side.
At the pool our attention was attracted
by comical picture made by an old musk
rat trying to teach her babies to swim. 1t
struck Va as strange that she should go to
such trouble: the little rats should have
known instinctively how to navigate. but
they chung to the bank and to shallow
water. above which arose their fluffy backs.
bright eyes and sharp noses. The mother
set them the example by swimming across