The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20

cans were now falling into line. as they recog-
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every ndspsnd dt ,o voter sr fepn9san SSd
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'f Folks ks outside of the State o, MARYLAND have
| states senator George l.. Wellington as Chair
man Of the Republican State Committee. Vari-
That he Is In full re retirement there Is not the
being CONDUCTED by Lowndes. McComas and
shEy0ck and their all of W VI iGa
AMONG MsS%Gi'f thu bcans o! he STATE Sss
ment has been a mighty good thing for the
Republic party.
retreating chin. and folks hereabouts say that
| fellows with retreating chins are rather pecu-
.o s fashion or to dsYsop yellow sreak
9cea.ons The testimony was IN ,e eect that
autocratic boss. 1t 10 all very well to be an
satoerat,S, boss i was S sdded when you have
1 other words he @ he oWned and could
| direct the goings in and comings out OF Coy.
really created Wellington and not wellington
As an evidence OF Senator wellington's
| political acumen, 1t was recalled that In the
mayoralty fight in the city OF Baltimore last
tainted the independent voters and declared
| that the Republican party could get along
further that the Republican machine in. this
city city, was so strongly intrenched that Mayor
single independen mt vote. This speech greatly
offended the Independents. and almost to
man thsg voted for the Democratic eHndidate
Master was defeated by about 5000. II is the
| best testimony that there are about 5000 in:
Thsn ds eSt's' 10
get even with Senator weIlington. Mayor
ond Republican Mayor OF Baltimore in thirty
was clean and upright. It was Mayor Master
the new charter Tor the city OF Baltimore and
for Which all good citizens had been Samori
a commission. made up Of Republicans, Dem.
oorats and Independents. One OF the DEM
Sssa,sd %sysr Ss. hoRe e as
Legsaturs a, Annap3s and changed ths
tTists IN Bsl.lm9re we're also rs:ais,ric1ed.
getting out their vote last spring,
ton. Maror Master. It was said was nntoTta;
nate IN many ways, Not only was his defeat
ate utteranees Of Senator We lington concern
ing the independent voters but many people
political friends were too closely identified
with the negro element In this city. There are
MayoG SesfH the 21Tas
element among the negroes conducted things
and h nj S k.
and Invariably 1t turned 9pt that the negro
| punishment. 1t was not contended that
responsible for this state OF affairs; L was only
connectsd with Mayor Masters administration
had hand in harborlng and protecting these
Ali told. there are SO. 600 negro voters In the
State. As a rule they have voted with the Re-
negro Voters hay. not been friendly t to CO."
Lowndes. During his adm nistration quite
offences, Then. too; tho negro Republican pol;
iticians have complained that, they received
age csS under Gov. LowHdes 1t is Peculiar stu
alton, concerning this negro vote. and the
tn hsS
the negro vote to reflect Coy. Lowndes. The
s 9n s Not %psn
denounced by the DsmoGratlc state Convex
ton which nominat.d Col John Water smith
dilemma. AT present he doesn't know where
70 g. and i is not saving too much when It Is
iul in determining the result OF the fght be-
stiffest fights for Governor now going on in tho
United states Mss The RePpHbcan state Chair:
%Tsn'ee ia vast %sioriy Of thS Peru blissHs.
ing to change, or prediction. He Is . great man
fnr facts. He has number OF able ientenants.
who, like Col Smith. is one of ex-senator Cor
mans closest friends. The Republicans are
tho CarroIIton Hotel. Mr., Vandver is lust as
G an eampaEHs Re is ns as
thorough as any campaigner could be in organ;
iZipg his forces, 1t is US pretty political
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ton last spring was that 1900 Renn bleans in
lean HSmpaiGnsTs in insist that they have ooSsd
uR every enc q these stay. at homes. and that,
sIsi Sn s'fns f Ss from s1%'fS
Concerning the conn lexion OF the Democratic
ticket. It may be said that Col. Smith the
man who voted for Bryan in 1896 Joshua w.
Herring. the candidate Tor Comptroller. is also
Dp%sGiss ris eaid i?E HIfh S
HerrnE h Is president OF benk in Westmn-
and a canitallst. He says he didn't vote for
eP san s he %
vote Tor Tor him. The fact that the b Democratic
Cony1on ign fs Bryan and the
Silver Dem9crat. Of the State. FoTinstance
JSSfs wr9s to Thomas
Smith Mr.. Weeks replied that he would he
pleased to do so. provided eI-Gov. Jackson
would be satisfied with a red hot Bryan
free silver l6-to-1 and ant expansion speech.
Mr.. Jackson replied that he was exceedingly
anxious to aid In the election OF the Democratic
party nominee. but felt that many references
TO tho Chicago platform at this time would be
ll-advsed. He believed Mr.. Weeks. whom no
had heasi on the hustngs With great pleasure
fine his remarks, purely to state issues. Mr.
Weeks said that this would be impossible. that
the way the State went this year would have
too much bearing on the National contest Of
1900 for him TO keep silent on National issueE.
and he would not trust himself on tho stump
tied M with any pledges. not 70 expoupd the
hootrinea of his party as authortatively put
forth at Chicago. in 1896. To his last letter
Mr.. Weeks has had no reply.
| Mr.. Weeks says what he wants to know Is
that II the Democrats are successful in Mary
land this year and elect their state ticket and
n majority OF the Legislature what will be the
attitude OF the party organization toward tho
organ i2ation OF tho National Democratic party
when the state convention meets next year to
elect delegates to the National Democratic
| Convention.
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