Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-22
SMITH HAS A CINCH
Sure Of Democratic Nomination for
Governor of Maryland,
LITTLE SHOW FOR Mr.. WAKEFIELD
Hot Fight Among the Democrats
Encourages Republicans.
2 r l NJ a RIES JULY 81
Special Correspondence of Tho Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
BALTIMORE. July 2I 1850.
The democrats OF Baltimore city are en-
gagged i'm hot and exciting contest, which
will end at the primaries on Monday July
81, at which time IL will be decided by the
party voters who will be the choice of the
city for the nomination for governor Of
the state. The call indicates that Col. John
Walter Smith of Worcester county and Mr.
Edwin Warheld are making the fight
Neither Of these gentlemen are residents of
the city. Both are exerting all their euer-
gies, backed by apparently unlimited cash,
to carry the town and receive the twenty
one votes to which the three legislative
districts are entitled in the state convention.
Headquarters have been opened by both
candidates and dozens of meetings are he
ing held every night. at which the respect
i've merits of the candidates are placed be-
fore the crowds who attend. The services
of several ''spell-binders'' have been enlist
ed for that purpose.
While the democrats have been engaged
IN this warfare, which promises to last
until election day. the republican leaders
have arranged their disputes and the sew
eral factions have gotten together on a
basis which promises to enable them TO
present united party back of Governor
Lowndes, not only for a denomination but
also for the work of the campaign. Sena-
tor Wellington and the other leaders. in
Guiding representatives Of all factions.
have reached an agreement which places
the republican party in excellent fighting
trim and insures not only the denomination
of Governor Lowndes without any oppo-
sition whatever. but also iEsures the nomi-
nation of first-class local tickets in the
city and in the surrounding counties where
the city influence largely prevails.
Republicans in Good shape.
Ac for
republicans could not be in better shape
than they are at present, and it is diff
cult to see how anything can arise To dis
turb the harmony and interfere with the
program. Talks with representative men
of all factions confirm this statement and
all, from the mayor down to the ward
leaders, expressed their satisfaction that
the crisis which threatened their party
with disruption had been safely passed,
and that the outlook for decisive victory
this year was so promising
The democrats, however, are not in such
good shape, and no action on the part Of
the leaders can prevent a bitter fight at
the primaries. In speaking OF the situa-
ton day or two ago. Mr.. Rasin, their
abiest city leader, said that the trouble
with his party arose from the fact that
the victory in the city election I'm May
had blinded them to the real facts of the
present situation, and that they had ap-
parently forgotten that there had been an
erection III 1870, IN winch they were swept
out OF power. He said they We're acting
as if they could elect anybody they might
nominate. while the probabilities were de-
cidedly the reverse. Mr.. Rasin. il will be
remembered, favors the nomination Of eX-
Judge Fisher, who now appears to he out
of the fight, and has been roundly abused
for the course he has taken regarding the
other candidates. whose nomination he has
not hesitated to say will endanger party
success and render the city victory OF last
May OF very little value.
Fight Has Grown Bitter.
As it is, however, despite Mr. Rasin's
warning, the fight in the city and state mas
narrowed down TO a bitter contest between
Col. Smith and Mr. Warfield, and it is i'm
POSSIBLE to recall a primary fight in which
more interest has been taken for over
twenty years. Both candidates are rich
the one bank president and the other
president of the largest surety company in
the state. Both are men Of untirfng energy
and great ability. 1t is easy. however to
foretell the result, and that is that Col.
Smith VIII be an easy winner. Back Of the
eastern ShOreman are ranged all the best
party workers in the state-the men who
work the primaries and manipulate the con-
Ventions are ALL with perhaps one or two
exceptions, for him. The men who have
charge of his contest are all paStmasters
in the art of practical politics. and they
know what they can do With them are
committee and the members Of the local
committeeman. in fact, the entire men,
bership of the old machine is at the front
shouting and working for Col Smith.
May Alternate Independents.
They have the machine I'm good order
once more, and nothing but a storm OF
popular disapproval can prevent their sue
cess, and of that success they have not the
least possible doubt themselves; nor has
any one else who is at all acquainted with
the crowd. They believe that their party
is going to carry the state, It did the
city, and they are determined to have
everything for themselves So arrogant
are they in their claims that they have
already aroused the suspicion of the inde-
pendents, and unless decided and hardly
probable change takes place in their plans,
they will ALLEVIATE even those Independents
who have returned to the democratic party
and drive them again into their old alliance
with the republicans.