Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-05-20
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gree of enthusiasm has extend
ed throughout the counties.
The Republicans are CORES
pondingly depressed and the
factions into which that party
is divided seems to be farther
apart the ever, and since May
the End, the leaders of the sew
eral divisions of the defeated
crowd have passed most of their
time in dcnouncing the treach-
cry of their own people, and
threatening To get even with
them in the election next Fall.
In consequence of the bright
outlook, a large number of
distinguished democrats are
receiving blooms" at the hands
of their friends for nominations
in the coming state contest,
while the republicans seem
only too willing to allow Gov
ernor Lowndes to have the
honor of a denomination with
out a fight. The truth is, the
republican leaders. with a very
few exceptions, privately admit
that their chances for success
are so slight that they are "only
too glad to let Lowndes have
a chance to find out how un-
popular he is in the state" and
permit his opponents to get even
with him at the ballot box. AS
a consequence of this feeling
among republicans, all their
distinguished statesmen who
were candidates for the nomi-
nation before Baltimore re-
pudiated their party, have
withdrawn and have expressed
their desire To let Governor
Lowndes have the "honor" of
a denomination without any
trouble. General Thomas j.
Shryock, Attorney General
George R.Gaither. Judge Edw.
Stake. Mayor William L. Nal
ster, Mr.. Charles L. Westcott,
and several other prominent
statesmen" who were i'm the
field for nomination to succeed
Governor Lowndes, have all
withdrawn in haste, thus show
ing their lack of confidence in
the outlook for their party this
year, and many local lights,
who were ready to fight for
places on the legislative ticket,
have retired from politics"
and are seeking legitimate work
for a livelihood outside of the
precarious pale of statesman
ship" AS one of these said to-
day to your correspondent,
republican politics is too un-
certain. This is democratic
city when the members of that
party are united as they are now.
Therefore | am out of politics
now" The same statement has
been mand by dozens of other
republicans since the election.
In the democratic party the
state of affairs is exactly the
opposite to that existing among
the republicans. Elated with
confidence and hope at the re-
suit of the election, candidates
by the dozen are to be found
for nearly every Office to be
filled in November. For the
governorship the names promi-
nently mentioned are Col. John
Walter Smith, Congressman
elect for the First District,
Chairman Murray Vandiver of
Hartford Co., Mr.. Edwin War
field, former President of the
State Senate, Howard Co. and
now President of the Fidelity
and Deposit Co. of Baltimore
City, Col. Buchanan Schley
of Washington Co, Elk Con
gresham William NJ. McKeig
of Allegany Co.. Elk State Sena-
tor John S. Writ, of Cecil Co.
Ex-Judge William A. Fisher,
Mr.. Henry Williams, Exon
gresham Isador Rayner and
Mr.. John +. Hurst of Baltimore
City, and last but not least i'm
Importance, our Elk Governor.
Frank Brown of Carol Co. OF
these candidates the one most
talked about and the one who
seems To be far i'm the lead of
the others is Col. John Walter
Smith, whose friends appear
at the present time to outnum-
Der. two to one, all those who
are advocating the others. In
fact two out of every three dem
ocrats to be met with, when
asked. will confess the opinion
that the democratic State ticket
this year will be as follows:
For Governor, John Walter
Smith, Of Worcester county.
For Comptroller. DIR. Joshua
w. Herring, of Carroll county.
For Attorney General, Mr..
Isaac Lobe Strauss, of Baltimore
City.
Indeed So far aS tho two Latter