The citizen., 1899-10-20
Democratic Outlook-Leaders
Confident.

The Baltimore Herald in las.
Sundays edition says:
The Democrats are confident of
winning. The leaders saw tbor
are so certain of victory that if i
now simply question of maioI
ties.
This feeling is undoubtedIv
shared all along the line, for odds
are freely being offered bv the
betting fraternity, with no takers
One of the most prominent Dem.
ocrats i'll the city came into head.
quarters on Friday and announc.
ed lis readiness to wager Sl5. OOO
or any part thereof that Smith
would be the next Governor of
Maryland.
1t is an undisputed fact that
there is no disatiection ANYWHERE
i'll the city. The various factions
have come together and formed
a compact organization. Until
last spring the followers Of J.
Frank Morrison held aloof. but
they are now back in line and ac.
lively engaged iii behalf Of the
Democratic ticket. About fine
only unknown quantity is the in.
dependent element. which voted
for Hayes at the spring election.
The Democrats claim that those
who are recognized as members
of the party will be found on their
side on election day and that they
will also get a share of those " ll0
do not acknowledge allegiance to
either party. 1t will be known
Ill very short time whether this
claim is well founded.
They have had a much better
opportunity han their opponents
to become acquainted with the
conditions i'll the counties, be.
cause they began work nearly
four weeks before the Republicans
started in. AS those in charge
are experienced campaigners, it
goes without saying that they
lost no time getting posted. They
succeeded Ill smoothing out the
difficulty i'll Prince Georges aud
did the best they could i'll Anne
Arundel. Affairs in Cecil adj
juated themselves. In all other
counties the leaders had smooth
sailing from the start.
COLONEL SMITH sANGUINE.
Col. John W Walter Smith, can
didate for Governor, says he is
confident Of the success of the
Democratic ticket. "While in
Washington County last week at
tending the Hagerstown Fair"
sad he. ga number of Republic,
cams called upon me and assured
me of their support. l found The
Democrats united as they have
not been i'll years, while their OPP
ponents were divided. In Har.
ford the conditions are also fay
orable TO the Democrats, and |
was told they would carry the
county by a good majority. In
deed, every section | have visited
gives the Democrats encourage
ment. We will carry every coun.
ty on the Eastern Shore and Mid
die Maryland and break into the
Republican lines in Western and
Southern Maryland. | do not
base this prediction on hopes, but
upon information coming from
sources that are absolutely reli'
able.n
Chairman Murray Vandiver, of
the State Central Committee,
says the fight is already won.
"lnSofar as the counties are con
cerned," said he, .'the Republi'
cans have no show whatever
W hlle L am as much interested in
the city as | am in the counties,
L prefer to have the campaign
committee pass upon the local
conditions. | know whereof |
speak, however, when | say that
we will win this fight hands
down.
Secretary William F. Porter
OF the Campaign Committee, in,
SlSts that the Democrats had
much the best of the registration,
their net gain after making due
allowance for the white voters
lost being 5000. "We have re-
celVed reports from every precinct
executive in the city, and they in
Slst they have gotten out the
Democratic votes. In only four
or five precincts have | found the
returns favorable to the Republl-
cans, and in only one did these
amount to anything. Our peo'
pie are as solid as a rock. we
VIII carry the city without douDt
by a majority nearly as large, II
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