New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-06

This IS all on the hypothesis that
full poll ~ increase in the voting population
there county in the six years ensuing after
iissao - G.. FAR better test to prove that
But us Sas thousands. nay probably ma
HaryiASs white Republicans. In AleEany
iofiEi ,to census showed tho voting popula-
County hova been Q41S In 1890. Of whom only
BIZ a. Allacany County In 1856, and Bryan
votes ',,.xinlcy's plurality. loo. Total vote
ISL ,5riuding 293 scattering $3.50 other
county rrsgniacant The blacks. % coursc are
eauauSt s'r,irclv Republican. but they are not
ole e. bv any means II is curious fact that
80 Democratic net gains IN nearly all the bor-
,Is safes meaEre as they have c0nfessedly
Der ir the last twenty-five years. were made
Pc .se MACK districts. They either overave or
~ .o-i,a tho negro voters. and their success ia
yer -,9-A marked. as. for instance IA General
tnHs.,si~rs's sS.sSippi district whore the vote
- 0froost soNdlv negro. 90 course. there has
=. hem any te-rorizing ga MARYLAND. yet the
10 -. Is often seen With "a Democratic ballot
tls hands The Republican rise to power IN
,,.-,.iar6 was achieved ia spite Of the fine ltal-
~. 1ac'fre work Ok Senator German.
DANCER OF DEFEAT THIS YEAR
vs, Notwithstanding the solid aspect Of Re-
,,brcsnism IN MARYLAND presented by these
49,. there is considerable danger OF rs defeat
~. Pail through divisions In the party ranks. re-
ling from I'll advised management. Of the
go. leaders. both state and National The
r,,,sgo Tribune" has pointed out that Mary
,s,s's loss fl November Will not mean increased
,onadence IN the Democratic leaders or policy
M, loss O., faith IN the Republicans. who. TO use
The Tribunes" language. have "sQuandered a
.-,eniacen; opportunity by cultivating dirty pol
,.,.s and boss.sm' It's loss may throw the
,.--v back several years locally and 81 Is con-
.s,rab.e that q may even threaten the renomi-
.,fon u President Mckinley. II not his re-
.,s.ton Washington IS practically the political
csnital o. Maryland = = from Washington that
MARYLAND 90 tics are chiefly directed. especially
d, the dominant party Therefore for any dis
.s-er now tie Administration Will Re largely
I'D responsible. though perhaps il will come
.,,r, causes over which the President has but
ittle control So also must the Administration
- he chief sufere~ from Republican defeat I'm
T. e vel known that at the least many ~ the
democratic eaders who are opposed 10 Bryan
ana free silver have not given over the hope Of
Ssfaat!rg his denomination next year. Senator
Goruar - Maryland. designs. T possible. 70
he the sound money beneficiary u Bryan :
downfall and % secure the PTesidental nom
nation Il he can carry Maryland in Novem-
her a long step toward the truitCn Of his am
h-or VII have been taken. The Republican
situation locally favors his plans. a desperate
EFFORT viii therefore be made 10 defeat Governor
=, and the most confident Maryland Repuhi-
cans are Tot oversanguiue # holding It I'm line
hv over : COO majority in this of year In face
Of Republican quarrels
II i probable that with little care on the
part Of The National Republican leaders the
sch.sm between senator Wellington and his
enemies might have been avoided. Those famil-
lar with the ramifcations OF Maryland politics
and their relations with Washington assert that
ne Administration had Il In its power easily to
riacate Wellington without antaeonizing the op-
posing element. Instead NJ balancing the fac
ions however aid was directly lent 10 those
benz Oh utterly humliat.ng the senior Repuh-
lean Senator He has been ruthlessy turned
down m all HANDS Ia the departments. He is
naturally much Chafed
~ course. Senator Wellington IS not very
rrea- man. and his personal influence. owing 20
rs childish indiscretiors of temper and political
Judgment has fallen 70 small proportions Fe
IS too quick az trigger and goes OF more easily
a. half-cOck than any other man in public l'fe.
Ye. doubtless ne has many friends among the
MARYLAND Republicans. There are others. too.
PC iances who Ii nix he has been a5ominably
treated These Will undoubtedly resent the
Iov- -NcComas-C Owen attitude toward The
Senator II IS an element in the present critical
c5rfition Of affairs which must not ~ treat q
with Indifference z the Lowndes people expect
70 save the state.