Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
MARYLAND CAMPAIGN
Both Parties Working Like Beavers
to Garry State.
EACH Is CLAIMING VICTORY
Gold Democrats Will Vote the
Republican Ticket.
RE TIT N(f ABOU II EV + y
BETTING ABOUT EVEN
Special Correspondence of TIE Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of TIE Evening Star.
!. BALTIMORE, October ~, 1899
+ The campaign for state offices in Mary
land has reached the red-hOt stage at this
time. and both parties are working with all
| their energy end skill to influence voters in
every section of the commonwealth. Gov.
I.owndes and his colleagues on the republic
can ticket on the one hand. and Col John
] Walter Smith and the other democratic
nominees on the other, are travelling
through the several counties addressing the
people the issues The leaders on both
| sides express confidence in the outlook, and
claims are put forth by the republicans
that their ticket is sure to win, while the
democratic claims are equally emphatic
that nothing remains for their side but to
await the counting of the votes to show
that they have been restored to the conf
dsnce Of the majority of voters and to re-
sumo control Of the various branches of
the state administration next year Very
few bets. however. are being made, and
while the odds a few weeks ago were de-
Cidedly favorable to the democrats among
those who bet. today even money Is the
rule. with Lowndes slightly in the lead as
favorf;e among the sporting fraternity
Gold Democrats for Lowndes.
Is A Indicated in The Star a short time
ago. nearly all the most prominent indepen-
dent and gold standard leaders have come
out openly in favor of the republican ticket
This is notably the case among business
men in Baltimore. many of whom although
they are strong democrats, are fearful of
the effect of the result on next years ma
tional election. should the party which ia
vored free silver in its last national plat
form carry the state
At frs a large proportion of these people
were ready and anxious to support their
party ticket. but when they realized, as at
last they have done. that this contest is but
preliminary to the national struggle for
sound money. which must be fought out
fext year. they did not hesitate to take
SIDES against their party. and will be found
Young with the republicans this year, as
tney did In 1898. As one of them. leading
democratic banker, said today, they do
not proposed to be deceived into giving aid
! however indirectly. to people who represent
financial heresies. and will not aid in add
ing TO the impetus already received by
Organism and the free silver cause in the
west. no matter how high the character of
the men VINO may be put forward as Candi-
hates nor how eloquent may be their pleas
for aid
While the democrats are doing all in
their power to encourage their people, and
mus put some enthusiasm in their ranks
there Is apparent to the close observer an
undercurrent of dissatisfaction and uneasf-
ness among their workers, which shows
that they fearful about the result No
yember 9. The old-time enthusiasm which
marked former democratic campaigns is
absent The meetings they hold are not
larse!y attended. and those who do attend
appear hteless and Indifferent, and gen.
efaliy a great proportion leave before the
closing speeches are made There are NJ
horrahS. NJ whooptng up by the boys"
and very little of the noise usual on such
occasions. and what there is is purely per-
functory and Of the machine-made order
Republicans Full of Enthusiasm
The republicans. on the contrary. are full
of enthusiasm, and their meetings are noted
for the vim and vigor displayed by the
large audiences present In all parts of Bal
|. timore during the past week meetings have
been held in the interest of the republican
cause, and the halls used were not only
crowded TO overlooking, but in many in
stances there were many people pres
ent that addresses were made to those ~,
Ine outside " no were unable to enter a no
ticeahle feature of all these meetings has
been the presence of many democrats who
dppIduueu the speeches with as much en-
phasiS as dId those who had been r4nuhIf-
cans all their lives. In fact the cam
paisn IN Baltimore is rapidly assuming the
same features 1t did in lSG5 when marry
lines seemed 10 be wiped out and democrats
ana republicans alike combined TO rescue
the state from control of the German RAJ
SIN ohsarchy. Today the night is not only
10 prevent the return of the old oligarchy
10 power, but TO insure d continuance of
the "oFk of reform which was begun i'm
1850 ana also to prevent Maryland from
casting ITS electoral vote for Bryan and
free silver in 1900
Inc sound money democrats have per
Iected an organization to aid in securing
the Fe-elecuon of Gov. Lowndes and fur
ther the preparations for the campaign of
1spo' OF winch they realize that this Years
contest Is put the preliminary struggle
MI marry A. Parr. one Of the most proml-
nent democratic business men i'm BaIfi-
more. Is president of the association winch
poslllon ne held in a similar organization
IN $50, when he did SO much effective
~ork IN aiding to increase the vote for Mo
kinney in this state. Associated with NJ
Farr IN this work are President John X
toWen OF the Baltimore and Ohio railway
MI W m Cabell Bruce. former president
OF thr state senate; Mr. VIM. keyser Mr.
Shar!eS D. Fisher. Gen. Lawrason Riggs
e&-t H4ted states District Attorney VIM L.
Marbury and several hundred others. all of
wnon are prominent in the business tinan-
cial' social ana professional life of the CITY
anu stat'-and all Of whom above all are
Strong democrats Of the oId-fashIoned
scho"l- Their organization means business
ana its completion has cast Il decided
gloom over the ranks of those democratic
poi'ISians who have been boasting for sew
sIai weeks that Smith is sure to win"
1hey know that this public attitude of rho
sound money democrats means thousands
OF democratic votes for Gov. Lowndes and
That II practically inSureS his recollection IN,
iarke majority. as well as the election OF
the republican Legislative ticket in the
three districts of Baltimore city.
Smiths Record Unsatisfactory.
One OF the chief factors in bringing about
the organization of the sound money demo-
Gratis was the publication of Col. Smiths
record in The Star early in October. That
publication was the first information about
the attitude of the democratic nominee in
regard 10 the last Cleveland administra-
tion. and was repubIished in all the daily
papers Of Baltimore. further inaIiIr;-
brought about by the letter in The Star
disclosed the fact that Col Smith had not
only aHtagonized the Cleveland democrats
but that he had lodged the vote on the
sound money resolutions passed by the
state senate in 1N9S, and the same wear
had also lodged the vote in favor of the
gold standard passed by the State Bankers
Association az their convention held in
Ocean city These facts aroused the
Cleveland democrats to such an extent mai
many OF them who had expected TO vote
Tor Col smith have openly announced their
intention to vote for Governor Lown Is
am not Few go SO far as to say that they
VIII vote the entire republican ticket
y careful review Of ba