Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-07-15
OUR BALTIMORE LETTER
The Prospects are for Democratic
Success in City and State.
BALTIMORE. Mp. July IL. 1899.

BALTIMORE. NIB. July II. 1899.
| Three weeks from to-day the Demo
cratic State Convention will assemble
i'll this city and the present indications
are that il will register the wishes of Il
very large majority of the voters of the
party and nominate Col John Walter
Smith of Worcester Co. as the candi-
date for Governor of Maryland That
| Col. Smiths election to this high aud
honorable office will follow rs u matter
of course in November. is conceded by
all those whose opinion Is of any value
in such matters. The Democratic party
Is united "a IL has not been before for
nearly generation. and independents
and regulars, with equal enthusiasm,
profess themselves aS ready to forget
all past divisions and disScnsions.
and line themselves behind the East
ern Shore leader, whose modesty
i'll the contest up to the present time
has allowed the people themselves
10 make his fight, and whose whole
career. both in public and private life.
has shown devotion to party principle
and to the best interests of the whole
people. which is all the more remarka-
BILE because il is so rare in this age of
scheming and self-seeking in political
affairs. The truth is that since il be-
came known that Mr.. Smith would
accept the nomination if it should come
To him. the contest has been considered
settled in his favor, and while other
candidates may still cherish hope that
some unforeseen contingency will arise
and result i'll their favor when the con-
vcntion assemblies, nine out of every
ten men whom one meets. will unhesi-
tatingly say that Col. Smith will he
nominated on August I'd and will add
that the nomination is already as good
as made-that all that remains to be
done is for the delegates To register the
popular will 10y their ballots in due and
| legal form, i'll the State Convention.
From the very start the popular tide
was seen to be strongly i'll his favor.
This especially the ease i'll the counties.
and the county people who came To the
city Were nearly all outspoken i'll favor
of Col Smith. Efforts were from time
~ time made by certain politicians to
stem this tide and turn il toward some
other candidates. but without avail
! One candidate after another was tried.
but popular sentiment was too strong.
At last even the leaders. who We're i'll
some instances rather averse to Col.
Smith. saw the futility of their efforts
and gave up the contest, candidly ad
hitting that the people wanted the
Eastern Shoreman and would have no
one else. Since that time one city
! leader after another. from the highest
10 the lowest in influence. has come out
| for Col. Smith. and to-day every Balti-
more democratic politician of any
weight is openly for his nomination.
/ h..a f..lt sI,
of them-and he met with but one
response. The people seem To want
Col. Smith as their candidate, and it is
impossible for us To prevent his nomi-
nation. Ii is useless 10 talk of any one
else for the place. and IA fight against
him would be absurd The day has
gone when we can make nominations
against the popular will. We have told
our workers To shout for Smith and
they are doing 81. for most of them
have been for him all the time. They
only waited Ia find out how the people
stood i'll regard tn the candidates--and
now they know.
The tide here seems to be very strongly
in favor of the Democratic party this
ycar-morc 81 than il was before the
city election i'll May. At that time all
the indications pointed Ia the election
of Mr.. Hayes a. Mayor, and the same
forces now. with even greater strength.
Indicate that the voters of Baltimore
have determined tn complete the work
and turn the State government over to
the democrats. The party is united
and full of life and vigor. while the
republicans are apathetic and torn with
internal feuds and dissentions That
this is to be "a democratic year, is the
belief rs well rs the hope of all good
citizens.
BALTIMORE.
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