Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-06
No Indications of Republican Defec:
ton in Baltimore.
STATEMENT OF MAYOR MhLSfER
Only Hope Of Democrats Now is
to Brbe Voters.
ALL TURNS ON CITY's VOTE

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Event ~ Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, November 6.-The
campaign closed today with both sides ex-
pressing confidence in the result of tOmor-
rows election. The leaders of both par
ties claim that their respective tickets will
win by large majorities, and in some in
stances give out estimates as TO the votes
in the city and counties throughout Mary
land. The democrats are making the loud
est and largest claims. but give no sound
reasons for their calculations, which are
apparently based more on hopes of victory
than on any substantial change of public
sentiment in their favor.
Gen. Thomas J. Shryock, chairman of the
republican state committee. this morning
claims that Governor Lowndes will be re-
elected by a good majority, and that the
next general assembly will be safely re-
publican. He says a careful and thorough
canvass Of the city and state show that
the party is united in support of the state
ticket and that the sound money demo-
Gratis will give at least two thirds of their
votes to the republican ticket He says he
mas no doubt whatever on the subject, and
IN MS views he is OrrObOTated by all the
local leaders. Wherever dissensiOns exist
they are purely local in their nature and
will only affect local candidates. and will
IN no wise harm the state ticket.
Mr.. Nandiver Equally Confident
Chairman VaEdiver is equally confident
He says that the democratic party is united
as 1t has never before been in his expert
ence, and he claims that the detection of
the gold democrats will not amount to
enough to jeopardize the result He says
that Col. Smith will be elected by at least
l0""o majority. The gold democrats claim
that their vote will be sufficiently large TO
offset any possible republican defec tions,
and. in addition, will be 80 cast that
LOWndes election will be assured.
careful review of the situation leads to
the conclusion that the election will be
close, with the chances in favor of the re
puhlicans. The only thing that can defeat
them Will be large deftctOns of members
Of their own party, and Of this there are no
indications .oday. The democrats have been
bdSlng their hopes Of success on the pOSSi-
bility that the Malster republicans will cut
the state ticket, but Mayor MaIster and his
subordinates say their people will vote the
straight ticket and that to a man they will
be loyal 10 their party. If this should he
the case there Is no doubt whatever as to
the result and Lowndes VIII be reelected
by large majority.
scheme of the Democrats
Another scheme of the democrats which
will probably fail is to bribe colored voters
to remain away from the polls This was
one of their old and most successful tricks
during the days when they had everything
their own way. They tried to bribe this
class Of voters to abstain from registration
this year and failed. If they fail tomorrow
republican success is assured, for the only
hope of the democrats today rests on their
ability to use their large corruption fund
on the colored voters, and there are plenty
of indications that the colOred people will
vote for their party more solidly than they
have ever done before.
To sum up the situation tho indications
are that LOWndes Will come to Baltimore
city with majority Of from 5000 to 5000
and If they carry the town as they ought
TO, the republican ticket will be safely
elected.