The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-29
MARYLAND HERSELF AGAIN.
INDICATIONS POINT TO RETURN OF
THE STATE TO DEMOCRACY.

Alderman George W. Tiedemnn Gives
His Impression of Political COndi-
lions in the nservntive
Republicans of Maryland Fear
That the Electoral Votes of the
State VIII BE Cast for Bryan and
So Expressed Themselves to Mr.
Tiedeman Party Organization
VIII DO the Work - Alderman
would Not Discuss Next MayOraIty
Election.
Alderman George w. Tiedeman returned
yesterday morning from the North, where
in the spaces of time that interviewed be-
tween business and pleasure, he had op-
portunity to imbibe something OF the po-
litcal situation as others see it. He has
reason to think that in the next election
Maryland will return to her rightful place
in the Democratic column.
"Of course" said Alderman Tiedeman
to a Morning News reporter, who talked
with him, there is a wide difference Of
opinion among the people of the North
ern and Middle States upon questions of
political detail. The pronounced partisans
are wont TO claim victory for their can
didates everywhere it is the least bit
doubtful and even among men of con-
servatism and practiced freedom from ac
tive partisan bias there is no opinion that
is universally held.
However, while l was in Baltimore
had an opportunity TO discuss the situa
ton in Maryland with two prominent bust
ness men of my acquaintance men who
have both the knowledge of the situation
and the power of accurate judgment that
make opinions on any subject of value.
They were Republicans. both of them,
but not such active partisans as to per-
NIT their zeal to blind their discretion or
the wish to becIome father to the thought.
These gentlemen told me that they
feared Maryland would cast it's electoral
votes for Bryan In their opinion the state
is naturally Democratic, and they believe
that in the coming election the party Or
ganization will be used TO good advan-
tage. They did not think that sufficient
opposition could be mustered from all
quarters to secure the defeat of the Dem
ocratic ticket in the state and believed
that Maryland would give a majority for
Bryan and Stevenson.
From other Republicans | heard of
course, a very different story, the more
partisan claiming that Maryland would
go for Mckinley beyond any doubt what
ever. believe myself. however that the
two gentlemen i have already quoted, cor
rectly expressed the conservative esti-
mate of the situation. Their own bias
or prejudice, If they had any, would In
duee them to predict that Mckinley would
carry their state and their actual pre-
dctions are drawn from what they see
and hear and not from what they would
like to hear.
They also told me. for instance, that
they had no doubt that the Republican
ticket would carry the country, no mat
ter in which column the electoral votes
of Maryland ultimately landed. The ticket
could well afford, in their opinion, to lose
the votes of Maryland and still be assured
of victory"
This statement of the s:tuat on in Mary
land is of redoubed interest, as COM
ing from men who are Republicans and
who doubtless believe that the prosper
ity and well being Of the country are
bound up in the success of the Republi-
can party. That they feared" that Bry-
an and Stevenson would be victorious in
their state indicates very clearly from
what unwilling breasts the admission
was wrung.
Alderman Tiedeman was informed that
during his absence from the city the
tongue of rumor had been busy with his
name in connection with the next mayor
atty campaign and was asked if he had
anything on this subject to say for pub
lication. He most emphatically had not.