The evening times., 1900-09-19
POLITICS IN MARYLAND
Democratic Cabs to Be Formed
Throughout the State.
Representative of the National As
sociation Opens Headquarters and
Associations Necessary te Conduct
the Fight against the Money Power

BALTIMORE, Sept 19.-Blair Lee, the
Maryland member of the Executive Com
mittee OF the National Association of DEM
ocratic Clubs, has established headquarters
at the Eutaw House, adjoining those OF the
State Central Committee. and viii begin
at once an active and vigorous campaign
directing the formation of clubs il every
section of the State and city.
The opinion of ihe Democratic leaders
is that these clubs do more 10 strengthen
the organization than anything else, and
that there is no better means Of conducting
| an effective campaign Senator German
and Chairman VandIver have both signiied
their approval of the idea. The chief work
which is expected of the clubs is getting
the citizens to register and to vote.
The following announcement has been
| issued by Mr.. Lee and will be sent
throughout the State, especially in the
counties:
"a special effort is being made this year
| by national and State leaders TO form
clubs They have always been one OF the
usual means of aid in Democratic cam
| paigns and are now being formed on
| larger scale than ever before known, for 1t
| is realized that the people must unite and
| organize 10 resist the money aad agents OF
| the trusts. which have taken control OF the
Republican party-syndicated that party.
| in fact, and made it partner with the
| trusts.
Both Mr.. Brya.. and Mr.. Stevenson and
Chairman James K Jones, of the National
Committee, have united with Mr.. Hearst,
President of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs in a call for universal
club organization. Among other things in
| this call, they say:
d" The Democratic party and its friends
must meet the forces of corruption and
intimidation in politics this year by thor
ough organization A Democratic club or
society should be organized in every city.
town, village, and precinct in the United
States.
% This work of uniting the forces OF
law and liberty into one great systema-
tized civic army should be carried on si-
multaneously in every part of the country
and without delay.
- No patriotic citizen can ignore the
attacks which are being made upon the
foundation of our present irreproachable
form of Government. This year every cit
| izen should be a politician. e
The undersigned has been appointed to
represent the National Association OF
| Democratic Clubs in Maryland, and has
| opened an office at the Eutaw House, Bal
| timore, Md where all clubs formed in the
/ state df z it4ASS%Gu u men
| addresses. officers and number of mem
bers through The chairman of the Demo-
| cratic State Central Committee
| Campaign clubs can join The National
| Association without cost. Each club join
! ing can send a delegate to the convention
| to be held at Indianapolis, Ind, October 3
| and f
| Among the lines of usefulness open to
| clubs thereGlay be now indicated:
The rapiSfSafinD af X-fYtarC p
! immediate Opportunity for clubs % show
activity by furnishing information as to
| Democratic votes to be registered, purg
! ing the registration books of persons not
| eutitled TO vote and preventing improper
| registration Local committeeman shot Id
! promptly furnish each club with the vet
| ing list of the clubs in their immediate
neigkhorhood and committee of the club
should scrutinize the list and give the
committeeman all possible aid and infor
/ tion for the above objects.
| -. There has probably never been
| more indication than at present OF
| change Of sentiment and party afililtion
| among those who heretofore supported
| the Administration. This calls for fhe
| circulation of Democratic campaign 1t
| eratuFe and provision for meetings ard
| Intelligent and dispassionate discussion
| Of the great principles which should
| now unite all true friends of popular
| and constitutional government
3. After registration has been pr
fected and the issues fully aui clearly
| presented, the clubs can be of inesti-
| mable value to the party in helping TO
| bring out the vote on election day and
in preventing the corrupt use Of money
| which is the main, now, perhaps the
| only, hope OF those who serve the
| trusts"
Alfred s. Ritter, who has charge of
the county registration, has the work
| we'll in hand and beliyes the fun = unity
| Democratic vote will be put On the books
| in the two days set apart for regis sra-
| tion in the counties-October and
| October O. Mr. Lees organization Will
| greatly assist in this work
| State Senator Marion V. Erawingte1
| of Wicomico county. was one of the
| callers at headquarters yestersiaz, ,, and
| spoke enthusiastically Of the prospects
of carrying the First Congressional DIS
| trict for Bryan