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be taken from among those who would
otherwise vote for Mr.. Talbot. 1t Is this
ca ndfdacy of Mr.. Steele which is troubling
the democrats. and large share of their
campaign thunder is directed toward him.
Normally the district Is democratic, al
though ii has been carried by republican
in the last three national elections, and
during that period has been represented by
Mr.. I'm. b. Baker. who at present holds the
seat, but who declined denomination. Tn
belief is general among those Dest informed
in both parties that the district Will again
be won by the republicans by a small ma
j0rity. The district contains within Its
bounds Cecil Hartford, Carroll and large
portion of Baltimore county and the
twelfth. sixteenth. seventeenth and etgh-
teenth wards of Baltimore city. and Wh-.e
the counties may give Mr.. Talbot ma
jority, it is believed that the city section
will go largely republican as to secure
Mr.. Blakeney's election.
wachter Sure of the Third.
This district. which is now represented by
Frank c. Wachter, republican, is made up
of the first nine wards of Baltimore city,
and Mr. Wachter Is a candidate for re-elec-
ton His opponent is Mr.. Robert F. Leach,
ir., a young lawyer, who is one of the
clerks in the city council, and he was NOM
mated by the democratic convention after
the honor had been offered to ex-Govern0r
William Pinkney Whyte and several men
of prominence. all of whom declined 1t In
turn. At the present time no one takes Mr..
and it is highly probable that Mr.. Wach-
ter will be reelected by good majority
The silk Stocking Fourth.
This is what Is known as the silk stock
ing district, and is now represented by Mr.
James w. Denny, gold democrat, who voted
with the republicans in Congress on the
currency bill. The wards which form the
district are the tenth, eleventh, thirteenth.
fourteenth, fifteenth. nineteenth, twentieth,
twenty-first and twenty-Second, comprising
the entire fashionable section of Baltimore
as Well the part where a large proper
tion of the coiored voters live. Until short
time ago it was believed that Mr.. Denny
was certain to be reelected. and that his
republican opponent, Mr.. Charles r. Schirm,
had no chance whatever. More recently,
however there has been a change of opin-
ion on the subject the registration figures
clearly indicating that Mr. Schirm is much
stronger than was supposed. Many of the
gold democrats, large portion OF whom
vote in this district. have announced their
intention to vote the whole republican
ticket. and, should they do so, the republic
can candidate will undoubtedly have a ma
jority 1t need surprise no one. therefore,
should Mr.. Denny be defeated, and if the
tide continues to increase in favor of the
head of the republican ticket, it will prob
ably have its effect in the fourth more than
in any other district in Maryland.
The Fifth District.
The fifth district comprises the counties
l., IL,
Prince Georges st. Mary's and the two
lower districts of Baltimore county and the
twenty-third and twenty-fourth wards of
Baltimore city. and is now represented by
Sidney f, Mudd. No one doubts Mr. Mudd's
reelection by a large majority as it is well
kn 1Wn that many democrats will vote for
nm, and the normal republican majority
in the district IS over 1000 The democratic
candidate IS Mr.. Benjamin Harris Camaiier
of St. Mary's county.
Col. Pcarre In the Sixth.
This district. which is made up of the
counties Of Montgomery, Frederick Wash
inSton, AllegaRy and Garrett is now repre-
scented by Col. George A. Pearre republi-
can, who is a candidate for reelection His
democratic opponent is Major Charles A.
Little. but as the district is the republican
stronghold Of Maryland, Col Pearre IS Ger
tom = win by a large majority.
I ne democrats. at least those who are
sincerely IN earnest, expecting great
ihlHgs as result OF Mr.. Bryans visit next
week They hope that ii will arouse the
enthusiasm Of the voters to a high pitch
ana add greatly To the strength of their an
pdrently hopeless cause.