Evening star., 1901-10-21
Voters Of Both Parties Take Little
Interest in Campaign.
ACTIVITY OF EX-SENATOR GORMAN
His Interest in the Result Alien
ates Many Democrats.
PRESS FAvORS REPUBLICANS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

| Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star
| BALTIMORE. Nd. October 20. 1901.
| In less than three weeks the Maryland
| state election will take place, and up to the
present time no meetings of importance In
| behalf Of either ticket have been held, and
the excessive dullness of the campaign bids
| fair to continue until the ballots are finally
cast, although the managers on both sides
premise that more interest will be infused
| into the contest before the end Of the next
week
| Notwithstanding the apparent lack Of in
terest in the campaign, the workers of both
parties have been using all their efforts to
| get the voters registered. and have sue
| ceeded far beyond their expectations, not
only in Baltimore city. but throughout the
| counties. While 1t is true that the number
| registered does not equal that of former
| years, this is largely owing to the lack of
any definite and overshadowing issue to
| arouse the attention Of the people.
| The negro question has been trotted out
| by the democrats, but no one paid any at
| tention to it, and it fell fiat The anti
| German, anti-Rasin issue was presented
| with a flourish by the republicans, and it.
| too. failed to create any interest. Other
| matters of local concern were presented
from time to time since the state conven-
| tions were held in August. but they aroused
no enthusiasm, and at last the leaders on
| both sides have reached the conclusion that
nothing but hard personal work among
| the voters themselves will have any enect
| on the result.
House-tO-House Campaign.
! This sort of work they are now doing in
| all parts Of the state, and 1t is probable
| that such a personal and house-to-house
campaign has never before taken place in
| this state. Both parties have large force
| of workers employed, and voters are being
| looked after in person in way that indi-
| Gates that no matter whether the people are
! aroused or not they will be persuaded TO
| vote on November g. through the personal
| solicitation Of the candidates and others
| who interested in the outcome OF the
| election
| The only matter of any real moment in
| the contest is the control of the general as
/ sembly and the consequent choice of
| United States senator to succeed George L.
Wellington While there are several gen
| uemen of prominence among the repuDll-
| cans mentioned for the honor. there is no
| avowed candidate in that party making
fight for it, although Chairman Goldsoor.
| ough and State Senator Williams are most
| prominently named in connection with
the succession. should their party win
| Among the democrats, however, there Is
but one candidate and around him centers
| the whole fight and that is former Sena-
| tor Arthur P. German. who is personally
| directing the campaign. While Mr.. Cor
| man has declined to announce MS canoi-
| dacy in person, his friends have not hesi-
| tated to do so for him. and that he will
| be chosen to serve a fourth term at Wash
| ington should his party gain a majority
| in the general assembly is foregone ctn-
| clusion.
No Other Democrat Mentioned.
No other democrat is mentioned for the
| senatorship, and whatever other issues
| may be developed before the election. 1t
will be German and anti-Gorman, and
| nothing else of any moment can obscure
| that fact. Should his party obtain ma
jority in the general assembly. Mr.. German
! will be chosen on the first ballot to sue
ceed Mr.. Wellington, and no other demo-
crat will be mentioned in connection with
the office.
Mr.. German is really conducting the cam
paign in person from the democratic head
quarters in the Eutaw House. Day after
| day since the first of September he has
been in Baltimore, and his time has been
passed while here IN conference with the
| leaders and workers Of his party. Not one
move has been made without his personal
| approval, and that vast amount OF work
| has been done is evident from the ract
| that a large proportion of the Indifferent
| and unwilling democrats have been regis
| tered, and a systematic political propa-
| ganda has been carried. on, by mall and
| otherwise, which has placed the ex-senator
in close communication with large pro-
| portion Of the voters of his party in every
county in the state Men who were luxe
| warm and Indifferent, and whose influence
| warranted such action, have been seen In
| person, and where they would not come to
| Baltimore to meet their party chief in con-
| ference, trusty lieutenants have been sent
| to see them and arrangements made in
this way to secure their active assistance.
PIacating His Enemies.
Those in the city have been seen in per-
son, and where they appeared unwilling to
call on the ex-senator that gentleman has
not hesitated to call on them, and thus
large proportion of those who were hostile
or Indifferent have been placated and
Strengthened out for the cause.
| Several, however, OF prominence have
refused to be placated, and notwithstand-
ing Mr.. Germans efforts such men as
Mayor Hayes Mr.. J.. Frank Morrison, Mr..
John J. Mahon and Mr.. Hiram G. Dudley,
all of whom are democrats of great infiu-
ence, are "sulking in their tents or are
openly hostile to their party nominees. What
their hostility will amount to on election
day is one of the unsolved problems. and
the anti-Gorman leaders are strong in their
belief that they will be able to win by a
| strong majority.
| The democrats have been spending money
with lavish hand. At their headquarters
an unusually large force Of clerks has been
employed and the amount of correspond
ence has been enormous Letters have
been sent to almost every democratic voter
In Maryland and innumerable circulars
have been sent out for distribution In every
county. Scores of runners have been en-
ployed to look after Indifferent voters, and
It Is within bounds to say that personal ap-
peals. not only by letter, but by messenger.
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the democratic voters in every county,
well as In the city. Day after day Chair
man Vandiver and ex-senator German have
been on hand directing operations with en-
ergy and force, and not a detail has been
left unattended to by these past masters
In the art of campaign management That
they have been supplied with large sums
Of money Is evident from what they have
done, and they say they confidently expect
that their labors and the expenditure Of
their cash viii not be without satisfactory
results on election day.
Leaders Are Satisfied.
They express themselves as thoroughly
satisfied with the situation. and are. to all
outward appearances. confident that the
balloting on November 8 will be favorable
to their side. They express also the utmost
contempt for those democrats who are not
supporting their ticket, and assert that
their influence is 80 small that It will not
be appreciable at the polls.
The republican campaign has also been
| well though quietly managed Senator Mo
comas. Chairman Goldsborough and q