Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-03
S|zE-UP IN MARYLAND
Republicans Sure of Four
Representatives.
MAY ELECT SCHIRM
HIS OUTLOOK SEEMS BRIGHTER
THAN FEW DAYS AGO.
Democrats Confident of Talbott's
Election in the Second-No
Let-Up in Interest.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE. Md. November 3.-While
the campaign in Maryland nominally closed
Saturday night, the practical politicians of
both parties were at work all day yesterday
and will not discontinue their efforts to
influence the voters for their respective
sides until the polls have closed on Tues
day evening. In fact, much of the effective
work of the contest is usually done in
quiet manner on the Sunday preceding
election day. after the brass band and
hurrah part of the campaign is over, and
the last two days before balloting give
breathing time to the workers to survey
the field and make their calculations as to
the actual situation.
The political clubs in Baltimore were all
open last night and crowded with politi-
clans. while the leaders were comforting
with their lieutenants in private rooms until
a late hour. This was especially the case
at the leading republican clubs, such as
the Union League, the Columbian and the
Young Mems Club. while at the ward clubs
of both parties in all parts of the city were
gathered politicians of all degrees of infiu-
ence. That these conferences were not
mere gatherings of idle curiosity seekers
was clearly evident to any one acquainted
with the men and their methods of doing
work in such campaigns as the one which
has Just closed.
Sure of Four Representatives.
The republicans were in a confident and
hopeful mood, and ready to express decided
opinions as to the result They claim as a
certainty, after careful canvasses made in
all parts of the city and state, that they
will elect their candidates for Congress in
the first. third, fifth and sixth districts.
They also claim that the outlook In the sec
ond and fourth districts is so clouded with
doubt as to render any calculations uncer-
tain, and so make no definite claims in
those sections of the state. The republican
candidates in those districts, however. Mr..
Page in the second and Mr.. Schirm in the
fourth both seemed more confident of cleo
ton than they did on Saturday, and said
that the reports they had received from
their lieutenaHts during the day were most
encouraging, leading them to believe that
they would win.
Schirm is Hopeful.
Mr. Schirm was especially hopeful and
confident. He told The Star correspondent
that the situation had improved greatly In
his favor, and that so many Independents
had openly expressed their intention TO vote
for him that he believed he would win by a
safe majority.
The republicans were not alone in ex-
pressing confidence last night Visits to
democratic clubs and gathering places after
s o'clock, indicated that they, too, were at
work, although not with great energy
and confidence as their opponents. They
would give substantial reasons for their
confidence except to say that victory was
''in the air. for the democrats to win this
year in all parts of the country; that they
expected a tidal wave in the land to sweep
the republicans out, and that it would have
it's effect in Maryland, well as in the
larger states.
Democrats Are Hopeful
To sum up the situation, the indications
are that the republicans will elect Jackson
in the first district Wachter in the third,
Mudd in the fifth and Pearre in the sixth.
Chairman Vandiver of the democratic COM
mittee states that he has never admitted
the election of Pearre in the sixth district.
He says Keneweg has as good a chance
there as Pearre.
1t is impossible, however. to see anythinf
favorable to the election of Page i'll the sec
ond district, where Talbot, the democratic
nominee viii probably have a majority Of
over LOCO, and which may go much higher.