The Washington times., 1902-04-15
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Many Congressional States
Being Prepared.
Senator German to Take an Active In
terest-Republicans All to
Be Renominated.

BALTIMORE, Md. April 1i.-At the eX-
ira session OF the Legislature called for
next Wednesday. April 16. the politicians
will begin making plans Tor the Congress
sional fight.
The leaders of both parties will confer
with legislators from the counties as to
the outlook in their respective districts.
Murray Vandiver, State Treasurer and
chairman of the Democratic State com
mittee will again manage the campaign
at the request OF Mr.. German. who will
personally take a lively interest in it.
Mudd in the Field.
Congressman Sydney Mudd is the first
in the field. His candidacy is equiva-
lent to nomination and election. He is
the Republican king of Southern Mary
land.
The negroes there idolize him. Many
darkies in the backwoods districts may
not know who is President of the United
States, but they know Mudd and they be-
lieve he is the greatest friend they ever
had since Lincoln.
Mudd's convention will meet May l and
place him in the field. He is making an
early start in order to have an abundance
iiliterates how to vote.
Waiting on Federal Places.
The Republican State committee will
not meet until after the Federal appoint
ments for this State are announced. 1t
is on the program to select Mr.. Colds
borough, chairman of the Republican
State committee, as naval officer of the
port OF Baltimore.
As the situation now looks, all the Re-
publican Congressman will be renominat-
ed practically without opposition. On the
Eastern Shore there is not a suspicion of
opposition to w. III. jackson. In the Sec
ond district there is no reason why Blak-
eney should not again be honored by his
party. In the Third district there is not a
Republican with enough hardihood to
stand up against Wachter. Should he be
4 candidate for mayor of Baltimore city
next spring. w. F. Broening, chairman of
the city delegation in the late House of
Delegates, would be a strong candidate
for Congressional honors.
in the Fourth district Schirm has clear
field as far as the nomination is con-
cerned. In the Sixth district the renom-
| nation and re- election of Pearre seem as
| sured.
Few Democratic Candidates.
The Democratic woods, and especially
those on the Eastern Shore, are not as
| rul Of Congressional candidates AS in years
| gone by. This is in strange contrast with
| the former abundance of aspirants. Across
the bay generally each county had a can
didate. and nominating convention was
generally deadlocked for two or three days.
The nomination is now chasing the man,
instead of the man chasing the nomination.
Cecil county has been added to the First
district since the last election, but that
| county does not promise to furnish any
| Congressional material. The two leading
| Democrats of the county, Writ and Croth-
| ers. are at odds, and 1t would be diff
cult task to bring them together In sup
port of a third man.
Talbot Making Fight.
| ]. Fred c. Talbot seems to be slated
for the Democratic nomination in the
Second district He has declared re-
peatedly that he will sit in Congress
again, and is dcing all in his power tC
carry out his promise. He will have G
| decided advantage this year in the nomi-
| mating convention.
| At the same time he transferred to the
| same district Senator Olin Bryan, Mayor
| Hayes and other prominent Democrats. Ii
the district of which he has become q
resident is concentrated the bulk of the
Independent vote, not only OF the city. but
| of the whole State. He will. therefore
have field peculiarly fitted for test
of his strength and for a test of approval
| lie