The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-10-17
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.

BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
The Democrats all over the State
are iubilant over the recent registra-
ton. In Baltimore City under the
new law persons are required to
state their politics if they desire to
participate in succeeding primary
elections. 1t is upon this statement
that Hon. Murray Vandiver, Chair
man of the Democratic State Central
Committee has issued the following
comment:
Upon a conservative estimate |
believe that the Democratic majority
in the whole City at the coming
election, will not be less than 5000
and that we will carry both the
Third and Fourth as well as the
Second Congressional Districts. We
will get at least one-half of the de
clined' vote and no minded per-
son can doubt that we have got the
better of the registration. The DEM
ocratic party is going to win this
time in Maryland.
1t will be understood that the "de-
clined" vote means those persons who
refuse to state their politics and it
is said that many of these are we'll
known Democrats whose fidelity to
their party has never been questioned.
1t is stated that the Republicans
concede that they have been beaten
on the party utilization feature of the
registration, although they claim
that the Democratic figures are ex-
aggerated and that the majority of
the declined" is Republican. The
Democrats have however, made
personal poll of this declined" vote
and are more than satisfied with the
outcome.
The campaign all over the State is
commencing to liven up and the big
guns of the Republican party realize
that they will have a task on their
hands to prevent the majority of the
next Congress of Maryland from
being Democratic. They have even
found it necessary to go so far as to
bring Secretary Shaw of the Treas
ury Portfolio to meeting which was
held at Music Hall, Baltimore, on
Tuesday night. Senator McComas
has made special request that Sem
ator Hanna be brought to Balti-
more and Congressman Wachter and
Schirm are both using their personal
endeavors to bring Mr. Hanna to
the City. There is no question of
doubt but what the outlook is any,
thing but satisfactory to Senator
McComas. Hardly day passes
that he does not come to Baltimore
and hold long conferences with Re-
publican leaders of both the City and
the State. 1t is said that the Re-
publican leaders would be well salts
fed this time to split even on the six
districts.
The chances Of Mr.. Page and Mr.. |
Schirm in the Second and Fourth |
Districts respectively, are not con-
sidered bright at the Republican
headquarters and it is almost certain
that Mr.. Ellegoodnow has Congress
man Jackson on the run. This Dem
ocratic nominee has made a unique
proposition to Mr. Jackson that they
both personally make affidavit that
they will do all ii. their power to
prevent the use of money in the cam
paign for the purchase of votes. This
has set the people of the Eastern
Shore to thinking and it now looks
as if it will be battle of morals and
not of dollars as has heretofore been
the case.
In the Second Congressional Dis
trict, of which Hartford forms a part,
the friends of ex-Congressman Tai
bott feel secure. The results of the
registration in the FIT zenith and Six
tenth wards ofBaltimore City show
that the Democrats have a majority
of 716 on the party declaration.
The disaffection which was shown
at the primaries no longer exists and
the Democrats will practically vote
as unit 1t is said that Mr.. Tai.
bolts home county will give him a
majority of 1000, and if this be the
case his election is assured.
PRESIDENT MITCHELL'S STATE
MENT.
The coal MIXERS, through their
President, John Mitchell, made the
following statement under oath, (
which was used as basis of the con- I
ference between the coal operators :
and Governor Odell, Senator's Platt,