Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-05
Republicans Gaining Ground
in Maryland Campaign.
DEMOCRATS APATHETIC
MAYOR McLANES APPOINTMENTS
DIsPLEASED ORGANIZATION"
Prominent Outside Politicians SEIZED
uled to Canvass the State in
Party Interests.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. October 5.-As the
campaign progresses throughout the state.
indications multiply that the result OF the
battle of ballots next month will be very
close. Both Mr.. Williams. the republican
nominee for governor, and his democratic
opponent Mr.. Warfield, are making an ag-
gresstve personal canvass of the entire
state, and at every place they have spoken
enthusiastic partisan crowds have been on
hand to greet them.
The rank and file of both parties are
steadfastly in line for their respective can
didate and personal popularity will cut a
very small figure in the way of vote-getting.
There are issues of vital Importance at
stake In this campaign. and as result a
strict party vote will be cast. The balance
of power. as in 1895, lies with the indie
pedent vote. Knowing this situation the re-
publicans are very adroitly calling attention
to the fact that Senator German and 1.
Freeman RaSin are again in control OF the
democratic party machinery in state and
city. These leaders, they claim. represent
the same political machine that the indie
pendents hurled from power eight years
ago. They argue, too, that II the indie
pendents are consistent they must of neces-
sty vote the republican ticket this fall and
again remove from power Messrs. German
ana RaSln. on tIllS dSSuflpliOL Tie ISpUD-
licans and expressing every confidence of a
decisive victory.
That the republicans have ground for the
belief that they will capture the independent
vote became evident last week, when Roger
w. Gull, well known as a pioneer In the
movement for administrative reform in the
state and city, and who for fifteen years has
been recognized as the leader of the indie
pendent element in Baltimore city politics,
came out strongly in an interview in favor
of the election of the republican state and
city tickets.
Strong Move by Republicans.
The stand taken by the republican lead
ers in favor of non-partisan judiciary, by
declining to nominate candidates to succeed
democratic incumbents who have been re-
nominated. has also redounded to the
partys benefit and will exercise consider
able influence among the independents.
The bold stand taken by Mr. Williams on
the race issue" raised by the democrats is
another thing that has operat ted in favor of
the ticket. The republican candidate has
not sought to dodge the issue. On the other
hand he has brought 1t prominently in the
foreground and then by calm logical argu-
ment endeavored to prove it the yerieSt
campaign bugaboo.
The situation in the republican camp. 1t
will be seen, is far more satisfactory than
two weeks ago. Reports made to State
Chairman Hanna and City Chairman Ma
son snow tndt d1SSenSlOnS are disappearing
and that all elements of the party are
working in harmony. That this condition
| exists is shown by the large registered
republican vote. 1t is argued that IL fac
first display itself in the refusal of hun
dreds of party men to register. While
| there is not a full republican registration
| to date. 1t is as full as could be expected,
| ard during the two remaining days when
the registers will sit. it is expected that
the lists will show the average number Of
republican voters.
The Situation as to the Democrats.
The situation in the democratic ranks to-
day Is causing the leaders no little con-
Germ. One week ago harmony and enthu-
siasm were rampant-all roads led to and
all signs pointed to victory with big
''V." Today all is changed, and so far AS
the city is concerned general apathy pre-
walls among the rank and file. All this
has been caused by the announcement last
Monday by Mayor McLane of the names OF
the.men who will today become the heads
oe the several municipal departments. In
making his selections the mayor, to use the
words of a weN-known Rasin leader, gave
the organization the throwdown." To this
they attribute the lack of interest now
shown by the masses.
AS a matter Of fact, no political event in
Baltimore in recent years has provoked
more discussion than did the selections
made by Mayor McLane to fill the offices
within his gift. The organization leaders
claim that it was their votes which placed
Mr.. McLane in the mayoralty chair and that
they had reason to expect at least fair rec
ogniton when the plum tree was shaken
This, they claim. has not been accorded the
organization and the offices have gone to
men who were not prominently Identified
with his nomination or election. They ad-
nit however, that viewed from the stand
point of the ability Of the appointees to dis
charge their duties the mayors selections
are above criticism.
Working the Race Issue.
Mr. Warfield and his running mates in
their tour of the state are keeping the
race issue to the fore and urging "a white
mans government" for Maryland. The
leaders clearly intimate in their speeches
that If a democratic legislature Is elected
this fall effort will be made to wholly
disfranchise the colored man. In the course
| of a speech at Mount Carmel. in Baltimore
county, last Saturday. Gen l.. Victor
| Baughman, who introduced Mr.. Warfield,
| made the following significant statement: