The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-10-15

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 12.-The in
dependent vote that great controlling
element in Maryland politics, will, al
most to a certainty, support the Re-
publican tickets, state and city, on
November 3 next, and predictions are
being freely made by the political
wiseacres that Mr.. Stevenson A. Will
Jams will be elected by a handsome
majority.
1t can be safely asserted, too, that
harmony prevails within the Republi-
can party, so far as the state ticket is
concerned, and the rank and file will
present a solid front at the polls for
Williams, Whitelock and Dennis.
The campaign in this city will be
opened tonight at Philanthropy Hall,
where Mr.. Williams and his running
mates will make their first public ap-
pearance in Baltimore. On Wednes-
day night they will speak at the big
mass meeting in Music Hall, which
will be presided over by former Gov
ernor Lloyd Lowndes, and on Friday
night will close the city campaign at
Broadway Institute.
Mr.. Williams reached Baltimore
early to-day, coming from his home
in Belair, where he addressed a large
and enthusiastic meeting Saturday
night. He went at once to the Car
rollton Hotel. where he makes his
headquarters when in Baltimore.
When seen by correspondent he
said 81 predict victory for our party
over the entire State, and this belief
is based upon personal reports which
have come to me from time to time
since my nomination.
Il want to impress upon the minds
of all Republicans to stand together
in this fight put their shoulder to the
wheel, cast their ballots honestly on
lection day, and | will assure them
hat victory is ours
Mr.. Williams is much pleased with
the conditions in Western Maryland.
Il am confident that this section, :"
he said twill roll up as large, if not
greater majority, for the Republican
ticket than it ever did before"
A feature of the Music Hall mass
meeting on Wednesday night will be
the address of Mr.. Charles J. Bona
parte, who will set forth his reasons
for supporting the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Bonaparte is one of the most pow
erful leaders of the independents in
the state and is president of the Re-
form League, the organization that
contributed so much to the overthrow
of the Democrats in 1895. The an
nouncement that Mr.. Bonaparte
would espouse the cause of the Re
publicans came as a thunderbolt in
the Democratic camp. There is no
man in Baltimore whose influence
with the Independent vote is more
feared by the party leaders than that
of Mr.. Bonaparte.
The registered independent vote in
Baltimore this year is in round num-
besr 10000. This vote will be the de-
terming factor at the election a fort
night hence, and today there is not
Democratic leader who will claim
even one-tenth of that vote in the
state or city tickets.
AS matter of fact the Democrats
have thrown down the gauntlet to
the Independents. Last week over
ture were made by certain indepen-
dents looking to changes in the Dem
ocratic legislative ticket. The propo-
sition was promptly rejected by the
Democratic organization.
1--WE would rather go down in defeat
than to be tied up with the lndepen-
dents again, ''said a prominent organi-
zation Democrat in discussing the
proposition, land so far as l am con-
cerned it will be straight party politics
for me or no politics at ALL"
The Democratic leaders express
every confidence of success at the polls
next month. A careful unbiased re-
view of the situation, however, fails
to reveal any grounds for this conf
dence on their part. The only issue
put forth by the Democrats is negro
domination and to the great mass of
voters this cry has become an over
worked bugaboo. While Mr.. Wartield
has made an earnest and aggressive
campaign he has failed to arouse that
enthusiasm which has followed in the
wake of the Republicans candidates
tour of the state.
The gubernatorial fight seems to
have been overshadowed by the warm
contest for the United States Senator
ship, resulting from Attorney Gener-
al Rayner's entrance in the Dem
ocratic arena. Mr.. Rayner's candi-
dacy at first did not give the big lead