The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-07-31
DEMOCRATIC Politics IN
THE STATE.
BALTIMORE, July 2Sth, 1908.

Affairs in Baltimore politics this week
have been decidedly quiet from the dem
ocratic view point, the democrats rather
enjoying the fierce fight between the
Wachter clement on the one side and the
McComas Stone element on the other,
which still continues with no sign Of ces-
sation; assisting the democrats material
" from the Wilderness of republican fac
tonal diversion, while the democrats
themselves remain absolutely quiet. So
far from the republican elements begin
ming to draw together, democrats are de-
lighted to see that they not only fail to do
this, but are, if anything, further apart
than they were a week ago.
In the democratic ranks on the other
hand there is no discord whatever. A
clean contest is going on quietly for the
various nominations but nothing with the
slightest possibility for splitting the par
ty into warning factions is in the field and
democrats all over the state are according.
" quiet, for to this more than to anythir G
else is the rather remarkable calm in their
ranks due.
EX GOVERNOR JACKSON b DOM.
The most important development in the
situation, so far as the city is concerned,
is the announcement that ex-governor
Elihu E. Jackson will accept the nomina-
ton for the comptroller. ship, should the
democrats tender It to him, which they
most probably will. The presence Of
"Governor' Jackson's name on the ticket
will give the democratic leaders satisfac-
ton, such as no other would, for they re-
cognize his worth and the strength which
it will give to the ticket. His reputation
as a skilful financier is known and we'll
known all over Maryland and the conf
dence in him is as wide spread as his re-
putation, for not only has he built up a
great fortune by his own efforts, but be
has preserved it intact, even adding to
it while spending lavishly, and all the
while playing game in politics which
lasted for years and in which he appears
finally without smirch on his great repu-
tation, and with respect of the men who
most opposed some Of his acts.
The confidence of democratic voters
will be with FIX governor Jackson for
comptroller as it will be with no other
man, and the support will be his as it will
be no ones else Politicians and voters
want him; the politicians because they
recognize the fact that with him for the
comptroller, and with Maryland as it is
now almost free from debt, they have the
opportunity of life time before them for
the reason that Maryland after the next
four years with her finances in Jackson S
skillful hands would almost certainly be
a Maryland without state debt at all
and very probably without direct taxes at
all except for schools, and perhaps even
without that, which would mean the
strengthening of democracy in the old
state as nothing else could or has ever
streng thened it.
The voters want him because they too
know he is to be trusted and because a
great many of them personally like him
and because, while generous to fault
with his own money, no man in public Of
flee has ever been closer with money be-
longing to the state than he was as its
Governor
IT LOOKS LIKE JONES.
The situation for the nomination for
Governor is practically unchanged with
Jones still slightly in the lead in popular
favor, except that politicians in the city
have noted and commented on the fact
that papers, many of which were out for
Warfeld few weeks ago, are not only
not displaying any enthusiasm for him
now but are very quiet on the subject.
The impression among Baltimore polti-
clans seems to be that the state papers en-
dorsed Mr.. Warield because there seem
ed to be no one else in the field for them
to endorse, and have not withdrawn be-
cause they like Jones better, and have
turned cold toward the first named can
didate accordingly.
City leaders don't want Warfield and
the majority of them are friendly to
Jones, SO although the nominating con-
ventlons do not take place until Septen-
ter, it looks little like Jones for Govern
or now and perhaps more like Jones for
Governor than it has since he came out
REGARDING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Leaders i'll the city, all of whom favor
the nomination of Isaac Lobe Straus, be-
cause Of the strength his name will give
the ticket with large class of voters, as
we'll as because they recognize him as an
efficient man for the place, are delighted
to find that the announcement of his can
didacy for the nomination has not only,
not aroused any decided opposition
throughout the state, but rather the re-
verse, the state leaders accepting him
in most cases very cheerfully.
So bitter is the factional fight in re-
publican ranks that democratic leaders
freely predict that the campaign will re-
suit in the city not only carrying the
three legislative districts which they had
expected to carry all along, but the
fourth, sending four senators and twenty
four members Of the house of delegates to
the General Assembly This does not
look improbable from present Indications
Governor John Walter Smith continues
to be the only man spoken of to succeed
Senator McComas, and if the democrats
carry the state as even the republicans do