Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-19
Republicans Claim Majority of This

OF this vote it Is conceded that the re-
publicans will have the support of three
fifths if not more. and there is every rea-
son to believe that the republican ticket
will poll nine-tenths of the independent
vote, the organ of the Independents, the
News having edtorially announced dur
ing the week that it would support the Will
Hams ticket. Therefore. with 10000 indie
pendent votes and 5000 prohibition votes
almost certain to be cast for the republican
nominees. 1t will be seen that the ticket
headed by Mr.. Williams has more than
even chances of success.
The republican leaders are unusually san
guine of victory nthis contest. Chairman
Hanna of the state committee Says he has
conferred with many republicans VINO had
| been represented as Indifferent to republic
| can success. because of factional differ
| ences at the primaries. In each case,
said Mr.. Hanna. Il found the supposed
malcontentS not only enthusiastic In their
| support of the ticket. but willing to per-
| form any service requested to secure
| republican victory.
Senator McComas. too is confident of
victory. He said in an interview: "Repub
licans in western Maryland are more unit
ed, more determined and more enthusiast
tic than l have seen them for many
years. | am familiar with the situation
there and know whereof speak. 1 am not
familiar with the conditions elsewhere in
the state through personal observation, but
judging from the observations of others
u
the situation, l can only see a sweeping
victory ahead. If the reports brought to
me-in many cases by democratS-ar true,
the republicans have an excellent chance of
carrying Montgomery county. The Situa-
ton in Carroll. Cecil. Hartford and Balt-
more counties is Very favorable to the re-
publicans. who in those counties are max
ing a most aggressive fight. the kind" of
fight that wins political battles. Here in
baltimore city strong republican current
has set in and the Developments of the
campaign in this city thas far are favorable
10 u.s..
Democrats Are Active.
While Mr.. Warfeld and his running
mates are making a splendid canvass of
the state the prospects for democratic
success are not bright as they were
month ago Then all was harmony. Today
all is changed. In the counties factional
fights are raging and the managers seem
unable to bring about any change in the
conditions. The storm center of these fac
tional contests is in Baltimore county,
where the Independent democrats. aided by
the republicans, making determined
aDd aggressive fight against Represent
alive j. F. c. Talbot.
In Cecil county the differentiation
democrats, under the leadership of Mr..
John S. Writ, are fighting the organiza ton
ticket, which is composed of candidates
nominated by former State Senator Austin
l.. Crothers. who was defeated for re-elec-
ton to the senate two years ago. The
Writ faction will vote the republican local
ticket, thus securing it's election in order
to destroy Mr.. Crot;ers' influence.
There Is an uprising in Dorchester coun-
ty, and an Independent democratic ticket
there is to overthrow the local leadership
OF State Senator W. +. Apphgarth and to