The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-09-25
MATTERS POLITICAL.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE

increases MANIFOLD the chances of Demo-
cratic success in the City. 1t only re-
mains for the Democrats of the counties
to do their full duty and majority for
Warfield, Bryan and Atkinson will be
piled up that will for years place Mary
land and Baltimore securely beyond
chance of Republican domination.
Two things are bothering the Republi-
cans exceedingly. One is the increasing
arrogance and insolent demands OF the
negroes, and the other is the widespread
discomfort caused by the result of the re-
cent primaries.
While it is true that Congressman Wach-
ter made several speeches last week ad-
vising his followers to let bygones be BY
cones and to support the ticket named by
the organization, it is suspected that his
loyalty, like beauty, is only skin deep and
that he will not bewail in sackcloth and
ashes the defeat of the ticket named by
his enemies in his own party. Mr.. Wach-
ter's only hope Of political future life is
in being reelected to Congress next year.
and he knows we'll that if the organiza-
ton people win out this year he will have
no show for another term. If the Repub-
licans are defeated in the City, they may
be obliged to take up Mr.. Wachter again
as the only Republican who has chance
of winning for Congress in the Third
District
The Wachter people have charged their
opponents in the party of treachery to
him in last Mays municipal fight, and the
statement made Monday. under oath, by
a Republican election official that Chair
man Stephen r. Mason imported fifty
negroes from Atlantic City to vote against
the Wachter ticket in the late primaries
has not lessened the i'll feeling between
the factions.
The scenes at the Republican State Con-
vention last Thursday we're disgraceful,
and leading members of the party do not
care to hear them discussed. They have
been discussed, however, all over the
City, and the result has been the loss OF
many Republican votes. There were
about eighty negro delegates in the Con
vention, and they acted with all the in
science of their race when placed in Of
fetal positions. During the long recess,
while the Committee on credentials was
wrestling with Mr.. Mudd's contest in
Prince Georges several rows occurred
between white and negro delegates, and
one sensational first fight occurred. La
ter there was a rough and tumble fight
between half dozen Mudd and McCo-
mas men resulting in the arrest OF two.
1t has been long time since the police
patrol wagon has been called upon to at
tend State Convention, yet it made two
trips to the Republican Convention
Thursday.
One of the fights started because white
delegate refused to take drink with
negro delegate. The negro smashed the
white man in the face. All during the
convention the negroes were prominent
and noisy. A photograph that was taken
of the Convention resembled a pan OF
milk literally sprinkled with blackberries.
Democrats have every reason to be
proud of their State Convention when
contrasted with that Of the Republicans.
The best elements of Maryland were rep
resented at the Music Hall gathering, and
the galleries were crowded with ladies
whose enthusiasm showed their attitude
upon political questions. The Democrats
had splendid Convention and named a
magnificent ticket.
Their auspicious start will be followed
up with vigor. Mr.. Warfield will make a
whirlwind canvass of the State beginnin
with the great notification meeting at Mr..
Airy, Carroll county, Saturday. Senator
German, Governor Smith, and score OF
the best speakers in the State will rein
force the candidates and the occasion will
be memorable one.
Mr.. War6eld will undoubtedly win votes
from Garrett to Wicomico. His pleasing
personality, his cordial, courtly manner,
his staunch Democracy and his great faith
in the rank and file of the people will not
only help along the State ticket wonder
fully, but will boost the various county
tickets. MI. Warfield has gone into the
campaign like he goes into business un'
dertaking-with his whole heart and mind
set upon success, and those who know
the man and who reads the signs of the
tinoe f rvr1v ho1iovo fhat no will lead his
party to remarkable triumph at the polls