Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
MAJORITY FOR PARKER
PREDICTION THAT NAHYLAND
WILL 60 DEKocRATIc.
Chairman Vandiver aAes = Victory By
5000 Votes Republicans Arc
Equally Confident Of Success.
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.


BALTIMORE. July e. 1904.
MARYLAND will be found in the demo-
cratic column next November. l expect
the state to give over l15 GOO majority for
Parker and Davis" 2
This statement was made by Col. Murray
Vandiver, chairman of the democratic
state committee. to The Star correspondent
today.
mo" he replied, in answer to a question.
II have nothing to base this claim on saw
ing the fact that there is generally good
feeling among the party men throughout
the state and the fact that Maryland is
normally democratic.
Parker" he continued, rs safe, con-
seryative man-far more conservative than
Roosevelt. The business interests already
realize that they can trust in Judge Parker.
The gold democrats can support him. ana
when they do you will see the good old
state back where 1t belongs-in the demo-
cratic column l expect every congress
sional district to show majority for
Parker and Davis"
William F. Stone collector Of the port
and sergeant-at-arms of the republican ma
tional committee, rs equally confident
that Maryland will roll up handsome ma
jority for Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
Stone Predicts Republican Victory.
1.-THE state will surely go republican this
fall" he said today, and on being twitted
by friend, he quickly retorted: TN bet
you $50 the state goes republican"
The democrats are basing their claims
largely upon the belief that the gold demo-
Gratis will return to their fold next fall.
While it is probably true that many gold
democrats who voted for Mckinley in 1900
will vote for Judge Parker at the coming
election. the question that arises is, are
there 1000 Of them. for 1000 voters must
democrat to enable Parker and Davis to
carry the state next November The demo-
Gratis also point to the fact that they car
ried the state last fall by 1900 majority,
and argue that the republicans will have
to overcome a plurality of 5000 before they
can give the electoral vote of the state to
Roosevelt.
The republican leaders assert that this
will be easy and point to the fact that in
1899 Col. John Walter Smith, democratic
candidate for governor, was elected by
600 majority. and yet the year follow
ing-19OO-Mr. Mckinley carried the state
by 14.OoO plurality.
Congressional Contests.
The congressional primaries in September
give every promise OF being hotly con-
tested in at least three districts by both
parties.
In the first district Representative Will
liam H. Jackson will have walkover for
III.
ocrats it is still an open question. Thomas
A. Smith of Caroline county,. State Senator
Applegarth of Dorchester county and Cen
eral Joseph B. Seth of Talbot are most
prominently mentioned, since the declina-
ton of former Governor Z. Z. Jackson to
become candidate. Should he change his
mind, however, the nomination would be
given him on the first ballot.
Robert Garrett, son of the late president
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad John
w. Garrett. seems to be the favorite for
the republican nomination in the second
district. On the democratic side Represen-
tative ]. F. c. Talbot and Charles Fink
will! fight 1t out in the primaries, with the
chances favorng the former.
In the third district Frank c. Wachter
will receive the republican nomination
without opposition, and there Is great
scarcity Of democratic timber, no one
seeming to desire the honor Of being de-
feated by the popular sitting member.
Battle Royal in Fourth District.
The fourth district will furnish the battle
royal In both camps. The democratic
boss, Rasin. is hands off, and Representa-
tive James w. Denny, State Senator John
Gill and Frank P. Curtis, who styles him
self "a plain democrat" are already max
ing club-to-club canvass of the district.
1t promises to be a great contest. Denny
will divide the organization supporters with
Curtis, and Gill will receive the Warfield-
Rayner vote.
City Councilman William c. Smith Is the
candidate of the republican organization
forces, but there number of party
workers who want former State Senator
Putzel who, they argue, would make a
stronger candidate than Smith. Putzel
however, says he will not enter a primary
fight but his friends. nevertheless, are
gre oming him for the race.
1t Is generally conceded that State Senator
Wilson Of Prince Georges county will be
the democratic nominee for Congress to OPP
pose Representative Sydney e. Mudd.
Col. George A. Pearre has already receiv-
ed nomination at the hands Of the sixth
district republicans. Just who will oppose
him at the fall elections is not definitely
known, but there is a rumor that Gen L.
Victor Baughman of Frederick county may
be chosen by the democrats.
Sunday night Hugh Adams colored. shot