Evening star., 1905-11-04
AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
POLITICIANS BEATING BUSHES IN
PRINCE GEORGE
Belief of Success Entertained by Re-
pubhcans-Democrats Thoroughly
United and Aroused.

Prince George county politicians are maxi
ing their headquarters at the National
Hotel. having transferred them from the
county. This morning the politicians or
both parties were much I'm evidence about
the hotel and their activity was an evil
dence of the energy that Is being displayed
in the campaign. Most OF the candidates
are engaged In active campaign work In
the county and were not about the head
| quarters. but their representatives were out
ir. large numbers. and all were willing ana
anxious to discuss the possible outcome or
| the canvass.
| Robert w. Wells. one OF the democratic
campaign orators. was about the hotel this
| morning. having just returned from trip
| to Charles county. He has hopes of his
| party routing the republicans In Charles
county and defeating the ticket at the home
of Representative Mudd.
| Il realize that there are 1900 coiored
| voters In the county, he said to Star
| porter. but the democrats in the county
are united and will put up the best fight
| they have ever put up against the repre-
| sentative from the fifth district The demo-
| Gratis are thoroughly aroused and are max
| ing the fight of their lives"
Blanket Sheet" Ballot.
| The official ballot to be voted in Charles
| county is what the politicians term a
blanket sheet" 1t Is about forty inches
| long and nearly eighteen inches wide. The
absence OF lines across the sheet from the
names of the thirty-two candidates to the
squares In which the cross marks are to be
placed is denounced by the republicans as a
democratic trick to confuse the voters. A
voter who fails to cast his vote directly op-
posite the candidate of his choice is likely
to vote for q candidate Of the opposing
party. In order to guard against such mis-
takes the republicans, IL Is stated. will have
men at the polls next Tuesday with two
foot rules for use of the voters. In this
way they hope to be able to prevent mis-
takes In voting such the democrats hope
to cause.
ITS only another one Of the trick bal.
lots. remarked a republican politician to
a Star reporter this morning This Is
campaign of trickery on the part OF the
democrats and no surprise need be caused
by anything that Is done in this line"
Republicans and democrats from different
sections of the county were about the hotel
this morning In large numbers Many per-
sons were there to Mr.. Francis s.
Carmody to assure him of their loyalty to
his candidacy for seat in the state senate.
and advise him of the fight that they are
making for the success of the entire county
ticket. Mr.. Carmody was not In the city
this morning. however. not having returned
from a tour of the lower end of the
county.
Encouraging reports were received by
James B. Belt and John T. Fisher. who
are managing the campaign, and these men
feel certain that the legislative ticket will
win by a safe majority.
Republican Candidate Encouraged
During the past few days there has been
a rise in the stock of the republican candi-
date for sheriff, James A. Sweeney, not
withstanding the fact that the democrats
have placed the ma me OF James T.. Sweeney
upon the official ballot in place of Christie
pher c. Billopp. who was the democratic
candidate for the office of county surveyor.
It Is argued that George NJ. Dove the dem
ocratic candidate for sheriff. has been All
officeholder In the county so many times
and has defeated the aspirations OF
many others In bis party that some are in
clined to cut him. He has been sheriff or
deputy sheriff a number OF times has been
a member Of the legislature and held other
offices. and some OF his democratic friends
think 1t is time for him to give others
chance. go
Horace Crozler, republican candidate for
county commissioner. is regarded being
one of the strongest candidates on the
ticket He Is known as being in favor of
improvements of every kind, and more
especially the matter OF improving the high
ways and providing educational facilities.
He has a great many frineds among the
democrats and has promises of support
from some of them.
Sample Ballots for Voters.
Meetings are Still being held throughout
the county and the politicians provd-
ing the voters with sample ballots. This
work will be kept up until the polls close
Tuesday night and the campaign ends. The
official ballot Of Prince George county is
not calculated to confuse the voters is
that In Charles county. Representative
Mudd is supporting the entire ticket in
Prince George county, despite assertions
to the contrary. and has sent letters to
number of leaders advising them to do like
wise.