Evening star., 1905-10-23
Maryland Democrats in Anne
Arundel
FIGHTING EACH OTHER
HARD TO TELL WHICH Is THE
ORGANIZATION.
Strenuous Times Over the Poe Amend
ment May Elect Republican
Ticket.
'ecial From a Star Correspondent.

Special From Star CORRESPONDENT
ANNAfoLiS, October 23.-The demo-
eraoc party In Anne Arundel county lis rent
unto iactions that are fighting each other
harder than either Of them Is fishtino tbe,r
republican opponents. In fact eacn of
these factions rather looks upon the re.
publicans as their friends as each coo.
the opportunity of delivering q killing
blow to the other by combination with the
republicans. s
1t has been pretty hard matter to DO
termine Just who constitute the nolIt,cal
organization In this county entitled to he
designated as democratic After conta.ts
IA the state convention the anti-Gorman
iacuon' led by DR.. Wells, demonstrated
'nat IL had two-thirds Of the voters Of the
county back OF It. but the party organiza-
tlon OF the state declared that the anti
"eiis people represented the regular demo-
Gratic organisation Of the county. DIR.
Welis Is fighter who has been in omen
nostihty toward MIR. German for about
the state organization carried his claim
10 nave his faction considered the real
county democracy. 80 far as representation
na,.ts "a Inc election Nee was concerned. into the
f1rmed the right of the Wells' Candidates in
Anne Arundel county to be known as the
regular democratic nominees.
rms action was severe blow to the
state organization, as DR.. Wells not only
tr1umphed in the matter of having his
friends names placed on the ticket as the
regular nominees. but also was q pro-
nounced opponent Of the Poe amendment,
ana the cause of the amendment was in
1ured In the county in proportion as his
prestige as democratic leader was advanced
The daily paper of this city. which is
democratic and wished above all things to
IN ha Arat inst n1oo
the names OF the Wells nominees at the
head Of its editorial column. But when
the state organization declared that the
anti-Wells people were the regular" demo-
Gratis 1t took down the names of the Wells
candidates. Then after the fight was car
ried into the courts. with the result that a
victory was scored for Wells, it put up the
names again.
Many people thought that ended the con-
fusion to which the party was subjected
in the county, but word was received here
few days ago from Mr.. German that the
'antf-Wells people should put up ticket.
and that that ticket would receive the sup
port Of the party in the state to the ex-
tent of $4,000 in cash to conduct the cam
paign and such prestige as 1t might gain
from the fact that 1t has the approval of
the state organization. But the democratic
paper. striving to be regular" has not
made any further flop and still displays
the Wells candidates at the head Of it's
editorial column. preferring to follow the
decision OF the courts rather than that of
it's party in the state.
The Wells people are complaining bitter
ly that Senator German should have d.
rected the state organization. In opposition
to the opinion of the court of appeals, but
they are working none the less actively In
order to elect their candidates. No order
comes from the democratic headquarters
of the state that is not credited directly
to Mr.. German. Mr.. German is every
where looked upon as the sole dictator or
what Is done in the campaign. His guild
&c oil foor n q
may be. He is given credit by the demo-
Gratis for everything that the state organi-
zation does that Is approved by them. ana
maledictions are hurled upon his head when
ever he goes at variance to their personal
interests.
Wells People Surprised.
Up to this stage of the proceeding the
Wells people were triumphant. They
cared little for the mere declaration that
they were not approved by the German
democracy, because that had been pro-
claimed. They laughed when they heard
with astonishment that in spite of all their
victory the anti Wells people were directed
to take advantage of the law which per-
mits any ticket to be placed on the ballot
that has the Endorsement of 200 registered
voters They declared that the German
wing of the party could not get 200 names
to it's ticket in the two or three days they
had to pass about the petition. but when
the time IOf uliIlS ttic pdpci CApAi GU Eodl-
urday evening they were rather alarmed
to learn that the~petition had received 5S5
names The entire democratic vote in the
county last year for President was 2.S40.
and the German democrats declared that
they could have come pretty close to get
ting that many names on their petition II
they had had little more time.
The German democrats then wanted the
board of supervisors to accept their candt-
dates as the regular democratic candi-
dates" They were refused that request.
and after many designations had been
suggested they were finally received as the
their candidates will be known, although.
of course, no designation will be placed
on the ballot
Divides the Vote.
This results in dividing the democratic
vote, SO that the county republicans are
now not only quite hopeful that they will
be able to reap the full benefit of the
democratic division by defeating the
amendment in the county, but also are en-
tertaining q hope of electing their ticket.
Representative Mudd whose district in
cludes Prince George, st. Mary's. Charles.
Calvert and Anne Arundel counties, besides
portion of Howard county and a part of
Baltimore city. Is now concentrating his
efforts on defeating the amendment and in
securing the election of the republican leg
islative candidates In order to prevent the
next legislature from passing another
amendment for the disfranchisement of the
colored voters 1t Is very we'll understood
that the democratic leaders who have op-
posed the Poe amendment would be favor
able to another amendment which would
take from the Judges at the polls the dis
cretionary power to determine whether
their questions In relation to the interpre-
tation OF the state constitution are prop
erly answered. and thus. at their will. to
deprive voter from registering. They will
favor q law that will have the direct result
of disfranchising the great body of the col
ored voters with as little effect as possible
on the right of illiterate white voters to
register. great many people in the state
who are opposed to the Poe amendment
would support such an amendment. and
there are many who believe that. IL passed
by the legislature. 1t would be ratified.
Opposes Amendments.
For these reasons Mr.. Mudd not only
wants to defeat the Poe amendment, but
oluo m prayeDf the naSs9Re Of anotbor