Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-09-29
The CAMPAIGN WILL BE SHORT.

The CAMPAIGN WILL BE SHORT.
The Democratic State Convention
'ias met, nominated a candidate for
Comptroller, adopted a platform Of
principles and submitted its case to
tho judgment of the people at the
polls, the court of last resort in mat
tiers political. The campaign will be
short, but it will be long enough TO
give tie voters time to hear the argu-
ments for and against the subjects in
controversy, and arrive at intelligent
conclusions.
So far as outward Indications go,
the Democrats are entering upon the
contest much better prepared than
their opponents. The ticket nomi-
mated in all parts of the State are
composed of men of high class. and
while there have been some very warm
contests at the primaries. these con.
tests. apparently, really ended with
the nominating conventions. With
one or two exceptions the local oandi.
dates throughout the counties will
have the hearty support of a united
and harmonious party. In general,
therefore, the democrats all over
Maryland are in excellent condition
for the fight, and the few local con
tests which have left bitterness in
the minds of those who suffered de-
feat, will bear very little on the re-
suit as whole.
These who are familiar with the
situation and the condition of public
sentiment, are convinced that while
tho contest over the proposed amend
ment to the constitution, with regard
to the suffrage. will be severe, it will
hardly be severe enough TO prevent
the adoption of that measure. In
Baltimore its passage is confidently
expected. 1t is asserted that while
certain gentlemen of great prominence
are especially loud in their denuncia-
tion of 1t, there is strong undercur-
rert in It's favor, especially among
white laboring classes. who fear a
large influx of colored working men
should IL be defeated The average
white labnrirg man is strong in his
hostility TO the colored man, and
once convinced that the amendment
will disfranchise tho blacks, and not
interfere with the whites, he will
vote for it, There are other potent
reasons why friends. oil. the amendment
are confident, but which are so gem
orally understood that it would be a
waste of time TO enumerate them
here. In this fight. as in many others
of past years. the negro will be the
greatest obstacle to the success of the
party in whose favor his vote is gen.
orally arrayed.
The opposition t. the amendment
in Baltimore is not nearly so strong
as ii is represented to &c by several
of the newspapers. These are making
terrific cutlery over matter, which
to speak boldly, is hardly attracting
half the attention they would like to
make people believe TO be the case.
The frantic appeals and vilulent at.
taoks from day TO day arc already be-
ginning TO pail. What has been done
elsewhere can be done here, and every
indication at this time points to Mary.
land taking her place among the states
of the South, in adopting their meth
od of dealing with the same problem.
Although the election of a Cover
nor will not be held for two wears.
there is almost as much interest taken
IN the personnel of tho state ticket to
be nominated in 1907, as if that can.
vass were only few months off.
This arises from the fact that there
are already several avowed candidates
10 the open. Elk Governor Frank
Brown is the latest to enter the race,
md judging from the way he is going
about the work, he means business.
Prior to his nomination in 1891, he
legan operations early, and he is do
ng the same thing now. He is en-
husiastic for the suffrage amend.
nent and recalls the fact that he adj
-ooated such q measure when he was
Governor in 1894. That he will add
interest TO a contest which already
contains such entries as General Louis
Victor Baughman, Colonel q. Spencer
Jones, Governor Edwin warfieId and
State Chairman Murray Vandiver,
8 apparent to everyone. AS Senator
German said when Mr. Brown told
him he expected TO be candidate for
Governor again: 1.-THE more the
f."