Evening star., 1905-11-06
THE MARYLAND SITUATION.
Both Sides Are Confident Over Poe
Amendment Issue.

Amendment Issue.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. November 6-The eve
of the greatest political battle In Maryland
flnds the opponents and advocates Of the
Poe amendment confident Of success. The
German democrats assert that the amend
ment will be passed by good majority and
a democratic Legislature returned elected.
The republicans and anti-Gorman democrats
assert that the amendment is defeated be-
yond peradventure of doubt
It is even claimed by the opponents OF
the amendment that the majority In this
city against the measure will range pc.
tween 10000 and 23, 600. and that this Will
overcome any majority that might be Sc
cured In the counties. Some even claim
that there will be an upheaval against Cor
manism second only to the republican iano-
slide Of 1895
The attack made upon Governor Warfeld
this morning by. Senator German has. IN
the estimation of many democrats, proved
q boomerang. They claim that German
action has injected his personality Into the
issue at stake. and that 1t will prove vote
maker against the amendment.
1t has been claimed by the organization
during the campaign that German was not
the issue and that the result would have
nothing to do with the political future OF
the senator The independent democrats as,
sert now that German has plainly showed
his hand by replying to Gov. Warfeld and
charging the state executive with having
broken the pledge In the platform upon
which Warfield was elected.
why did German see dt to answer Gov
Warfield and ignore his colleague, Senator
Rayner?" is the question being asked ON
all sides today, and none of the friends OF
the senior senator have been able to oner
satisfactory explanat ton. Independent
democrats assert that the German inter
view has made many votes against the
amendment, and claim that the fact that
the senator has come out in an attack upon
the governor shows plainly that the bosses
are desperate and realize that the amend
ment is already defeated.
At organization headquarters all Is serene,
and the democracy leaders are making
claims that the amendment is certain to
pass. and assert that reports from party
workers show that the amendment has a
good chance of winning out in this city.
The following claims are made by the
several charmen who have been directing
the campaign:
John B. Hanna, republican state central
committee: 1.-THE amendment will be over
whelmingly defeated in the counties and
state. In order to make the majority a
large one. and to overcome the handicap or
trick ballots in certain counties. there
should be no relaxation Of effort by those
who are against the amendment
Unusual efforts will be made to detect
fraud at the polls and to insure an honest
count. The chances favor, the election OF
Mr. MCCuilOuSn 1Or cOntTOileT, VI lHe eitiA e
city and legislative ticket in Baltimore and
of republican state in all doubtful coun-
ties"
Murray vandiver. democratic state CEN
trail committee: II am absolutely confident
that the amendment will be ratified and
that we will elect democratic legislature,
both in the cities and in the counties, there
will be surprising republican vote for the
measure, as hundreds OF white republicans
are as anxious to be rid of the negro as are
the democrats and believe that it will
operate not only for the good Of the state,
but for their party as we'll"
Leigh Bonsal. Democracy Antl-Poe
Amendment Association: Il believe that
Baltimore will give a very large ajority
against the amendment-20OO or more-and
from what 1 have heard l believe that the
majority against 1t in the state, outside of
Baltimore. will be about 5000. Therefore, l
am of the opinion that the majority in the
whole state against the amendment will be
something like 25,0O0.'
The betting is today to l that the amend
ment will be defeated.