Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-05
DEFEAT PROJECTED
Belief That Poe Amendment
Will Be Voted Down.
HOPE OF REPUBLICANS
DEMOCRATS CLAIM SITUATION is
SATISFACTORY.
Baltimore Expected to Give Majority
of 10000 to $4,000
Against It.
HOPE OF REPUBLICANS
Special From STAFF Correspondent.

Special From STAFF Correspondent.
BALTIMORE, November 4.-The battle
owe: the Poe amendment is practically at
an end and the republican leaders are feel
ing quite certain of victory at the election
next Tuesday. The democrats are saying
nothing further than giving out statements
to their friends that they are satisfied with
the situation. With the general public the
opinion is that the defeat of the amend
,nent is as good as accomplished, and this
feeling is shared by democrats as well as
by republicans.
Briefly stated, there is almost a concen-
slls OF opinion outside of that cOterie OF
leaders VINO conducting the democratic
fight for the ratification of the amendment,
that in the northern and western counties
of The state the election will produce what
are regarded as normal majorties Normal
ma jorities would give the republicans any
where from four to five thousand majority
against the amendment in those counties
alone. In that section there are no fac
tional fights to interfere with the ordinary
conditions. In all of those counties there
are some republicans who will vote for the
amendment. but they will be more than
offset by the democrats who Will vote
against it.
In these counties neither democrats nor
republicans show any concern for the men
ner in which the election will be conducted
1t will probably be about as fair as could
he expected in any place In the country.
In the Lower Counties.
The lower counties. comprising the con-
gressional districts of Representatives
Mud and Jackson, are more problemati-
cal. as there are numerous conditions there
that might cause surprises in the result.
but Il seems quite sure that that result will
not change very greatly the vote that has
been recorded in the past. Under ordinary
conditions these counties are nearly equally
divided, but II is generally conceded that
were the entire vote of the lower counties
cast and counted 1t would show republic
can majority. AS 1t is both republicans
and democrats are placing good deal OF
hope In these counties. 1t was from that
section that the demand for the disfran-
chisement of the colored voters has re-
celved it's principal encouragement The
democrats there forced the issue and prom
ised~ that If they were enabled to vote on
the question they would produce some very
fiattering majorities to help the constifu-
tional amendment through.
From present indications they will not
produce the majOrities they hoped Tor De-
cause the amendment that Will be voted
on does not suit all the democrats there.
Il does net seem likely that the lower
counties will give the amendment enough
or a majority to offset that against 1t In
the northern and western counties.
Depends Upon Baltimore.
This leaves the fight largely to be de-
.eided by the city of Baltimore. and. &C
cording 10 the general view taken by the
public, there Will be very heavy majority
against ratification. II the revolt in the
rank and file of the democratic party
against ratification is In the same pro-
portion as the revolt against 1t among
democratic leaders, the amendment Will Dc
showed under In this city by an immense
majority The extent of the revolt or the
prominent democrats of the city Is very
well known, but II Is not so easy TO de-
termine what their following is among the
masses of the voters.
1t Is generally believed, however, that
Baltimore will give a majority against the
amendment of anywhere from S.OOo or AoOVO
to 1900 votes. Republican leaders. while
not wishing to go Into details In their cal
cuIations for publication. suggest hopefully
that when political tide runs in one d.
rection as the tide in this city seems 10
have gone against the amendment curing
the past several weeks, there Is no telling
how great the majority will be. They are
having great deal of satisfaction over
the abandonment of the democratic meeting
that was TO have been held In this city
this evening in Lyric Hall, with Senator
German and Senator Daniel as the chief
attra ctions. They declare their belief that
IN spite of any excuse that may be given
for calling the meeting OF, the real Iea-
son was the fear of frosty reception,
which they preferred to avoid.
But the democrats are placing a great
deal of reliance upon the tendency of party
men to come together on the day or the
election. and they are counting with con-
iidence on the ability of local leaders to
get their voters in line for the amendment
They say that a few revolving democrats
have been very much in evidence because
they have been able to hold meetings and
have printed their statements in the news
papers in prominent way, but they insist
that there will be a good many surprises
when II comes to counting the ballots on
election day.
Hope in Party Loyalty.
They believe that the democrats who
might be disfranchised by the Poe amend
ment along with the colored voters will, in
the end. be brought into line by assur-
ances from their local leaders that no
such result will follow, but that on the
other hand they can depend upon their
party friends not advocating any measure
that would rebound against the men who
vote the democratic ticket. One thing is
sure. the democratic leaders are maintain
ing a bold front. and that bold front at
times has been all that has encouraged
many OF the local leaders in all parts of
1he state to continue in their work for the
amendment. with a hopeful feeling.
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