New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
CHANCES In MARYLAND.
Confident Of Carrying
Three Districts.


sydney Mudd I'm the 5th. and George A. Pearre in
the 9Th. The 1st district is close. In the 2d
Robert Garrett. grandson of the late John W.
Garrett. many years president of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. will oppose that veteran Democratic
boss Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbot. whom he
antagonized years ago. II will be the same old
fight again.
Congressman Frank Watcher. of the Sd District,
included in Baltimore City. by declining TO be
candidate in order that he may enter the contest
for the Mayoralty jeOparzes that district for the
Republicans He is the only Republican that ever
carried IT,
The campaign the Eastern Shore will be the
battlefield this fall, because il is the closest con-
gress district in the state and because the Re
publicans under the leadership Of William II. jack
son. will make most determined fight 70 win back
the Shore beyond ell possibility OF another contest
by Democratic candidate incidentally. in the dis
trct as well as throughout the state, the Repub-
licans will renew their battle for fair electiOns-a
battle which will be preliminary 20 that OF next
year, when a new Legislature and Governor Will
be elected.
Two years ago. when Presidential and Congress
election was on the Republicans laid the founda
tion for the magnificent fight which year later
they waged against the Poe disfranchising amend
ment.
Ex-Congressman Jackson for a time ad
verse to accepting another nomination, believing
that he had not been fairly treated by the Elec-
tions Committee of the House of Representatives
in dealing with his contest for the seat held on
tion has. however. been cleared up and Mr.. Jack
will again lead his party in the district.
The Republicans will enter the fight OH the East
Shore with encouraging prospects of success.
Victory would be theirs without doubt, as it
would also be theirs at every election for Congress
and for local Offices In most OF the counties but for
the unfair operation Of the Wilson dsfranchising
act. Two years ago. despite the rejection and
wrong counting of nearly thousand votes and
despite the of deccitFuy f0S~5 ballots in Som
erset and tricks galore in other mites Mr.. Jack
son was deprived os reelection by majority only
slightly in OF FIVE hundred. If the ballots
had been counted cast, his majority would have
exceeded thousand
ELECTION FRAUDS IN STATE.
In that election the Republican iliterates
handicapped by the presence OF large number Of
the ballot. In addition to the names of
the Republican. Democratic and Prohibition candi-
dates for Congress. there the names of four
candidates for President. four for Vice President.
and thirty-two for Presidential electors. A ballot
wit this long array of confusing not
only to illiterate voters, but to others not we'll
versed in the art of ballot marking Added TO this
confusing mass of lames was the manipulation of
the count under Democratic auspices.
The Republicans will not be handicapped this
year they two years ago There will be no
multiplicity of names the official ballot There
have been changes in the board of election super
visors in several counties The Governor and Attor-
ney General Bryan. neither of whom is i'm sympathy
with the Democratic machine. say they will see TO
it that the proper supervisors have charge Of the
election There will be repetition OF the folded
ballot trick in Somerset. There will be no ques-
tionabe methods IN other counties 10 gain an ad-
vantage.
Mr.. Jackson will have behind him united and
harmonious party Its leaders and workers fully
realize the Importance of winning back the Eastern
Shore. They know the rewards which will await
them if the Republicans capture Maryland next
year, and at present the outlook for such victory
Upon Eastern Shore Republicans and upon Re-
publcans in Southern Maryland rests the respon-,
eSd Sltmatey in % The repeai of the WILSON trick
ballot law The fun inquity of that law was eX-
posed in the Jackson Smith contest. No better or
more effective or more eloquent campaign material
brought out in the contested election case.
In Of the counties Of the district. notably
pearance Of the ballot were ingeniouSly coutrived
to make It as troublesome as possible l0r any w votep .
Republican electoral ticket. Though significantly
the majority of the Board of Supervisors of Elec
ons furnished official ballots so folded as to con-
AS a result of the various devices for eading
6 ma % Toe m M Sn
put in operation by the Democratic majority of the
printing and folding Of the ballots for Somerset,
TUs OF 10 ee 81 st anu h reTned their
ballots to the Judges only LII were counted for
other. upon one pretext or another not counted
tor him x EXCEPT IN dS Hec f IN
all they did by the purpose and intent Of making
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the Republican candidate.
STATE CHAIRMAN's VIEWS
Chairman Hanna of the Republican State Com
mittee in speaking of his party's prospects in
Maryland. said:
think the Republicans should have compara-
lively easy sailing. Certainly, In the 5th and 6th
# IS now % cn0yng and RerefoTe to
that our party should stand, pat on our record
This idea, | believe, should be the slogan of the
campaign. We should, in my opinion, make our
Roosevets policies and assist him IN MS work.
believe will prove successful.
We are on the eve Of great changes In political
publican party to he constantly the alert to
seize and take advantage Of the opportunities pre-
paign Of next year opens all Republicans with the
Interest of their party at heart should use every
| within our ranks Fractional differences should be
laid aside and the party should endeavor TO- go
| None but the best should be put forward as
! It's candidates, and care SHOULD he exercised TO-
should take advantage of the changes TO make
1t has beer said that the death Of Senator Cor
! man removes from Maryland politics big issue
and the absence Of which will weaken the Republi-
can party in the future I DO not agree with those
o s9 wh anv the a has b
| The Democratic party is still conducted by Mr..
Germans friends His iieutenants are in control,
the same methods and in the same way that it was
conducted when Mr. German was alive and domi-
methods OF the Democratic leaders. and what the
Republicans have opposed as wrong in the past
III The only difference is that the the Dem9crate party
leadership. No man has yet appeared In that party
with such ability and qualifications for successful
! the Issues which arrayed a large eiemen; of the
best citizens against the Democratic ticket in the
now than before. Moreover the public is rapidly