Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-16
AFFAIRS In MARYLAND
CANDIDATES BUDDING OUT IN
THE sPRINGTIME.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| Coincidentai with the budding of the trees
| this week came the setting out OF ocoms
| and bOomlets In the political nurseries.
Never before in Baltimore has the candi-
| date been SO numerous. The running for
ONCE" fever Is in the air. There are mayor
atty candidates galore, while the congress
sional bee Is doing land Office business IN
at least the three districts which lie within
or partly within Baltimore. In the demo-
cratic party this is especially noticeable.
There today at least a dozen democrats
hot foot after the mayoralty nomination.
| and they are all playing politics in and out
of office. And an amusing feature OF the
situation is that a number of these candi-
dates who have not ghost Of a show to
win the nomination are taking themselves
seriously and really believe thai they are
on the line Of the main chance. In the re-
publican camp. of course. It is understood
| that the fight will be between Mayor Tina
nus and Representative Wachter. and con-
sequentiy no other booms have cropped out.
In the third congressional district the
situation is clouded by the fact that the
intentions Of the incumbent, Representative
Wachter. are not known. Should he con-
clude to keep out of the congressional cam
paign, he will in all likelihood throw all his
influence toward William F. Broening, who
Is now his private secretary.
In the fourth district Representative John
Gil Will receive denomination at the hands
of the democrats, although there are a num-
Der of bright young men developed in leg
fslature and council who would not side
step the honor and who have caused them
selves to be mentioned as possible cam
didates.
The republican end in this district Is
much like the democratic end in Wachter's.
Few republicans seek the honor owing to
the fact that gerrymander has made the
district almost certain democratic: but. of
course, some republican must have the
honor thrust upon him and go into the
campaign with the same vigor as that OF
a man who knows he has chance.
The candidate of the republicans in the
fifth district will be Mr.. Sydney E. Mudd.
the sitting member, who assembled the
congressional committee of his district at
the Renfert here this week and secured for
himself an Endorsement for the nomina-
ton for representative in the Sixtieth Con-
gress of the United States.
Just who will be picked by the demo-
cratic leaders to oppose Mudd Is not known,
but there is a bare possibility that State
Senator German may decide to enter the
lists against the Charles countian.
State tuberculosis Hospital.
One of the most important bills signed by
Gov. Warf1eld during the week was that
providing for a state sanatorium for con-
sumptives The tuberculosis commission of
Maryland, which consists of DR.. w. s.
Thayer president; DR.. Lillian Welsh, DR..
II. Warren Buckler Mr.. Daniel w. Happier
and Mr. John M. Glenn, secretary. has al
ready taken up for consideration the selec-
ton of suitable location for the Sana-
forum. While the commission has not de-
cided definitely upon any special site, 1t has
in view several localities which, owing TO
climatic conditions. are peculiarly suitable
for the treatment OF tuberculosis. In gen
erai the commission Is In favor of place
with an altitude of at least 1000 feet above
sea level and situated a southerly or
mt hAao fdr1t g fnd NV uynn n
lands hills the north The soil
should be Of a dry and porous character.
and the atmosphere Of the locality should
be as free from moisture a 8 possible.
The commission is In favor Of the pur-
chase OF tract of 100 acres of land with
an unlimited supply of pure water, and in
close proximity to railroad communication.
Vesuvius Relief Fund.
A public meeting will he held in the city
hail here next Wednesday afternoon to
arrange fer the raising of relief fund for
the sufferers from the eruption of Mount We
suvius. The call for the meeting was Is
sued by Mayor Timanus upcr receipt Of
telegram from the italian relief committee
OF New York asking aid for the unfortu-
hates in southern Italy 1t is estimated
that there are 10000 Italians IN Baltimore
and they will be expected to contribute
81 800 to $1,000 to the fund. There are six
teen beneficial and social Italian organiza-
lions III Baltimore, ana edcn VIII De asked
to make a special effort toward raising a
large fund. AT conference between Mayor
Timanus and Prospero Schraffino, the Ital-
ian consul at Baltimore it was decided to
Confine subscriptions 20 the Italians of the
city at present. The mayor called attention
TO the fact that the recent appeal for funds
for the relief of the prosecuted Jews in Rus
STA had been confined TO the Hebrews of
the city and that they had responded lib
orally.
Baltimore will hold jubilee celebrati ton
next September, but there will not be an
exposition. as was planned at first and
which was defeated by the failure of the
legislature to make an appropriation of
100000.