Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
MARYLAND POLITICS
WORK ON THE INTER-CITY ELEC-
TRIO LINE.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November "a, 1906.
The republican mayoralty campaign con-
tinues as the headliner in Baltimore poll
tics. A surprising rumor became current
this week that Representative Wachter, in
the interest of party harmony, was willing
to retire from the field. A prominent re-
publican who Is known to favor Wachter,
when asked by The Star correspondent
whether there was any foundation for the
rumor said:
yes, Mr.. Wachter is willing to retire
from the mayoralty field in the interest of
party harmony, but he will only do SO in
the event that Mayor Timanus will also
withdraw, the choice then to devolve upon
third party who will be alike acceptable
to the organization and the Wachter wing
of the party
The Star correspondent can state authori-
tatively that Mayor Timanus will not with
his friends say, win or lose, and further
more that he will not make any deals with
factions to secure the nomination His sup
porters assert that the espousal of his can
didacy by Collector Stone, the city organi-
Zation leader, is tantamount to an indorSe-
ment of TimanuS' candidacy by Secretary
Bonaparte.
OcuOCTdLS anu 0OVGTuSulp.
The democrats are not worrying much
about mayoralty candidates, but the organi-
cation leaders are looking ahead to the
gubernatorial fight. Warfield has announced
that he Is willing to again serve his state,
even though it would be at a sacrifice Of
his personal interests. And this puts it
squarely up to the machine to turn the gov
ernor down or else give him denomination.
The old leaders do not look with favor upon
Wartield and would have been very happy
to hear from the governors lips that he
would not again be candidate. OF course
the leaders could shelve Warfield should
they desire to do So but they are fearful
of the effect of such a move upon the indie
pendent democrats, who are controlled al
| most absolutely by the governor and his
followers throughout the state.
Inter-City Railway.
The Washington, Baltimore and Annapo-
lis electric railway has practically COM
pleted the laying of all it's tracks in this
city. About all that remains to be done is
to lay the curves and the third rail- connec-
lions on streets occupied jointly with the
United railways. In the heart Of the city
terminal station and offices, to cost about
$780, 1000, will be erected. The building of the
line from WestpOrt to the terminal station
has involved an expenditure of about ST.
$50 600, being Of the finest construction,
eighty-pound rails being used and the ele-
waited structures and abutments of steer and
reinforced concrete. The line to Washing
ton will be thirtythree miles long or more
than seven miles shorter than the routes
followed by the steam roads. and will pass
through the undeveloped territory east of
the Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton railroad. The cars, which will be of the
finest type and to cost about $1,000 each,
will make speed of sixty miles an hour,
and 1t Is contemplated to run them every
fifteen minutes from both the Washington
and Baltimore terminals