Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07
AFFAIRS IN MARYLAND
UNUSUAL FEATURE OF DEMO
CRATIC CAMPAIGN.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. October 6. 1906
For the first time in a quarter of GEN.
fury the democratic congressional campaign
is without a leader to direct the work. the
hand which for years piioted the party to
victory in many hard-fought battles is miss
ing, and apparently there is none to take
his place AS a result each candidate Is
thrown upon his own resources and must
make his fight as best he can. There is
total absence Of concerted action. the party
managers all maneuvering for personal
prestige with the state leadership as their
goal All efforts to get the county and city
leaders together have proved futile; none
has shown a disposition to enter any COM
bination for the good of the party; eacn Is
resting on his oars and waitlng on oe s,a,,;,
of the party in the state. Under sucn al
verse conditions the democratic candioates
for congress enter the campaign. Ihey nave
been given to understand tnat mo as ,,sst
personally direct their campaigns Chan
man vandiver has opened Headquarters at
the Eutaw House and placed CITY Cnar
man Porter in charge. And that Is ABOUT
all he has done.
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The republicans. on the other hand, are
well organized and actively at work Tor
the candidates in all the districts TheGe
Is an air Of confidence about republican
HEADQUARTERS and the leaders are all pull
irg together for the success OF the party
as a whole in the fall campaign Secretary
Bonaparte despite the fact that a little IN
c!dent in Cuba has engaged his attention
is taking an active interest in the cam
paign and urging all party men 10 give
earnest and loyal support to the canol-
dates on the ground that PreAdent Roose-
majority in the next Congress to assist
him in carrying out the many reforms ne
has inaugurated. There is no gainsaying
the fact that greater harmony exists WITHIN
the party than for years past and THIS is
directly due to the efforts Of Mr.. Bona
parte The Secretary has not essayed the
role of boss;neither has he been theorist
but he has proven good practicai leauer
and has placed the party upon higner
plane than it ever before occupied In mary
land.
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One of the most striking features of the
registration this fall is the number who
have declined to state their party ANNA
ton. On the books legislated out of use
there were $4,000 of these voters, and when
the new books are closed they will prob
5000. It is a significant fact that most OF
these voters have heretofore been declared
democrats For ten years the Independents
have held the balance of power In Baiti-
more and each succeeding registration mas
additions to their ranks. The independent
democrats will under no conditions give
support to an organization candidate Whlie
on the other hand they will present SOLID
front behind Gov. Warfield. the only man
within the democratic party TO-DAY WHO can
ofr dad
port. It is this class with which the con.
gressional candidates must reckon, ana II
is this class which makes the success OF
several ring candidates seem SO FER ra.
publican success in this campaign are ex-
ceedingly bright.
The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis
Electric Company has awarded to the Cen
eral Electric Company the contract for the
electrical equipment Of the road from the
Washington end to the terminal station
here. The contract calls for the expendi-
ture of about $4,000. and provides for the
machinery to be used In the powerhouses
and motors for the cars. 1t has been oei
cided to use the alternating current In the
operation OF the road and to have three
power stations along the line of the rail-
way The principal powerhouse Will be To-
Gated at Academy Junction, where the main
line will connect with the Annapolis d.
vision, and the other two VIII be iocateo
just outside Of Washington and Baltimore.
The electrical equipment is to be ready Tor
delivery in April, under the terms OF the
contract in order to give ample time for It's
installation and to have all work COM
pleted so that the road may be put In oper-
alton between the two cities on July next
General Manager Gladfelter OF the Terml-
nal Company stated today that work upon
the line in this city. is progressing rapidly
and that all indications point to the COM
pletion of the road on schedule times
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The Maryland State Horticultural Society
will hold its annual meeting and exhibition
on December and next at the Fifth Reg
iment armory in this city. The exhibition
will be open to all fruit. vegetable and
flower growers in Maryland and prizes rang
ing from $40 to 81 in cash have been offered
for the best varieties of apples. pears,
grapes ounces, canned fruits. preserves
and jellies, packing factories exhibit, vege-
tables and nuts. There will also be de-
partment Of flowers and prizes will be Of
fered for the best specimens OF roses, car
nations, violets. pansies. Towering plants.
foliage plants and bulbs. Entries may be
made with the secretary. T. B. Symons.
College Park, Nd. personally or by letter
previous to the exhibition. Under the rules
Of the society all fruits and flowers offered
for premiums must have been. grown by
the exhibitor and any violation of this rule
win debar or forfeit the premium. The
officers Of the society are:- President. E. P.
Cohill. Hancock: vice president, Orlando
Harrison Berlin: secretary and treasurer.
T. B. Symons. College Park: county vice
presidents. r. H. Gordon, Allegany: J. 8.
Linthicum Anne Arundel; Richard Vincent.
r., Baltimore; F. O. Smith, Calvert; s. s.
Lapham, Caroline: Henry Fuss. Carroll;
George Balderson. Cecil: w. H. Gray,
Charles; w. G. Dawson. Dorchester; w. H.
Hargett, Frederick: w. McC. Brown. Gar
rett; L. F. Hollingsworth. Hartford: w. s..
Powell, Howard: ]. S. Harris. Kent; r. B.
Thomas. Montgomery: p. P. Magruder,
Prince George; w. I. Walker. Queen Anne:
Jesse Turner. st. Mary's: F. E. Matthews,
Somerset; Charles Lowndes, Talbot: A. l..
FOLSOM Washington; w. F. Allen. Wicomi-
CO; c. M. Peters, Worcester.
Mr.. Pen Morris of the United States CEN
sus bureau, who, with a staff of assistants.
came here several months ago to examine
the divorce records of city courts for the
purpose of securing Information to be used
by the federal government. is nearing the
end of his task. 1t is expected that he will
have the report completed early in Novem-
Der. Mr.. Morris began his research with