The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-19
MARYLAND HEARS WILLIAMS
Stumps the State for the Congress.
SIGNAL Ticket.
Predicts There VIII Be n Big Reduc-
lion in the Republican Major
ity in the House

John Sharp Williams. Of Mississippi.
was visitor at the headquarters of the
Democratic Congressional Committee yes
terday and had brief conference with
Congressman John Wesley Gaines and
Secretary Charles Edwards
Mr. Williams was on his way from his
home in Mississippi to Baltimore. Mr..
Williams viii speak tonight on the
eastern shore of Maryland, returning 10
Baltimore Tomorrow. He viii address
the voters OF Gainesville and vicinity On
Saturday evening.
Since the campaign began Mr Williams
has been in several States. and he re-
ported to the members Of tho headquar-
ters here that everything looked favor
able TO the capture Of many Democratic
seats in the new House Of Representa-
tives- He believes that the Republican
majority viii be cut down at least ito
thirty.
Mr. Williams was in excellent spirits.
and said he was going over into Mary
land to help his friend Fred Talbot whip
the Republicans in the Second district.
News comes TO Washington that the
TedOubtable Sidney + Mudd is worried
over prospects in the Fifth Maryland
district. It was announced some days
ago that the Federation of Labor would
so out into the marshes and tobacco
/ lands of the district az weD as into the
Baltimore wards, and occupy ali the
trails 70 the polling precincts. The rep
resentatives Of the federation, of course,
are looking for scalps. and it is said Mr.
Mudd is frightened.
lie must get a large majority in the
Baltimore city wards or be lost. As "a
| consequence. he is in the city trying TO
patch up his fences so that the hated
minions of the Federation of Labor may
not slip through and SOW sedition among
his warriors Labors activity in M
Mudd's district is now In full swing
Mr.. Mudd, while in Washington for
| few minutes yesterday. assured. newspaper
reporters and others that all is serene
and that his district will roll ND its usual
Republican majority. but there is no dis
counting the fact that George NJ. Smith.
his Democratic opponent is gaining
strength day by day.
The normal Republican majority i'm the
Fifth district under Mr.. Mudd's guidance
has been in past years about 1900. but
E
through il will be by hundreds and not
thousands. Mr.. Mudd says that he re-
lies upon the counties to pull him through
but some of his opponents say that 1t
is as sure as death and taxes that If the
labor vote Of the Baltimore precints turn
against him ne viii lose
A J. Cummins. Of the Sixth Maryland
district one of the tail men of Mont
gomery county, was a caller al Demo
cratic headquarters yesterday. He said
the Democrats had no hope Of defeating
Mr.. PeaTre in the election. but they did
hope TO pull down his majority sufficient
~ to show that the party had Il fighting
chance. Mr. Cummins said that former
Senator Wellington was quite a factor i'm
the situation, and that he was not as
/ friendly with the Pearre forces as they
could wish.
Judge Robert Davie. of Louisiana. was
also a caller at headquarters. dropping IN
TO extend greetings and wish the COM
mittee luck. Judge Davie has been 10
New York on q business trip and was on
his way home 10 Louisiana.