Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-22
TO FIGHT MR.. MUD
FEDERATION OF LABOR DEGREES
HIS DEFEAT.

Representative Sydney E. Mudd of the
fifth district of Maryland has the official
decree of the American Federation of Labor
to fight in his coming contest for re-elec-
ton.
Last evening conference was held in
the Office of the federation between Presi-
dent Gompers of the federation; Mr.. George
Smith, the democratic opponent of Mr.
Mudd in the fifth district; Mr.. Edward
Hirsch, president of the Baltimore Fedora
ton of Labor; Mr.. H. L. Eichelberger. the
federation's organizer for Maryland, and
Mr. Thomas F. Tracy At this meeting the
attitude of NJ: Mudd toward labor legisla-
ton was discussed, and it was claimed that
Mr.. Mudd was Indifferent toward legislation
that has been advocated by the labor lead
ers The result was that later the fedora
ton issued the following statement:
Every honorable effort should be made
for the defeat of Mr.. Mudd Messrs. Eich-
elberger and Hirsch will Immediately return
to Baltimore and begin an active campaign
against Mr.. Mudd."
The Battle Against Mudd.
That order will open the battle against
Mr.. Mudd, and there is considerable specu-
lation among Marylanders as to its effect
on his vote month and half to come.
The general opinion that has been expressed
is to the effect that the opposition of the
feQerdtlOn VIII not prove elective " any
extent that will jeopardize Mr.. Mudds re-
election. But the decree of the federation
will at least introduce another element OF
uncertainty in the campaign, and one that
has the aspect of novelty SO far as the NTH
district Is concerned.
Mr.. Mudd was elected to Congress two
years ago by 1896 votes against l3,162
votes for Mr.. r. s. HILL his democratic OPP
pOnent. There were some complications In
the names of candidates in the form of bal
lots that made it difficult for Mr.. Mudd to
get the full republican strength of the
lower counties Of southern Maryland. For
instance, one ]. E. Mudd was placed on the
ticket as an Independent, and, although
the name regarded as being placed
there chiefly to confuse ignorant voters and
to draw from the strength of Mr. Mudd by
careless voting, j. E. Mudd received 443
votes. Mr.. Mudd is now serving his fifth
consecutive term in Congress He also was
elected as a member of the Fifty-frst Con-
gress and defeated for the Ffty-second Con-
gress.
Mr.. Mudd's District.
He has generally had to get out and
fight hard. and is one of the most active
campaigners in Maryland. His district in
cludes Anne Arundel, Calvert. Charles.
Howard, Prince George and st. Mary's
counties Most of his district is composed
of farming country and among the farm
ers and, in fact, throughout the lower
counties of southern Maryland, the influ-
ence of the federation is not regarded as
great
Mr.. Mudd's district also comprises a por-
ton of the lower part of Baltimore. The
twenty-frst, twenty second and twenty
fourth wards and the fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth precincts of the eigh-
teenth ward are within Mr.. Mudds dis
trict. 1t is said that they are regarded as
more within the influence of the federation
than any other part of the district. The
Baltimore wards that are within Mr.
Mudd's district are republican, Mr.. Mudd
getting about half of his majority from
those wards.