Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-28
TAFT ST|RS UP VOTERS
Much Favorable Comment on
His Address in Baltimore.
SHIFTED TO SIDE ISSUES
Labor Measures Are a Factor in the
Present Campaign.
WACHTER SUPPORTING JOHNSON
Interesting Fight in Quarter Where
It is Said Twenty-Eight Ian
guages Are Spoken.
SUPPORTING JOHNSON
Special From a STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Special From STAFF Correspondent.
BALTIMORE, October 27.-The address
of Secretary Taft in this city last evening
has today received much favorable COM
ment from republicans. 1t tends strongly,
they say, to give meaning to the con-
gressional campaign and to bring the
voters of the state to a realization that
the serious side of the pending contest is
the effort to secure a continuance OF the
policies of the republican party in Congress.
In the close congressional districts of this
state the discussions that have character
lied public meetings and the campaign car
RED ON by the democrats, have shifted to
side issues In Mr.. Mudds district the en-
tire fight in favor of the democratic can
d!date has been waged on the issue of a
support to measures that have been ap-
proved by Mr.. Gempers president OF the
American Federation of Labor In the
third district the nomination of Harry B.
Wolf by the democrats has given the
campaign in that district personal charac-
ter.
If the counses of some of the leading
republicans who have discussed Mr.. Taft
speech today prevail more emphasis Will
be laid upon the national phase of the
election during the balance of the cam
paign.
tracing more and more attention as the
time for voting approaches. Mr. Wachter' s
| failure to again accept the republican
| nomination in this district and the nomi-
nation by the democrats of Harry B. Wolf.
a popular and energetic young lawyer of a
Hebrew family, has brought about con-
ditions that are perplexing both republi-
| cans and democrats. The district has been
close ever since it was first brought into
the republican list by the candidacy of Mr..
Wachter. 1t was carried by him two years
ago by a small majority. 1t Is apt to be
close again.
Hearty Support for johnson.
Mr.. Wachter is speaking in the district
and giving his hearty support to Mr.. john
son, who will receive the full republican
vote except so far as four or five thousand
votes of the district may be affected by
personal preferences for Wolf. The third
district ranges along both sides Of East
Baltimore street and extends southwark to
the water front. 1t takes in the main part
of the business section and that extensive
area that is the home of vast foreign
population. 1t is said that twenty-eight
languages are spoken in different settles
mentS of this section of the city. Here are
located the garment workers, who turn out
a vast amount of cheap clothing The fronts
of the houses give no indication of the work
being done there, but the rear rooms are
filled with Industrious workers. In some
cases the more prosperous have installed
shops under better conditions than prevail
in the small rear rooms OF the little
dwellings.
This section of clothing manufacturers is
having its pride appealed to by the nonli-
nation by the democrats of a young man
who grew up there. sold newspapers and
worked his way to an education and a d.
ploma authorizing MIN to practice law in
the same way other boys there are strug-
Cling today. Wolf is but twenty-five years
of age. He belongs to many societies of
various kinds and is very widely known
But on the other hand these garment
workers know the industrial conditions
that prevail abroad. The older ones among
them worked at the same occupation at
their old homes in Poland and elsewhere
and none of them care to return to the
conditions they abandoned. The republican
campaign committee is endeavoring to I'M
press them with the idea that 1t Is not a
matter of voting for either Johnson the
republican or Wolf the democratic candi-
date, because of personal preference, but
a more serious matter of maintaining in
power party that stands for the protective
tariff policy.
A Difficult Task.
It is a pretty hard task to carry on a
propag anda In this community of twenty
eight languages, where personal leadership
in each precinct means more in the results
than rea soning of any kind. But the effort
is being made to do 1t. Wachters personal
popularity Is also telling in favor of John
son, and Wachter. who has won the fight
several times, is guiding the campaign
Mr.. johnson stands well with the republic
cans of the district and it is conceded that
he will receive the full republican vote
AS postmaster of the city some years ago
he became widely known and there are
few men of prominence in the district who
are not his friends.
While Mr. Mudd is working with energy
to prevent a reduction Of his vote by Mr.
Gompers, leading democrats here when dis
cusSing the chances of electing Mr.. George
NJ Smith, the democratic candidate, shake
their heads and say that Mudd has the
counties and a ballot of but three names
that cannot be manipulated so as to con-
fuse voters. That decides the matter in
their minds.
1t is announced that Mr.. Gompers will
speak here next Saturday evening in
Mr.. Mudd's district. when there will be
made a strong effort to solidify the labor
vote. But Mr.. Mudd himself expects to be
here about that time 30 that there Is a
prospect for lively time in the southern