Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
POLITICS IN MARYLAND
BaItimore's Mayoralty Cam
paign Excites Interest.
DEMOCRATS SET THE PACE
Republican Leaders Hard at Work for
Harmony.
PRIMARY SORE SPOTS HEALED
Democratic Managers in a Bit Of
ouandary-Hope for Success, but
Fear Brown Domination.
SORE SPOTS HEALED
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md. April 13, 1897
The mayoralty campaign is on. and judg-
ing by the pace set by the democrats will
be one of the lveliest in the annals of old
Baltimore town. The fight was opened last
Thursday night with a great ratification
meeting of the democrats. The gathering
included machine democrats, anti-machine
democrats and Independent democrats.
Oratory, red fire music and transparencies
kept the enthusiasm of I'VE, the people,"
at white heat during the entire evening.
Hundreds of trolley cars embellished with
Chinese lanterns and red fire stick con-
veycd those who wished to attend from all
| points of the city to the Lyric. where the
meeting held, free of charge.
The campaign was opened Just as Boss
Frank Brown had announced, and not a
thing was lost sight of that would tend to
add to the enthusiasm which prevailed. 1t
| was a great night for democracy-the great
| est the city has known IL: ii score of years
| and Frank Brown paid the freight
The republican campaign will be formally
| opened next week with great rally at the
| Lyric, in which all the party leaders will
| take part. 1t is more than likely that At
| torrey General Bonaparte will preside and
the meeting gives every promise of being
equally as enthusiastic and successful as
| the democratic meeting of this week.
Republicans at Work.
| The republican leaders are hard at work
| to bring about harmony within the ranks
| of the party and reports are to the effect
that the sore spots made in the primary
fight are being rapidly healed. The organi-
Zation leaders. at the suggestion of Dr. A.
Edward F. Grempler, the successful candi-
date for the vice mayoralty in the primary,
have placed Samuel H. Tattersall. who was
Wachters running mate. on the Timanus
tinl-. In, .taip hax-
been made to create the impression that
Grempler forced off the ticket in order
to placate the Wachterites. Such, however,
is the case.
The Star correspondent can state authori-
tatively that DR.. Grempler voluntarily
withdrew from the ticket Dr. Grempler,
who is a physician with a lucrative prac
tice. realized early in the primary fight that
his practice was being injured as a result
of the demands made upon his time by the
eXigenCies of politics. He even wanted to
withdraw before the primary election was
held. but was induced to remain on the
ticket with the understanding that he
would be permitted to withdraw in the
event that he secured the nomination.
There is no gainsaying the fact that DR..
Grempler would have proved a tower of
strength to the party in Southwest Balti-
more, and his withdrawal was a source of
deep regret to the party managers.
Will Stand on Record.
in the campaign, both parties being COM
mitted to the same public Improvement
plans. The republicans will therefore make
their campaign upon the record of Mayor
Timanus during the past three years. That
Tfmanus has made a good chief executive
Is admitted on all sides. Not scandal has
attached to his administration. and he has
consistently tabooed politics In the conduct
of the city business. The only charge
brought against him is that he retained in
office the heads of the city departments
appointed by Mayor McLane, whose tragic
death placed the reins of government in the
hands of Timanus.
Mr.. Timanus took the high plane in poll
tics when he succeeded to the mayoralty.
He announced that the will of the people
had been for democratic administration
and that he would keep in Office all the
appointees of the late ma -or and would
carry out the policies inaugurated by Mr..
McLane. He has promised however that
should he be elected next month the city
administration will be republican and that
he will appoint heads of all departments
competent party men who will give the city
clean and good an administration of
municipal affairs as that of the present
democratic Officeholders
Jealous Of Brown
The state leaders of the democracy are
in a quandary. Naturally they want to see
the city ticket elected for the effect it will
a governorship. legislature and two United
States senatorships will be at stake. But
they fear that the success of Mahool would
pave the way for ex-Goy. Brown to become
state leader and possibly walk off with
seat in the United States Senate or the
gubernatorial chair. The long term In the
Senate is coveted by Representative ]. Fred
c. Talbot of the second district, and that
he intends to make a fight for 1t in the
event that democratic Legislature ia
chosen is admitted by his lieutenants
throughout the state. State Senator Cor
man would not be at all averse to sue
ceeding TO his fathers seat in the upper
house, and then there are other war horses
of the democracy who regard themselves
as in the class qualified to wear a toga in
the upper house of Congress.
The machine leaders view with alarm the
cordial relations existing between Gov.
Warfield and former Gov. Brown. The
latter invited the former to preside at the
mass meeting last Thursday and Warfield
threw some very pretty bouquets at the
new boss of Baltimore town The regulars
realize that If Warfeld and Brown Joined
forces they could, in the event of demo-
tic success next fall, walk off with the