The Washington herald., 1907-05-07
BALTIMORE TO VOTE
Monumental City Holds Mu-
nieipaI Election To-day.
ALL CANDIDATES CONFIDENT
Mayor, Comptroller, President Of
Second Branch, and COuncilmen 10
Fire Department - Both Parties
Pretend Scarcity OF Funds.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
Baltimore May 6-BaIumore VIII elect
a mayor and the other municipal officers
tomorrow Just what the election means
may DC summarized as follows:
Mayor, comptroller, president of second
branch of the city council. entire MEM
bership OF first branch and one-half Of
membership Of second branch 10 be
elected.
Mayor takes office May p.
Mayor has the appointment of all heads
of departments, members of executive
boards. sc.
Comptroller has appointment of harbor
and market masters, inspectors Of weights
and measures. and his own Office force
President Of second branch is vice
mayor and president of the board of
estimates. He has no appointments to
make.
New administration will have to direct
the expenditure of about $60,00O,O0O in the
next four years.
New city council viii elect a city regis
ter and a public printer.
Present mayor succeeded TO office on
May go 1894. upon death OF Robert NJ
McLane. who had been elected mayor in
May. 1903
All officials elected tomorrow will
serve four. years except first branch city
councilmen. whose terms are two years.
Both Favor Loans.
Both the candidates for mayor in to-
mOrrow's election made a fnal and strong
appeal to-day TO the voters not 10 over
look the Importance of the 81. 100000 school
loan and the 100000 fire loan, which Will
be issued at once if the voters approve
them tomorrow.
Here is the final Pronouneement by the
candidates for mayor on the question Of
the result of tomcrrow's election: Mr..
Timanus statement is as follows;
with the conclusion of the campaign I
have rested my case in the hands of the
voters. and viii be satisfied TO abide by
their decision.
Most assuredly. if elected, shall con-
tinue the conduct Of city affairs along
the lines of progress and development
have made my campaign entirely upon
my record. I believe that viii be elect
ed, but as TO majority I prefer TO say
nothing. I have never believed in figur-
ing on maj0Tities in other elections. and
there is no reason why I should change
in the case of my own election"
Mr.. MahOOl has this 10 say:
7 have no reason 10 revise the estimate
of 1900 majority for the Democratic
ticket that I made some days ago. Every
clement in the party seems TO be sOHdly
behind the party's candidates. II there is
a break IN the lines I am not able to see
II, and / think there would have been
some indications OF it before this time #
any dissatisfaction existed"
Regarding Campaign Funds.
Chairman William d. Platt, of the Re-
publican city committee. refused TO COM
ment to-day upon the report that the Re
publicans were supplied with a huge cam
paign fund for use in tomorrow's cleo
ton.
James E. Goodwin. secretary of the
committee. limited that 1t would be time
for the Republican committee TO give
out figures as to what it is spending
when the Democratic committee has done
likewise.
A Republican seated IN one of the rooms
ut headquarters moralized as follows
apropos of the subject OF campaign funds:
7 only wish we had as much money
as we are being charged with having by
cur opponents.
Unfortunately, we haven't a Frank
Brown in our party, Our boss isn't a rich
man
Wed swop what 'BiiT Jackson gave us
mighty quick for what Elihu gave the
Democrats.
THE Democrats are responsible for the
expensive elections nowadays.
The Republicans never in their lives
spent more than $ a precinct until the
Democrats began TO bribe the cOlored
voter TO stay away from the polls.
Democrats ali over the city are boast
ing about what they are going to do with
the col0red vote tomorrow.
"Au the money the Republicans have
will be used TO cirCumvent the schemes Of
the Democrats"
Nothing frOm Corporations.
Ex-Gov Frank Brown also was invited
TO advance one more step in his open-door
policy and announce the amount Of cash
that would be deposited in the hands of
each precinct executive for the municipal
election tomorrow.
You fellows" said the ex-governor.
must think I have gone completely
crazy. You can say, however, that the
Democrats VIII have some money for elec-
ton day. Il win not be as much as could
be spent legitimately, but the workers,
with good management, will be able to
make out with it,"
where does the money come from,
governor-the corpOrations?"
mo: the corporations have not con-
tributed ! cent TO the Democratic cam
paign fund Most of the money has come
in $40 and So checks. The man worth "A
million sends us a check for $50 the man
who depends on his salary for a living
sends us q check for S25. That's the way
q goes
Belgians visit Naval Academy.