The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-03
POLITICIANS
 lNANXIETY  Election Results Are Eagerly Awaited. MANY FORECASTS ARE MADE Results Will Have Bearing on
 Presidential Race.
 .--s---- TAe Flights in Maryland and Ken sasxy Are the Most Important,
 Rut the Democrats Are lss;Ao~a optimistie. ; 
BY ALFRED .. STOPPER.

W83nlnkt kNott t1--tkPtSidisJ-No oN~7 ticians of both parties who have been In the Capital City during the week are taking more interest in the elect ion results in Maryland and Kentucky, probably, than in any of the states which are to try conclusions on Tues day. The Democrats are in power in both States, and naturally they are do- ing their utmost to hold their vote.
 Although this Is generally looked up politicians who have been looking into the situation contend that Tuesday, s results will certainly have bearing on what may be expected next year when the great battle for the Presidei,.' cy is to take place. They recall that in ten years preceding PresidenGal election. the way certain States went in the local elections proved preIty accurate forecast of what happened the following year.
 For instance, it was twenty years aso that the Republicans made gains which were followed bv winning the Presl- dency in 1888. MT. Cleveland was men serving his first term as President, qua 1t was foregone conclusion that II he lived, he would again be the Demo |. cratic candidate for that high office But in 1ess he was defea.sd Dy the iN.e President Benjamin Harrison. the vet ing the previous year indicating ctear- Iy that the Republicans had picked up considerable additional strength.
 In 1891 the elections were decidedly favornble to the Democrats all along the line. They were plainly an indica- ton of what might be expected In lSsz' and it will be recalled that MT. Cleve- land turned the tables completely on rrasident Harrison and administered q defeat to the Republicans they will never forget MT. Cleveland carried. fn 1892. Northern and Western States inc Republicans imagined were certain for their nominees, such as New York. New Jersey. Connecticut. Indiana. wisconsin, Illinois and California. Onio was even shaken to the foundations by the Democrats that year. ana .ne Democrats made such sweeping gains that ttey. for the first time in many years. carried enough Legislatures to give them a majority in the Senate of the United States. In the House, also. they had large working major ity and elected the late Judge Charles , F. Crisp. of Georgia. Speaker ot that body. Thomas B. Reed. of Maine. was put out of businss temporarily at the Capital.
 ARain in 1895, just as Mir. Cfevelands second term was drawing to cloge. the elections pointed to what might be reasonably expected in 1896 if the general rule was to be applied.
 Eagerly Await Return.
 Calculating politicians heard to ex- press opinions here of late remember these things, and for that reason they will wait early for Tuesday nights returns. Gradually the state elections in years preceding the presidential have been decreasing. They have been changed in some cases by the adoption of new constitutions and in other haan nFF2nTPn to take place in presidential years.
 fThe, Maryland and Kentucky contests are conceded to be the most important that will take place this year as having bearing on Democratic prospects next year. Each time he ran. the late President Mckinley carried Maryland, and by pronounced majorities. being as much as s2,00O in 1896. That result was due chiefly to the split In. the Democratic party over the silver ques- tion. The city of Baltimore in par ticular gave a tremendous vote for Mckinley. In 1904 the struggle in Maryland was a hard one. The Re- pubiicans secured one of the electorial votes. Col. Charles. Bonaparte, at present Attorney General of the United States, having slipped through by few hundred votes. The Democrats got the other electoral votes by najori- ties ranging from a few hundred to
  tion when Edwin Warfield was chosen governor, the Democratic majority in Maryland was 12,000 in round numbers. The whole Democratic ticket was elected, and the legislature was heavily Democratic. resulting in the choice of Isidor Rayner for the United States Senate.
 This year the entire state ticket is to be elected and a legisIature will be chosen which will name a United States Senator for the short term. The venerable William Pickney Whyte Is serving as the successor to the late Senator Arthur Pue German. by ap- pointment of Governor Warfield. For the Senate there are three Democratic candidates. They are Governor War field, former Governor John Walter Smith, and representative J. c. F. Tal- bolt Col. Smith is believed to have the best chance of winning the toga.
 From the best information obtain able here. the Democrats appear to have every prospect of coming out ahead in Maryland on Tuesday. Their majority may not be as large as it was four years ago. There is an uncertain vote of several thousand who make their living chiefly by the oyster trade, and they are not entirely satisfied with legislation affecting that industry for which the Democrats are responsible. There is also a considerable purchas- able element always with their hands behind their backs for the money that fs poured out
 Republican Candidates.
 If the Republicans come out ahead