New-York tribune., 1907-09-22

party still stands committed by its latest plat
form
Never was greater canard uttered than that
the Republican party in Maryland is sustained
by the negro vote. There are nearly fifty pre-
cincts in Baltimore where no negro voters are
registered, and the Republican ticket has fire.
quently been elected in a large majority Of these
precincts In the 18th Ward only seventy
negroes are registered. but the Republicans fire.
quently carry the ward by good sized majorlues-
SAME CONDITION IN THE COUNTIES.
The same condition exists in the counties. Gar
rett County has only twenty-three negro regis
tered voters yet the Republican majority IS
several hundred. Calvert County has over 1,40o
white registered voters, and the Democratic
ticket polled only 622 votes in that county at
the last state election. Washington County mas
over 10000 white registered voters. and the
Democratic ticket received only 4,0SS votes at
the same election. Charles County has ABOUT
1900 white registered voters, and only ABOUT
LOO voted the Democratic ticket
The statement that the Republican party had
the support of over $1,000 registered negro
voters at the election two years ago Is not
substantiated by the returns
Il is the despairing cry Of desperate poIlH-
cal organization not because those leaders pe-
lieve that the negro vote is menace. but be-
independent Democratic vote and with the Whlte
Republicans a bar 10 the perpetuation OF thelr
power.
Allegany County gave President Roosevelt
majority Of 1905. There only 470 negro
voters in the county. In Anne Arundel WHICH
includes Annapolis the state capital liele f'
500 more white than negro voters congress
man Mudd's Republican majority last year was
1882. and he had TO contend against the wilson
disfranchising act In Baltimore county Inere
are 20 80 white and 2,S5S negro voters or more
than seven white TO each negro voter Judge FaF-
ker,s majority was only about 2Oo0 If the Re-
publican party of the county is composed as
largely of negroes as the Democrats assert
Judge Parker's majority should have exceeded
10000 In Carroll County there are Al negro
voters. as against SIPS white. nearly 20 white
voters 10 one negro voter. Judge Parker's ma
jority in the county was 10
Hartford, the home county of Chairman Vandi-
yer Of the Democratic State Committee mas
/ 4t6 negro and s 23S white voters. If his claims
Of negro preponderance in the Republican party
were true that county would have given Con-
gressman Talbot, Democrat for Congress. last
year. at least 5000 majority It gave Mr.. Gar
rett. the Republican candidate. 50 majority In
State Senator Gorman's county-Howard-there
are 316O white and 72S negro voters. or over
ker's majority should have been over 1000. If
Mr. Gorman's claims of negro domination were
true The Democratic majority was 2o6-
The campaign for United States Senator is a
reculiar one. The Democrats are to hold prima-
ries in this city and the counties on the same
day in November on which the state election is
held, at which candidates for Senator are TO be
voted for. The Republicans. on the other hand
while in favor Of legalzed primaries. will not
hold any Senate primaries They realize that
the Democratic plan. fixed by the machine IS
farce. Should the Republicans elect major
ity Of the members of the Legislature they VIII
then elect the Senators by vote OF the Leg1slat-
,1re IN the regular way
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL KINDS OF DEALS.
When Governor warfeld presented to the re-
cent Democratic State Convention a resolution
providing for direct election Of United States
Senators "in the manner in which 1t has been
done recently in Mississippi Alabama and other
Southern states he had in mind the popular
election plan, but the machine managers in con-
troll Of the convention recognized in that plan
an opportunity for Governor Warfield as one Of
the most popular Democrats in the state to Sc
c1,re the nomination for Senator and compel the
machine managers to take him up for that honor
as he forced them 10 do four years ago for Gov
ernor Accordingly a resolution was rushed
through the convention affordng opportunity
for all kinds Of dckers and deals over the Sen
atorship should the Democrats control the Legis-
lature Under the plan the successful candidate
must carry {. majority OF the counties and the
legislative districts. AS there will probably be
a half dozen candidates for the nomination this
will be impossible. and the contest will simply
be carried into the convention. which is just
what the managers want. If the candidates
Cd
by Joshua W. Miles, by which the who
actually receives majority Of the total vote
cast in the primaries shall be assured Of the
nomination, the result could be determined be-
fore the Legislature met. but this seems impos
sible Governor Warfield would be willing for
such an agreement, but other candidates wlb
are members Of the machine and even managers
OF It are not likely TO allow the Governor any
such fair chance Governor War1eld has not
yet determined on his course Some Of his
friends want him to go into the primaries any
way and make the fight feeling that he will poll
such a large vote that the managers will be
compelled TO acknowledge him as a leading can
didate.
Congressman Fred Talbot. Of the I'd District,
has announced his candidacy for the long term
Senatorship. Mr.. Talbot is the Maryland mem
ber Of the Democratic National Committee.
Others who will most likely enter the race
Ex-Governor Elihu z. Jackson and ex-Gov-
ernor John Walter Smith. ex-Attorney General
John P Poe and Joshua w. Miles Should Cow
ernor Warfleld decline to become g. candidate
State Senator Arthur Pue German will also
ter the race There is bitter political hostility
between Warf1eld and German. Their homes
in the same county. and should warfeld turn
out TO be the most popular candidate in the
primaries and carry Howard County, German in
thu avent Of his recollection as State Senator
would have to vote for Warfeld as the represen-
ns IlesislatlIre Eor this