The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-10-24
GENERAL Geo. R. GATHER
SEES VICTORY AHEAD
The Republican Candidate is Enthusi-
astiC Over Party Prospects.
OUTLOOK IN THE COUNTIES
Standard Bearer Gives Assurance of
Success AT Polls. - Especially
Pleased With Prospect in West
ern naryIand.

sweeping victory at the polls in Novem-
Der, Mr.. George R. Gather, Republican
candidate for Governor, returned to
Baltimore yesterday from a weeks
campaign tour embracing part of South
ern and Western Maryland.
Although going night and day, Mr..
Gather has stood up under the strain
remarkably, and physically looks as
though he had just gotten back from
his summer vacation. He has grown
much stouter than he was before the
campaign, and above all he says that
he isideriving keenl enjoyment in visit
ing the towns throughout his native
state and in talking to the voters.
The gubernatorial candidate was only
allowed two days respite from his
rather arduous task, for tonight he
went to Denton, where a meeting was
held, 1t being the first gun to be fired
by the Republicans on the lower Eastern
Shore.
No candidate on the ticket is more
confident of Republican success next
month than is Mr. Gather. He said
last night that at the present time all
indications pointed to triumph for the
entire state ticket.
$50 far" remarked Mr.. Gather, Il
have visited nearly all the towns in
Southern and Western Maryland, and
found everybody enthusiastic over our
ticket. Everywhere we have been re-
ceived in the most cordial manner,
meetings have been largely attended,
we have been listened to with the closest
attention, and have gotten the people
aroused as they have not been in a state
election since 1895 and 1897. Why,
even in some of the Democratic strong
holds-for instance, the towns in How
ard county-our gatherings were sur
prisingly large. | was told that many
Democrats were on hand to greet US.
This goes to show that the people are
thinking, and will after all reach the
conclusion that the affairs of the state
can best be managed by a Republican
administration.
$50 far as the Republican party itself
is concerned" continued Mr.. Gather,
Il might say that never during my ca
reer as public man have | seen it bet
ter united. Unity seems to be the
watchword everywhere you go. What
ever the differences may be as regards
the county tickets, these differences
have been entirely obliterated when it
comes to the state ticket, and in every
county we have visited so far we have
found all factions united and clasping
hands with only one supreme idea in
view-tO elect the entire ticket.
Il might further add that the Repub-
licans of Maryland will not be satisfied
to have a gubernatorial candidate meet
with success, and at the same time have
the legislative ticket defeated. They
are determined to elect every Republi-
can who has been nominated, no matter
what the Office might be.
1T is deemed absolutely necessary to
safeguard the party's candidate for
governor in case he is elected with a
Republican legislature. Our sparty De-
lieves that members of the legislature
selected from its own ranks are better@
qualified to carry out Republican policies
than anyone else, and all are fully de-
termined that defeat shall come to no
one at the polls in November.
Throughout our campaign our par
omount issue, Of course, has been a
better election law, and our arguments
in this direction have fallen upon atten-
tive ears. You have no idea what "a
burning issue this is throughout the en-
tire.state. In every county you hear
the most bitter denunciation of the pre-
sent law, and the prevailing belief is
that Republican success is the only as
surance of better law being enacted.
"All the issues for which the party
stands have been clearly defined by the
candidates, and particularly by my as
sociates on the ticket. Mr.. Urner,
candidate for attorney general, mas
been tower of strength to our party.
He is logical speaker, and the intelli-
gent, convincing way to which he has
appealed to Marylanders has won us
many votes. Both Messrs. Baker and
Parran, too, have proved popular with
the people, and much of our success
must rightly be attributed to their eff
forts on the hustings.
Gas have said before" added Mr..
Gather in conclusion, taking condi-
lions as they exist today, am firmly of
the opinion that we shall triumph on
election day. Our party will present
solid phalanx, with all factions gotten
together in one common cause, and will
further be aided by many Democrats
who love good government.
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