Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
MARYLAND POLITICS
CHARGE IS MADE THAT WACH-
TER WAS ROBBED.
Chairman Schulze Makes a Statement
No Truth in Timanus' Charges
Democrats at Sea.
Special Correspondence of the Star.


BALTIMORE, Nd, February 2, 1907
The republican mayoralty campaign is
just beginning to warm up and promises
by the middle of this month to be at white
heat. Already charges have been made by
the .adherents of Mayor Timanus that the
Wachterites are planning to bribe the
judges of the primary election. Alfred J.
Schulze, chairman of the Wachter cam
paign committee, when asked by The Star
correspondent today regarding the charges
made, said: When 1 accepted the position
of chairman of the Wachter committee it
was agreed that the campaign should be a
clean one. free from all vilifcation and
personalities. and up to this time we have
so conducted affairs The opposition, how
ever, has seen fit to bring charges that we
are trying to bride election judges. 1t is
asserted that election judges are to be paid
w down, $50 the second week and SO
per week thereafter up to the time of cleo
ton. Now there are 3l7 election precincts
in Baltimore, and thirteen weeks between
now and the date of the primaries. There
are two judges to each precinct. On the
basis laid down that would involve an ex-
pendfture Of $3.50 precinct or $3.50 400 as
the cost of carrying the primaries. 1 think
that all fair-mfnded men will agree with
me that such proposition is preposterous
Wachter is paying all the expenses of this
not asked for any financial assistance.
Statement Of Chairman.
''The whole truth Of the matter" contin-
ued Chairman Schulze, rs this: The organ
ization which is behind Timanus has the
right to submit the names from which the
judges of election shall be selected by the
board of election supervisors They have
just discovered that a number of these
fr1do 70 I.Io 20
Timanus, and the bribery charge is the first
move toward having certain election judges
removed and others appointed to serve in
the primarf :. We are not bothered about
the judges at all. and the only thing we
ask Is fair count. Mr.. Wachter Is the
popular candidate and 1t Is not necessary
for us to resort to any irregular methods to
carry the primaries il we are only given q
fair count Of the ballots and that we pro-
pose to have. Wachter is Just as strong
with the republican masses as he was four
years ago, when he downed the organiza-
ton. We will carry twenty of the twenty
four wards In the city. Why, we have eight
ward executives who. while ostensibly for
Timanus are in reality for Wachter. They
cannot openly declare for him because they
hold positions under the city government
and know that they would lose their offices
II they came out in advocacy of the repre-
sentative.
Says Wachter Was Robbed.
Prank Wachter was robbed of the may
orally chair four years ago." continued
Chairman Schulze. He was elected MAYOR
by from 5000 to 5000 majority. And this
we can prove If the ballot boxes could he
opened and a fair count secured When
Wachter carried the election into the court
and secured recount in four precincts
where the judges could nsr agree upon the
returns the recount cut down a majority
for McLane Of SAT to 1O3 And If we could
have secured a recount in just one ward the
returns would have placed Frank Wachter
IN the mayors chair. There was fraud in
1903 and we are going to make sure that it
will not be repeated in the coming election
Mr.. Wachter will open his campaign on
the stump about the middle of this month
with mass-meetfng at Broadway Insti-
tute. And his campaign will be a clean
one. OF course, IL he is attacked I shall in
terpose no objection to him then hitting out
from the shoulder. But we want a cam
paign free from abuse, SO that when the
primaries close all scars can be healed in
time for a united republican host to 20 to
May"
Democrats at Sea.
The democra.Sorgxnizatio independ-
ents and alEare at sea- They don't know
whether they are geing or coming 50 far
as candidates are concerned The city boss
l. Freeman Rasin. has not sent word down
the me 70 support any man Tor the mayor
atty or even for the councilmanic nomina-
lions. He Is evidently allowing the party to
drift in the city as a sort of companion
piece to the party in the state In the mean
time State Senator Lnthicum and City
Councilman Brown are campaigning in
every ward in Tie city. asking the support
Of no organized body. Mr.. Linthicum is
asking support on "a platform which de-
nounces the boss in politics and favors city
government officials nominated and elected
by the popular vote. Mr.. Brown Is a mu-
nicipal ownership advocate and always
takes delight in whacking political bosses
and inveighing against public utility cor
porations. Another candidate developed
during the week in the person Of Col. Sher-
lock Swami chairman Of the burnt district
commission, and who Is classed as silk
stocking democrat. He would poll the in
dependent vote II nominated. but the work
ers and b'hoys in the wards would cut him
to ribbons in the primaries.
The republicans are having their troubles,
but they are In q haven Of bliss compared
to the situation in which the democratic
leaders find themselves.
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