Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-06
MARYLAND POLITICS
Republicans Felicitous Over
Campaign Situation.
DEMOCRACY ALL AT SEA
Bitter Strife Raging Among the
Leaders.
GOSSIP OVER PRIMARY PLAN
Friction Among the Baltimore Demo
crats-Features Of the Home Com
ing Week to Cost 100000.
GOSSIP OVER PRIMARY PLAN
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. October 8. 1907.
The close of the first week of the state
campaign finds the republicans enthusiastic
and united while the democrats are luke
warm and split INTO factions. Among the
rank and file of the republicans. where in
the past there has been no trouble to find
malcontents, there Is today but one senti-
ment and that for the success Of the whole
ticket from Gather down. There Is not a
leader within the party. big or small who
- not working for party success next
month.
Wachter is In line and as enthusiastic as
any of the regular organization in the city.
He will stump the state for the ticket and
expressed a willing to make a personal
canvass among his party adherents in case
any man or men should be found sulking.
Even from western Maryland. where a Bit
ter local fight is still on. the leaders on
both sides are as one man for the state
ticket.
Conditions are such today among repub-
Ncans that If the election were held next
week 1t would be only question of the size
OF the majority for the republican candi-
date. This is due to the fact that the in
dependents with Mr.. Gather at the
present time, and IL present conditions in
the democratic party continue-and there
seems little chance of bringing Warfelds
following into line-Mr Gather will be the
first choice when the polls open. Maryland.
II has been demonstrated, is a close state
and when the republicans are united. as
they are today. the chances are against the
democrats.
Democrats Are Warning.
While on the surface the democrats are
apparently harmonious. 1t is an open secret
that among the big leaders bitter strife Is
raging. The United States senatorships are
the cause Of 1t all and the scramble for the
togas may be the rock upon which the
Crothers tfcket may founder. The ''old
guard leaders are at bay. On one hand
they find former Gov. Smith with large
following and a large barrel. while War
field looms up with his followers and the
independents to a man.
The "old guard" leaders have little love
for either Smith or Warfield. They fear
the former because they know that If
Crothers wins he will be able to pay old
scores standing since the senatorship fight
OF 1904. They hate Warfield because as
governor they received little or no consid-
Grafton and were not permitted to peddle
out legislation as in the past. Both these
men aspire to seats In the United States
Senate. and both have powerful following.
Smith has the best chance of winning be-
cause he Is In control Of the party machin-
cry in the state and can get the support of
p strong leader in the city-"Sonny" Ma
hon. The odd guard" dares not oppose
Col Smith openly because the Snow Hill
eage Will finance the campaign for his man
Crothers.
They are likewise afraid to make open
warfare against Warfie,d. because they
fear the independents may be driven wholly
into the republican camp. They do want,
however. to place In the Senate a man who
has followed without question the orders OF
khe state machine for years past They
bre not welded to any one OF the ''old
guard" but are willing to let the old war
horses fight it out and allow the best man
10 win.
Plan for Primaries.
The democratic senatorial candidate rea,