Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07
Democrats Are United.

The same harmonious conditions prevail
! within the democratic party. All traces of
! fractional feeling had disappeared with the
setting of the sun on the day following the
primaries Both Senator Iinthicum and
Councilman Brown have rendered Candi-
date Mahool their services in the campai gn
and there is not a split in the ranks. For
mer Gov. Frank Brown, who managed Ma
| hools campaign. is the happiest man in
town. He has thoroughly enjoyed every
minute of the campaign just closed. AL
ready he is at work upon plans for the
coming fight. which if crowned with sue
cess will make him the real democratic
boss of Baltimore town. Just wait until
the campaign opens. said Gov. Brown to
The Star correspondent today. It's going
to be a whirlwind affair. and well sweep
everything before US with that Mahool-
sen-Hooper ticket. It's going to be a
real old-fashioned democratic campaign
plenty of oratory, music, fireworks and all
, Jn5,t. And :. the SO Of the campaign it
will only be question of what majority
We will roll up. There'll be no doubt as to
result.
Great credit is given Gov. Brown for his
work. When he took hold of affairs he
found a dissatisfied organization without
a leader and without candidate. He re-
modelled the old machine He switched the
organization from a plutoCracy to a re-
public. Instead of bossing the democrats
he asked any and all who could offer
suggestion to come forward and boss him
AS result he won out and Is now firmly
intrenched the city leader with all the
Rasin followers focking under his stand
ard.
Independents VIII Decide.
With both parties solid in the coming
fight the great independent vote of the city
will be the potential factor in determining
the result. The claim is made by repub-
lcan leaders that the bulk of the indie
pendent vote will be CASE for Timanus, be-
hob Ia
record, is nevertheless the candidate of
what was once the ''old ring" which this
same element had fought for years past
The democrats, on the other hand, claim
that Mahools record is such that it will
attract the independent vote and give him
the mayoralty by an unprecedented ma
jOrity. The claims of either party in this
respect amount to very little because the
Independents are not much given to talk
Only few of this element ever declare
openly for any candidate, and until one of
the big guns of the Reform League makes
a public choice no accurate forecast can be
given how these independents will vote.
They number between 1900 and 1900
votes and hold the power this time of plac-
ing either Timanus or Mahool in the city
hall for four years. The result therefore,
will be close taking for granted that the
independent vote will split.
May Be Last Spring Primary.
1t is the general opinion among party
men, republicans and democrats that last
Tuesday marked the passing of spring pri-
maries. and that May next will mark the
passing of spring elections in this city. The
spring primary and election will, be aban-
doned because they have been found to be
costly to the city, to costly to candidates
and too costly to those who help pay the
freight The two parties will return to
the old system of electing all officials, mu-
nicipal and state, at the November cleo
tons. and all nominations will be made at
the primary in September. Experience has
demonstrated that the spring election has
not served the purpose for which 1t was
established, the divorce of municipal poll
ties from other issues. The expenses in
yolved in primary total over $50 900 To
each precinct there allotted last Tues
day by the two political parties about $50
making a total for the 1913 precincts of
So, $40. which came out of the pockets of
candidates and campaign managers This
in addition to the burden placed upon the
taXp&3 rs. as follows:
j, 292 judges at $40 per .s12 900
646 clerks 6460
], 292 registers of voters, at So per
day 1.-TWO days.. ........................l - 900
Rental or SO rooms, at $40 each. $3.50
Printing, advertising, stationery. etc 10 900
Incidental expenses, including cOun-
sci fees. meal allowances. salaries
of board OF election supervisors
Erecting booths, $ per precnct.. 1913
Iptii. DO, liz
And this is not all, for the same expense
will be involved next month al the cleo
| ton. In other words. each spring primary
and election costs the city about 800 600
while the cost to the candidates totals I'D
over $4,000 additional.
Republican State Committee.
The republican state central committee
formally organized for the fall campaign
last Wednesday by electing Mr. Thomas
Parran cf Calvert county as chairman.
There has been an effort made to create
the impression that the selection of Parran
has caused breach within the party, but
it be authoritatvely stated that such
is not the case. While Mr.. Hanna had many
friends who desired him to remain at the
head of the committee, still they bowed to
the will of the majority and will work in
harmony to elect the gubernatorIal and
legislative ticket next fall. The executive
committee will meet next month for organ
ization, and the full state committee will
meet In August and set the dates for the
conventions to be held throughout the state
to select a candidate for governor and can
dt2atet for the legislature.
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