Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

Smith who will bear the brunt Of attack
during the fight. Smith has passed through
this experience before and has become q
stole. He has had his eye on a seat in the
United States Senate for years. and II DEM
ocratfc success comes this fall he intends
that after March 4. 1909. it shall be John
Walter Smith. United States senator and
political boss of Maryland" Col. Smith
during the years of his retirement in Snow
Hill has nursed the wrongs that were his
at the hands of the old machine. He has
many scores to settle and thirsts for re-
venge. He Is the only wealthy democrat
who is willing to tap the bari in this cam
paign. He will ask man in the party
to assist in carrying the financial burden
of the fall fight. He will go it alone and
II victory comes to the democratic ticket
then Col. Smith will have none to dispute
his right to shake the plum tree.
The Republican Campaign.
Chairman Parran of the republican state
central committee will open headquarters
in the Calvert building in this city next
week, and from then until the polls close
next November the most vigorous cam
paign ever waged by the republicans will
be conducted. The fight will be waged on
honest elections and the managers will
never run short of ammunition. as was
shown in these letters to The Sunday Star
last week. The present election law is
probably the most Ubiquitous that ever
biotted the statute books of a state and
under the manipulation of the democratic
ringster honest expression of the will
OF the people of Maryland is possible The
law was drawn by former Attorney General
John p. Poe, and, as it was intended it
should be. DISTINGUISHES number sufficient
to give the democrats a reasonable GER
tainty Of success at the polls. The repub-
licans will probably use Gather and Good
Government" as their campaign slogan and
will make capital of the fact that War
field. who stood for the same principles that
Gather represents in state government.
1-QC fyrn cd a nv tha a
cause he would not permit affairs to be
run so that the democratic party heelers
could benefit at the expense of the state
They will also bring prominently to the fore
sonal candidahs of Col. Smith, who when
governor called an extra session of the
legislature for the sole purpose Of emascu-
lating the fair and square election law
the administration of Gov Lloyd Lowndes
Both parties will settle upon the candi-
dates for the senate and house of delegates
next week. There is little or no chances of
contests In the republican ranks the lead
ers being outspoken for a give-and-take
open-door policy in order to preserve the
harmony now existing through the party
in this city
In the democratic camp. however, there
is a wide scramble and the ward executives
are up tree. BY some former Gov. Brown
Is regarded as the democratic boss Of Bal
tmore town, while others are casting their
fortunes with Sonny" Mahon, who aspires
to become the undisputed boss Of city poll
tics. In every senatorial district there are
two more candidates-one favored by
Mahon. the other by Brown. and in some
cases still another who is making an IN
dependent canvass for the nomination In
the second district the two candidates pre-
sent a knotty problem-one being opposed
by the prohibitionists and the other one
favored. In this district 1t seems likely
that a dark horse may develop. In the
other districts. too. the liquor question is
giving the democratic managers much con-
Germ &c. altogether. the democrats have a
rocky road to travel even before the cam
paign proper opens. ]. NJ. D.