Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
FIGHT FOR MAYOR
WARM CAMPAIGN IN BALTIMORE
49,. OVER THE CONTEST.
Rasin's Illness Due to Strain-The Re-
publican Fight Grows More and
More Interesting.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


BALTIMORE, Nd, March 2, 1907.
The entries for the mayoralty sweep
stakes have closed, and in both parties the
campaign will be In full blast with red
fire, band wagons and oratory next week.
The republicans have two candidates
Mayor Timanus and Representative Wach-
ter-and the party could be happy with
either were t'other dear charmer away.
The democrats have three-cornered fight
and will choose of these three men for the
candidate: ]. Barry Mahool president of
the first branch city council, supported by
former Gov. Frank Brown. the pro tenn.
city boss during the illness of Mr.. Rasin;
State Senator J. Charles Linthicum, who
is the independent democratic candidate,
and City Councilman George Stewart
Brown, the municipal ownership aspirant
for mayoralty honors.
The campaign on both sides is going to be
lively and bitter. Already Brown and Lin
thicum have assailed Candidate MANOR ana
his sponsor-Gov. Brown. They nave freey
asserted that the former governor Is the
agent of the public utility corporations and
that his candidate must therefore De ac-
ceptabIe to the corporations They nave
pointed to the fact that the regular demo-
cratic organization opposed the canoioacy
of Mahool for president Of the council TWO
years ago and ask why this change OF
heart has come over lne couhei'S VI ~
machine.
An Effective Weapon.
They have assailed former Gov. Brown
for essaying to name ticket ana thus
assuming the role Of city boss, after Rasin
had failed to pick out man on whom ne
could unite the machine. They assert that
Brown has come to the rescue OF hasin'
who realized that his power as q city
md hat D.
resents all that Rasin has stood for In the
mast The illness of Rasin is due to the
great strain under which the 'Old man
had been for the past two months. ne nao
started booms for this ana that man WIN
the same result-the ward leaders reluSeo
to fall into line. For the nrsI .i,i,e III ~.
career basin realized how fully ms power
a. a poIittcal leader had waned Tnen II
vas that he called upon FORMER GOV.
BROWN to assume the relns OF ieaueishp
and select candidate Tor the or a5,ttos had
BROWN. who is very fond OF pontlcs, nao
oil to eain and nothing to lose In assuming
the role of political Warwick ana went 10
work with will. He surveyed tne situa
ton, listened to delegaHaons ants ~ tba
aiS machine claim that the move maze py
Rssin in selecting CANDIDATE saU"eo tue
wealness of the organization. Iney Iur,
Their claim that while FOWL low. tha seiec.
ton was really made by Rasin ana tnat
S Irn mart in the game was simply to
null the wool over the eyes OF those aemo-
Gratis who denied the right OF the CITY ring
TO nut up a candidate. And this Is peing
used as an effective weapon by the sup
porters of the other candidates.
will Be Close Fight.
The result Of this three-cornered hsht
will be close, with indications that the
choice win lay between Brown and Mahooi.
The church element will be unit for Ma
hool. while the saloon element wfii-hne up
solidly against him, Brown VIII poll
heavy labor vote and seems the most likely
candidate to attract the support OF the
LIQUOR element, because or his liberal Ideas.
Brown q. making O. remarkable personal
campaign, and II ID. admitted on all sides
tnat he IL winning votes faster than any
OF the other candidates. The politicians
failed to take Brown seriously until the
councilman had made great Roadway among
the voters IN the majority OF the wards of
the city. Brown had been making . Wig
orous campaign Tor the. past two months
and even the machfpe, leaders win admit
accidentally that he u going to be . big
factor In the hs,ht.y Aroyp's cry - Down
with political bosoes" and Make. the public
puutL corporafions pay fer al the fran-