The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
Monumental City Holds Its
Primary Election Tuesday.
TO FIX MUNICIPAL TICKETS
Candidates for Mayer, President of
second Branch COuueiI, Comp
trOIIer, and COuncilmen VIII Be
Chosen by Democrats and Repub-
Hcans-ATi Want Fair Play.


the eve of a primary election. after a
eampaign which could not have been
llivelier nor more hotly waged We're the
lcoveted prize the Presidential chair, in
stead of merely the first seat in the town
hail of the Monumental burg.
Practically all the big guns fired their
final broadsldes at scores Of meetings
Friday night, leaving only a few rapid
talking sharpshooters to pick off possible
lskirmisheTs outside the opposition head
quarters scouting for stra5siers. UntH
Tuesday the managers will devote their
energies to perfecting means by which
the fun vote is TO be taken to the polls
to vote the right way.
Tuesday Election Day.
Tuesday Is primary election day. Nomi-
nations in both parties for mayor, presi-
dent Of the second branch council, comp
troller. first branch councilmen, and
second branch councilmen will be made
on that day.
A big vote is expected. A fair election
is looked for. The Brown, Linthieum, and
/ Wachter fOrces-the anti-organization
forces in the two parties-have combined
10 set that the count is squarely made
and uHtt no repeating is done Tie pO-
lice board has taken extraordinary meas
ures to have the men on the force un-
derstand that they must do their duty.
The judges and clerks will have their
duties clearly explained to them. Under
the circumstances. it is not thought that
/ there viii be any crookedness.
Combine Against Fraud.
The fears OF the anti-organization eandi-
dates OF possible fraud had their origin
in what happened at the election four
years ago. when the Hayes and Wachter
I tickets were given the sman end OF the
count in several precincts. The methods
/ indulged in then included.
Getting opposition election officials
drunk.
Passing ballots through the crack in
the wood at the back OF the booths.
i MismarkiHg ballots.
/ Judges agreeing that Republican officials
alone should count Republican ballots
and Democratic officials Democratic bal
/ lots.
Manipulating count by taHying Judge
recording the count wrong or returning
judge reading out the ballot wrong.
As the Democratic situation exists now.
there are elements of uncertainty which
cause the political forecasters 10 be rather
wary in giving out their estimates.
I All, Of course. take into account the ad-
vantage which appears to be with Mahool
because OF his support Of the regular or
ganization and the fact that no one has
questioned his character or qualifications
In addition 10 the fun strength Of the reg
ular organization, the statement is made
that Maho0l will poll an even larger per
sonai vote than did Robert McI.ane. and
that he viii get larger proportion Of the
independent Democratic support than any
other candidate in the field. Arguing
along these lines, the MahooI managers.
chief among whom is ex-GOv Brown. be-
lieye that their fight is already won. 1t
is pointed out that in many wards tie
leaders. who have heretofore been fight
ing each other, are together for once on
the Maho0l issue.
differentiation Confident.
Around the George Stewart Brown head
quarters the same confidence Of success
exists, based on alleged precinct polls of
the Democratic voters. There is consid-
cradle significant Brown talk on the
streets, and polls made in a number of
places show an unusual Brown sentiment.
The bulk of the Brown strength is ex
pected to come from the union labor peo-
Pile With this as a nucleus, Mr.. Brown
has gathered votes from all over the city.
Men who believe In municipal ownership
have rallied to his standard, regardless
Of party aiiiliation, and the radical ele-
ment of the city it is claimed. is with
him. II is also claimed that Brown will
cut into the Socialist vote. His anti-cor-
poratiOn campaign is calculated TO strike
a popular chord. although it is not be-
heyed it appeals to the conservatives. His
anti-boss arguments have lost much of
their weight sinc3 the recent death of Mr..
Rasin
Just what vo-e State Senator Linthicum
viii poll is a puzzle to the political OBJ
servers Remembering his remarkable
victory two years ago. when he defeated
tue organization in the Third district. it
IS considered likely that he viii poll a big
vote IN every district. He has been cam
paigning nearly FIVE months. and in add-
ton to being an experienced and exceed /
ingly capable organizer he has the ad-
vantage Of the advice and COUNSEL of some
OF the shrewdest politicians in the city.
Linthicum will get a number of labor
totes III uthercft parts OF the city. but
his main strength viii come. it is believed
from the cOuncilmanic alliances he has
made in the different wards
Waehter and Mayer TImanus.
In the Republican camp the fight be-
tween Mayor Timanus, backed by the
organization and Congressman Frank
c. Wachter has been hot one, and it
looks as If it might be a very close one.
Republican aIignments are always more
difficult to solve. the large coiored vote
being always an element of uncertainty.
Uptown Republicans are strong for Mayor
Timanus, while the downtnwn RepubN
cans are whooping things up for Wachter.
Wachter has broken all records ir the
number of meetings held in his inter ssts.
while Mayor 1imanus has done practically
no speechmaking In the campaign. Wach-
ter has made a characteristic campaign.
The Republican organization has fought
along the lines of the Democratic organi-
zation. Timanus has had no opportunity
to get out and see for himself
It IS very doubtful If the men upon
whom he is forced TO rely are as skfllful
as the lieutenauts of the democratic or
ganization.