The Washington herald., 1907-05-05
BOTH SIDES HOPEFUL
Baltimore Municipal Cam
paign Nearing It's End.
LEADERS MAKE PREDICTIONS
Democrats Claim Victory in Sight by
from 1O,OOO TO 10000, While Re-
publicans, More Modest. Place Their
Expected Majority at from 500 to
3.0OO-MunieipaI League Bulletin.
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Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Md, May 4.-Politcians in
the rival camps. and the candidates them
selves. went on record to-day as to the
result of the election and the kind of
majoritles that will be rolled up ON Tues
day.
Needless 10 say, nobody admits deIeaL
Confidence. however. is all with the Demo
Gratis They are simply making their cal
culations on the size of the majority. Har-
rv WeIIes Rusk and John J. Mahon, both
of whom have been talking conservative
IL. are now openly claiming anywhere
from 1000 TO 1900 majority for the Dem
ocratie ticket. and eX-GOv. Brown. who
marked down 2G,0OO as the majority that
was 20 be striven for. is not willing to adj
NIT that the ticket viii fail far short Of
those figures.
When the Republicans can be persuaded
To give figures. they are modest in their
claims. 1t is evident that they are
counting on the quiet vote nOtWithstand-
ing the fact that the quie; vote gave un-
mistakabIe evidence of its leaning in the
primary fight when it rolled up a big
majority for Mr.. Mahool
Predictions on Result.
some of the predictions of those who
nose as authorities are as follows:
Fx-Gov. Frank BroWn-"When the cam
pafgn began / put the figures at 2o,ooo
This was the majority we were all TO
strive for. and I believe we are getting
up toward the maximum"
Chairman Harry WeIles Rusk, of the
Democratic city committee-"Ihe situa-
tion seems TO be improving every day,
and 1 now confidently expect majority
of something between 10,00O and 1900
The men AT the head of the ticket are
running together"
J. Barry Mahool-"I can see no rea-
son for altering the estimate ] gave
earlier In the week 1 said then that
1 thought We would get about l2,oo0 ma
jority. and I still think so"
Mayor f. Clay Timanus-'I have never
believed in making estimates of plu-
rality. but I feel confident. however. Of
the outcome. I have rested my case in
the hands OF the people, and their de
cisiOn will be satisfactory 10 me-
Chairman William D. Platt, OF the Re
publican city cOmmittee-'In the primary
fight 1 refused 10 give out any figures.
and I propose 10 maintain thar position.
You can say for me, however, that /
am confident that Mayor Timanus will
be elected"
Bonaparte stops To Remark.
Ex-Gov Frank Brown stands pat on
his declaration that Mahool viii win by
2a,G0 majority. Mr.. Mahool is more mod
est. He says 1900, although he admits
tie possibility that it may be more. Mr..
Bonaparte says they are both simply
whistling down the wind. But it is sig
nihcant that the Republicans are claim
ing a majority ranging from 500 TO 5000
only, and that heavy odds in the betting
are offered on MahooL Indeed, Republi-
can money, even at the prevailing odds. is
hard TO find. and if that ticket should
happen. by any hook OF crook. to turn
out successful on election day. the most
surprised men in the city viii be Repub-
Hcan politicians.
In several OF the wards the council
manic scrambles are exceedingly interest
ing and vigorous. The Municipal
Leagues bulletin issued yesterday
IS marked by restraint moderation OF
language and common sense. 1t counts
employment by a corporation a sufficient
reason for declaring against candidate.
That conclusion will be almost univeT-
sally cOncurred in. II counts a good rec
ord iu Office a mans best TecOmmenda-
tion 10 office. That's another thing that
viii not be disputed. The men who are
opposed because they are employees of the
United Railways, or the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, are
T. Rowland Slinglun, Eleventh ward.
Samuel J. West, Thirteenth ward.
Zachariah r Green. TWeHty-thiTd ward
Henry j. c. Hoffman. Twenty fourth
ward.
Second Branch Contests.
For the second branch of the city
council the league recommends Ludwig
and Carey, Republicans, for the First and
Second districts, and Bond and Hargrave
Democrats, for the Third and Fourth
For the First branch the league recon-
mends nine Democrats and eleven Re
pubHeans; in four wards it has no prefer
enco. This is about as nOn-pdTtisan as
possible.