New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
POLITICS IN MARYLAND
EXCITING CONTEST ON.
RepubHcan Outlook Called Bright
est in Forty Years.

Baltimore Sept. 21 CspeciaD.-The state cam
pa,gn IN Maryland this fall is an exciting con-
test for big political stakes In ADDITION 10 .iie
state ticket. including the Governor, Coh'Foi1
and Attorney General. a legislature IS 10 pe
elected that will elect two United States sen
ators-one TO fl the unexpired term OF lhe la'e
Senator German. the other for the succeeding
full term. The Republican state ticket headeu
by George p Gather. OF Baltimore City for
Governor IS considered one OF the strongest
that the PARTY has ever named in this state
while q strict party man and in close touCh
and syrnpathv with the Republican rank ana
file, Mr.. Gather has never been an organlzatioli
politician. He is Republican OF the hslIes'
type and Independence of thought and acuoh'
His earlier political affiliation was with lhe
Democratic party, and he became RepupilcalI
on the tariff question. on all the late nauollal
issues Mr.. Gather is in complete accord With
the administration.
Austin l. Crothers. who resigned from the
sudjciarv on being nominated for Governor py
the Democrats is a Democrat Of the 1nacAllle
type He has always been associated WIN lile
German clique Of state and county bosses n
good lawyer Of a good family and man o.
high personal character Mr. Crothers VINO hao
been a prominent figure in the legislature N"S
appotnted TO I'll a vacancy on the bench caused
by the death of Judge Martin. Back OF CrothefS
old gang Of ring politicians that were Senator
Cornar's lieutenants when he ruled as the su-
p-erne boss of the Democracy.
Fx-c-overnor John Walter Smith, the Eastern
Shore leader who at the command or GoFlnah
called a special session Of the Legislature 10
mass an infamous election law. was the man
pho manipulated the state convention anu
brought about the nomination Of Crothers-
One Of the chief issues Of the campaign ana
tte most important the citizens OF the S'a'e'
-,s1f hA The election law The Democratic plat
form carnot help swerve hundreds OF IhoSe IN
dependeuts who last time voted for Warmed
rlnis time 10 return 10 the RepunNcah uche'-
werAeId was an anti-nachfne Democrat. he
had broken away from the German ring ne
vis,-ously onposed the Poe disfranchlsenleht
amendment and killed it He has been an lhoe-
pendent Democratic Governor throughout MS
administration. While supporting the ticket
the Governor is not in sympathy with the dis
rranchising schemes Of the party managers
CONSERVATIVE LEADERS VIEWS.
Conservative Republican leaders assert that
not tn forty years has the party OUTLOOK L oeeII
SO encouraging as now and this inc4uoeS Ao'''
when the people revolted against Den1ocralic
-7,tsrl1ie In that year the election 1r1achlleiS
was wholly controlled by the opposition anu
The registration books were loaded down WIN WIN
dead On WHICH Reporters NONoo-
.s-.sfactorv as is the election law to-day IL
gives a. least Republican representation IN the
window and though the voting IN cerlalli
counties is made extremely difficult no oppor-
,,,rirv Is given to stuff the ballot box 80 'hat'
e-en allowing for the loss Of 2Ooeo Repuph-
can votes by the use Of trick ballots, there VIII
he enough counted 70 elect not only the Repuo-
Iran state ticket but majority Of the men,
hers Of the General Assembly.
The Democratic organs are trying 10 SHIFT the
real issue, the wholesale Acknowledgement OF
voters They are crying that the Repubhcah
marty is sustained In Maryland by the negro
x,o-a when they make this cry they know they
ere only using the negro voter as a scarecrow
As ? matter Of fact the Democrats are only too
glad 70 obtain the support OF negro voters. IL
1hev cannot get them in any other way they
viii buy them or try 10 intimidate the negro
vote AT all hazards they are willing 20 dis
franchise il by trick and puzzling ballots
Thousands of negroes have voted for Democratic
candidates in the face Of calUrny and without
hone OF reward Thousands more would support
the Democratic ticket If they were not thorough
" and constantly berated by the Democratic
oemagogues and "negrophobists." If encouraged
by proper treatment If a helping hand were given
by Democrats in its efforts 70 elevate itself, the
thrifty and prosperous element OF the race would
.n part vote for the Democratic candidates. 1t
would be better for the race, II would be better
sor both political parties, it would be more con-
ducive 20 good government, If the negroes were
divided in politics-if large part, even one
half OF the votes were cast for the Democratic