The Washington herald., 1907-11-03
END STATE CAMPAIGN
Maryland'S Battle Of Ballots
to BE Fought Tuesday.
BOTH PARTIES CONFIDENT
Democratic Leaders, However, Make
the More Sweeping CIaiIns-Negro
the Chief Issue Between the Big
OrganizGtiOns-PrOh Ex-
pect Big Vote in City.
Special to Tie Washington Herald.

Special 70 Tie Washington Herald
Baltimore. Nov. 2.-In the Lyric Theater
In Baltimore tonight the Maryland Dem
ocrats closed their State gubernatorial
and senatorial campaign. following a sim
liar meeting OF the Republicans in the
same place on Friday night.
The election VIII be held Tuesday next
Predictions as to the outcome are hard
to get tonight, beyond the usual claims
made by the party managers. The Pro
hibitionists declare they viii poll some
thing like l0,O0O votes in Baltimore.
On Monday the campaign funds will be
distributed It is anticipated that the
total vote polled Tuesday Will exceed
100000. Judge Austin L. Crothars. the
candidate nominated by the Democrats
70 succeed Gov. Warheld. has been i'll
with typhoid fever since September 10
and his campaign has been In the hands
Of the aspirants for the Senate. Gov
Wsrheld, ex-Gov. John Walter Smith
and Representative J. T. c. Talbot, al
OF whom attended the meeting at the
Lyric tonight. With them were Isaac
Loeb Sraus. candidate for attorney gen
eral; DR.. Joshua Herring. candidate for
comptroller. and c. c. Magruder, fol
clerk of the Court Of Appeals, as well as
all the nominees on the city ticket and the
legislative candidates from the four city
districts.
The Republican candidate for governor
is George r. Gather, a Baltimore city
man. and between him and Crothers tn,
voters Will choose. Little cutting Of
/ tickets is expected. Coupled with n.
general election is the fight for the Sen.
atorship in the Democratic party. which
has declared for direct nomination by III,
people for this office. The candidate re.
ee.ving the largest number OF votes ir
districts that go Democratic VIII have
the support Of the legislature. should Il
/ be Democratic. OF course, the Senator.
ship votes in those districts which send
Democrats 10 the legislature will have a
voice IN the selection Of the Senator's
Indications are Overwhelmingly in favor
of the belief that the successful candi
date for the long term viii be former
/ Gov. Smith. Gov. WarfeI1 is making 2
bra ;e fight, but he has the organization
against him. Senator William Plnkney
! Whyte has no opposition for the short
term.
Race Question Is Dominant.
The question that VIII be watched
with greatest interest IS the race prob
/ lem, Which enters into the campaign. The
Democrats in their platform having de.
clared for the disfrarchisement Of the
negro as they did two years ago. The
Republicans, as a natural result. have
practically the unqualified support OF the
/ negroes. Should the Republicans carry
( the legislature, which is not regarded a.
| possible. Congressman Sydney z. Mudd
Of the Fifth district, IS regarded as g
/ likely candidate for the Senate. II.
( colleague would be Representative Jack.
I son. from the First district.
What money has been WageTed on tht
/ outcome has been placed with CrOthers
/ distinctly the favorite. a bet OF $500 q
500 having been posted in Baltimore yes
terday, and takers Of the short end dC
not seem to be numerous.
Jacob 5. RoSenthal. q weIl-knOwn Bal
/ timore lawyer, whose only political mis-
/ take In twenty years Of prOgnOsticatior
was when Representative Wachter wa.
/ beaten. hesitates TO make an out-and-our
| prediction on the outcome Of the fiEht
although he is inclined to believe thai
Gather VIII run aheadlOf his ticket
What the Managers Claim,
Campaign managers have made thell
/ perfunctory claims as follows:
Thomas Parran, chairman Of the Re
+ publican State Central Committee:
From reports that come to me from
/ the counties of the splendid condition OF
/ the Republican party. and from my owr
/ knowledge after having canvassed every
/ section Of the State. I believe the Re.
/ publican party viii carry Baltimore CitJ
/ with from 3,5OO to $500 majority. Know,
/ ins the splendid condition Of the Repub
! liCan party III this city and the aggres
/ sive fght it is making for Mr.. Gather. &
/ Baltimore City man, I believe the city
! ticket will be elected IN its entirety.
feel confident Of two legislative districts
I and I believe the Republicans will wiz
some of their legislative candidates II
/ the others. Mr. Gather will. I believe
+ carry Baltimore City by q majority ot
/ 5000 to 5000 votes. "
/ Cen Murray Vandiver. chairman Of tht
! Democratic State Central Committee:
/ Conditions throughout the countie.
/ from one end of the State TO the Other
/ were never more favorable, and I conn,
IDENTITY expect the election Of Judg,
! CrOthers and the entire State ticket by
/ q majority of not less than 1900 The
ranks are tight everywhere. Men who
| have opposed Us in previous State elec
tiOns are now working shoulder to shout
der with US TO carry the State, and 4
/ would surprise me If the Democratic ma,
I jority fell below the normal"
RusIz Claims Baltimore City.
Harry Welles Rusk. chairman of ths
! Democratic City Committee, said:
The city viii go Democratic by a ma
jorlty OF 5000 to 1000 carrying through
every man on the STATE and city tickets
The Democrats are sure of three dis,
tricts-the First Second, and Third-anC
We are putting Up a good fight I'm the
Fourth district. although the normal Re
/ publican majority there Is hard to over.
come Conditions are most encouraging
all along the line.