Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
EVEN CHANCES AT THE POST
Democrats Happy Over Securing
Bryan for the Canvass.
WILL MAKE SOME SPEECHES
Republicans Delighted That Mack
Has Put State in the Doubtful
Column-The Lineup.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.


will be started next week. A meeting OF
the democratic state central committee
has been called for next Wednesday. and
at that meeting campaign committee,
headed by 8. 8. Field. the personal repre-
sentative Of Bryan in this state. will be
selected. The Bryan democrats are in a
jubilant mood because the democratic
presidential candidate has included Mary
land in the list Of states he will visit dur
ing the campaign. The republicans. sure
Of carrying the state for Taft, are like
wise jubilant and point to the fact that
National Chairman Mack has placed
Maryland in the doubtful column.
The republican state central committee
will likewise hold a meeting next week
and plan the work for the campaign. On
the national ticket the republicans will
work in harmony. and. in addition. will
have the support Of the Independent dem
will give an estimate of the majority Taft
Will receive. they have no hesitation in
saying that the republicans will carry
the state. AS soon as the registration
work is completed, they say. line can e
Parran will direct the campaign in Mary
land and will keep in close touch with
national headquarters through Collector
OF the Port William p. Stone.
The campaign will be one Of the hottest
ever Waged In this state, and every effort
will be made to roll up a record republi-
can majority for Taft and Sherman. The
early part Of the campaign work will be
devoted exclusively to getting the full
party vote registered. and the reports are
that contributions to aid in this work are
coming in freely.
Democrats Disheartened.
While the Bryanites are jubilant over
the fact that the peerless one" will visit
the state. they are, nevertheless. dis
heartened over the outlook for placing the
state in the Bryan column. Contributions
to the funds are coming in very slowly.
and unless assistance is received from the
national committee the workers in Mary
land will find themselves sorely handi-
capped. To get the full party vote regis
tered requires the outlay Of considerabl
cash. and the Bryanites realize that cash
tor h this re.n viii se not be
Smith. the state boss, from Europe and
his open declaration that he Is for Bryan
Is taken with grain of salt by the
Bryanites. In 4act, they take little stock
"a party man." They assert that Smiths
afnliations during his entire political
career have been with the gold-bug demo-
Gratis and they claim that he is still a
gold democrat and VIII not lend any as
sistance to Bryan in this campaign.
inence In Maryland is either openly or
against Bryan. One prominent
who has held high office in the
state, said to The Star correspondent to-
day: II shall vote for Bryan because
have never cut democratic ticket, but
down in my heart feel that Judge Taft
Is the man the country needs at the pres
ent time and I feel certain that he will
be elected to the presidency of the United
States"
Congressional Fights.
All the aspirants for congressional hon
ors In this city have posted their entrance
fees. There will be no contests among
the democrats. but hot three-cornered
fight among three republicans is assured
in the third district. The three candidates
who are in the primaries to be held Sep
TENDER 9 are John Kronmuller. organiza-
ton republican,; Elmer ]. Jones, Wachter
republican. and George Finch. indie
pendent republican. The battle will be a
lively one, because it will be a fight be-
tween the forces Of Collector OF the Port
for control In the third district. That
is hot after the scalp Of Stone is
we'll known and the former representative
IL waging open warfare upon the city
leader.
The friends Of the collector. however,
assert that Stone will win in the pri-
maries. but the fear is expressed that
will be 'knifed'' at the gen.
eral election In November. In view of
existing conditions in the republican
ranks In the third district the democratic
Representative harry B. Wolf,
Is reasonably sure of reelection.
In the fourth district the battle will be
between Representative John Gill. jr..
and Capt John Philip Hill, re-
publican. The district is a gerryman-
as sure democratic. This year. however.
the Bryan democrats are in an ugly
mood. because the organization has Laid
down." Sonny Mahon, the city boss.
has openly declared for Gill. and it is Just
possible that the Bryanites may forget
day.
On Talbott's Trail.
The Citizens Democratic League of
Baltimore county is hot foot after the
scalp OF Representative Joshua Frederick
Cockey Talbot. the democratic perennial
candidate in the second district. At
meeting Of the league held this week 1t
was finally decided not to put an indie
pendent democratic candidate In the race,
as was at first suggested. but It was de-
cided to make every effort to defeat Mr..
Talbot. Whether this Is to be done by
supporting Mr.. Robert Garrett, the re-
publican candidate. or by simply with
holding from Mr.. Talbot q large number
his opponent. will be left to the
voters individually. In an address to the
democrats Of the district the league bit
terly assails the record of Mr.. Talbot and
declares its ability to prove any and all
allegations made against him. The league
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