Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
Recent Treatment. at State
Democratic Meeting.
CONVENTION AFTERMATH
Preferences of the Maryland Dele
cation to Denver.
THE REPUBLICANS FEEL GOOD
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

/ Special correspondence W Inc
BALTIMORE. Md. June 6. 1905.
The radical Bryan men in Maryland are
hot under the collar because of the sud-
den adjournment of the state convention
at the moment that a resolution indoors
ing the peerless one was about to be in
PRODUCED. AS a matter of fact. the Bry
antics should feel happy. because had
such a resolution been put to a vote it
would have resulted in emphatic
throwdown for the Nebraskan. The ma
chine was in control of the convention.
and Bryan has never had a ghost of
show of capturing the state delegation to
the Denver convention.
Many democrats express the opinion
that the Bryanites have every reason to
feel satisfied over the recognition which
they received at the hands of the state
convention. While they did not succeed
in naming one of the big four they
/ were allowed six votes in the delegation.
which is not bound by the unit rule.
Bryan. If nominated. will not carry
Maryland. because there IS an over
whelming sentiment in the state against
the Nebraskan. Maryland is noted as
conservative state in all things, except
ring politics, and is more than conserva-
tive regarding Bryan presidential
possibility.
Johnson or Gray.
II can be safely asserted that The ma
jority of the delegation to Denver will
cast it's vote for either Johnson or Gray.
The delegates will make a careful sur
vey of the situation and when the ballot
ing begins they will cast their votes for
the aspirant who has the strongest fol-
lowing and the best chance of beating
Bryan. At the present time there is
decided preference for Johnson. who the
Maryland leaders regard as the strongest
man within the party today. They claim
that with Johnson or Gray as the CanGi-
date Maryland will be found in the dem
ocratic column next November. but ii
Bryan heads the ticket lney freely assert
that the result will be a landslide for
the repub lean presidential candidate.
Every business interest in Maryland is
irrevocably against the Nebraskan and
will use every means to keep the vote of
the state from him al the coming cleo
ton. among the Bryantes there is not
one big party leader and the only prOmi-
nent democrat who has openly announced
that he would vote for Bryan is form r
Gov. Warfeld.
1t must not be taken for granted. how
ever. that Warfie.d favors Bryan for the
nomination Such is not the case. The
former governor is a warm advocate of
Johnson and says that the Minnesota ex-
ecItive would sweep the country if nomi-
mated by the democrats.
Republicans Harmonious
The republican state delegation TO the
Chicago convention will be solid for Taft
and they can safely pledge the electoral
vote of the state for the War Secretary in
the event of his nomination. which Mary
land politicians regard as a foregone con
ciusion. A great deal of interest has
been aroused here over the vice presiden-
tial candidacy OF John Hays Hammond.
who was born in Maryland. DR.. Lewis NJ.
Duncan. who is regarded as the manager
of the Hammond boom, was In the city
during the week, and with Mr.. Frank
Hoyle. who came here with him from
New York. called upon several of the re-
publican leaders and presented the merits
of Hammond. DR.. Duncan. in converse
ton with The Star correspondent yester
day. said: The west is strong for John
Hays Hammond and he would poll a
solid labor vote. The engineers through
out the country are for him heart and
and New York regards him kindly.
Hammond is only thirty-nne years old
and is a business man with phenomenal
record. and 1t is business man we want
in the Vice Presidents chair. He feels
that the matter of the vice presidency is
an open race and he is making an active
canvass for the nomination."
Congressional Situation.
The prospect of Bryan's nomination has
caused the democratic leaders some I'M
easiness because they fear that in the
landslide for the republican presidential
candidate they may lose a Majority Of the
congressional districts In the first dis
trct William H. jackson is sure Of re-
election because of the fierce factionai
fight now raging in the democratic ranks
on the eastern shore. In the second dis
trict the republicans have an excellent
chance of defeating Representative Tai
bott, who has been the subject of rather
sharp criticism because of the conduct of
affairs in Baltimore county. His oppu-
nent will probably be Robert Garrett, the
well known banker and friend of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
In the 1kird district the republicans
have more than fighting chance If Wach-
ter is nomina ted against Represe ntdt.ye
Wolf and receives the support OF the or
ganiZation. The fourth district has been
SO gerrymandered that the democratic
candidate generally has a walkoVcr. and
the republican nomination Therefore is an
empty honor. Representative Mudd will.
Of course. carry the nth district because
It has become habit with him. but the
democrat whom he will defeat has not
yet been uncovered. In the sixth district
1t is only question of the majority Rep
resentative Pearre will receive.
Paving Graft Cases.
The trial of James III. Marine and j.
Arthur Wickham, charged with accept
ing brides in connection with street paw
ing contracts will probably begin next
week. The democratic politicians of the
machine stripe are much concerned lest
other damaging revelations may be
brought out in the trial. The scandal
when it became public did not react
the administration of Mayor Mahool, but
rather bespatt@red the democratic city
machine. because Harry Welles Rusk
the chairman, admitted on the stand
during the trial of the two officials before
the mayor that he had acted as the 60
between and had received the money
from the contractor and turned IL over
TO Commissioner Marine.
1t has been limited among the contract
ors that somebody has all along been
getting a rake-off oil all street paving
contracts, and ii Is the fear among the
ringsters that some damaging reyela tons
may come out in the course of the COM
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