Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
NO LABOR STAMPEOE|ATE NEWS OF PARIS
Baltimore Workngmen Will Victim of the Heat Takes Re-
Vote as They Please. course to Suicide.
WHAT SOME OF THEM SAY|RULNG FAVORS LANDL ORD
Reported Resentment Against Pes Merchant and His Wife Have
dent Gompers Exciting Ride
FOR SEATS IN CONGRESS CITIZENS ABUSE THE POLICE
Fights Incident
Districts Peure-Bees State Of
Lively in Third 1nsurrection.
Baltimore Workingmen Will
Vote as They Please.
WHAT SOME OF THEM SAY
Reported Resentment Against Presi.
dent Gompers.
FOR SEATS IN CONGRESS
There Will Be Some Pretty Fights
In Several Maryland Districts
Lively In Third
Rnecial corre.nondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
BALTIMORE, Md. July q. 1908.
There Is said to be very little likelihood
of a labor stampede for Mr.. Bryan In
Maryland, despite the claim Of President
Edward Hirsch Of the Baltimore Fedora
ton Of Labor. that 90, 600 members Of that
organization in this city will vote az one
man for the democratic ticket.
The Star correspondent has made an IN
Westigation into this claim and has talked
with a number of the members OF the
federation. both republicans and demo-
Gratis. with the result that 1t can be put
down as a pretty sure thing that the re-
publicans will vote for Taft and the
democrats for Bryan.
Indeed. among some members OF the
federation there is a feeling of resent
ment against Hirsch. who. they claim. has
no authority to speak for the members
politically, and further assert that Hirsch
cannot control a dozen votes. much less
the entire vote of the federation. Some
OF them even go so far as to say that
Hirsch's assumption that he can deliver
the federation vote to Bryan WILL cost the
democratic ticket many votes.
William J. Bryan, q well known repuD-
Ncan labor leader, told The Star cor
respondent today that Taft and Sherman
the federation, and characterized the
claim of Hirsch as q 'biS blum.
Among many of the union workingmeH
In Baltimore there Is feeling or resent
claim. assumes too much when ne en-.
deavors to deliver the entire labor vote or
the country to Bryan.
lone would imagine from the talk OF
Gompers and Hirsch that the laboring
men are a flock Of sheep and can be
driven at will into the republican or demo-
cratic party" said one well-known LABOR
leader.
majority Of the workingmen Of today are
fully able to decide for themselves just
how they shall cast their ballots, ana l
know hundreds Of union men whom Com
pers nor Hirsch cannot influence In the
slightest In so far as their political pref
erences are concerned. The attempt on
the part Of Gompers to turn the 3,OOOOO
votes of the American Federation OF LABOR
over to Bryan will fall fiat. and unless !
am very much mistaken the result this
fall will cost Gompers much OF the pres
tige he now enjoys among the laooring
men of the United States. 1 am demo.
crat in politics, but nevertheless do not
like the idea Of a national or state ofhcer
Of q labor organization assuming to con-
troll the vote of the workingman.
Congressional Fights.
In the coming congressional fights In
Baltimore city there appears to be q dis
position ON the part Of both. organizations
to keep hands OF In the primaries and al
low the aspirants to fight 1t out among
themselves. In the democratic camp
many OF the ward executives are In a
Surly mood, because in the distribution
Of pie at the state and municipal counters
they have received nothing.
Only two or three men seem to be abe
% reach the ear Of Boss Mahon. and as a
result the party workers are not in
mood to get down and work for a man
picked by the machine. The leaders real
Sse the feeling which exists among the
gmall-fry party workers. and hence are
not disposed to mix In any primary fight.
There Is not much reward for city
boss In a congressional fight and even
with winner the boss gets little or moth
ing out OF the victory. Probably the most
interesting primary fight this fall will be
IN the fourth district. Two republican,
City Councilman Mellikin and John Philip
aill-will try conclusions, and the chances
favor Hill.
Representative Gill will be opposed by
. dark horse. and this fight will be a
warm one and will be watched with In
terest by the democrats. The party or
ganization will not oppose Gill and 1t will
not aid him. because the leaders have
hand man OF Gov. Warfieid in the state
senate during the early part Of his adj
ministration.
Trouble In Third.
There IL every indication that q hot
fight among the republicans in the third
district will take place. The third dis
trict is Frank Wachter's bailiwick and is
the hotbed Of the insurgent republicans
the men opposed to the leadership Of Col
1ector Stone. The Wachterites, 1t Is
stated. will enter a candidate in the
primaries. and II defeated will put up an
independent republican candidate to run
against the regular nominee.
The result of such a course would be
to make certain the reelection of Repre-
sentative Wolf, the democratic incum-
bent. The insurgents. however, say that
they will support Taft and Sherman to d
man and that the fight will not be car
Tied further than against the regular re-
publican nominee for Congress. 1t is the
old fight OF Wachter against Stone and
Il will be to finish