Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
LABOR VOTE IS DOUBTFUL
Chairman Parran Figures Many
Laborers for Taft.
TOLLS FAVOR REPUBLICANS
Vandiver Equally Confident of Bry-
an Votes--Amused Over Repub-
lican Calculations
Special Correspondence of The star

BALTIMORE, Md, October 81, 1905
The Iiveliest presidential campaign in
t;e history of Maryland closed tonight
with "A blaze of red fire and oratory in
both the republican and democratic camps
Every inch of ground all over the state
has been contested for and so close is
the state that not single unba sed
prophet will venture prediction as TO
tho result of next Tuesdays battle of
ballots. The campaign has had an I'M
usual feature this year-both parties
seeming to he well supplied with funds.
lust who the contributors have been will
not he known until some time after the
election. but all known signs point to
the fact that the "sinews Of war" have
been in hand.
Both chairmen are claiming the state.
Eandiver of the democratic committee by
a small majority, and Parran of the re-
publican committee by 1900. Chairman
Farran said to The Star correspondent
tonight: Maryland will give Judge TAFT
majority Of 1000 at the minimum. and
| would not be at all surprised II he car
red the state by $1,000 majority ! fig
ure that Taft and Sherman will carry
Baltimore by 5000 and the counties by
i0oo. in round numbers.
The reports received by me from demo-
cratic sources in reference to the att1-
tude of democratic farmers in this cam
paign indicate that many of them are
going to vote for Mr. Taft. because they
are satisfied with the good prices the
farm products are bringing today. Re-
ports have also come to me that a great
many democratic business men. knowing
that their interests will suffer in the event
Of Bryan's election. are supporting and
will vote for Judge Taft.
The Labor Vote.
From reliable sources am in possession
Of information that many laborers of the
democratic persuasion will vote for Mr..
Taft because they believe that the cleo
ton of Mr. Bryan would throw many of
the laboring class out of work Bankers
and professional men of democratic ten
denotes are likewise going along quietly
in their support of Mr.. Taft and will vote
the republican ticket. 1t is no trouble at
all TO gauge the Bryan vote. because you
can place your hand on every Bryanite
in the state. He is on the housetop and
cares little if the house does tumble.
To-day the republicans of all stripes are
united all over the state in their belief
that Mr.. Taft will carry Maryland and
they are working earnestly and enthusi-
astically to accomplish that end. The con-
gressional fights are interesting ones. The
republicans, | am sure, will elect four
members to Congress- and if reports are
true of democratic disaffection there We
will have a solid republican delegation
from Maryland in the next House.
II have been conservative in making my
estimate of 1000 majority for Taft in
the counties and doubtless many republic
cans will be greatly surprised by 1t. In
certain counties which l have placed in
the democratic column / have been as
sured not only by our party people but
by prominent democrats that there was
no doubt that they would give majorities
for Taft and Sherman, or that the demo-
cratic majorities would be considerably
less than / have estimated In several of
the republican counties / have reason to
believe that majorities will be greater
than / have estimated / made the esti-
mate as conservative as possible so as to
prove that every indication points to the
fact that Judge Taft will carry Mary
land by large majority.
What Vandiver Says.
When Chairman Vandiver was shown
the estimate prepared by Chairman Par
ran the willy democratic chieftain said:
That estimate of j ON Parran makes m
laugh. and believe that it makes him
laugh. too / am not going to give out
any figures on the counties and Baltimore
city, but / feel certain that Bryan and
Kern will carry the state by d good ma
jority'
The democratic chairman has pursued a
Sumshoe campaign. He has positively re-
fused to publish the list of campaign col-
tributors, and IN this respect is the only
state chairman VINO las positively re-
fused to follow MIR. Brgan's suggestion 10
regard 10 campaign funds. Vandiver has
bossed the whole campaign and is the
man on the job. If Brs an does carry the
state. then the credit belongs TO the genial
Murray. The state has been flooded with
literature. and the force a, headquarters
j. still busy tonight sending ont pamph-
lets. issued by the national committee in
New York and shipped To this city.
The most optimistic democrat in all
iS N
Bryan man in this state. To The Star
correspondent Mr.. Field said tonight:
Bryan will sweep Maryland this year
sure. Why, you really don. know The
great wave that is rolling toward the Ne
braskan. not only in Mary aal, but all
over the country. Yes. sir; Bryan will
land in the White House sure this time
The triumph of Bryan and democracy $
in the air and we are going to win next
Tuesday.
Governor Takes Action.
Detectives from Baltimore headquarters
will be scattered throughout the counties
on election day to aid i'm the detection of
those who may violate the corrupt prac-
tees act This course was decided upon
this week, after a conference between
GOV. Crothers and President Swami of the
Baltimore city police board Two-thirds
of the detectives will be sent into the
counties and the remainder kept on like
been instructed TO preserve strictly non
partisan attitude and TO endeavor to get
evidence against such persons who may
violate the act matter with which
party they may be affiliated.
Chairman III. F Baker OF the republican
committee of the second district has
charged the police officers of Baltimore
county with political activity in behalf Of
Representative J. r. c. Talbot, who is be-
lag opposed by Mr. Robert Garrett. Chair
man Baker also calls attention to the
fact that the engine houses are rot only
used by democratic election officials as
headquarters for instructinS their voters
but are also i'm some instances used as q
place to serve alcoholic beverages and
other refreshments TO voters on election
day.
Chairman Baker has requested the
county commissioners to issue orders for
bidding the police officers from taking
part in the election. and also that til,
engine houses shall not be used for pc
itieal purposes. j. NJ ID.
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