Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06
POLITICS IN MARYLAND
Bryan, Kern, Hisgen and
Hearst to Speak.
BIG DOINGS ARE PLANNED
Baltimore's New Boss Gusts All
Rasin Adherents.
BROWN IS DOWN AND OUT
City Shouting for Democratic Can
didate for President, But Ex-
pected to Vote for Taft.
BROWN Is DOWN AND OUT
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE. September B. 1908.
The Bryanites were treated SO nicely at
the meeting of the democratic state CEN
trail committee this week that they are
ready to believe the regulars" are going
to work for the Nebraskan.
The Bryanites can see nothing but vic
tory ahead now and are bending all ener-
ges toward making the opening of the
campaign. at the Lyric, on September IA.
record breaker. On this occasion the
orator will be none other than William
Jennings Bryan himself
And the prelude 10 the mass meeting
will consist of a great torchlight and
brass band parade. Thousands of cheer
ing Organizes will kick the cobbleStoneS
under the glare of red fire. Pent-up en-
thusiasm will be turned loose on that
night.
Acres Of People There.
The scenes will recall the fervor which
marked the torchight parade through the
streets of Baltimore eight years ago. when
thousands upon thousands lined the side
walks and cheered themselves hoarse for
the Nebraskan. And the student of poll
tics will also recall that while Bryan got
all the cheers in September. 1t was Nc
Kinley who received the majority of the
votes two months later.
in Maryland today closely resemble those
of 1900. except that the trend of senti-
ment against Bryan is stronger than it
was eight years ago.
Vice Presidential Candidate Kern is
also to visit Baltimore, but will not reach
here until next month. He plans making
brief campaign trips into Virginia and
West Virginia during his weeks stay in
this city.
Hearst and Hisgen, Too.
In addition to the presence of the dem
ocratic candidates, Baltimore will also
have the honor of call from William r.
Hearst, founder of the independence
party, and his presidential candidate,
Thomas l.. Hisgen.
Hearst has notified the local leaders of
the Maryland independence party that
with Hisgen he will be on the job some
nounced that he will devote all his ora
torical energies toward denouncing Bryan
and promises that the democratic candi-
date shall not be spared in the least de-
gree.
Hisgen will devote his efforts accord
ing to the program, to laying bare the
crimes Of the Standard Oil company and
in attacks upon both Taft and Bryan.
Baltimore will therefore have two of
the 'steen presidential candidates in the
field this year, in addition to the can
ned oratory which is to be worked off
on an expectant public during the prog
ress of the campaign.
The republicans are in excellent shape
for the national campaign and predict a
big majority for Taft and Sherman AL
though it Is true that bitter fractional diff
ferences exist within the party, they
will have no effect upon the national
ticket.
The regulars and insurgents will work
in harmony for Taft. but when the polls
close on election day, that hour will
mark the beginning Of fight for state
and city leadership.
Old Executives Ousted.
Perhaps the most important action TAX
en- by the democratic state central COM
mittee was the ousting from Office of the
ward executives in Baltimore. The reso-
luton as adopted provides that the terms
of the present executives shall expire
September 20 and that the power 10 name
their successors shall rest with the state
central committee for Baltimore. That
such action would be taken was forecast
In these letters TO The Sunday Star about
q month ago.
The new city boss. Sonny Mahon,
was anxious that all the old Rasin execu-
tives. with the exception of three four,
wards. This he hcs succeeded in doing
through the state central committee,
which is controlled by his ally, Senator
Smith, the state boss.
The action taken by the state central
committee does away with any contests
In the primaries and gives the Mahon or
ganization absolute control in every one
OF the twenty-four wards in this city.
The terms of the city executives an
pointed by the local state committee will
expire upon the expiration of the terms of
those who appointed them. and the new
state committee will name their success
sors.
In order not to conflict with the prima-
~ election law, which provides that all
governing committees shall be elected
by conventions or at a primary the city
committee is made a subcommittee and
state Chairman Vandiver is made the
directing head He will call the COM
mittee together whenever 1t is necessary
and direct it's movements, but the chair
man OF the city committee. who is to be
chosen by the members of that body
VIII have charge al municipal election.
Shut Out for Brown.
The busting of the present executives
viii have a more far-reaching effect than
appears on the surface. 1t means the
elimination of former Gov. Frank Brown
from the political field in Baltimore
When Rasin died he was anxious that
his mantle should fall upon the shoulders
OF Brown. A few weeks before he was
fatally stricken Rasin practically turned
the regular city organization over to the
former governor. Brown directed the
campaign which placed Mahol in the
mayoralty chair and was recognized as
the city big chief until the election last
fall, when he threw the weight of the |
city machine to former Gov. Smith in the
senatorial primary in return for which he |
received 2O0OO q campaign contribu-
tion from Boss Smith
Brown has always enjoyed the reputa-
ton Of being able to make pie but
somehow or other the other fellow al
ways eats II. And so II was in this in
stance. Brown delivered the goods and
sent a solid democratic delegation to An
napolis from this city. But when the
legislature met. Boss Smith and Boss
Mahon were ION the jot" and Brown was
out in the cold.
When Gov. Crothers was about to
shake the plum tree. Brown was invited
TO attend a conference at the Rennert
He made a number of recommendations
for Office and was listened to attentively
by the governor and his Cabinet"
The melon was cut by Crothers AS
slice after slice wen. around not Brown
man had a piece