Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14
MARYlANOAT CHICAGO OUMMY'S1EG IS LOST
Delegation Starts for Conven Only Casualty Aboard Torpe
tion Civ This Afternoon. doed Monitor Florida.
NATIONAL Committeeman LlMPS BACK TO NAVY YARD
Only Among Warahp Badly Battered But Not
Delegates vitality Injured.
BRYAN AND THE DEMOCRATS HEAVY LIST TO STARBOARD
wagon-Repubi ouinby Ship When
cansrl Planning a Warhead Struck
Delegation Starts for Conven-
ton City This Afternoon.
NATIONAL Committeeman
Gossip Over Only Issue Among the
Delegates.
BRYAN AND THE DEMOCRATS
Conservatives Doing Some Thinking
Over the Band Wagon-Republi-
cans Planning for Sweep.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June Ii. 1908
The Maryland delegation to the repup-
Ncan national convention will leave mere
for Chicago tomorrow afternoon ana IL Is
solid for WILLIAM H. Taft. AS to the vice
presidency the Maryland delegates nave
no choice and any man who Is In accord
with the conservatism Of Mr.. Taft wocid
suit them. The only struggle that Is III
sight among the state delegates Will De
over the selection of a national commit
teeman, which position is now held oS
Stevenson A. Williams of Hartford county
CONGRESSMAN Mudd has aspirations along
this line and may be expected to put up
stiff fight for the honor.
Friends of the representative claim that
this position was promised Mudd when
the plan to indorse Taft was put throueh
the state convention. but there are others
who assert that no such agreement was
made. Mr. Williams is in the night Tor re-
election and will have behind him the al
ministration forces at Chicago, w ha.e We
the outcome 1t will have no enect on Tue
election next fall and Maryland may now
be placed in the Taft column. assuming o!
course that Bryan will be the nominee al
Denver. Even though the ue"ocla.s
should by any chance nominate con-
servative candidate. such as Gov Johh-
son. the state would be doubtful.
Democrats Demoralized.
The democratic organization in Mary
land Is in a demoralized conditioh. INC
state boss. Senator Smith, Is now on the
ocean and the party Is drifting along: Inc
state convention found 1t a most dimcut
task to secure a delegation TO OehHer
practically every prominent democrat OF
standing declining the honor of serving
at the prelude to the party funerai III NJ
vernber. Bryan is about as popular WIN
the Maryland democrats as red an! a.
picnic. The leaders not only REGARD Iii,
as disaereeable but somewhat OF a nul-
sance 1t Is a notable fact that wniie Ger
tain anti Bryan men in other states nave
in the past few days scrambled aooaro
the Bryan band wagon not Maryianusa
onposed to the peerless one has mace
an effort to get in touch with the orSa"
These democrats see other things in the
band wagon besides delegates shoutine
and hurrahing for Bryan. Ihey see twu
past defeats for the presidency. they
see figures which remind them In 1870
Bryan lost the state by 320 majority,
and in 1900 by 1900 majority They see
the ghost of Bryan In the campaign OF
1904, when he and his fr ends retaliated
for the part played by Cleveland and his
friends in the defeat Of Bryan In 1879
and in 1900 They see such utterly I'm.
practicable ideas az the free coinage OF
silver anti-imperialism and government
ownersh o of railroads. all of which and
others have been or ought TO be conslsn-
ed to the waste heap.
Is it any wonder then that the conser-
vative democrats of the state hesitate to
climb aboard the band wagon?
For Republican Sweep.
The republicans are harmonious and
the state organization looks for clean
sweep In November. Chairman Parran
predicts the election of every republican
candidate for Congress. A prom nent re-
publican in discussing the outlook In the
state said to The Star correspondent to-
day: with Bryan as the democratic
standard-bearer Maryland will go repub-
Mcan anywhere from 10000 to 10000 ma
jority-in fact, there's no telling how
large the majority for Taft will be. l
know Of hundreds Of democrats In the
vote the straight republican ticket. They
regard Taft an ideal candidate and one
whose confidence in the future OF this
country and whose election will once more
set the wheels of industry In motion.
speak from personal knowledge because
the democrats refer to have themselves
Informed Of their intentions"
In Baltimore city the republicans expect
to roll UP majority for Taft which
would be large enough to overcome the
normal democratic ma jorities in the coun-
ties. All the elements in this city are in
accord on national politics and If there
IL q republican here who will not vote the
ticket the leaders are unaware Of the
fact.
Congressional Situation.
The democrats have selected only one
congressional candidate. Representative
Talbot in the second district and nothing
further along this line may be expected
until after the Denver convention. The
party leaders propose to move slowly In
indorsing an aspirant and it Is not I'M
likely that the candidates In the several
districts will be allowed to fight it out
among themselves. The republicans are
absolutely sure of carrying the first. fifth
and sixth districts. and have more than
q fighting chance In the second and
third. The republicans are especially
hopeful Of redeeming the third district.
In view Of the fact that the representa-
tive now serving has done little or moth
ing for the people In his district.
Unlike Mr.. Watcher. who attended all
sessions of Congress. rarely absenting
himself Representative Wolf has not de-
work. That the republicans feel sanguine
OF success Is evidenced by the number of
aspirants. who. like Barkis. ARE willin' -
to run These include former Representa-
tives Booze and Watcher. City Council
man Albert A. Sproesser and former City
Councilman John Kronmiller.
In the second district the republicans
also have hopes There have been a
number of exposures regarding Sunday
liquor law violations in Baltimore county.
which is the stronghold of Representa-
tive Talbot. and charges are openly
made that Talbot Is responsible for the
saloons running wide open on Sundays.
j. M. ID.