Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
DEMOCRACY FOR BRYAN
Movement in His Behalf by Old Line
Leaders.
;ROTHERS AND THE BIG STICK
Some Surprise Over the Way He Is
Stirring Things Up at the
State Capital.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| Special Correspondence Of The Star.
- BALTIMORE. Md. March :, 1908.
| Developments during the past week in
dictate that there is going to be fight
in the republican state convention over
| the delegation to the national republican
convention. which meets in Chicago in
June. 1t seems most likely that there
| will be split delegation-one faction for
Secretary of War Taft and the other for
Speaker Cannon. At the present time
Taft has all the best of the situation,
two districts in this city having formally
declared for the War Secretary and will
eject delegates pledged to him.
| From an authoritative sourc, The Star
correspondent has learned that there is
a well-defined move ment in the interest
/ of Cannon under way in the state. and
| hundreds of buttons bearing the picture
OF the veteran Speaker are being dis
tributed. 1t was stated by this same
authority that Representative Mudd
| would be in control of a majority of the
| delegates. and in view of Mudds action
at the meeting of the state central COM
mittee, when he offered resolution side
| tracking the Endorsement of Taft it is
generally regarded that he will be for
| Cannon.
| Democrats for Bryan.
The dyed-in-the- wool Bryan democracy
has again come to the front. and the
| followers of the peerless one are hard
at work in his interest. meeting was
| held during the week at which ways
| and means to secure solid Bryan dele
| CATION from Maryland to fight for the
Nebraskan's nomination at the national
convention in Denver. were discussed.
Resolutions were passed setting forth that
| under Bryans leadership the democratic
party had become % per cent stronger
| than under the leadership of any other
democrat, and paying special tribute to
| thsS gifts. attachments and qualifications
i Of Mr. Bryan. \ committee was named
| 90 look out for the interests of Bryan
and take such action may be deemed
| lie cessary to secure a state delegation
| which will work first. last and all the
line for Bryan's nomination.
Crothers' Big Stick.
| Gov. Crothers is giving indications of
bringing the big stick into play in order
| to get the legislature down to real work
and redeem the pledges made in the party
platform. With about two-thirds of the
session over. the democrats, with over
whelming majorities I. both branches
have done little or nothing beyond elect
| ing two United States senators and pass
/ ing the StrauS disfranchiSement amend
ment. During the past week Gov. Croth-
| leaders and informed them that the legis-
| lature must get down to business. II
| was the governor who forced the caucus
on the corrupt practices act, and it may
be stated that the executive proposes to
| continue personal supervision until every
pledge in the platform is carried out.
| The stand taken by Gov. Crothers is caus-
ing some surprise among the organization
| leaders, who had not anticipated such a
move on his part.
For High License.
1t now seems certain that Baltimore
will become high license city. There is
little or no chance for the passage of the
local option bill. the opposition to the
measure having proven too strong. The
nght between the. Anti-Saloon League
and IT, liquor Interests has been the
| Warmest in years and every inch OF
ground has been contested The liquor
dealers. realizing that there is a strong
proholtion sentiment setting in in Balti-
more, have practically acquiesced in the
passage of the high license bill. They
realize that unless this concession is
made to the opponents of the liquor ira T.
nc general prohibition law is sure to
be passed two years hence. State Super
1ntendent Anderson of the Anti-Saloon
League is very optimistic as to the future
10 Inc Star correspondent he said today:
II DO not expect prohibition in Marylan nd
| To-Day or tomorrow. but / will make this
prediction: Baltimore will be the first
city In the United states of over half a
million population to go dry" And the
peculiar part of this prediction is that the
taF-seelns liquor men agree with him.