New-York tribune., 1910-09-19
THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN
Republicans Will Elect Three.
Possibly Four, Congressman.
| PERFECT HARMONY IN PARTY
Entirely in Accord with Presi-
dent and Mr.. Roosevelt-Taft
Interested in Fight.
nv Taleersnb % The T-i,,ne

Baltimore. Sept 1S-Marvland Republi
cans are confident of carrying three and
probably four Of the six Congress dis
tricts at the November election. They ex-
pect 70 elect A Lincoln Dryden In the LIST.
or Eastern Shore District and Charles ".
Main In the 3D. District which embraces the
eastern half of Baltimore City and was
represented in the last Congress by John
kronmiller, Republican. George KONG. the
Democratic nominee in this district, is
weak candidate. and will not be supported
by the conservative or independent Demo-
Gratis. The Republicans are sure of elect
ing Thomas A. Parran in the 5th District
and B. II. Warner, jr., in the sth District
These are old Republican districts, and
were formerly represented for years by Sgd
ney E. Mudd and George A. Pearre.
In the I'd District William r. Baker. of
Hartford County, has a good lighting chance
against Congressman J. Fred c. Talbot. of
Baltimore County, one of the Democratic
bosses In the 4th District Addison E.
Mullikin has more than a fighting chance
against ]. Charles Linthicun. This dis
trict embraces the uptown wards of Balti-
more City. Liuthicum was a member of
the last state Senate. The district is nor
maliy Democratic. although it has been
carried by Republicans. Judge Stockbridge,
now of the Supreme bench of Baltimore,
some years ago represented the district in
the House of Representatives.
There is perfect harmony in the Repub-
Iicau party. True, Republicans may be
found here. as elsewhere. with personal
grievances but none who disagree with the
national policies. Hard fought as were the
primaries. not one of the opponents made
any reference to insurgents or stand
patters-" Since the nominations were made
Mr. Mulliltin, the 4th District candidate,
has taken a stand against the reelection
of Speaker Cannon and so has ex-Congress-
man Baker in the I'd District but they. as
well as all the others, are fully in ac-
cord with President Taft and Colonel Roose-
welt, and will fight their way accordingly.
They are heartily in favor Of the tariff COM
mission. and advocate the consideration in
turn of schedules that are subject TO re
vision The tariff is after all the only
issue in the Maryland fight for Congress.
President Deeply Interested.
President Taft as taking a deep personal
interest in the Maryland campaign. Chair
man John 3. Hanna OF the Republican
State Committee had a conference with the
President at Peverly last week. Mr.. Hanna
says:
Il did not tell the President anything he
did not know I told him that his ad-
ministration is popular in Maryland. He
probably knew that already. L also told
him that the Republican members of Con-
gress from Maryland in the next House of
Representa- tives viii support his admins
tration He has given the country wise
and progressive administration, and he
ought to be sustained. l also told the
President that we would make as strong q
fight as possible in Maryland this year,
and we have expectations of winning three
and possibly four districts At the same
time 7 said this was a most conservative
estimate and that we shall go into the fight
with d determination to elect all six of our
candidates.
Asked whether the campaign would be
based on insurgent or ."stand-pat" lines
Mr. Hanna answered: The Republicans
Of Marviand are in favor Of the Taft
Roosevelt policies. and they are going TO
conduct the campaign along that tue-that
is progressive policies. We consider the
things that the Taft administration has ac-
conpIished have been highly progressive.
and that there Is no tagnation in the Re
publican party. In fact. there seems 10 be
4 kind of rivalry as to which Republican
will be more progressive than the others,
and that condition is not found in the Dem
ocratic party.