Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
KEEP THE TRAIL HOT
Democratic Contestants for
Nominations in Baltimore.
WARD LEADERS DIVIDED
Four Candidates for Congress in
Each Of Two Districts.
INTENSE INTEREST IN PRIMARY
Organization" Regarded as No
Longer a Cohesive Body-Faces
a New Condition.
WARD LEADERS DIVIDED
INTENSE INTEREST IN PRIMARY
Special CORRESPONDENCE OF The star.

| Special CORRESPONDENCE OF The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. August ~. 1910
Meier before in the political history OF
Baltimore has this city been the scene
Of such a hot primary fight as Is on
among the democrats of the third and
| fourth congressional districts. In each
district there are four candidates. and
each candidate is most optimistic of the
uptimate result. As a matter or fact the
| situation is SO muddled that the closest
a tree" There is a general impression
in Baltimore, and not without good
ground. that a test of strength is being
waged between the leaders of the city
and the leaders of the state for political
| control in the metropolis of Maryland.
And color is given to this impression by
nized city leader. has announced that he
is hands or in this primary.
As result ward leaders have split"
some for Linthicum, some for Preston,
some for Brown. some for Deponai and
some watching for 1.-The cat to jump"
No Longer Cohesive.
The fact that the organization is no
longer a cohesive body has caused a
general and intense interest in the pri-
mary. such as has been unknown for years
a week ago. with two men in the field,
there was little or no interest i'm the re-
suit that would come with the holding
OF the primaries August 80 At the tenth
hour ''Stovey" Brown threw his castor
into the arena and created a complex con-
dition. Just as the organization was
about to buckle down to lay the lines i'm
triangular fight their calculations were
upset by the advent of Deponai.
Thus the organization faced a new con-
dition. and condition that required the
council of the most astute politicians i'm
the ranks of the organization. The men
at the head OF the machine in Baltimore
fully realized that the candidacy of
Messrs. Linthicum and Preston meant a
split among the ward leaders of the dis
trict. who had heretofore followed the
lead of the city boss
These leaders had supposed. with good
reason. that Representative Gill would be
candidate for reelection but beliey-
ing that an ounce of prevention is worth
pound of cure. they caused Linthicum
to enter the field. i'm order to have him
In training In the event that Representa-
tive Gilfs health would not permit him
TO make the campaign. When Mr. Gill
retired from the contest the city leaders
were somewhat amazed to find that Mr.
Preston intended TO take up the running
where Mr.. Gill left of. For some time
make confusion worse confounded''
report gained ground that Mr. Linthicum
was the candidate Of Gov. Crothers. the
erstwhile boss of Cecil county.
Campaign in Each Ward.
Linthicum and Preston are invading the
wards Of the district each night with a
retinue of followers. They travel in au-
tomobiles and cover a great deal of ter
ritory, In the course OF which they ad-
dress from the rear end seat OF the au-
tomobile groups OF listeners that may
happen to assemble on the street corners.
'Stovey" Brown Is using the taxicab as
first aid to reach the voters, and at
certain points I'm each ward has heart-to-
heart talks with men who happen to pass
at the moment. Brown has a following
that cannot be denied, but this following
does not represent anything more stable
than those voters who may be attract
ed by the '.isms'' and catch phrases"
Deponai. the dark horse,' is the un-
known quantity that has caused the po-
litical workers to sit up and take notice,
because il Is known that he has a strong
personal following among the leaders and
rank and file In the fraternal world of
Baltimore. He IL making q house-to-
house canvass of all the wards In the dis
| trict and claims he is gaining votes all
| the time.
In almost concerted opposition to
| was passed down the line among the in
dependent voters OF the third district this
morning to get together against the ma
chine candidate. Several labor organi-
cations came out openly and nat-footed
for McQuade, while many substantial
citizens declared their preference for
Coady and sought recruits for his cause.
Mcouade and Coady Active.
AS matter of fact, Young is regarded
as out OF the fight, while Konig is not
credited with the strength that he claims,
and friends Of both McQuade and Coady
are gaining confidence daily. Even In
| such a three-cornered contest, il is ar
gued. either can beat KONG, and labor
mee in particular are tearing loose from
any good-natured affviation with the
Mahon machine and are lining up behind
| kenigs opponents.
| BY friends of McQuade great indiyna-
ton was expressed this morning at the
action of Charles w Main, the machine
| republican candidate, for an alleged at
tempt to steal McQuadc's thunder" and
to appropriate to himself and his party
credit which belongs to McQuadc and the
democrats.
MAIN speaks of the tax ex .mptson bill
and the two-dollar-a-day law as though
lie mad been their author ana the repub-
i lican party their SPONSOR said one par
| tisan. Both bills were prepared and In
| troduced by McQuade, a democrat, and
he and the democratic party should en-
4 JOY the credit
Equally strong Indignation was ex-
pressed by frien0s OF Senator Coady, who
cited his activity in behalf of these meas
ures when they reached his branch OF the
general assembly.
| Mr.. McQuade is busy on a house-to-
| house canvass Of the seventh and eighth
wards and Senator Coady Is automobiling
through the district with energy and en-
| thus.asm.
Liberty League a Factor.
While the Liberty League will hardly
hold meeting before the congressional
primaries. the members Of the organiza-
ton individually propose to take a large
part in the elections and to make their
weight felt in the selection OF the candi-
dates in the various districts. The
membership of the league Is placed at
1000. Of which $500 are said to be quail
ifed voters.
Further than this the members were
described by President Henry G. r.
Thomas as practically unanimous in de-
I mand for tariff reform and for other