Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11
in RACE FOR MAYOR
Many BaItimoreans Mentioned
as Likely Candidates.
MACHINE ANXIOUS FOR PIE
Democratic Bosses Haven't Had
Much Past Twelve Years.
STOCKBRIDGE A POSSIBILITY
Supreme Court Judge Being Urged
for Republican Nomination.
Others Want It.
MACHINE ANXIOUS FOR PIE
STOCKBRIDGE A POSSIBILITY
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December TO- 1910.
The coming mayoralty election is the
one absorbing pic in political circles to-
day. The democratic managers are trot-
ting out Suggested candidates each
day
The democrats are very particular as
to the candidate for the 1911 heat They
realize that the various scandals and de-
falcatons of minor officials during the
present regime will have an effect in
the next municipal election. Therefore,
the party, if it hopes to win, must put up
strong, clean man. The candidate must
also have barrel and he must be
willing to cut the pastry at the "pie
counter" to suit the bosses That the
machine will experience a great deal of
trouble in finding candidate who pos
sesses all these qualifications is apparent
TO even a tyro in the game of politics.
The party bosses and the rank and
file to To a man are tired of playing hill
horses" before the election, only to be-
come dead ones as soon as the new
mayor begins to shake the plum tree.
And that has been the experience of the
democratic bosses since Honest Tom
Hayes took his seat in the city hall
twelve years ago. 1t is a somewhat re-
markabe fact and worthy of note here
that the head of every important de-
partment named for office by Mayor
We'll known fact that Hayes did not APP
point a single man acceptable to the
: Rasin machine to office. The heads of
departments appointed by Hayes were
OF the most Independent stripe in politics
ana they have not changed one iota in
their predictions. The ring bosses and
nenchmen have, therefore, been on the
outside for twelve long years and are
rNnfi ,,al0
Hayes Being Mentioned.
The name of Hayes is being men,
toned almost daily in connection with
the democratic mayoralty nomination,
and an impression is gaining ground
among many that he would prove the
most formidable candidate the party
could name. 1t is true that from a
partisan standpoint Hayes was u rank
failure as mayor. but from the view
point of efficient service rendered the
city the Hayes administration must
rank as the best in the past twenty
years.
Another man whose name is promi-
nentiy mentioned in connection with
the mayoralty nomination is George
N Numsen, the present vice mayor.
VINO came very close to being the
was the. city treasurer under the Hayes
z administration, and in the last city
election ran thousands of votes ahead
of Mahool. the candidate for mayor.
The general Impression today is that
the party organization will eventually
line up behind Numsen, who will prove
a strong candidate in the primaries
The putting forth of Numsen has re-
suited in a slump in the j. Harry Pres
ten -1oolps which last week appeared to
be growing and assuming formidable
shape
Boom for Stockbridoe
One of the most interesting develop
ments of the week was the mention of
Judge Henry Stockbridge of the SUI
preme court of Baltimore for the re-
pnbfiGan mayoralty nomination. The
boom For Stoekbridge has not yet ass
stunned such proportions as to brighten
the democrats. or the republican as
pirants. either, for that matter 1t is
fact, nevertheless, that there is a
strong sentiment among republicans in
favor of the nomination of Judge Stock
bridge. and his friends predict that he
would defeat any democrat who might
De named.
The record of Judge stockbridge politi-
c2iy IS one of unbroken success About
twenty years ago Stockbridge was a re-
porter on morning newspaper In this
city and was given assignment to
cover the republican convention In the
fourth congressional district. He went
into the hall as newspaper man and
two hours later emerged as the party
nominee for Congress. Stockbridge had
no trouble III the general election and
won HARDLY. When the party, few
years later, was on the lockout for judi
cial timber StockbriGge was again the
nominee and was elected TO the fifteen-
year term, which he is just now round
ing out. He is man who possesses
many of the sterling attributes of Mayor
Gaynor of New York. and in the opinion,
OF many prominent men would make an
daa1 rin dc fl,..f w.,
would prove the strongest candidate
whom the republicans could name.
Other Republicans, Too.
The republicans in any event will not
suffer from a Iacl. of candidates The
friends of former Mayor f. Clay Timanus
are active and will make every effort to
bring about his nomination. They point
to the fact that 1inanus was mayor
during the trying period following the
big ire of 1904 and that, although mil
lions were expended during his admins
tration in rebuilding the city, there was
not one scintilla of scandal or even a
hint of graft.
Another former republican mayor who
has doomed into the limelight is Alcaeus
Hooper, at present an insurgent member
of the school board, who has championet:
the cause of the teachers as against the
rule of the superintendent, and who WILL
as result, face a trial before Mayor
Mahool December II on charges preferred
against him by the president of the school
board Eooper's stand in favor of the
teachers has won him many friends, and
his boom for the mayoralty nomination
is the direct outcome OF the charges laid
against him.
The only avowed republican candidate
thus far is Charles H. Torsch. and he
proposes to enter the primaries single
handed. lie has made il plain that he
does not care whether the Stone or
ganization is wild him or agen him; he
Is gazing in to win-or lose.
Taken altogether the mayoralty nomi-
nation situation in both the parties i!
more than interesting this Year.