Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-24
NURSING THE B0OMS
Aspiring Democrats in the
LimeIight in Maryland.
ALL CERTAIN OF SUCCESS
Eight Known Candidates for Con-
gress in Two Districts
more Mayoralty Contest.
JAIL CERTAIN OF SUCCESS


BALTIMORE, Md. April %, 1910.
Baltimore today Is suffering from an
overplus of political booms. There are
candidates galore for the congressional
nominations in every district in the city,
and for the mayoralty Job there are no
less than ten who, like Barkis. ARE
willfn The returns from the district
represented by the late Mr.. Perkins in
New York has inspired every democrat
of any prominence whatever to aspire
to political honors. There seems to be a
feeling general among the ''unterrified'
democrats that no matter what Office
may be In the balance all their candi-
dates will win in the coming elections.
The impression has gone abroad that
Mr.. John Gill, who represents the fourth
Maryland district in Congress, will not
be q candidate for nomination, owing
to ill-health. AS a result Of this i'm
preston there are in the field already five
candidates-some receptive" some "logi-
car' and some who are frank enough to
say that they want it. Those who have
have rods "set" for the congressional
lightning are State Senator ]. Charles
Linthicum, Deputy States Attorney Eu-
gene ODunne, former City Solicitor Will
liam Cabell Bruce and former City Coun-
Gilman George Stewart Brown. The fifth
is no less q parsonage than Mayor J.
Barry Mahool.
The mayor does not say that he is a
candidate, and he does not say that he
is not a candidate. He is much in the
position of a man who is "sparring for
wind" He has received an intimation
that the city organization will not sit up
late at night in an effort to find argu-
ments to induce him to be candidate
r. 49,
put up to the mayor and he was in
formed that his friends were quietly en-
cheering q boom in that direction he
said: II have never given the subject
the slightest consideration, and 1, Of
course. cannot say what I would do In
such q case without considering it and
without having the honor offered me
from some authentic source"
Mayor Can Quiet the Waters.
Should the mayor decide to enter the
lists for the congressional nomination It
would clarity the political situation in
the city to a wonderful degree. 1t is
we'll known fact that the Mahon ma
chine will bend effort to defeat Mahool
in the primaries should the mayor de-
eide to stand for denomination. The
mayor has made no effort during his
term to conceal the fact that the in
f1uence Of Mahon did not count in the
parceling out of patronage at the city
hall, and he can only expect the antag-
onism of The machine if he decides to
enter the running for the mayoralty
chair again.
It Is generally understood that the city
organization will keep hands Off in the
congressional primary, and will line up
solid behind the candidate who proves
himself able to win out in the free
for-all' fight. There are, therefore, five
probable known candidates in the event
that Representative Gill decides to re-
tire. To this list must be added an
other. one who will early In June an
nounce that he is in the race. While
this gentleman has been mentioned for
a number Of political Offices. he has
resolutely declined to accept minor port
folios when offered him. This man, who
will make known his candidacy in no
uncertain terms, has already perfected
a good working organization in every
ward in the fourth district, and at the
outset of the primary night will present
a formidable front.
Third District Lineup.
In the third district the democrats will
have another array Of Candidates in the
primaries. They are State Senator
Charles p. Coady, James A. McQuade
and Gen. John B. Schwatka, with the
chances in favor of Gen. Schwatka. Mr..
McQuade was a member of the last house
Of delegates and won out on a labor
democrat fickot