The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-06
OLD-1|ME VICTORY
Due IN MARYLAND.
Chairman Vandiver Sees German
Elected Governor by From
5000 to 10000.
NATIONAL AID IN FIGHT
Chairman Mack Holds Out
Tempting Bait of Convention
for a Victory.

Baltimore. Md, November 5-To the
thur r. German. Democratic casIida,c
for Governor. and Phillips Lee Colds
borough. Republican. look about even
as the campaign closes. General Van
diver. the veteran Dempcra,ic STATE
chairman. who knows personally pretty
nearly every Democratic voter in the
state, hgurss OF; uid-iime Demo
cratic majority anywhere from 5.UvO
to 10000. Chairman hanna on the
Republican side. is merely predicting
victory Tor the State ticket by Il. sac
and sure majority.
Judges oil the supreme bench OF Bal
timore city, snerIa and Judge OF
the State Court OF Appeals are to be
elected. but outside OF the Shrcvalty
contest The absorbing interest is in the
>tale hGht Inc very name OF German
in campaign stirs up the politicians
IN Maryland as no otncr name could,
and If ne DE elected Governor II means
return to GormanisIn in Maryland,
with the Old guard OF the Organization
again III control.
German seems 10 be a yeritaole polit-
zeal magnet lie has drawn to him in
the last two weeks several veteran in
dependent Democratic leaders, and
even Governor CrotncrS, who has an
taSonized the organization throughout
ms administrator, has climbed into the
German band wagon. In making a
convert of the Governor, German mas
..osrd mountain out OF his way and
has won the support of big bunch OF
anti organization Democrats, who arg
swinging into line with the Governor.
National Leader In the Fight.
Al the last moment in the great
contest, Chairman Norman E. Muck, OF
the Democratic National Committee. has
come into the tight lie has made
ten-strike for German and the entire
Democratic state ticket Baltimore city
and the Democracy OF the whole State
have been working hard all this year
TO get the Democratic National Conven-
ton next year. They cannot have it,
plainly in,imates Chairman Mack. un-
less the State next Tuesday goes Dem
ocratic. This declaration mas doomed
German stock tremendously.
Maryland is highly popular with
the Democracy OF the Union and is
undoubtedly very dear to its heart,"
said statement ~ Chairman Mack
the other day. The State has a spien-
did Democratic history and ,as always
been potent in the counsels OF the party
and the country. Moreover, IL was in
the city OF Baltimore that many Dem
ocratic Presidents were nominated by
the national conventions of the party.
II is only natural. therefore, thai the
Democracy OF the whole county Is
watching the course OF Maryland this
year with the deepest interest
Every one knows what great
stimulation the Democratic victories
last year in Maine, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut. New Jersey. Ohio. New York
and other doubtful States gave to the
Democratic party everywhere. II such
states as Maryland and Kentucky were
to turn Republican this most criti-
cal moment. II would be a severe blow
to the Democracy OF the wh Die country
"a blow at its hopes and prospects fol-
the coming year.
Beginning NJ Next Years Battle.
IL they go Democratic next Novem-
Der IL Will intellectually aid US in the
coming Federal tight The contests of
1911 In the several states are really
the opening engagements of the mighty
battle OF 1912. This being true, IL is
entirely reasonable to conclude that II
Maryland abandons the Democratic
party this fal'. and, on the eve of the
presidential election, takes her place
in the Republican column when all
the doubtful and many hitherto Re-
publican States are wheeling into the
Democratic convention, ii they survive
such an event at all, will becoti> ex-
tremely slim.
The national Democracy will hardly
want TO nominate it's candidates for
President and president in a DEM
ocrauc state freshly placed in Repub-
lican control. ON the other hand, the
election of MIR. German and the DEM
ocratic State ticket in Maryland will be
gratefully hailed by the Democratic
party throughout the country Us on
opening victory in the approaching
Federal fight, and go far. no; only to
preserve the favorable attitude of many
members of the national committee TO-
ward Baltimore. but will proba bly, WIN
additional votes in the committee for
the city