Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17
HARD BATTLE AHEAD
German Will Have No Easy
Victory in Maryland.
REPUBLICAN CHANCES GOOD
Party Appears to Be United in
Goldsborough's Cause
DEMOCRATS WHET KNIVES
Cannot Be Lined Up Solidly in Sup
port Of Primary Nominee
for Governor.
REPUBLICAN CHANCES GOOD
DEMOCRATS WHET KNIVES
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BALTIMORE. Md. September Is, 1911.
TIC rrruhlicans have more than
f.htine chance to win II the coming
s1IhelnatariaI election. While the party
= On H. surface. united and in splendid
n orcauiZed shape. there are those with
m the party councils Who assert that If
Cold horouea is defeated il will be due
to nett> i,alousies within the party or
rsniza ion
ft j. well known that there is a large
clcmrat among tho INDEPENDENT or PRO
greSStye democrats that Will not get be-
mud German. In fact several pro-
uouncri leaders have already announced
their intention Of supporting the repuh-
licau nominee.
II, republican campaign was practical
Iy opened Thursday last n Cambridge.
when Goldsobrough and his running
males Sapcr and Cunningham. were
formally notified OF their nomination The
issues On which the campaign will be
fought were clearly defined by the can
diLateS They are the crooked" election
fdwS. extravaganza ON the part OF the
legislature. and ring rule as cNemplifled
Il the Mahon regime. The republicans
Viii bring prominently To the fore the
Injustice. worked in the Wilson law coun
ties and the record II expenditures ny
tia last general assembly. The fact that
tie city m,.yltiuc. controlled by sonny
Aahon made possible the nomination,
viii also bc played NJ prominently.
Democrats on Defensive.
Th,. democrats, it will he readily seen.
Will lie placed upon the defense at tine
outset And added Id this handicap is
hat i from being
harmonious. especially in the counties.
The vote polled by Blair Lee in the coun-
Ties demonstrates bcyound the shadow of
a doubt that United States Senator Smith
aa~ lost his grip i'll party control, ana
taat the organization backing III the
counties does not mean victory today, as
II did in the past. While il Is true that
senator Lee has announced his inten
ion of supporting Senator German and
die entire ticket, il does not follow thdt
Lee can swing all tine progresSlVeS on 10
Lie German handwagon. Many in the
counties voted for Lee in the primaries
because they were opposed to ring rule
and those same voters will carry their
opposition To the polls November :.
1t is this condition of affairs which
is causing the democratic chiefs much
concern in the state. In the city, TOO,
the conditions Will not be much better.
Mayor Preston Will be compelled. un-
der the terms Of the city charter. TO
make his appointments at least one
month before election day. And when
The city plum tree is shaken sore
ness" among the politicians is sure TO
follow. for the reason that many Will
be disappointed because there are not
enough jobs to 60 around.
Apathy Among Outs
In the primary the ''ins' were work
ing for German. because they wanted
TO stay in. and the outs were work
TO get in. When election day rolls
around there will be no incentive for
The outs. and on their part there
Will be general apathy. Bitter feel
lnss are sure 10 follow changes that
are to he made in the city hall and
the party managers realize that they
are up against the most serious con-
dition within the party that has con-
trunted them in years.
Then. again, there are charges OF
fraud and corruption in the recent
primary in connection with the nomi-
nation for the office of sheriff and
the grand jury is now probing into
the allegations made by the candidate
Tor sheriff who was defeated OF the
face Of the returns. and who now
CldI that all the votes cast for him
were not counted
Taken all in all. ut the outset of
the campaign the conditions are not at
al bright for democratic success The
democratic managers today are not
SaugUine as in the DAYS preceding the
primary. German himself is fearful of
the result in November. and there are
gloomy forebodingS heard i'll the plac
where the little ward leaders con
EreSate.