Evening star., 1911-08-20
LOOKS LIKE G0RMAN
Said to Be in Lead for Demo-
cratic Nomination.
SUPPORT OF CITY BOSSES
Organization in Baltimore Back of
Senator Lees Opponent.
MARYLAND FIGHT Is WARM
With Primary Election Only Ten
Days Off Mudslinging Seems
Inevitable.
SUPPORT OF CITY BOSSES
MARYLAND FIGHT IS WARM
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, August H. 1911.
The primary election is just ten days
of and the campaign is warming up to the
point where a little mudslinging seems
inevitable. Gov. Crothers, who is in
the Lee camp, is rakinge Mahon, the
city boss. fore and after in his speeches
in the counties. and former Gov. War
field is severely arraigning. young Cor
man in both the city and counties. Rep
resentative Talbot, the generaiissimo OF
the Lee campaign, however, is very
temperate in his speeches, and has not
yet gone any further than to assert that
many of his party friends are dead set
against Gorman.'' and that he fears de-
feat in November If German should be
the party candidate"
The German campaign thus far has
been upon lines that may be termed safe
and sane. The Howard county candi-
| date has not injected any personalities
into his speeches. but the persistent at
tacks being made upon him by Crothers
and Warfield will, 1t is expected, result
In broadside from German at the mass
| meeting to be held at the Lyric the
coming week.
The German leaders are today asserting
| that their candidate will have a sweeping
victory in the primary and that out of
the 12S votes in the convention German
will have from 81 to SS delegates, which
will insure his nomination on the first
ballot. The leaders point to the fact
that German has behind him every big
chief Of any Importance in every county
save five and that the city machine is
lined up solidly for him.
Predict German Victory.
These leaders claim that German will
carry the four legislative districts of
Baltimore city and the following coun-
ties: Allegany. Anne Arundel. Calvert,
Dorchester. Garrett, Hartford, Howard,
Kent. Prince Georges. Queen Annes. Som
erset, St Marys, Talbot, Washington,
Wicomico and Worcester The machine
leaders, in addition. claim that German
will secure enough delegates i'm the seven
other couuties of the state to bring his
vote to eighty-eight on the initial bal
lot. The betting is all in favor of Cor
man, odds Of two and in some cases three
to one being laid on the Howard county
senator.
The leaders in the Lee camp are not
making any definite claims, but assert
soon win out 1t Is known that the Lee
adherents are not at all encouraged over
the outlook in the city, because of the
fact that it has not been possible to get
of the city wards. The Progressive
Democratic League, which was organized
by W. Cabell Bruce, and whose work is
being directed by Warfield, is slowly GO
ing to pieces. The beginning of the dis
ruption came this week, when a half doz-
en- of the most prominent leaders, in
oduding Bruce, resigned because the
league had issued circular letter at
tacking German. Other designations are
expected to follow, and this break has
caused great concern to the Lee man
ayers.
Rayner's Illness Hurts Lee.
The illness of Senator Rayner has also
come as severe blow to Lee, it being
conceded that Rayner on the stump
would prove a tower of strength to the
Montgomery candidate. Crothers, too, has
failed to keep the administration forces
In line for Lee. many of them having
openly deserted the governor and gone
over to the German camp.
In nutshell, the situation may be sum-
married. by stating that every vote get
ter" is with German in the coming fight
and that Lee is surrounded only by the
leaders who play to the galleries." but
who cannot deliver the votes on election
day.
The republicans appear to be well sat
isfied with the situation. They contend
that the defeat Of Lee will split the party
wide open and that German will be
knitted to such an extent in the general
election that Goldsborough, the repub-
lican nominee, will win out handily. The
party leaders assert that perfect har-
mony exists throughout the state and
that Goldsborough and the rest of the
ticket will poll the full party strength.
This vote, plus the dissatisfaction in the
democratic ranks which will follow the
defeat Of Lee, will be sufficient to put
the republican candidates in the winning
column