The Washington times., 1911-11-05
MARYLAND RESULT
DOUBTFUL, PARTY
LEADERS PUZZLED
Republicans Hold Big Mass
Meeting in Baltimore and
/ Stir Enthusiasm.
By ]. FRED EssARY.


BALTIMORE, Md. Nov, 6.--Mary-
lands State campaign closed last
night with the Republican mass
meeting in this city. There will be
some skirmishing tomorrow. but the
big fight is over.
There is evidence today that the
Republican candidates regained some
Of the ground which they had appar-
emily lost when the Baltimoreans by
the thousands poured out Friday
night to shout for the German ticket.
At any rate many Of the Goldsbor-
ough leaders are again expressing
confidence in the outcome.
This has been one of the most ex-
traordinary campaigns In the history
Of Maryland. 1t has been complicated
by variety of unforeseen conditions
and has been one long series of per-
Dlextties to the party managers.
In the first place the Democratic
party, ordinarily ascendent In Mary
land, split wide open in the primary,
the first State wide primary of it's
kind ever held in the State.
Hard Fight.
The primary was close. The coun-
ties went overwhelmingly for Blair
Lee. and only the enormous majorities
In Baltimore city saved German from
defeat Much bitterness was engend-
cred by the fight and many Lee fol-
lowers openly charged that the Ma
hon machine in the city hrazenly
stole the election.
pesss wss sunl
Nulty, who had run Tor sheriff of
Baltimore against the Organization
candidate, began an investigation.
He found that In some precincts Of
ha pf hn ho q oil
vote. With q squad Of newspaper re-
porters In his wake he visited every
house in two of these wards and OBJ
tained affidavits from scores Of voters
was was all the evidence Of fraud needed
McNulty presented the facts to thu
grand jury and then followed one
the most startling revelations of po
American city. Scores Of ballot boxes
were opeped by the jury and syste-
matte series OF frauds found. These
were perpAtrated for the most part
by the Democratic machine of Balti-
At once the, whole city was in q
rage. Mahon, ned from Baltimore and
remained away Yor two weeks. Most
Of his lieutenantS did the same thing
dicteS sae the sfana jury
charging them with criminal offenses
which are publishable by from one
70 nve years IN the penttentIary.
They Forget.
These frauds further lessened Cor
mans chances Of election. The truth
IL. II the election had taken place {
month ago he would have been buried
IN an avalanche of Goldsborough votes
But the election was not held then. "a
whole month was ahead for reorganiziny
the campaign.
This same Democratic machine ha
wonderful recuperative powers.
city. and took command. His follower
took heart and determined to elect tn
machine ticket or bust" The fraud
exposed did not feaze them. They re
ali.ed that IL they We're. to be defeatet
politicians and spoilsmen.
About the same time, too, German dit
q number of spectacular things. H
went into court and demanded an in
mated him. He said that If he wa
chosen by tainted means he would re
sign from the ticket.
Then he began issuing interviews
which, by their frankness and force
won many people back to him who ha,
said they would never vote for a ma
chine-made nominee in Baltimore again
He followed all this by speeches whicl
were models of political shrewdness
son OF his sire, when 1t comes to politics
In the meantime the Republicans, en-
ter1ng into the campaign without genu
Inc hope OF success, nominated Phillip
Lee Goldsborough, collector, of interna
revenue, and known to the State onl.
~ Federal officeholder. He had n
opposition in the primary.
Chances Looked Good.
After the, primary. however. when /
became evident that the progressive
and reactionaries of the Democrati
party were badly split, Republican
chances of success began to brighten
Then came the grand jury Investigation
and the wave Of popular indignation
throughout the city and State. Thi
unexpected situation seemed simply t
hand the -governorship to the Republi
can candidate.
But Goldsborough has been unable t
favorably impress the people. He 1
personally and politically clean, but h
20 make use OF the instruments at hi
command. He has pursued a weak cam
paign.
The result of all this Is, that the gov
ernorshtp Is decidedly in doubt. N
man knows how the people will vote
The only thing that seems certain
that there will be clean election. Tn
two hundred or more indictments O
election officials is too fresh in tn
ed business this soon.
II Goldsborough is elected, therefore
be will get every vote that belongs I
him. II he Is defeated. there will b
none OF the usual charges of fraud.