Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-09
Campaign for Mayor Opens in
Baltimore.
CANDIDATES ON THE STUMP
Both Preston and Timanus Promise
to Avoid Mud Singing.
MAHOOL BACK IN THE FOLD
Present Mayor Joins Ranks Of Rival
Who Defeated Him in the
Primary Election.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April S-The mayor
atty campaign opened in earnest to-
night, when James H. Preston, the
democratic candidate. addressed a
meeting of the Young Mems Demo-
cratic League.
E. Clay Timanus started just twenty
four hours ahead Of his rival. having
opened his campaign in East Balti-
more and continued campaigning to-
night.
Both candidates announce that they
will set fast pace and that it will
be in reality a whirlwind campaign.
Mr.. Preston's address was confined to
affirming the declarations of his pri-
mary platform. He said that he stood
for a business administration and that
he would be mayor in fact as we'll
as in name; that he would devote his
energies toward the wants Of the whole
city and that he was the candidate of
no one man Or set of men.
The heavy artillery Of the democratic
party will not be unloosened until next
week. when a mass meeting will be held
at the Lyric to ratify the primary candi-
dates, and Mayor Mahool, the defeated
candidate, is expected to preside.
candidates on the issues of the campaign
will be one Of the features, and Senator
ISidOr Rdrner and other prominent demo-
Gratis of the state are expected to be
among the attractions.
Planning Extensive Campaign.
While the city central committee will
plan the principal meetings for the cam
paign, a number Of other bodies will have
a hand in the fight. A general campaign
committee Is being selected from the old
Preston committee, combined with a num-
Der of Mahool supporters who have
pledged themselves to the party's choice.
In addition to this committee. which con-
tains more than 100 members, the Young
Mems Democratic League will play an i'm
pOrtant part Other workers are now en-
gagged in preparing plans for the organi-
cation of a Business Mems League, which
will have quarters at % Saratoga street,
and the city committee will locate at the
EutaW House.
Mahool supporters and the champions
Of minor candidates continue to call on
Mr.. Preston to assure him of their sup
port, and the successful candidates and
the organization leaders are all predict
ing that party harmony never exceeded
among the democrats will be shown dur
ing the campaign.
The republicans have some good cam
paign material and will go back to news
paper files and quote Mayor Mahool,
who said some weeks ago that he had
entered the primary only because the
ring" had put up Mr.. Preston as q
candidate as unfit for the mayoralty. The
supporters of Timanus claim that Mahool
will find 1t hard to explain why Preston,
who was declared unfit before the pri-
mary, is the logical candidate now.
One thing. however is assured. There
will be no mud singing in the campaign
now on. Both Mr.. Timanus and Mr..
Preston have declared themselves on this
point and the public will not be again
compelled to pass through the nauseating
democratic campaign of the month past.
Timanus Stands on His Record.
Mr.. Tmanus in his address tonight re-
ferred to his record at the city hall,
drawing attention to the fact that he
became the mayor of the city at the
most trying time in its history-imme
diately after the great fire Of February
Z and 8. 1904.
Mr. Timanus referred also to the fact
that the big improvements now under
way-the sewerage system and the new
docks and piers-were started during his
administration. He promised that if
elected, he would give the people of
Baltimore the best that was in him and
that the taxpayers money would be ex-
pended in a judious and business way.
While the republicans are counting on
the support Of thousands Of democrats for
their ticket, the democrats are equally
confident of converting" the same num-
Der of republicans.
Regardless Of this condition, however,
the democratic leaders today claimed a
plurality Of 10000 for Preston in the
general election and then set out to full
fill this prediction.
At first devoting their attention to flnan-
cial and business circles, a couple of we'll
qualified representatives Of the organiza-
ton spent this morning in eliciting posi-
reported practically an unbroken lineup
of the democrats, with an encouraging
smattering OF republicans. Every line Of
enterprise will thus be invaded and
is vo5e
next month