The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
BALTIMORE LETTER
RaI.lmore. Ma. Nv. y. Lols


be better. The victory could not be
more complete and thus MARYLAND Demo-
CJa,S have a right 10 feel proud. No
State mas surpassed 1t. In Baltimore city
the Democrats carried twenty Of the
twenty four wards, while in the counties
th-v swept nineteen OF the twenty three
counties 1t was Wilson and Marshall
everywhere and the Democratic candi-
dates for Congress and Judges ran abreast
with the ticket
Because OF the sweep, there Is credit
enough 10 give every Democrat and every
man who assisted in the campaign d
share, bun both in the city and the coun-
ties the organization leaders and workers
deserve most OF it. They were the men
and forces who managed and conducted
the Campaign. They had charge of the
precincts on election day. and practically
everything which was done during the
campaign was under their direction and
supervision. The organization Demo-
Gratis. however. are not gloating over the
victory. All they want is their lust and
fair share As was expected, efforts are
being made in certain quarters 70 belitte
the part thu organization played in the
contest. This, however, was not done
" l.
ing was said Of il until after the election
The efforts, however, are falling on deaf
ears. The people of Baltimore and Mary
land know who managed the campaign
and they are highly commencing the or
sanizsuon leaders and workers,
One Of the leading factors in the city
campaign was ayor Preston and every
organization leader and worker frankly
Z Ill IL
the results in Baltimore might have been
vastly different. During the early stages
OF the campaign. the local fight Jagged in
interest and enthusiasm. Futile efforts
were made by certain well known lnde-
pendents to wage the battle in MARYLAND
The rank and file of the party and the
public IN general did not respond to their
efforts. Realizing the seriousness of the
situation in the city, Mayor Preston took
hold OF the fight about three weeks before
the election. At his suggestion meeting
OF the Democratic executives, the Judges
and clerks of election and the precinct ex-
eCutives and workers was held at the
Academy of Music Concert Hall and the
organization was urged to take full charge
of the fight. 1t responded nobly. In a
few hours every organization man in the
city was on the firing line. Hundreds of
ward and district meetings were arranged
and through these interest was aroused
among the voters. The Mayor took the
stump, as did scores of other well known
Democrats and in addition every Demo-
Crat or Wilson supporter was asked to CO.
operate with the organization men, either
on the stump or in the ward and precinct
work. 1t was this activity on the part of
the organization which resulted in the big
! sweep in Baltimore. For this the organ-
zatlon is rightly claiming credit. As
party men. every member of the orgaH-
zatioa did his duty and would have done
it, no matter what may have happened.
but all that they are asking for and all
that they want is fair share of the fruits
! Of victory.
The most significant victory in Mary
| land was the redemption Of The Fifth dis
trct by the Democrats and mach of the
credit for this. too, goes to the orgdniza.
! ton forces 1t was generally known that
| Congr Geo. KONG and J. Charles
| LinthiCun would sweep their districts
| although it was not believed TIA, their
maiorlies would be quite as heavy as
! they are. Colonel Roosevelt ran second
/ for the entire State In the counties the
| President was good Sc ond. but his
Z county vote was more lhan overcome by
| the Roosevelt vote in Baltimore city
The bad run of the President IS a hard
blow to the Republican organization and
also to the influence and prestige OF Gov
ernor GOldSbOrough, the organization
leader in the State. and the man who led
the Presidents fight But for the fact
that the Republicans succeeded Ill hold
ing in line the heavy negro vote on the
Eastern Shore and in Southern MARYLAND,
the President would have run bad third
in the counties. The returns show that
Colonel Roosevelt polled vast majority
of the white Republican vote in the coun-
ties and this is also true in Baltimore.
The GoldSbogough administration,
which is not get year old, has received
a severe blow. Democrats never have
had any confidence in it. They know the
Governor. They know that he is poll
tician, A man who plays the game for all
it is worth and now majority of the Re-
publiCans have also registered their pro-
test against it, From now until the close
of his term the Governor will have the
most serious kind of opposition in his own
party, in addition to a solid and united
who deserted the President have already
| announced that thew propose to fight the
! Governor aud bis state machine. The
next big fight will be for the Legislature
next year and. while it has always been
| believed that the Democrats would win
control of that body, if the Republicans
split as it appears they will do the Demo-
Gratis will in all probabilities control both
branches Of the next Legislature by an
unusual majority. A State Comptroller
! will be elected next year and the Legisla-
ture will elect Treasurer. These two
officials control the Board of Public
| Works. one of the most important boards
! in the State Government and the Demo-
| Gratis will unquestionably retain their con
troll of the board. The next Legislature
will also elect United States Senator to
succeed Senator John Walter Smith AS
| yet the ProgreSsives have not definitely
! decided whether they will put up full
! State ticket of their own or whether they
will make their fight in the Republican
primaries. Some believe that they should
go back to the Republican party and try
to win control Of that organization, while
others advocate remaining out OF the prI-
maries and placing in the field a full Pro-
! gressive ticket This question will not be
/ settled for some months. In the mean
time. however, the Governor and his
| friends will probably use their efforts to
/ bring the Roosevelt forces back into the
/ fold They will try to deal and dicker
/ with them