Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-11-04

Satlstactin existing within the party
ranks of this or any Of the other coun-
ties, Democrats OF Maryland are pre-
pared to roll up an unprecedented ma
jority for Governor Woodrow Wilson
in the election tomorrow, and they
also have high hopes of electing all
six of the Congressional candidates.
This, despite the sanguine claims
made By the Republican campaign
managers, and those who have been
directing the fight of the Progress
sives in the interest of the election
Of Colonel Roosevelt as President.
The Democrats Of Anne Arundel
county are more solidly united than
they have ever been before. There
is not an iota of dissension in any
of the districts. Old scores have
been healed and the several leaders
have for weeks been working shoulder
to shoulder with the prime object of
getting out one of the heaviest votes
in the history of the county.
There is great enthusiasm through
out the nation on the eve of the cleo
tion, and every indication points to a
sweeping victory for Governor Will
son. Some of tie leading Indepen-
dent, as we'll as Democratic papers of
the country. confidently predict the
election of the New Jersey Governor,
though Republican organs. supporting
one or the other of the rival parties
are equally as confident that their can
didates will be elected.
Surface conditions in practically
every STAGE, however, point to Will
sons election not only by a record
plurality vote, but that he will also
receive an unprecedented majority Of
votes in the Electoral College, also
seems certain. In fact, everything
looks so bright as the campa ign
closes, that there is but one thing
left to be done, and that is getting
the Democrats to go to the polls and
cast .heir ballots.
Such a condition exists locally,
as well as elsewhere. District lead
ers iu the city today confidently made
the forecast that Wilson would carry
this county by a plurality upwards of
700, and they also predict that the
success of Frank o. Smith, the Con-
gre ssional candidate, by figures al
most as great. That this is true is
indicated by the break in the Repub-
liean ranks that will undoubtedly
throw many votes to the Democra tic
candidate.
Capt. John K. GLADDEN., Of this city,
who formerly directed the affairs of
the G. o. p, fell out of the ranks fol-
lowing his defeat for leadership IN
the last primary fight. Many of his
supporters followed his move. None
of the GLADDEN. people was present at
the Republican meeting last Friday
night, and they are open in asserting
their antagonism to the Regular Re-
publicans.
1t is believed. however, that they
will support President Taft, but it is
understood from reliable sources, that
they have deserted Thomas Parran, the
Congressional candidate, and will cast
their vote for his Democratic oppo-
nent. Not only this, many others who
have been regular Republicans for
years, have left the fold, and are sup
porting Colonel Roosevelt. Ever Y
vote for Roosevelt, therefore, will only
help to swell Wilson's plurality.
Candidate Smith will not only re-
ceive the full Democrtic vote of the
county, but that he will get many
Republican votes seems assured. Tom
Parran's popularity with the voters
of the county is admitted, but things
| are different now from the conditions
that existed when the late Sydney E.
Mudd came before the voters at the
biennial election and asked to be re.
turned to Congress. The successive
elections of Mr.. Mudd undoubtedly
were due to his receiving the votes Of
many Democrats.
| just few words of comparing the
county vote in former elections. Foul
years ago, Bryan carried the count,
over Taft by a majority of 72S, while
two years ago, Ray, Democrat, wor
out in the county over Parran by th.
small majority of IS. in the latter
election the ballot was large and com
| plicated, because of the many locs
candidates to be voted for.
While the Progressive and Rebub
lican managers of the State have Is
sued claims Of victory, with the hop,
of bolstering up their fight it is known
that in their own minds they are cog
infant of real conditions in this State
and know that Governor Wilson viii
carry it. In their contests they hav,
learned conditions throughout tn.
State, and with the Democratic rart,
solidly united and theirs split int
factions, they cannot expect to win.
| So far as the Democratic party /
concerned, it is better united than i
has been since the Cleveland cam
paign in 1892, and certainly nue.
better than it was four years ago
when Mr.. Bryan made notable fgh
in this State and succee ded in pollin
sabout I15, 200 votes.