The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-02
BALTIMORE LETTER.

AlklOuSll lEdhLlllS AlldA hliC lCNAAO-
cratic candidates will be greatly benefit
the Democrats OF Maryland propose to
make their campaign irrespective Of the
Republican, factional fight. They will
conduct an aggressive campaign, pre-
senting the issues clearly to the people
with the hope Of convincing them that
their candidates should be elected upon
their own merits, qualifications and fit
ness and not because of the dement's and
divisions in the Republican ranks. The
party workers do not want to carry the
State through any default of the Repub-
leans. They want to sweep both Taft
and Roosevelt off their feet in this State.
No one doubts. not even the most ardent
supporters of both the President and
Colonel Roosevelt, that Maryland will
cast its eight electoral votes for Gov
ernor Wilson and Governor Marshall.
The candidate who receives the highest
number OF votes in State gets the
vote OF that State in the electoral college,
and il is conceded that Governor Wilson
will BY far poll the highest number OF
votes in MARYLAND. but what the workers
want to accomplish is for Governor VIII
son 10 carry MARYLAND by a decisive and
overwhelming majority. They want TO
poll many thousand more votes than the
combined votes OF both TAFT and RooSe-
vel,. This they expect him to do, and
thus win a clean straight victory in the
State Of MARYLAND. With the party
united as it is throughout the State. 1t is
declared by some OF the party workers
that Maryland will give the Democratic
, ticket this year a majority OF about
twenty thousand, which would be an
overwhelming victory.
The Democrats are naturally pleased
over the bitter Republican fight. They
are perfectly willing for the Republicans
! to slaughter one another, and while they
will view the Republican massacre with
| qualification, they will not allow their
own fight to lag 1t will be made with
the same vim and force as though the
party was only facing one, instead OF
two. common enemies. The Democrats
| know that the Republican factonal fight
! in Maryland has resolved itself into one OF
seeing which faction can poll the highest
number OF votes and not one OF beating
Governor Wilson in the race. The
latter. they know, is but forlorn hope,
and thus the aim of the Taft forces will
be to poll more votes than the RoOse-
welt people, and the Bull Moose" party
will tight to beat President Taft. In
other words the real fight in the Repub
lican party is one for second place. The
Republican factional fight in Maryland
will be re-fought in the State primaries
next summer and the faction which
polls the highest number of votes this
year will unquestionably have some adj
vantage in the next primary contest
The talk of a new leader for the Will
son campaign has again subsidized. This
| discussion. which WAS started by the
! forces and interests usually arrayed
against the Democratic party, was ser
| ious mistake and was appreciated as
such by the original Wilson men of
| Maryland. They from the beginning.
have wanted the fight managed BY the
regular party leaders and when the dis
cusson started they lost no time in ex-
| pressing their views. Those who started
| it evidently desired to create discord and
! diSSensions in party in which harmony
rcigned supreme The original Wilson
men in this Stale have already offered
their services to the State Central Com
mittee and they will be accepted with
pleasure. There will be enough work
for every Democrat and everybody will
be called upon when the first gun is
fired. Wilson clubs will be organized
throughout the State and the Wilson
men, CLARK meu. Harmon men, Under
wood men and all others will be asked
to ION them, not as factionists, but as
Democrats Interested in the success Of
the ticket These clubs will be able
to do much effective work.
After weeks of historical effort TO
induce a crowd to come to the so called
mass convention. everybody being III
vited, regardless OF race, color, or pre-.
vious condition of political sentiment,
and small aggregation OF erratic and
dissatisfied individuals gathered at the
Empire Theatre a few days ago, and
after session OF about two hours dura
ton. organized the Bull Moose" party
IN Maryland and elected set of dele
gates to attend the Chicago Conven-
ton. The organization was attended
with much confusion and considerable
bitterness of feeling, but the inevitable
steam roller appeared and the new party
was set on its feet. There was much big
talk and some little excitement attend
ant upon several disputes among the
delegates, but no enthusiasm except
when the name OF Roosevelt was men
toned. and this invariably evoked bowls
of delight. This convention had fitting
meeting place. whose name is typical
OF the head of the party and its rank as
theatre admirably suited the crowd who
gathered there. The upshot of the reso-
luuons was that the party in Maryland
waited on the party declarations to be
made in Chicago, and thus the little
farce was ended.
Most satisfactory progress is being
made on the Jones Falls boulevard, and
the contractors are working very hard
to get this improvement completed be-
tore next winter. The improvement is
one of the best and most Commendable
that has been undertaken for number of
years. For generations Jones Falls
has been an eye sore. This slow. dirty,
sluggish stream, which flows almost
through the center OF the city, has justly
been criticised by the Baltmoreans as
well as visitors When Mayor Preston
assumed control he found that arrange
ments had been made TO sewer the falls
and to convert il into boulevard, and
thus making a driveway from North
Baltimore to the river front. The Mayor
was thoroughly in sympathy with the
project and he lost no time in getting the
work started. He has kept watChful
eye on it, both as Mayor and as
member Of the Sewerage Commission.
Gonoperss ScOraS WRIGHT