Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16
VOTE NOT TO FUSE
Maryland Progressives Decide
to Go It Alone.
PLEASING TO DEMOCRATS
They Believe It Assures Their Con-
tinued Control of State-Race
for Senate.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


BALTIMORE. Md. February IL, 1918.
The progressive party declares it is
here in Maryland to stay There will
be no amalgamation with the republican
party. and the bull moosers will put q
ticket in the field every year for state
or municipal Offices This decision on the
part OF the progressives to stand alone
was reached at A conference held here
during the past week and which WAS at
tended by the leaders of the bull moose
movement in all parts of the state.
The conference ended with big Lincoln
day banquet and the leaders then went
to their respective homes to form ward
district and county organizations, and to
whip things into shape for state con-
ventfon of the progressives to take place
in Baltimore on March l..
The decision to reject all fusion plans
and stand separate political or
ganization was distinct defeat for the
Munsey wing by the local bull moosers,
which is headed by Col. Darlington, the
progressive national committeeman from
Maryland. 1t was by the same token.
a great victory for Col Baldwin the
head and front of the uncompronisng
bull moOsers, an dthe close personal and
political friend of the COMMUNICATIVE chief
of the Armageddon forces. Col. Bald win
Hdu (uC SuppoTt VI ICTUeF SeUdlOf w tl-
| lington and former Attorney General
Bonaparte and other bigwigs of the pro-
gress1vc movement i'll this state, and the
fusionists'' never had a ''look-in" dur
ing the entire conference.
Baldwin for State Chairman.
1t is generally understood that Col
Baldwin will be chosen as the state chair
man of the party and will thus become
the recognized leader of the bull moose
forces in Maryland. Col. Baldwin
| friends say that he will make good guber-
| material timber by the fall of 1915.
The republican leaders here take the
| situation philosophically. and content
themselves with the thought that the
progressive wing without the republican
wing Is just as helpless as the re-
publican wing without the progressive
| wing. The loss of state and city offices
will not come as a blow to the repubii-
cans of Maryland, for the democrats have
for years past had habit of capturing
all the offices worth while
The election of Goldsborough to the
subernatorial chair, it is conceded was
due to d fight within the democratic
party, and with the republican party rent
in twain the incumbent of the chair al
Annapolis will for some years enjoy the
distinction of being the last republican
Governor of Maryland.
The real big leaders of the republican
party here concede that the democrats
Will have walkover at every election
for years TO come, and are satisfied that
the men whom they accuse of having
wrecked the party will at least be out in
the cold with them. The pro.ressives
have not a ghost of a show to elect any
candidates to office, it is declared, for the
republicans will throw their strength to
any democratic candidate in preference
to allowing a bull mOOser to win out.
War to the End.
This statement comes from an authOr-
tatfve source, and it means that the re
publcans will war upon the progressives
to the bitter end; in other words, wher-
ever and whenever bull moose head
bobs up for Office the republicans will
whack It.
The democratic senatorships are stiii