The citizen., 1913-09-12
BALTIMORE LETTER.


been supported by the Democratic or
ganization will sweep the city in the pri-
maries held on Monday. Political OBJ
servers and workers, men who have been
actually connected with political cam
paigns for a number of years, predict
that the victories Of the organization
candidates will be more decisive than
they were in the few recent contests
when all of the men backed up by the or
ganization wese nominated. 1t is fact
that the Democratic organization is much
stronger today than it has ever been in
the history of Baltimore City. 1t is very
strong with the people and this is due to
the efficient and business like admlnistra
ton of Mayor Preston, combined with
the excellence of all the Democratic ad-
ministrations, both city and State.
Ever since the present leaders of the
organization have been at the helm the
organization has been growing steadily
stronger and much stronger in the
city. Its first important primary fight
was the Preston and Mahool primaries
and in that contest it carried eighteen out
of the twenty-four wards. The Mavor,
it will be remembered, was nominated bv
majority close to 1000 and received
over 10000 votes. Following this pri-
mary came the German and Lee pri-
mary and in that contest the CITY organ
ization, which supported Senator
German, carried all save one ward IN
the city and won all of the candidates
that it had endorsed. The next primary
contest was the Presidential primaries
and in that battle the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives, Champ Clark,
who had the support of the city organ
ization, and completely swept Baltimore
City. He not only carried every ward
in Baltimore, but lost only few pre-
cincts. In all of these contests, the same
men who are fighting the organization
now were opposed TO it then. They
were also backed up by the anti-Demo-
cratic newspapers and the same forces
and elements which consistently fight the
Democratic organization and the men
who have its support In each successive
primary the organization has redoubled
its strength and the party workers now
believe that its victory in the present con-
test will even over shadow the Wilson
Clarke primary result.
Not only has the Democratic organiza-
ton endeavored to strengthen itself by
aiding its friends to give the people
an honest, efficient and capable admins
tratlon, but it has by work built itself up
in the minds and hearts of the rank and
file of the party. 1t has broadened out
so as to take every body possible within
the fold of the party. 1t is fact that
there are fighting in the ranks of the
organization IN this contest by hundreds of
men who opposed it in the recent pri-
mary campaign. Most conspicuous
among the Democrats who heve return
ed to the organization is former Mayor I.
Barry Mahool. For years Mr.. Mahool
was regular organization Democrat and
helped to win many battles of the organ
izatlon. He was against the organiza-
tion in the MavoIalty contest in 1911 and
remained outside of the breastworkS of
the organization until this contest. 1t
will also be recalled that he vigorously
opposed the organization in the Gorman-
Lee Gubernatorial primaries and again
in the WilsonClark Harmon Presidential
primaries When Mr.. Mahool fought the
organization he was lauded by the anti
Democratic newspapers and bv the mug
wumps and the reformers But lust as
soon as he returned to his friends in the
organization and indorsed the regular
Democratic ticket, then Mr. Mahool i'm
mediately became the "enemv," of the
people and is denounced bv the same
elements and forces which had praised
him SO highly in his anti organization
fights. Mr.. Mahool is one of the MANY
well known Democrats who have be-
come tired of the methods of the anti
organization and anti-Democratic ele-
ments and has returned to the organiza-
ton, to help it to nominate men who
can be overwhelmingly elected, and who
when elected, will help to perpeluate the
Democratic party in both this city and
the State.
Seldom in the history of the State has
the Democratic organization hned up
behind stronger and more CAPABLE
ticket than it is behind this year. From
top to bottom, the ticket is composed of
men who are exceptionally well qualified
to fill the duties that they aspire TO, and
most of them have strong and enviable
public records, the kind that all well and
honest thinking people will endorse with
their ballots. Not one word of fair or
just criticism can be raised against the
men on the organization ticket They
by far overshadow their opponents on
the alleged Progressive Democratic ticket
and many of whom are unknown even
to their neighbors. In fact, with one ex.
ception, the anti-Democratic newspapers
and their allies are not personally prais-
ing the anti-organzation candidates and
neither are they assailing the men on the
regular Democratic organization ticket.
They realize that their campaign would
be so ridiculously weak. if they urged
the nomination of the anti-organlzaton
candidates on their fitness and qualifica-
tionS and they also know that the public
would not tolerate anv campaign of per-
sonal abuse heaped upon the organiza-
tion candidates. Thus the anti-Demo-
cratic newspapers are now raising num-
Der of side issues and they are trying to
put its favorites through by really keep
ing its candidates under cover and at
tackIng the organization as a whole and
not the candidates who have its support.
Man to man, it is readily admitted by
every fair observer that the organization
candidates in each ward and for each
nomination is far superior in intelligence
and ability to his antl-organization oppo.
nent So far as the organization is con
cerned there is not even a break in the
line. Every leader and worker is on
the firing line. and it is predicted that the
organization men will sweep every pre-
cinCt.
The fight for the control of the organ
lzalion is being ged by the same ele-
ments and it will meet with its "Water.