The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-10-10
BALTIMORE LETTER.
Baltimore. Md. October 8, 1918,

Baltimore, Md. october 6, 1918.
The Democratic State campaign open
ed on Monday. October 9th, with a big
mass meeting at Chestertown. Follow
inc the campaign will be started IN every
precinct in Baltimore City and every
county in the State and will be waged
most forcefully until election day. he
sneakers at the Chestertown meeting
we're State Senator Blair Lee, candidate
for the short.term United States Senator
shin. Mr.. Emerson c. Harrington, can
didate for State Comptroller; Mr.. {. {.
Mapruder candidate for Clerk OF the
Court of Appeals. and Mayor Preston.
Elaborate preparations had been made
by the Democrats OF Chestertown Tor
the meeting and there was a record
breaking crowd in attendance. a num-
Der OF large county meetings will be held
in different sections Of the State the
coming week, and Just as soon as the
supplemental registratian for Baltimore
Civ is completed a series OF meetings
will be held in the City of Baltimore.
These meetings will be under the au-
spices Of the State Central Committee of
Baltimore City, OF Which Mr.. Daniel ].
Loden is Chairman. Both City and
State Democrats will be asked to address
the local meetings and everything posi-
bic will be done to arouse the interest Of
the voters. Speakers Of national repu-
tation will be asked 10 come to Balti'
more City to speak.
The campaign really opened on Tues
dav. September goth. at the Hotel Rem
merit. when the three State nominees,
Senator Lee, Mr.. Harrington, and Mr..
Tor,,o1l,, r,ntifiad IF
their nomination. Democrats from all
sections OF the State, together with the
members of the State Central Committee,
gathered at the hotel and the notihca-
ton was a grand success. Every faction
and fragment of the party was repre-
sented to the fullest extent. Conspicuous
in the gathering were men who have
been rather inactive in Democratic pol
tics in recent years, but who are now
enthusiastically behind the ticket. These
men were welcomed most heartily by
the regular organization leaders and
workers and will be given all OF the en-
enlargement that is possible IN their et-
forts in this battle. The presence of so
many representative elements OF the
party. conclusively shows that throughout
MARYLAND the Democratic party is united
probably better TODAY than it has been
for many years. The recent primary
fight appears to have strengthened,
rather than weakened the candidates
This is due to the fact that it was clean
cut, fair play primary, about which there
was not the slightest suspicious OF fraud
or of any unfair methods. At the notitl-
cation meeting there were scores OF un-
successful candidates in the recent pri-
maries and all of them openly declared
that they were ready and willing to do
all in their power for the success of the
ticket. Following the notification, the
State Central Committee met and re-
elected General Murray Nandiver as
| Treasurer, in compliance with the Cor
rupt Practices Act. 1t is the purpose Of
the committee to hold frequent meetings
in Baltimore, so as to be able to keep in
tonch with the campaign.
Another evidence of the solldity Of the
| Democratic party and its general
strength is shown in the new supple
mental registration. In the first two
| DAYS Of the registration, the Democrats
on utilization, have gained nearly 4,ooc
votes. This is very significant and The
situation is being closely watched by the
! Democratic workers. On affiliation Bal.
timore City is fast becoming an over
Whelmingly Democratic city, but pas
experience has shown that while the
| Democrats lead by vast majority on al
fiation, these majorites do not mater
ialze at the general elections. Efforts
will be made to ascertain the meaning Of
this tremendous majority on utilization
and to see if its methods cannot be
adopted tie secure the solid Democratic
affiliatian vote being cast at the general
election The registration in Baltimore
has been in the hands of the regular
| ward and precinct executives aud the
party organization leaders declare thai
these men have done most admirable
work. They are paying particular atten
ton now to the revision, when all OF the
parties do all in their power 10 have
stricken from the books the names ofany
voters who, 1t is believed, are Illegally
registered. The details Of registration
are in the hands of Mr. James w. Lewis
of the Sixth Ward He is assisted in the
work by large corps Of clerks On the
regular registration days the municipa
EMPLOYEES, under the leadership of The
regular precinct and ward executives
pay great deal of attention to the regis
tration in their respective communities.
Mr. Thomas Parran, the Republican
candidate for the United States Senator
ship. has become somewhat annoyed
by his stand on the local option question
Some weeks ago, after Mr.. Parran haC
announced his candidacy for the Unitet
States Senatorship, he declared for loca
option and gave many reasons why h
believed that the bill should be pu
through the Legislature. Then Mr.. Par
ran started out on hunt for votes anc
naturally he came to Baltimore City
He found that his Republican friends
and advisers in the organization, and th'
very men upon whom he depended TO
the strongest kind of support, condemn
ed his stand on the local option question
They openly told him that it would cos
him hundreds OF votes in Baltimore Cit,
and in some of the nearby counties
They then showed Mr.. Parran that 70
every vote that he would gain because O
his local option advocacy. he would los
two votes in Baltimore City and in Ger
tain counties 1t is most amusing to fol
low Mr.. Parrans explanations as to VIII
he declared for local option. He is say
ing that he is not for prohibition, and es
pecialy for Baltimore City. He is dodg
ing the issue as much as possible, but h
has been put upon record and the Re
publicans who are hostile to local optlo
knov and will emf Mr. Parran Further