The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
DEMOCRATS HOLD
LARGE MAJORITY
Maryland Leaders, However,
Fear Overconhdence and
Fight to Poll Full Vote.
G. o. P. In GAME FIGHT
Republicans Believe They Have Good
Chance to Elect Representatives
in Three Districts.
G. o. P. In GAME FIGHT
Special to The Washington Heald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Baltimore, Oct SL--The 1914 cam
paign has virtually closed. Next Tues
day the voters Of Maryland will elect a
Federal Senator and six Representatives
The voters on the whole have refused
to become excited during this cam
paign and the greatest fear of party
leaders is the possible stay-at-home vote.
The European war, the lack OF national
speakers and the fact that the voters
of Maryland have become surfeited with
elections are jointly responsible for the
apathy.
Leaders Are Worried.
Throughout Baltimore City and in
every Congressional district except the
Sixth, the Democrats have a large affilia-
ton majority in the registered vote This
fact, however, is causing the Democratic
leaders some uneasiness. for the registra-
ton figures have been published broad
cast and this may result in overConfi-
dence on the part of many Democratic
voters who may feel that their votes are
not needed. The Republicans have re-
fused to become discouraged by the
announcement that they are the minority
party. The G. o. P. leaders say the
Republican party in actual affiIlation
has been in the minority in many past
campaigns and still has succeeded in win
ming elections. The declined" or un-
affiliated vote always plays a large part
in Maryland campaigns, usually to the
extent Of swinging the balance TO a
definite result.
The Progressive leaders frankly ad-
nit that they have no hope Of elect
ing any of their ticket unless Col
Thomas S. Hodson should come through
a winner for the short Congressional
term in the First district. The Repub- |
licans indOrsed Col Hodson's candidacy |
by refusing to nominate against him.
Game Fight by C. o. P.
The Democrats, of course, are claim
ing victory throughout the State, first.
because of the majority in affiliation.
and, secondly, on the arguments that
Maryland is normally a Democratic
State and that the voters are more than
pleased with President Wilson's admin
istration. They also claim an advantage I
through now having possession of all
the offices TO be voted on with the
exception of the judgeship, which was
only created by the legislature recently. (
The Republicans, in the face of an af- /.
filiated majority against them. have
made game fight, Centering their at
tacks on present business conditions
which they lay at the door of the ma
tional Democratic administration In the I
tournaments they refuse
to cOncede the election OF a single Demo-
Crat, but they claim the best chances in
the Third, Fifth and Sixth districts The
best prospects for a G. o. p. winner are
in the Sixth, where the Republican
registration affiliatiOn is more than 1000
in excess of the Democratic strength.
johnson Has Good Chance.
In that district David J. Lewis the
Democratic incumbent, and State Senator
Frederick n. Zihlman are battling. Both
candidates have made active campaigns,
and il is in this section alone that the
voters have taken real interest in the
election results Both sides admit that
County. the home Of both can
will be the battle-ground.
Senator John Walter Smith and Col