Evening star., 1916-11-06
LOOK FOR HUGHES
TO GET MARYLAND
Republican Managers Believe
Split Among Democrats
Assures Victory.
FRANCE MAY BEAT LEWIS
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, November 6.-The
eve of election day finds the democrats
in wrangle and the republicans pull
ing together in a solid phalanx. Thus
conditions today are just the reverse
of four years ago. At that time the
republican party had BEEN split in
twain by the nomination of Roosevelt
on the progressive ticket. Four years
ago Wilson polled 1854 votes in this
state, Roosevelt, 57,7s9, and Taft, 1886.
1t will be seen by these figures, which
are official, that the progressive-repub-
lican combined vote was greater than
the total democratic vote.
Then, too. it is not at all unprecedent-
ed for Maryland to go republican in
presidential years, the state having
been carried by Mckinley in 1900 and
by Taft in 1908. In the election of
1904 Roosevelt secured one elector. 1t
is clearly evident upon this showing
that Maryland can be classed as
years Therefore. with the republican
party reunited and hundreds of promi-
nent democrats bolting their own
party. it is reasonable to assume that
Maryland will this year be carried by
the republicans.
Dr.. France Looks Like Winner.
DR.. Joseph I. France, the republican
candidate for the United States Sen
ate, looks like a winner over Repre-
sentative Lewis, as the city democrats
are making no bones of the fact that
the democratic candidate will be "cut"
in Baltimore, one ward worker assert
ing that they hoped to make the ma
jority against Lewis 10000" There is
no gainsaying the fact that the state
and city democrats are at one another's
throats. Chairman Loden Of the city
committee asserts that no money has
come from the state committee and
that none is wanted from that source.
1--WE will get the money from hard
worked city employees said Loden to-
day. but the state crowd Will have
reckoning with US next year
The money from the state committee
for use in the city has been given to
Frank" Kelly, a rival democratic or
ganization leader, and the state lead
ers are looking to Kelly to deliver the
votes Tuesday.
Chairman TAFT of the republican state
committee, in his election forecast,
claims the state for Hughes and Fair
banks He says: This verdict in favor
of good citizenship. as represented in
the republican standardbearers. will be
rendered by counties and city alike"
The chairman then predicts the cleo
tion of Zihlman in the sixth congress
sionaI district, by one of the greatest
republican votes in its history"
Says Single Tax Hurts Ralston.
Mudd, he claims, will carry the fifth
district. where the farmers Of that
section do not take kindly to the radi-
cal views of Mr.. Ralston, particularly
his belief in the single tax on land
only" The forecast concludes: "Our
party is completely united. 1t will
cast its full vote for our ticket, and
gith the support of many liberal
minded citizens and independent demo-
Gratis, we e-.pect to carry both city and
counties next Tuesday"
Chairman Wade of the democratic
state committee claims that the Presi-
of Maryland. asserts that Lewis will
be elected to the Senate, and that the
democrats will hold their present rep
resentation in the lower house at Wash
ington.
Republican City Chairman Hanson
issued "A brief statement, in which he
said: THE republicans of Baltimore
city are united and working q. man.
We are in splendid fighting shape, and
the indications are for ringing VIC
tory for the whole republican ticket in
Baltimore city"
Sees Big Majority for Wilson.
Democratic City Chairman Loden's
statement asserted that Wilson will
carry Baltimore CITY by an oyerwhe I'M