Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-24

BALTIMORE, Md, OCTOBER Z5.-NoW
that both Senator Harding and Gov
Cox have been to Maryland and the
campaign has entered the home
stretch with little likelihood of
change of feeling or conditions. the
political wiseacres are beginning to
licans are bubbling with optimism
and claiming everything. while the
democrats have speeded up their cam
paign and assert confidence that they
have regained the ground lost early
in the fight
The republicans say that so far IS
the presidential race is concerned it
is only question of how big ma
jority Maryland will give Senator
this line of reasoning. they say that
if Harding and Coolidge carry Balti-
more city by 10000 or more, which
they claim is not an unreasonable
estimate. o. E. Weller, G. o. p. can
didate for the United States Senate,
Atwood, opponents of Representatives
Coady and Linthicum, respectively.
for reelection, have a good chance of
victory. OF the three democratic
representatives who are running for
election, Garville D. Benson. op-
posed by A. A. Blakeny. has the best
outlook. Even in their enthusiasm
the republicans admit that he will
probably go over. Representatives
Frederick N. Zihlman and Sidney E.
Mudd. republicans, seem sure Of re-
election, while the outcome of the
fight between Representative William
N. Andrews, republican. and I. Alan
Goldsborough. in the eastern shore dis
trict, is in doubt.
The democratic leaders claim
Il Inv Or
win in Maryland. which they by no
means concede, Senator John Walter
Smith may be reelected. The demo-
cratic leaders, in the face of personal
enmity toward Smith among certain
factions of the party, are centering
the state is normally democratic, be-
lieve they can push him through.
spell-Binding Mt Climax.
The speaking campaign in Maryland
reached its climax this week. A
marked increase in the number of
visiting orators, including members of
the Senate and House, was apparent
early in the week, warming up the
state for the appearance Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, respectively, of
Gov. Cox, Senator Hiram Johnson and
Gov. Coolidge.
The democratic leaders, mindful of
the wave of republican sentiment that
followed the visit of Senator Hard
ing several weeks back. lost no OPP
portunity to work up enthusiasm for
the Cox meeting at the 9Th Regi-
a big success. The impulsive fight
ing spirit shown on his speaking
tours by Gov. Cox worked up the
audience to high pitch of excite
ment, and, the democratic leaders
hope, will give the democratic work
ers renewed confidence for the balance
of the campaign.
Thomas S. Klinger IS the democratic
candidate for Congress in the fifth dis
trict. and Representative j. Charles
Linthicum. democratic aspirant for re-
election in the fourth. Representa-
tive William T. Stevenson of South
Carolina Joined T. Alan Colds
borough, democratic choice for repre-
sentative in the eastern shore dis
trict. in opening the campaign there
Mrs. Ada Smith Lang, congressional
aspirant in the fourth district, on the
socialist-labor ticket, and w. o. At
wood, republican, for Congress, in
ing of the just government league.
suffrage organization, the other night
Aside from the racket of brass band
and the roar of partisan oratory, the
league issue is being discussed be-
fore non-partisan clubs and other
civic bodies.
Many Democratic Meetings.
From now until election the demo-
Gratis are planning to hold one ward
and district meeting after another
without a let-up. The leaders express
confidence that the democrats are
gaining because of what they term
Senator Harding's Hopping and wig
Cling" around the league of nations
issue. Among these is Senator Smith.
no claims to see the old favorable
sentiment returning.
Men who have always been cynical
about the value of mass meetings in
a political campaign say that in this
fight they have been of inestimable
benefit to the democrats. Believing
that, they plan to hold as many meet
ings as possible.
While the democrats were in the
midst of their elation over the greet
ing accorded Gov. Cox, Senator john
SON of California came into town for
I a rally at the Lyric. The fiery-ton
following in Maryland, and his attacks
Upon the Wilsonian league of nations
were greeted with great outburStS OF
applause.
One of the unusual features of the
campaign was the appearance as
friends of the league at the Johnson
meeting of democratic foes of the COW
enant. The democrats have been TAX
ing great pains to prevent the public
from forgetting that such republicans
as Theodore Marburg, John NJ. T. Fin
new and DR.. William H. WEIGH are
in favor of the league of nations.
In order that western Maryland. the
republican stronghold of the state,
might not be overlooked in the flow
of oratory, the republican leaders had
Gov. Coolidge and his party of cam
paigners stop off at Frederick and
Hagerstown today
Resides these big headlinerss in the
national political show. many other
orators are being sent into the state
in the battle of national campaign
managers for Maryland's electoral
vote. Senator Ransdell of Louisiana
was in the state this week stumping
for Senator John Walter Smith.
Up to this week the republicans had
having devoted their efforts with