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Show AMENDMENT WHOLE THING. Maryland Democrats Divided, Republicans Re-publicans Likely to Win. HADTIMORE. Nov. 6. Though the campaign cam-paign in Maryland practically olossd Saturday Satur-day night nn far us public mcetlnss wen i n cerneil. tho lcud is and parly workers In th-city th-city wurds nnd In the counties spent a busy day In giving the finishing l.,u. lie-. .. th.- Hull anangemont for tomorrow's hattle Today's morning and afternoon papers wore replete with fer lil addresses to voters, all being devoted de-voted to tho proKsel amendment to the Constitution Con-stitution tu bur illiterate voters, particularly in r. . . Campaign Is Bitter. To such on extent has this IsSUS monopolised public Interest that another proposed Hint-nd-ment to secure Rood roads In tho Stale has hardly been mentioned and the legldathc- nnd local candidates have received scant attention. I! Is ngreed that the campaign over the suf-frsge suf-frsge question has ben one of the most exciting ex-citing und bitter In tho history of the State, the Democratic party, especially In Baltimore i . ing squarely divided into two factions, the pro-amendment forces being led by Senator Gorman and the nntis by senator Raynor and i.ov aril. Id. with tho U -publican - united under the leadership of Secretary of the Nay Boniuarte Republicans Confident. Tonight the chairmen of the Republican and Dem04 rati. Slot- committees predict victory for their respective parties, thouifh on account of the Democratic division the f-elln of confidence con-fidence Is much more apparent among the Republican Re-publican managers than with the Democrats. Republican h.ilnnan Hanna maintains that the sufltage amondment will be defeated hy 25.0. majirlty. Chairman Van Dlor declined to namo a Ilg-ure, Ilg-ure, but expressed confluence In tho adoption of the amendment and the ejection of Stato Comptroller, the only Mate otllce to be tilled. |