Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-01-01
TROUBLE IN THE CAMP.

FROM the Baltimore papers of this morning
VS. learn that there is trouble among the r.ler,
OF Baltimore city. The Councils of Balti more
met on Saturday evening last to act upon tn,
Mayors nominations for agents of the Nc
Donough bequest, and officers of the Waite,
department, when Messrs. Brantz Mayer and
John Spear Smith, who were named as agent,
OF the McDon ugh bequest, and A. P. Win.
chester, as President Of the water commission
were reject 1. messrs. Mayer and Smith are
TWO OF the n'os' respected and intelligent citi
sens ct Bft,imore. Mr.. Winchester ia the
late Superin ter dent Of the Baltimore and Sus.
quehanna Railroad:
Inc sun says, thai early in the afternoon,
prior TO the meeting Of the council. q cancns
Of the Know-Nothing' members WIS beIS - =.
me chamber Of the second branch, all with
Two or tnree exceptions, being present The
nominations were here examined critically
ana politically, and no small degree of warmtb
vas manifested by several leading members Of
me dominant party Some were objected to
Generally az unavailable and unpopular; and
10 was understood that another obisction was
On ,ne aHegeo ground that former political di
visions were not sufficiently reearded-nine
OUT OF ton nominees having formerly been
Nnles. And still another ground of complaint
was tnat the mayor had overlooked or disre-
garded the claims of other parties who had
oeen pressed by their friends for the severe.
sitosuons Ihere was also an objection in the
MINDS OF several members because it was
MArged tnat some of the nominees we're not
members Of the Know Nothing lodges or
Organization. The friends of the mayor
.noognt 1t unjust to censure him for exercising
ais onclai rights, and that it was impossible to
SIauly all the applicants or their friends, the
places being too few in number"
The Clipper in noticing this matter saws:
mayor Links having been elected by the
"'srscon party in opposition to Mr. Thomas
tne democratic (or Forsign) nominee, it wa.
we THINK, but reasonable to suppose, that he
would select persons for public stations who
NOT only possessed all Of the requisite qualif
cartons, but were slso members mot eleventh
nour members) of the party that placed him
tn ms present. official posstion.
In the case OF one of the two Commission
ers who vas rejected, it is currently reported
not only that he spoke contemptuously of the
american party, few days before the las,
9Ieonon, but actually voted against Mayor
links The Council, being fully aware of
me mes ABOVE facts, very properly refused to con-
are ever placed In tho same position again.
fney will do their duty msnfully''
80 We see that, with all the profession to the
contrary, Baltimore is still to be controlled BY
PARTY.
We are told that Mayor Kinks is man of
nerve, and has said that he is not to b. gov
srnsd by any party or clique in performing
the duties Of his ofice. He expresses deter
mination to call around him the best n,sn, it
matters not what their party predictions are.
If he perseveres in this determination be will
become the most popular mayor Baltimore ha.
ever had, and be fully sustained by the oeo.
PIE, who, if be wishes it, will re-eIect him bv
An immense majority.