The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-01-24
DOINGs AT ANNAPOLIS.
Tho Status OF Mr.. whyte-The Political
Outlook In Both Houses.
AxxAroLis. Mp., January 2.


after March 9th. 1881. Is TO succeed U. s. senator
Whytc II may DC set down by the Hon. Chas. u.
Roberts. Hon. Andy Banks, and tho public gen.
orally, that Whyte will after that time DO buried.
lie Is politically rs dead Julius Caesar. Some
OF his friends believe In q resurrection. They
fancy that whyte may DO allowed TO run for tho
Lower House Of Congress from the Fourth district,
and may DO allowed TO defeat Mr.. Mcl.ane, and
may be able to reconstruct the political raft on
which Slater, Mckewen and the whole whyte
party have been hoated toward the Fortunate
Isles. IL amt at all likely that whyts will DO
able 10 reconstruct tho raft. lie may not desire
To do 50. lie may have lost confidence In the men
who betrayed him SO basely in the reccu, Sena-
torial fight. lie may know that his most reliable
followers Left him for good aud all when he to
Tighten his vessel threw overheard McKewcn aud
liarig and Joyce
Mr.. Whytc was the soul Of that combination
which for years has corrupted and ruled the Dem
ocratic party in baltimore. Tho uprising Of the
people in 1876 alarmed him. rs IL did Mr.. Latrobs.
and both of them have since been trying 20 make
IL appear that they did not desire that Democracy
should be dominated by the roughs. They have,
n little too ostentatiously, been shaking the men
who do the dirty work Of politics, and now their
power has LETT them. They have not the conf
dOncc of the better class of citizens and the roughs
won't follow their orders rs in the years gone by.
The State politicians felt that they would have to
crush whytc or he would ultimately make IL too
to fair election last fall. They rallied the
Democracy Of the counties and months ago u was
obvious that Mr.. whyte had not the ghost Of
chance of reelection to the Scnatorship. His let
ter was n trick and his opponents shrewdly took
advantage oft Many Of Mr.. whyte't support
made IL the preext 10 join the forces Of gener-
ais who were in the field. Mr.. why,c still hoped
that his respectable mercantile friends would pull
him through. lie. to conciliatc thsm, threw over
board Joyce and Mckewen and lIarig. lie deter
mined to have monster mass meeting that would
have Immense weight with the Legislators at An
napolis. but the stars Tough, against this modern
siscrara. There was u caucus Mt Annapolis and
grand mercantile banquet ON tho same night rs
the big meeting. The men who had been Mr..
Whyics most efficient captains had been cooled
by his disregard of their interest when IL seemed
O. stand in the way Of combinations for his own
advantage. Mr.. Stevens. Mr.. Raynor aud others
began t. feel that Mr.. Nhytc was ready at any
time to sacrifice hi. right bower. Mr.. Mekcwcn,
through whom he had made Mayor Names ap-
pninimrnis. The Whytc boom lost force Mr.
Iindlay was asked To speak At the big meeting
bu; hi. voice failed. and the main speaker at the
Whyic meeting was Mr.. Why;c himself and the
aIniable Henry Clay Dallan. who for nearly de-
calc has been fooled into hopes Of support at every
election for some high office and then thrown over.
board by his manipuat"r. The big meeting was
simply y funeral.
Mr.. whyie would like to rise out Of the grave
and smitc his conqucrors. Will they allow him 60
d" Il? They may not trust Mr.. whyte. They
know that hc has been bitterly revengeful lie
would be II no special TO them in Congress-
lie might have chance 10 rcud some who had
buried him. Like Rchieu. they tricl all means
10 cuncilatc. and failing in that. they determined
To- crush him. and the chances that they will
keep him crushed. They may not desire tho :e-
election of the pompous. cold boOded and most
unpopular McLanC, but there plenty Of men
who would suit them better in Congrcs. than Mr..
Nhyic. There is the keen. adroii and able Hon.
+. J.. Stevens. who IL popular in the district:
there i Mr.. Finllay. who is stronger man than
Mr.. Whytc IN the hustings OF anywhere else and
n rea! good fellow there i. the eloquent AMI saga
c.uu. lsadur Ratnur. one Of the beet lawyers at
the baltimore bar: there j. the representative Of
the historical BuHapar;c family who would really
like Z" :" Co congress. i man Of ability and
cpulI spend money in the campaign there H.
possibly the old war horse. Tom Swami. who in
Congress. though we'll gone in years. could do
more tor Baltimore than almost any other man,
and there are host .: other men who would be
w!lin: To 60 Co Congress. There il no necessity
for sending Mr.. WHITE. lie would still be u dis
iurbinI element in state and city politics. There
are enough clouds ahead without Mr.. Whyte's am
billions and reyenges. lie i. man Of ability
lie; him bc buried decenily in q grand Law practice
1t !. not certain that Gov. Hamilton and the
Legislature will get along with entire harmony.
II j. not sure that Mr.. Latrobc's ambitions can be
gratifed. The Governor seems TO act the part Of
the bull in the china shop ani smash things. Ills
programme may be GubcTnaiorial honors for four
YEAR. thon q re- election and during his second
term contest Tot the success snrship TO Mr.. Cor
man.
Mr.. l.a;robc is said To- have been promised an
other term Of III" Mayoralty and then the Gov
c!norshp. lie Ia, made y very pleasant, respect
able Mayor. whose message shows that he has
juiiciously used the report. Of his subordinates,
lrs
GoveTuur nj any time.
The readers of the tNIoN need not expect the
sweeping reform, that have been predicted
The tobacco Inspection. and the hay scales, aud
the grain weighing, and the cattle scales. AMI the
oyster navy will not be swept GU, Of existence
There vii! certainly be come reforms, but We are
not Co have the millcnisIn during the aiminisira-
ton Of GOV. Hamilton.
The representatives Of Baltimore county have
not vet offered any bills or indicated the pro-
grainHc that they intend 10 follow. They seem
very quiet respectable gentlemen and attend close
ly to all tina; i going forward bu, cannot be ex-
pec;cd 10 make much VI stir ia the waters Of
legislation. They are waiting for tho invasion Of
Annapolis by the advanced guard Of the tax.pay-
crs party -; Baltimore county who are expected
60 come down here loaded with petitions, memoir
ais, bills and remonstTances. Then the represen-
;aiivcs of Baltimore county will come 10 the front.
Dr. Hebb. chairman o:the Democratic Executive
Committee Of baltimore county, thinks that his
services 10 the party are worthy Of pay and wants
TO be made Tobacco Inspector. His claims are
engineered by the Hon. II. Clay Ridgely. who
don't think there j. to be much change in the
Tobacco Inspection system. The idea Of appoint
ing Tobacco Inspector from = county that don't
grow pound Of tobacco for market is n little
funny. II is not however necessary TO drawing
the salary tina; one should know the difference be-
tween tobacco and cabbage leaves.
Banks has been here TO make Crout keeper Of
the Eastern Hay Scales, rs informed your read
before. but for that and the other hay scales
there lots Of baltimore county patriots apply
ing; and there is no end TO the truly good men
who after the place Of the cattle scales.
Nothing has been dene this week 20 further the
scheme OF annexation to increase the number Of
city taxpayers. The city delegation 10 = unit for
il. and ii tho city don't dictate to the rest Of the
State IL will not be without n vigorous effort on
their part. They have determined that their in
dividual judgments are 60 20 for naught when the
will Of the majority is known. This simplihes leg
islation very much. The baltimore delegation
feels. however. very sore just now at the sending
here by the City Council of u special committee
headed by Dr. Thorn, . very respectable Virginia
gentleman. 20 watch and manage them.
There is in the House n bill which inter.
ssts q good many people. Il refers 20 the for
eign insurance companies Of which there are q
good many operating in the State. some Of them
strong and some weak, but most Of them. unlike
our home companies, rcsor,ing TO the trickery Of
inserting in their policies many covenants that
in ninety nine out of . hundred they can
evadc payment IL inclined. and TO prevent per-
sons noticing these covenants when taking out
one insurance and paying the policy the covenants
written in very small and close rather illegbe
type. The result Is that many persons who sup.
pose they are insured. have really no recourse II
they sufferers by FIRE. To prevent this fraud
the bill referred to requires that the whole policy
of such companies shall be printed in the size %
type used in printing the laws Of the State.
The bill in relation TO the Chesapeake Bank 10
90 extend its corporate existence as 10 close NJ
and settle It's Affairs II has been q sort of Bai,i.
more county institution and has been strong In the
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