The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-01-14

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around that the managers had decid
ed upon change, the dissenting
voices were very few and scarcely
audible. The bosses. on account o.
the peculiar complexion of the Sen.
ate, found themselves compelled tt
throw one of the officers in the upper
house overheard, but their political
attachment to him was so great thai
they determined to remove all
rather than to sacrifice one and lei
the others retain their places. 1t is,
perhaps, too early to predict wheth.
err this stroke will prove advanta-
geous or otherwise to those who
planned and executed it. They sue.
ceeded in placing in good positions
politicians from counties which are
either Republican or against the
managers. But while this may
strengthen them lin such localities
| (Which is rather doubtfuD, they have
lost the reputation of remaining tue
to their friends; for candidates for
office who are misled into travelling
to Annapolis and engaging board for
three months in advance, on the
strength of the promise that they
would be appointed, and then End
themselves stranded, are not Likely
to place much confidence in the f-
ture pledges of those who had duped
them. Some of the candidates be-
came pacified when told that it vas
all done "foP the harmony of the
party" Mayor White stated tc one
of the most prominet of the city
members, who called on him prior
to taking the train for Annapolis on
Tuesday. that the House w0uldmake
the greatest mistake if it turned
down Chief Clerk Kidd, wh> had
taken no part in the political fights.
and who nobody wanted to see de-
feated. But Mr.. Kidd had to 60 with
the rest. for the sake of "hsrmony
and REFORM"
The managers appear Just low to
have everything their own way, but
they will have to proceed very eau
tiously if they intend to keep the
ascendancy in both houses. The Nc.
Coskerproposit on regarding the state
printing. which has produced such a
shock in certain quarters, will be dis
posed OF next Tuesday satisfactorily
to the managers. Mr.. McCosker
committed an error in allowing his
message TO the Senate to go over un.
til Tuesday. The leaders of the
REGULARS" appear to be assured that
the matter will be disposed of with
out trouble that day. AS soon as
the message will come IN a substi.
tute will be offered directing the
Committee on Printing to inquire as
to the lowest price at which the pub
lie printing can be done, and to re-
port without unnecessary delay. The
leaders of the Democratic majority |
expect that enough votes can be
secured to carry this proposition.
Nearly all the city members VINO
voted against reference last week
will vote the other way next Tues.
day. One of the city delegates stated
yesterday that many who had voted
against reference did so in order to
express their Indignation at the BRO
,eedings of the caucus, when the
members had no choice but to vote
or the men who had previously been
iecided upon by the leaders, Some
)f the county members will vote i'm
he same way they did last time, but
is not thought that Mr.. McCosker
VIII carry Il sufficient number of
members with him to carry out his
'lan. The Committee on Printing
viii report that after looking over
he field they have ascertained that
he printing for the session can be
lone at S35, 900, being reduction of
3,OOo. Their report will he adopt
d, with possibly an amendment re-
ucing the amount to a still lower .
CURE, and a public printer will then
e elected, as usual.
The advocates of Mr.. McCosker's
roposition are not idle. They ex.
ect to formulate public opinion in
ivor of the measure, and a number
the o. l.. D.s' We're at work YES. G
'rday urging the holding of a pub.
c meeting to endorse Mr.. McCos c
err and the members of the House Q
no voted with him against the ref. !
'ence of the message. The meeting .
to be held in one of the large halls t
the city, and number ofspeakers j
e to attend. Whether anything
i'll come of it remains to be seen. o
'cretary Briscoe was in the CITY yes d
rday, and consulted with quite a C
amber of the o. L. ID. leaders. He Il