The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-01-07


of the Mayor and the Governor was
at once abandoned, and the first re-
self of the new policy vas the ap-
pointment of Mr.. James Hodges to
position coveted by number of MIR.
Whyte's intimate friends. But Gov.
Hamilton has gone further than this
In unequivocal language he has told
his friends that he intends hereafter
to appoint no man to office unless ne
is satisfied with that mans sympa-
thy with his policy. The two men,
bers of the Board of Directors of the
Penitentiary to be appointed in Feb
uary are 20 be Hamilton men, and
the Governor does not conceal his
purpose to effect the removal of War
den Wilkinson, and which, it is
known, Mayor Whyte's friends par
iicularly desire to avoid.
Governor Hamilton has been told
that Mayor Whyte desires Mr..
Wilkinson's retention, but that made
the Governor even more earnest to
accomplish his removal. DIR. Milton
N. Taylor is mentioned as one of the
directors to disappointed in February
and the other vacancy will be filled
by another pronounced o. l.. D.
The war of the factions has begun in
earnest; but what commentary
this is upon the strange changes
brought about in politics In the
last two years Hamilton and Whyte
fought side by side against the man
ayers. Now, Governor Hamilton is
arrayed both against Mayor Whyte
and the managers, and determined
to wage the double contest to tri-
umphant issue. The Hamilton men
attribute unworthy motives to the
ex-senator for declining to support
Mr.. McCosker; but those who know
Mayor Whyte best are satisfied that
only his desire to avoid entangling
alliances and to serve the public in
his present position prevents him
from taking an active part in polit-
ical contests. Strange to say, the
handful OF city members in the legis-
lature of 1880 who stood by ex-Sena-
tor Whyte in the darkest days of his
political struggle have grown cool to.
wards him, and some of them are
even going SO far as to charge him
with coalition with his former ene-
mics. But this is denied by the ex.
Senator's friends, and in the absence
of positive proof to the contrary, Mr..
Whyte's statement asserting that he
will make no combination with
his late opponents must stand as con-
elusive.
One of the mutual friends of Ham,
ilton and Whyte. who. for the last
two years has done good work in
cementing the friendship between
these two leaders. finds himself in
strange position. He recognizes that
his occupation is gone, and he will
carry no further me ;sages of love and
esteem from one to the other.
Through this gentleman Mayor
Whyte has been informed that Gov
ernor Hamilton has broken off all
friendly relations, and that Hamil-
ton, and not Whyte, men will be
appointed to offices in the Governors
gift. Once last week the mutual
friend" yentured, in the presence of
the Governor, to refer to q possible
reconciliation, when Mr.. Hamilton
declined to hear of anything of this
description. The Governor proposes
to fight his battles single-hand. 1t
will be war to the knife, and the Gov
ernor states that he is not afraid of
the struggle.
General Bradley T. Johnson is aid
ing and abetting his Excellency in
this contest. 1--WE will fight on this
line if 1t takes us all winter" says
the General. "Our registration bill
will be passed, and if it is not, the
people will want to know the reason
why. The only objection that can be
made against our bill is that il is too
fair. We give both sides an even
chance, and the same number of judi
ges and registers to each party.
Why shall one party have all advan-
tage over the other in the number of
election and registration officers ?
Why should the Democratic party
have larger number ofjudges than
the Republican party? Ifycu wan:
a fair election, there can be no objec.
ton to giving the Republicans an
equal representation of these Offices.
1t is the fairest bill that can possibly
be devised" General Johnson SUBJ
mitted the bill to Mayor Whyte a
few days ago, and after hearing the
latter's comments on it remarked /:
Governor Whyte, either this regis
tration bill is passed or none at all.
l will button-hole anybody to secure
ifs noscaUo I will ovnloin tho lii |