The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-02-18
On the Ragged Edge.

on the ragged edge. Cover Hamilton
is anxious as to the confirmation OF
his appointments Mr.. Cotton regards
his election to the presidency of the
canal Senator German is taxed to
prevent Mayor Whyte's increase of
political power and Mr.. COlton's
election to the canal presidency
| Mayor Whyte is awaiting the verdict
Of the people on the municipal APP
pOintments. and the state and city
office-holders tremble with fear lest
the gubernatorial and mayoralty
green.bags should turn them out of
place and power. This is not happy
condition of affairs for politicians, but
to add to their annoyance, the sit
uation is daily becoming more COM
plicated. 1t was stated in last Sun.
days american that Il breach between
Senator German and Mr.. Cotton was
imminent, and that Mr.. Cotton would
find this out before many weeks have
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politicians were startled at this report,
but Mr.. Cotton has reached the same
conclusions, for he admits in private.
that though the canal presidency had
been promised him by Senator Cor
man, there is much doubt whether he
will be Mr.. Germans successor. But
this is not the most extraordinary
development of the present cam
paign. On Friday last the political
magnates were thrown into excite
mint by the report that Governor
Hamilton and Senator German had
been closeted together for some time,
and there were conjectures as to what
it all meant. Those who saw the
two as they left the Governors pri-
vate room at the State House say
that both were in excellent humOr.
Of course, the avowed object of the
conference was 'canal business :" but
two political opponents of the stripe
of these two gentlemen would scarce
~ have spent so much time in the
discussion of routine matters. 1t is
more than likely that the canal was
one of the subjects under cOnsidera-
| tion, and that the presidency of the
big ditch was preached. Mr.. Cor
man is willing that Governor Ham
ilton's wish regarding the canal
presidency shall prevail, provided
that the Governor names Cuterbridge
Horsey for the place. In that event
Messrs. Compton and Heating will
support the Governor. 1t just hap
pens, however, that the Governor
is not so ready to follow where
Mr.. German leads. Senator German
wants the Governor to forget the
dead past, and look to the living
future. This is not because he loves
Governor Hamilton more, but be.
cause he loves Mayor Whyte less.
To clip Mayor Whyte's aspiring
wings, Mr.. German is willing to
unite with Governor Hamilton. The
Governor has been a sore affiictiOn to
"the close corporation" which in tine
last six weeks has been quickly dis.
solving partnership; hut Mr.. Cor
man is satisfied to endure it two
yea. six years longer-if necessary,
rather than see Governor Whyte
WELD the gubernatorial sceptre, and
thence replace Mr.. German in the
Uuited States Senate. There looms
up in the distance, before the vivid
imagination of Mr.. German, the
probability of Senator Whyte's eIe-
yatiOn to the gubernatorial chair, and
the present junior senator from Mary
land is willing to link temporarily
his political fortunes with those of
Governor Hamilton, and if need he.
re-elect Mr.. Hamilton, if he can sue
coed in keeping down Mr.. Whyte.
"You owe nothing to Mayor Whyte,"
Mr.. German can almost he heard
saying to Governor Hamilton. "You
know that he could have aided you
very materially in the election of one
of your friends to the state treasury
ship. But he did not do it. Why,
then, hesitate to take up the cudgel
against him? Why cannot we renew
the friendship of 1869, when we aided
in your election to the Senate? This
is time when we can be of great adj
vantage to each other. / shall SUBJ
NIT my resignation as president of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to
the stockholders March Dist. We
will listen to all the suggestions you
may make on this subject, and Though
l do not know the feelings of Messrs.
Heating and Compton on this matter
flor have a delicacy, to discuss it
with them), I am quite sure that
either one of them would not for one
moment hesitate to vote for your old
friend, Mr.. Horsey, for canal presi
dent. There is no use of carrying
political enmity too far. We want