National Republican., 1883-08-17
Tho Party in Maryland Utterly Demoralized by
Recent Events
The Indictment Of Mayor Whyte Great
ing Confusion and Dismay.
6Ov Hamilton's Friends Openly Threatening 10 Bolt
in Case He is Not Renominatod.
All the Delegates Thus Far Chosen are
Opposed 20 Him.
specidl Dispdfch.


able to carry the state at the election this |
fall, but since Gov. Hamilton has written his
letter exposing the state ring, and since Mayor
Whyte and the other members Of the board Of
fire commissioners of this city have been in
dicted for malfeasance in office, they havo
very little uueasiness as to the result Tho
democrats now appear to be working out the
salvation Of the Maryland republicans with
out the latter so much as lifting hand. The
party is now torn asunder more by petty
Jealousies than ever before, and If Gov.
Hamilton is not renominated there
is every likelihood that ho will either 60 over
to the republicans or work openly against the
ticket as his first lieutenant, ex-senator
Michael Bannon, is now doing in Anne Arun-
del, where he was turned down by the con-
venton, after making n desperate effort to
get denomination. Hamilton has sounded
the buglenote of the democratic reformers,
and what he has said undoubtedly means
that unless he is renominated SO that he can
pursue his policy-lamely inaugurated in 1880
and followed in 1882 almost as lamely-he
will bolt the ticket and turn the state over to
the republicans. Up to this time there seems
to be no likelihood of the anti-Hamilton men
yielding. They openly declare that they do
not fear his threats and do not want his sup
port. One democratic newspaper in western
Maryland has advised him to follow his
friend Bannon into the republican camp, and
declared that the party has had enough of
him during the past four years.
HAMILTON MEN TURNED DOWN.
Meantime the primaries indicate that the
managers mean what they openly say. So
far but six counties have chosen delegates to
the democratic state convention, which meets
here Sept. 10, to nominate candidates for gov
ernor, comptroller, and attorney general.
These counties are Anne Arundel, Allegheny,
Cecil, Carroll, Garrett, and Hartford, and all
of them have elected anti Hamilton delegates
to the convention. In four of these-Anne
Arundel, Allegheny, Cecil, and Garrett--the
Hamilton men made fight, were defeated
by rather large majorities, and in the
county tickets were scarcely given a
show. Anne Arundel was tho first county
to hold primaries swhere the state convention
delegates were involved, and here, as has
been stated, Bannon has bolted, and WILL so
republicans assert land democrats don't deny
it, hand the county over to the republicans.
in Allegheny the most bitter feeling exists and
friends of Hamilton and Hon. William Walsh,
who only got half dozen votes in the con-
ven tion for delegate to the state convention,
declare openly that they will vote against the
ticket unless Hamilton is ut its head In
Garrett the feeling is the same way,
and in Cecil the opposition to the
Groome influence, which carried the county
the other day, after a bitter fight, assert that
they will coalesce with the republicans, This
opposition in Cecil, however cannot be cred
tied to Hamilton men, as the fight was purely
local. In Carroll and Hartford counties,
where delegates have also been elected, the
influence was cast for local candidates for
governor-Hon. Charles b. Roberts in the
former and Hon. Horny w. Archer in the
latter-so that Hamilton has so far not gotten
delegate. There is no chance for either Mr.
Roberts or Mr. Archer to get the nomination,
and tho delegates from Carroll and Hartford
being unpledged, will vote for whomsoever
they please, except that neither delegation
can be induced to vote for Hamilton under
any circumstances.
THE DEMOCRATS DEFIANT.
So, by this, it will be readily seen that if
Gov. Hamilton has any hopes of getting to
the gubernatorial chair for another term, it
is high time for him to be doing something.
He has done what he thought best by writing
his letter arraigning the democratic party
and lauding himself, but the letter, instead
Of helping his cause, has injured
it. His letter has been disappoint-
ment to his friends, and is simply
a restatement of facts whicls he has given
over and over again to the public. But while
making him no more friends, it has made his
enemies angry, and, more than that, uncom-
promising The result will be that no con-
cession will be made to Hamilton, and that
the state convention when it meets will ut
torly ignore him and his triends-for he
stands no chance of getting majority of the
delegates-and dare him to do his worst.
That the granger governor will do this there
need be no doubt.
The outlook now is that the democratic
bosses intend to nominate Hon. Robert NJ.
McLane for governor, aud the slate, so far as
his name is concerned, is not likely to be
changed. All the delegates from the six
counties which have spoken so far prefer
him. Senator German is away Mt Saratoga,
apparently taking no part in politics, but in
a letter to a friend in Baltimore he denies the
sweeping accusations in Hamiitons letter,
and says they will be fully answered in due
time.
Friends of Mayor Whyte are trying to get
up II feeling OF sympathy in his favor, and he
las been openly talked of for denomination,
some of his friends claiming that by being
renominated is the only way he can get a
vindication.
Specfd Letter.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 16-Among the thou
sands of young men who nocked from
the southern states to Baltimore at the ter
mination of the civil war was James Monroe
Heiskell, grandson of the fifth president of
the United States. He hal served in the
confederate army with no marked distinction,
and when the elimination of the cause was
reached at AppomattoX he was utterly desti-
tute, with young and helpless family upon
MS ntluS bO MAINTAIN. lie haStened from
Virginia to this city, and through lavoring
circumstances was brought into contact with
tho Hon. S, Teakle Wallis, who not
only advanced pecuniary aid to the
highly connected Virgnian, but obtained
for him lucrative employment. In
grateful recognition of Mr.. Wallis's invaluable
assistance to him in his extremity, Mr.. Heis.
kell gave one OF his sons tho name Of his dis.
tinguished benelactor. At this period in Mr.
HeiskelPs somewhat romantic history there
was a bitter rivalry between Mr.. Wallis and
the Hon. William Pinkney Whyte, but events
so shaped themselves that the latter became
an ardent friend of Heiskell, and their rea
tives have continued intimate from that time
to the present. Through Whytes influence
Heskell was appointed to positions of profit
under the city government, and when WhytC
was made United States senator Heiske
accompanied him to Washington and enjoyed
the bounty of the senator until the latter;
term of Office expired. Through some mystic
riousmanipuatiOn during Hayess incumbency
of tho office of president Heskells name was
sent to the senate for confirmation as pay
master in the United States army. Such men
IS George w. Childs, of tho Philadelphia
Ledger, Benjamin Harris Brewster, NC, Wig
orously urged the confirmation OF Heiskell
but ii so happened that Gen. john A. Logan
got trail of Heiskel's antecedents, and iorel'
bly, demonstrated that before that " Ill
advised nomination Of Mr.. Hayes could re-
ceiyo the sanction of the senate, 10 was lndls