The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-01-25
The Egis and Intelligencer;
Bel Air. Md, January %, 1854.
LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS.
How the u. y. Senator was Elected The
Hartford Delegation Hartford
AppOiAtees.

Apprentices.
The most engrossing subject here, SO far, has
been the election Of II L. s. Senator to succeed
Senator Groome. This was settled on Friday
by the election of Judge f.. X. Wilson, aud this
matter having been settled the Senate has re-
scinded their order not to 90 into an election for
Treasurer and Police Commissioner before Feb.
9TH, and the two houses on Tuesday proceeded
10 elect John Milroy Police Commissioner, the
Republicans voting for j, O. A. Herring To-
day The election of Barnes Compton, for State
Treasurer, took place, the Republicans voting
for Capt VIM. F. Griffith.
The scene in the House of Delegates on Friday
was exciting beyond description, when the cleo
ton of Senator took place. The Baltimore aud
Hartford county delegations preclpitaled the
election when after hasty consultation they
agreed to try the effect of solid vote for Judge
Robinson. Their idea was if this failed to pro
duce any effect they would vote solidly on the
next ballot for Wilson. But Robinson having
received % votes on this ballot, his election was
possible if the Republicans would vote for him.
This was agreed upon at an Informal caucus the
night before, at Delegate RandalPs house In
Annapolis. Before the vote was announced,
Randall hurried TO the seat of Senator Moore
and said in an audible voice, "Now is our time,
upon which Moore Immediately arose and asked
TO change his vote to Robinson lie was fol-
lowed at once by Senator llodson and Delegate
Randall. Chief Clerk Moore was unable to find
Randalps name for some minutes, CD during
senators and delegates striving 10 be recognized
III order to change their votes, but the speaker
obstinately refused to recognize any one until
order was partially restored. Mr.. Silver of the
Hartford delegation was the first to change his
vote, which he did to Senator Groome, having
voted for him from the beginning. Mr.. Archer,
who voted for Groome mostly, changed to Will
sor. Mr.. Plowman, who followed the fortunes of
Judge Robinson, with one exception, changed
to Wilson, after Robinson's own delegation had
slampeded Mr.. McNabb, who had mostly voted
for Elk Governor Thomas, after the first ballot
when he voted for Groome, was the last of his
delegation 10 change to Judge Wilson. Our
Hartford boys produced quite ripple, on Thurs
day. when they voted solidly for Gov. McLane
Senators and delegates locked as if they might
ut any time be subjected to dynamite eXplo-
sion, and were ready to spring from their seats.
The appointees of Hartford are giving general
satisfaction here The Sergeant-at Arms, Mr.
MrNutt, is certainly very popular selection,
and has won for himself a host of friends here
already Some of the appointees are, however,
not adopts in photography. One wrote the
other day "Refured TO the Komitee on CLAIMS"
which was hard to find. But Hartford can not
claim this phonetic development. An Eastern
Shore janitor in the Senate was in search of n
pair of scissors to trim gas jet, having wasted
n box of matches in trying to light the wick, as
he thought, not having turned on the gas. MIR.
Arch. Wilson and EX- Sheriff Whteford are here.
will try to give you some of the Legislative
effort, next week. D. !. l..