Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-07-14

specuHaalOms or.she Opposition ON ahe
POltcal situation.
From the Sunday Harald.

Speculation % She 0pRoalsaOn ON the
From the Sunday Harald.
Mr.. Compton wants to be returned
to Congress this fall from the Fifth
district. and subsequently to be
elevated to the gubernatorial chair as
the successor to Governor Lloyd.
His ambition is a laudable and ma
tural one, but its consummation de-
pends upon too many contingencies
to be looked forwarded to with too
great degree of certainty. Beyond
all peradventure, the aid of Senator
German and the powers at his COM
mand will be invoked in bis interest.
How potent this influence has been
in the past is evidenced by the sue
cess of all those who have pinned
their faith to Mr.. German.
That it will be as patent by the
time that Mr.. Compton starts out on
the road to Annapolis is at least pro-
blematical. 1t Mr.. Compton should be
defeated for the nomination for Con-
gress when the convention assemblies
this fall it will throw damper on bis
future aspirations. 1t has long been
an open secret that DR.. George Wells,
of Annapolis, cherishes no love for
him because OF bis violation of faith
in not making the doctor collec-
tor of internal revenue, now held
by Colonel j. Henry Sellman. This
appointment was conceded to Comp
ton and was, without doubt, promised
TO DR.. Wells, who as soon as be found
that he had been deceived turned his
guns against the ring In Anne
Arundel, and defeated them in close
and bitter contest. No man can beat
DR. Wells 10 Anne Arundel He has
twice put Mr. Bannon to rout, and
DR.. Wells has said that Mr.. Compton
should not have Anne Arundel. He
tried bard 10 Induce State Senator
Edeli0, of Charles county, to run
against him for the nomination, but
be did not succeed He then gave it
out that be would run himself, but
was dissuaded fromit by his immediate
friends as being impracticable, and
so the plucky doctor is still cunning
around for some one to ell the bill,
but has not relaxed in bis determines
ton to carry his own county for the
man whom he finally selects,
Now, Anne Arundel may be essen
tial to the success of Mr. Compton,
and the ambitious statesman may yet
have canse TO regret that he has not
kept faith. DR.. Wells continues to
make occasional pilgrimages to WASH
ington to Lave chat with the Presi.
dent as to bis chances, but nothing
has ever been heard as to the result
of these conferences except that the
Anne Arundel politician has made q
very favorable impression DR.. Wells
is never wanting 10 courage and
never breaks promise. He has been
offered several positions by the ring,
but has steadily adhered to bis pur-
pose to have the internal revenue
collectorship or nothing. He was
offered the commandership Of the
oyster police force, made vacant by
the death of Captain WaddelI and
now held by Mr.. Jacob PIowman,
but be refused to accept it on the
ground that be knew nothing about
it and that be bad already So. 600
position under consideration.
Mean whiIetb rotund and rubicupd
| Collector Sellman continues contcn-
tediy at bis desk, as if he expected to
hold on for an indefinite length of
| time, and maintains that having like
Cincinnatus, left the plow handle for
bis country's good, he viii never re-
turn to bis first lore, come what will.
| If he il not displaced after the ad-
jouFnment Of Congress, the chances
are that be will hold on for two years
longer.