Evening capital., 1886-07-27

POLITICAL SPECULATI0NS. - The
democrats of this Congressional dis :
trict are naturally surprised and in
dignant at the retention of Col. Sell
man in the Internal Revenue bureau,
and much speculation as to the cause
is INDUCED in by both parties. What.
ever, therefore, throws light on the
subject, has an interest for the read
ers of the CAPITAL. A writer in the
Sunday Herald INDUCES in some sage
speculations, which we give for what
they are worth.
"Why does Collector SelIman hold
on so long?" This has come to be
very frequent inquiry, and in the
light that his is the only Federal of
flee in the state remaining unchanged
under O Democratic administration
there are not few who would like
to know the reason why. Different
reasons are assigned by different peo-
pie. The knowing ones, the old stag
ers, say that he owes his tenure of
Office entirely to the fact that Cleve-
land is handicapped by an opposi-
tion Senate, and that as soon as Con-
gress adjourns the collector will have
to go back to his potato patches.
There is but little doubt that such is
the true reason, and already there are
some intimations that the President
is getting ready TO pick out Demo-
crat to tit the collectors chair.
Collector Sellman, though strong
partisan, is above reproach, and has
made an excellent official, and Cleve-
land would hardly have attempted to
remove him after the storm of Repub-
lican opposition which has greeted
many Of his past appointments, and
since which there have been but few
changes He has been content to let
matters stand as they are for the
present, and the changes are that,
provided the managers can agree on
man, as soon as Congress wings its
flight from the Capital the 'slone starr
internal revenue collector will have
to go.
"Tbe Democratic opponents of Mr..
Compton contend, on the one hand,
that that gentleman, to whom the APP
pointment is conceded, does not in-
tend to show his hand until after the
Congressional nominations are made
in order that his chances may not be
injured, and that Mr.. Sellman will
therefore hold over until after Mr..
Compton's fate is settled in the Fifth
district convention. This may be so,
but Messrs. Compton, German & Co.,
are shrewd enough to know the right
man for them to settle upon, without
having any misgivings. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that the late ex-Treas-
urer John Hall, of Prince Georges
county, had been selected for this of
nee, and but for bis untimely death
he would, no doubt, have been ap-
pointed long ago At that time the
Senate had not gotten its back up,
and, moreover, Mr.. Hall was q gem
tleman of the highest reputation in
his native county and had the earn
est support of Democrats and Repub-
licans alike.
DR.. George Wells, Of Annapolis,
one of the original movers on the
ploce, has probably no show.
The other candidates named are
ex-Judge K. B. B. Chew and Fillmore
BeaIl, Of Prince Georges county
Judge Chew is one of the best known
men In the state He was appointed
to the bench by Governor Hamilton
to iill the vacancy caused BY the death
of Judge Brent. and was afterWard
nominated on the regular Democratic
ticket, but was defeated By his Re-
publican opponent. Judge John p.
Brooke. Fillmore Beall Is young
lawyer who represented tbe county
il the last Legislature. and has law