Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-06-12
THE OYSTER NAVY.
Large Delegations Present-candidate
on the Anxious Bench.
30 SELECTION MADE.


NO SELECTION MADE.
The Governor. Comptroller and Treas
urer. composing the Board Of Public
Works met this morning al the Executive
Department, TO make the appointment Of
Commander Of the Oyster Navy. Long
before the arrival OF the State officials,
delegations Of the respective candidates
were on hand discussing the merits and
claims Of their friends. About 1i.30
o'clock Gov. Jackson put in his appear
ance, and after q general hand shaking.
went into his privase Office adjoining
Treasurer Br wn was the next member OF
the Board TO arrive. who went through
the same formality OF hand-shaking.
About II o'clock Col. Baughman put In
his appearance, and after extending con-
CALCULATIONS with a number present. join
ed the Governor and Treasurer In the
private room, wkere soon after the dele
cations were invited to come In and pre-
sent their claims The Governor rtques-
ted the speakers to be brief as possible In
presenting their claims as the weather
was very warm, and they desired 10 give
all hearing and get through as soon as
possible Col. Legg appeared to have the
lead In delegations. there being one from
Baltimore city, Kent, Queen Anne's and
Talbot counties. The delegation from
Baltimore was lead by T. Hanson Barnes,
Capt. VIM. Thompson, ex~member of
the House Of Delegate, Thos. x. Tanker
ly, and number of other leading oyster
packers, and commission men of Balti-
more city State Senator J ID. Brown.
and X. s. Roberts, of Queen Anne's, and
Capt III. Z. Barnes, and w. III. Thomp-
SOD, of Baltimore city made strong speech
es 10 behalf Of Col. Legg's appointment.
Mir. d. X. smith in behalf Of the Kent
county delegation was In favor of Capt.
burden for the sloop Of that district, and
Capt Wilkins in favor of the re-appoint-
ment Of Capt Horney. Both delegations
were also in favor of Col. Legg's appoint
ment.
w. w Preston, Of the Hartford county
delegation presesented the claims of Com
mander Plowmau, In an earnest and Inn
pressive speech. Mr.. Preston was fol-
lowed by Jno. ireland and Judge Magru
der of Anne Arundel, In behalf OF Com
mander Plowman's re-appointment. Com
mander Plowman's re-appointment was
also urged by Major Sprigg Harwood, d.
X Randall, j. HARDWOOD Iglehart, j. q.
Bannon, and many others from Annapo-
lis and Anne Arundel county. The same
delegation were also In favor Of the APP
pointment Of Capt. f l.. Griffith, for one
Of the steamers.
Gen. +. A. Bond introduced the Prince
Georges delegation, who appeared In the
interest of Capt +, l.. Griffith. Col. r..
NJ Brent, States attorney and Judge
Chew both made earnest appeals to the
Board for Capt. Griflith's appointment,
believing II would give general satisfac-
ton.
DIR. w. G. Williams, member of the
last Legislature. and DIR j. Il. Owens, of
Anne Arundel, also appeared Ia behalf OF
Capt. Grifith's appointment
Col Page Crisfield, spoke In behalf OF
the Somerset delegation, for the appoint
ment Of Capt. Webster, for one OF the
sloops.
Dorchester county's delegation was In
favor of the appointment OF Capt. Tyler,
for the sloop Julia Hamilton
Mr.. J. X. Covington, appeared to be out
of the fight.
While the Board was considering the
appointment for the sloops Messrs. Plow-
man and Covington were In close CONVEX
sation, which gave rise to the report tnat
they had formed combination and that
one would give his support to the other.
The Board after hearing all the delega-
tions went into executive session, and up
to o'clock had reached no determine
tion-each member of the Board holding
out for his man. 1t was the general
impression that they would meet in Balti-
more tonight and there make the appoint
ment. Col Baughman said 1t was bis de
termination to make the appointments to-
day and get rid of them, and the Govern
or and Treasurer were of the same opin-
Ion, After consultation II was decided
hold the appointments over until to-mor-
row.