Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-24
I'd EDITION.
MAY BE A SCRAMBLE.
The Contest for the Succession to
Senator Wilson.
An ALLEGED AGREEMENT IN OHIO.
Republican Leaders in Virginia
Saving Themselves.
GOV. PENNOYER'S REMARKS.
N ALLEGED AGREEMENT IN OHIO.
GOV. PENNOYER's REMARKS.
MARYLAND's SENATOR'S.

MI. German win Succeed Himself - The
Scramble for tlse Other Place.
Special Dispatch to The Evening star
BALTIMORE, April a. this formative
period Of Maryland politics the most palpable
change in the drift Of public sentiment is that
regarding Senator German.
few months ago the feeling in the quarter
from which all the opposition to him within the
past half dozen years has come, was as bitter az
1t had ever been.
The Independents, ''breathing threatenings
and daughter" against the regular organiza-
ton, selected Senator German and ex-Mayor
Hodges as the special objects of their hostility.
German had to be beaten and the nomination
OF hodges for governor meant an independent
ticket and the biggest kind of fight.
But that was before the defeat Of the federal
elections bill.
Mr. Germans attitude upon that measure,
II 1t has not efectually disposed Of all opposi-
tlon to him. has reduced II to minimum or to a
remarkable state of quiescence. Without doubt
there Is still strong undercurrent Of opposition
to him in an individual sense, for some of these
enemies OF his are good haters. But they are dis
Greet enough to see that an exhibition of it at
this time would not only be unava'Hng but very
bad politics, and. as far as the best political
Judgment can see, it will not show itself in an
organized form.
FoRRaoNE CONCLUSION.
Mr.. Gorman's reelection Is, in point Of fact,
regarded as a foregone conclusion by regulars,
independents and republicans alike. A
republican who stands foremost in his party
councils and who is himself a candidate for one
OF the highest Offices to be voted for next fall
said few days ago that he not only did not
suppose Tor moment there would be any op-
position to Mr.. German, but he would not Be
surprised to see republicans vote for him. This,
however. is rather overdrawing the matter.
Mr.. German has some misgivings as to certain
combinations that may be made against him,
but these even il his fears should be well
found, can hardly interpose any serious
obstacle In his way.
Mr.. Germans course with regard to the state
offices to be filed will be a conciliatory one
He will cautiously steer clear of all antago-
nisms that can in any way embarrass his own
chances and let things work themselves out in
their own legitimate way. However strong
MS leanings may be in the way Of individual
candidates he has thus far wisely refrained
from expressing any personal preferences and
says he is desirous Of knowing what the senti-
ment Of the people is.
SENATOR Wilson'S SUCCESSOR.
The other senatorship, which by the death Of
Senator Wilson is vacant. by constitutional pro-
vision should come from the eastern shore
There are not more than three counties on that
side Of the Chesapeake which have not q sena-
torial aspirant. In some of them there are
several and the average is more than one to
each county. The leading democratic candi-
dates are Gov. jackson. State Senators John
Walter Smith, John B. Brown, Edward Lloyd
and John s. Writ, Jas. Alfred Pearce and ex-
Congressman Geo. W. Covington.
GOV. JACKSON KEEPING QUIET.
Gov. Jackson has maintained q very discreet
silence on the subject since he announced him
self as q candidate. He adroitly parties all
questions and evades all attempts to draw him
out
The truth is the governor has put himself
wholly in the hands Of his friends and will
leave his canvass in all important matters to
them. They have induced him to believe he
has the next thing to a certainty for the nomi-
nation, and all memory Of how he was fooled
into hopeless contest in the last Legislature
seems to have departed from him.
Looking at the situation from their stand
point 1t is not hard to see that there may be
more foundation for their claims than Is or
dinarily supposed. There are thirty-one votes
in the legislature from the eastern shore. The
Jackson estimate gives him nineteen of these
this early in the fight, which they claim he can
hold, and Of later accessions they profess great
confidence. Jackson starts with four votes
from his own county, Wicomico, and
then his friends proceed to reason out
the other nineteen in this wise: A COM
bination for State Senator Robert F.
Bratton. which includes the controllership
for that gentleman, will give him the four votes
Of Somerset county. Dorchester county is out
Of the senatorial fight and a combination may
be made there through Secretary of State LIE
COmts which will give him the four votes of
that county. Caroline county can bring him
three votes in exchange for Wicomicos four
for Col Luther H. Gadd Of Caroline, who wants
to be clerk Of the court Of appeals, and after
complimentary vote for John B. Brown in
Queen Anne's the four votes Of that county
will be turned into the Jackson column.
That is the way u little figuring makes It look
on paper, but that senatorial boom of his will
find the road to Washington a longer and a
harder one 10 travel than that to Annapolis. Il
is further taken into this estimate that il John
Walter Smith cannot win the four votes of
Worcester county will increase Jackson's to
twenty-three, which IL only eight less than the
entire vote Of the eastern shore.