Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-02-01
A significant Political Meeting.

leaders here on next Wednesday ls
very significant one. Many ru.
mors are sfoat as to the real inward.
ness of the gathering OF the powers
that be, on that occasion. Ii is not
upon any mere local issue, for all
Of these important matters have
been settled: nor is it TO talk over
the appointments with Governor
Brown, for these too, as far as the
Governor is concerned, are fully set
tied upon by him, for he recognizes
no y0wer Jebind his throne; he
knows his true friends and will
stand by them; he knows that IT
was not the intention Of the mana
gers to make him Governor, there
for he is not bound by any Of their
dictations. lie will no doubt listen
to their advice, and cooperate with
their wishes, where consistent with
ms ogn views-but will not be lead
or driven.
] he meeting here on next We'd
nesday is more significant than OF
any local issue. 1t is gathering OF
all the prominent leaders of the
party to arrange for the great ma
tional democratic convention which
NJ eets in Chicago next July, and to
select the delegates for the same. IL
has been generally given out that
Senator German will now drop out
Of local politics and devote himself
to national sffAlrS-that some one
of his lieutenants will assume the
role of leader, perhaps Dir. /. Free
man Rasin, Col. Baughman, or
Insurance Commissioner j. +. G..
Talbot These are some of the mat
tiers il is said that will claim the at
tention of the great chiefs Of the
party when they meet here on We'd
nosdaY. Referring to this subject
the Baltimore Sunday Nevs says :
Besides Colonel Baughman, Tax
Commissioner Frank II. Shaw, In-
surance Commissioner j. i. q. Tai |
bolt and Congressman Rusk, the
chairman of the city executive com
mittee, might possibly aspire to be
leaders. But, however, problemat- |
cal the solution of this question, it
is certain that Senator John 5. Writ |
OF Cecil, will become, as virtually |
he is already, the leader of the
forces opposed to the present man
agement. lie is young, cautious,
energetic and alive TO all live issues,
and mis- future career promises to be
very conspicuous.
"If Mr.. | Freeman Rasin should |
become State leader, long-ooveted
opportunity will be thrown open to
MIR. John j. Mahon, the genial and
smiling Councilman from the Ninth |
Ward, who woue then naturally
fall heir to the city leadership.
The Hon. Barnes Compton would |
naturally be named as Mr.. Germans
successor, but the responsibilities
aud the active political management
would be too oaerons for him to un-
dertake Col Baughman might
succeed to the vacancy, but, unfor-
tunately for / is ambition, be is not
very much in touch with the men
who have been Mr.. Germans lieu
tenants, though he is on good terms
with the Senator himself, so much
so that he was entrusted with the
important message from Washing
ton to the leaders in the legislature
that Gibson must be made Senator
and he was so made the next day.
The Col has not reached the goal
Of his ambition yet. lie was to
have been the candidate for Cover
nor, an honor that Frank Brown
secured, hence bis disappointment |
and indifference in the convention.
-Four years before, says the NerS, |
"he had practically dictated it. Last |
year he even permitted his county |
10 be instructed to vote for Col. |
Spencer &. Jones, after Mr.. Brown
had sufficient delegates bound by |
convention instructions to nominate
him, and several to spare.
Gle would not even 90 far as to
actively oppose the nomination of
Mr.. NJ. Dek. Smith for Comptrol- !
Ter, though it was not in accordance
with his wishes. Had he made an
issue on this point. be would have
redeemed his position to some ex-
tent at least.
feel 1t my duty to say few words
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