Democratic messenger., 1893-12-02

MEASURES. The ever present oyster
question will demand that biennirl
tinkering without which II ses>i"n al
our lawmakers at Annapolis would g
down into history as more or less oi 4
failure \ strong effort will he made
io provide :"r the leasiu, of the oyster
beds. and il will be as bitterly fought
There will he a number uf oyster ex.
perts. beth in the House aud the Sen.
ate. aud Senator w Cahell Bruce
plan Tor leasing will doubtless lie
roughly handled before the session
ends. Then Senator John Walter
Smith will Introduce once more his
free school book measure. which died
in the hands Of the executive two
wears ago. The Charles county clcc-
ton returns will propably be investi-
gated: the militia of the state will
require consideration and appropri-
ations: the passage of the consiitu-
tiunal amendment NAV induce the
creation o. Il new court for Baltimore
city; an attempt NAV be made ia
amend and improve the Australian
ballot system. aud extend It's pro-
visions To the primaries; civil ser
vice law foi Baltimore city will doubt
less come up Tor consideration. II is
said that an effort will be- made Ia
change the present system Of publish
ing laws newly PASSED. by having
them printed when passed, instead oi
in Il lot at the end of the session.
JOHN u. BROWNS rIosrECrs ERE.IIrEI.
Since the gossip occasioned by the
results Of election day has in Il great
measure >ub>idcd, some quiet talk has
been heard in political circles regard
ing the important federal appoint
mcnts which are 10 be made next
spring. Just what the party man
ayers desire in this line is pretty we'll
understood. yet the appointing power
happens TO he Of that uncertain quanti-
ty which cannot always he relied
upon 10 follow pre- arranged states. :
"Onc cannot tell what Mr.. Cleveland
will DO" said prominent party
worker, "and the slate NAV become
broken in lis transit TO Washington.
In all these discussions the greatest
uncertainty has hung about the prob
able choice of Il collector of the port
Of Baltimore. At times il has been
asserted that Il man had been selected
for this position, and again this ha.
been denied. This question seems {,
have about settled down 10 a probable
contest between ex-Congrcssman John
Il. Brown, of Queen Annes, and some
one rs vet unknown. Mr.. Brown.
stock has picked up considerably
within the past week or two. When
an unexpected combination of circum
stances defeated him in the primaric,
last summer, the report went out that
he was done for" "a a collcctorshil
possibility.
Mr.. Brown cmulatcd the commcnda
bic example OF Bre'r Rabbit, and la,
low" for time. Then fears were cx,
pressed for the safety of the tickeI
which had been put up by his political
opponents, and in response 10 plainiiv.
Macedonian cries, Mr.. Brown wen
over and helped them. lie stumped
the county and worked day and night
for the ticket, which was elected by .
good majority. After the election on,
of the successful candidates. although
heretofore an opponent OF MIR. Brown
publicly announced that the result
was largely due To the cx-Congrcs>
mans efforts. and that he WAS ihel
five hundred Votes stronger in hi
county than ever. This and similal
expressions of gratitude were hcrallc,
far and wide. were reproduced in :
number Of county papers on both side
of the bay, and, consequently, Mr.
Brown has come forward again will
rush as promising candidate fol
the collectorship. Just what effect al
this will have upon President Cleve
land cannot be forctold, but il suffice
To furnish material for political GOSSIP
AT time when that sort of stock il
trade is somewhat slim. Consequent
". Mr.. Brown will doubtless be i;
factor in all speculation regarding th'
collectorship for some time TO come
especially as he Is the only pronounce,
candidate in opposition To the some
what shadowy slate which is sup
posed 10 exist somewhere.