Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-05-25
The Gossip Of Politics.

The Democratic State Central Committee
will meet ia Baltimore on June 9th, 10 selcc.
dates and places TOR the several Congressional
District Conventions. 1t is thought most Of
them will be convened in September, in order
to make short campaign. The Republican
stare Central Committee will meet about the
same unexpectedly during the same week =
for the same purpose With the exception OF
the Sixth District the Republican Compression
a. Conventions will also he called late. The
Sixth District Convention will be called eally
TO shut off what promises 10 be a bitter primn
nv contest in that section of the State
Hon. Barnes Compton. Chairman OF the
Democratic Committee, has announced that he
will not resign his position as Chairman, I'M
less President Cleveland desires him to do so.
as he thought he could discharge his duties rs
such without detriment 20 the public ser vice.
He intends shortly to ascertain the Presidents
views upon the subject. The impression seems
to be, however, that Mr. Compton will nlIi-
mateIy retire from the head of the committee,
as Mr. Murray Vandiyer retired from the sec
retaryship when he assumed Federal position.
The members of the Republican National
Committee throughout The country have re-
celVed letters from headquarters asking th,r
views on the proposed change OF the basis OF
representation in The Republican National Con
ventions. MIR. James A. Gary, the r4einber
for Mai yland, received his letter last week,
but has not yet made answer He did not
care TO make public his oplnion dn the matter
until after the meeting of the National Com-
mittee The new proposition is that two d.l-
egates at large from each State shall he chosen
one from each Congressional District in the
United States and an additional delegate for
every 900 Republican votes cast IN any Con
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in 1892, u delegate for each fraction greater
than 3, 500 ana two delegates FROM each terri
tory and the District OF Columbia This prop
osition, if adopted, would largely increase the
representation in the Northern and Western
States and decrease that Of the Southern, and
consequent is slrenuously opposed in the lat
ter section. Opinion IN Marylan has not APP
pArently crysialzed upon the subject.
Collector Shaw WAS kept busy last week re-
ceiving delegations and filing away applica
tons for Office. He receives delegations rom
IL to o. clock. The Collector has not yet N
nounced his appointments, and will he in no
hurry 10 make up his mind regarding the
minor places. The two deputyships, as nu-
nounced in the American some time ago, will
fall to MIR. James A. Diffsnbaugh. of Carroll.
and Mr.. j. T. c. Hopkins, of Hartford. Ex-
Senator Wm. B. Peter, Of Howard, who was
a candidate for deputyship with, it is said,
the endorsement of Senator German, will be
provided with Il good place, and Mr.. Wm.
Massey, of Caroline, who also Aspired to a
deputy ship, is said to be slated tor the post of
assistant cashier. For the eashiership Mr..
Samuel Cox, Jr, of this county, who held the
place under Collector Groome, is most promi-
nently spoken OF. The duties of this office are
peculiar and complex, and few men are quail
fed to at once assume them.