Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-12-13

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ator Ezekiel +. Chambers for Gov
ernor, 0den Bowie for Lieutenant
Governor and Bernard Carter for
Acknowledgement. The result was
never known, for the Maryland
soldiers in the field voted, and
Thomas Swami was declared elected
Governor and DR.. Christopher q.
Cox Lieutenant Governor under
the new constitution, which had
created that office. II was abolish
ed by the constitution of 1867.
In 1865 Captain Bowie was elect
ed to the State Senate. Governor
Swami gave a fair registration,
turned out the Republican Police
Commissioners of Baltimore CITY,
and the Democrats swept the State.
An understanding was had with
Governor Swami by which he was
to be sent to the United States Sem
ate in return for not vetoing a bill
for a new constitutional convention.
Governor Swami resigned and prep
arations were made to inaugurate
Lieutenant-Governor Cox as Gov
ernor. Governor Swami learned,
however. that the radical element
in his party would secure his rejec-
tion by the Senate, and the Demo
Gratis were not trustful of the course
of his successor.
Governor Swami withdrew his
resignation and the Eastern Shore
law, which had been repealed in
order to allow Governor Swann's
election to the Senate was re-enact-
ed and Philip Francis Thomas elect
ed Senator. He was rejected, how
ever, by the Senate on the ground
that he chad given aid and comfort
to the rebellion" by sending money
and clothing to his son in the Con-
federate Army. The Hon. George
Vickers, of Kent, was then elected
and admitted to the Senate.
Elected asvsrnor.
The constitutional convention
was held, and in 1867 Captain Bowie
was nominated for Governor. lie
was elected by 1900 majority. In
the nominating convention Captain
Bowie was opposed by the friends
of William Il. Hamilton, of Wash
ington county and John Wethered,
of Baltimore county. The fight at
primaries was stubborn, and hinged
on the construction Of the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad. In
the preceding General Assembly an
attempt had been made to nullify
the charter of the new railroad, and
the Baltimore and Ohio strength
was thrown against Captain Bowie
in the primaries.
Captain Bowie carried every ward
in Baltimore City, but lost one of
! the votes in the convention. Sen
ator German had then just appear
ed in politics in Howard county,
and he opposed Captain Bowie.
Nevertheless, two of the Howard
votes went for bowie, the third,
cast by John 4. Brown, an uncle
OF Mr.. Germans, being against
him.
Governor Bowie did not take his
seat until January 19. 1869. the
Constitutional Convention having
provided for Governor Swann's fll-
ing out his full term of four years.
At the expiration Of his term
Governor Bowie turned his atten-
tion to other things than politics,
although he always stood high in
the councils of the party and was
often delegate 70 important con-
ventions.
Governor Bowie was succeeded
by the Hon. William Pinkney
Whyte. He was the last Governor
Of the State from Southern Mary
land and the eldest senior of the
ex-GoScrnors. Governor Whyte re-
signed to 90 TO the United States
Senate, and was succeeded by James
Black Groome Of Cecil, who after
wards became United States Sen
ator and Collector of the Port Of
Baltimore, and died last year. John
Lee Carroll succeeded Groome, and
the late William T. Hamilton sue
oeeded Carroll.
Robert Milligan McLane then be-
came Governor. resigned to 90 to
France as United States Minister,
and was succeeded by Henry Lloyd.
president of the Senate, and now
Associate Judge of the First Judi
cial Circuit. Elihr Emory Jackson