The evening times., 1895-11-09
LOWNDES' MANY CHANCES
he Has Offices Galore to Give
Away, But Not to Democrats.
VIII Appoint County Officials, school
and Election Officers and a
Host of Others.

Baltimore Nov. 9.-Hon. Lloyd Low ndes
Will have a larger list of appointments to
make, more patronage to besto W and greater
power when he becomes Governor OF Mary
land two months hence, than could fall to
the lot of the executive OF almost any
other State in the Union.
In addition to the appointment of purely.
State officials, it is under the constitution
and laws OF Maryland, incumbent upon the
Governor, who has always heretofore been
Democrat, to appoint a large number OF
county officials whose positions are in other
States usually filled by popular election
or by authority OF the county commissioners.
BY reason Of the negro majority or great
negro strength in some OF tue counties OF
Maryland, IL has been the policy OF the
State to concentrate more and more the
government in the hands of the Governor
Then, too, whenever a county would go
Republican, the Democrats would rush a
bill through the legislature taking most
OF The fruits OF victory from their oppo-
nents by transferring the appointments TO
the Governor.
In this way several OF the treasurers
in the cou mites are named by the Governor;
the local school boards are all named by
him; he also appoints the liquor license
commissioners, police magistrates and JUS
ices OF the peace for Baltimore city.
But more important than all these, politi-
cally speaking, is the Governors absolute
control, through his appointments, OF the
entire election machinery OF the state.
Not many years ago the election officials
were appointed by the county commits
sioners, but as soon as a county went
Republican the law was changed by the
dominant party of the State until now
all are named 10y the Governor.
With the exception of a few survivors
of election, minority representatives. Demo
TIL
together. Mr.. r.Lowndes will have small
Republican army installed in office with
in, fifty days OF the opening Of the session
of the general assembly next January,
the law requiring that appointments be
made within that period.
Since Tuesdays election results became
known Democratic office holders and their
the unparalleled consolidation OF power in
the hands of Maryland's executive. The
Republicans smile and reply:
I'VE have complained increasingly for
twenty-eight years; now 1t is our turn TO
laugh"
The Republican army OF office holders will
be materially increased through Mayor
Hooper's appointments in Baltimore city
and the patronage attached to the control
of the general assembly. There are about
a thousand positions that the mayor can
fill. directly or through his appointees.
The civil service reform plank of the Re-
publican State platform is subject that is
interesting that class of citizens who think
they ought to old office under the newly
elected State and city government.
The reforms promised in regard to regis
tration and election laws is an eDgrossing
topic among the people generally. Many
leading Democrats openly air their con-
victions. that unless reforms are introduced.
it will not he possible for the Democrats
to reclaim the State in the immmediate
future. On the contrary. Hon. George
L. Wellington, the Republican State leader,
says:
'The first mission OF the Republican
party in Maryland must be to enact law
to guarantee that every voter OF this
State shall have avote which shall be
honestly counted and properly returned.
We must keep our promises, and If We
do, the Democrats who were with US this
year will stay with US for years to come.''