New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
PATRONAGE IN MARYLAND.
THE POWERS NOW VESTED IN REPUB-
LICAN OFFICIALS.
MIR. 1owNDEs AS GOVERNOR AND MR.. HOOPER
AS MAYOR WILL CONTROL NEARLY
rOvR THOUSAND APPOINTMENTS.


State government. the Legislature and the mun'cl-
nal government Of Baltimore. there is great dea'
OF anxiety on the part OF the ohce-holding Demo
Gratis and expectancy on the part OF the rank ana
file Of the Republicans regarding the patronage
Both branches Of the CITY Councils OF Baltimore
have been organized by the Republicans Tor the
frs; time in twenty-elaht years. Alcaeus Hooper,
the new Republican Mayor. will take his seat on
November %.
Mr. Lowndes will be inaugurated Governor on
January /. on which date the legislature Vih also
assemble. Nearly four thousand places in the
State. county and city service are directly under
the control OF the Governor and the Mayor For
thirty wears all these Offices and clerical POSITIONS
ranging in salaries from s. zoo 10 500 year, nave
been filed by Democrats Some of the city en-
ployes have been on the pay-rolls from twenty 10
thirty years.
Since the election gloom has pervaded the State
House and the City Hall All are expecting re-
moval With one voice they say that they are
willing to give up their places TO straightou' he
publicans but none OF them want to see ther
places filed by Independent or anti-Gorman Demo
Gratis.
Governor-elect Lowndes and Mayor elect Hooper
do not contemplate making clean sweep vi
course the heads OF departments will be changed
but the extent Of removals in the clerical service
viii depend largely upon the efficiency OF the IN
cumbents and the results OF the thorough inVesu-
cation be made in every department.
Many Democrats and few Republicans are
wondering what Mr.. Iowndes meant when he said
at Cumberland the day after his election that IN
order to be victorious certain promises had been
made. and they would be kept. NO failure 10
carry out promise made he continued snail
cause any man 10 regret the suppOrtshe gave me.
Mr. Lowndes further said that the pledge of Civil
Service Reform in the partys platform would be
carried 10 the letter.
The new Republican Mayor also asserts that there
Will be no clean sweep in the city Hail. and that
l,al oil IN
all the municipal departments The newspapers,
both Democratic ana Republican that fought the
German ticket, are now urging the newly elected
State and city officials TO move slowly in making
changes and TO consider only the improvement OF
the service in the making Of new appointments.
Charles j. Bonapare. who took an active part in
the recent campaign. and who is one of the leading
members of the Reform League Is also urging upon
MIR Ilowndos and Mr. Hooper the importance of fol-
lowing strictly the merit system in making changes
POWERS OF THE GOVERNOR.
Tho Governor Of Maryland under the Constitution
and laws now in force. has greater power than the
Executive Of almost any other State in the Union.
In addition to the appointment Of purely state Of
fcials. the Governor has It incumbent on MN 10
appoint large number OF county oinctals Wnqse
places are in other States usually filed by popular
election or by authority Of the county commas
soners. . % 49,, r,ao,,,,,.a
have been built up the result of partisan fear
ON the part of the controlling factions OF the Demo
get IN possession of too many OF the local county
boards o; commissioners Session after session Oi
county commissioners. ana lodged IL IN me na p
OF the Governors Wheneyer COUNTY NINA sh to
Annapolis and get through the tegis.uhry AM p.i
ferring the appointments TO the Governor. In tnis
way several OF the reasurers in the lower counties
are now named by the Governor instead OF being
elected by the people or appointed by the county
Commissioners The local school b2aIds are nov nov
they were selected. by the Judges OF the OHcu'
The first changes were made for partisan rea.
sons openly stated at the time before ne General
Assembly IN the circuits where the Judges, or
majority Of them. were Republicans Al one time
the election officials Were appointed by inc County
onent,y or only occasionally went Republican tho
law changed until now all are named py 'he
In fact at every session Of the General Assembly
for the last twenty years Democrats VINO WeIe5 de-
foated for office I'm their own counties would oe
present at Annapolis crying out TO have their sue
cessfu opponents legslated out OF oice anu ,, a
ernor In many instances they were S 1 i
and in some cases in which IT. WSud nave me les
lature would abolish the Office TO which a RepuD,
lean had been elected and impose It's duties upon
some Other official who generally Democrat
This has been going on ever slnre me pr.sr' .
stituiion was adopted in 1850 The Governor mas a
large list OF appointments 10 make every session OF
The General Assembly. besides the llIilns VI Va
cancies in the interim between the meetings
OFFICES IN MR.. LOWNDEss GIFT
The Governor either appoints or directly controls
the appointment of 400 ofIiceholders. on the list
are the Secretary Of state. salary 5000; Chief OF
,he Bureau of Industrial Statistics, $500 state fhe
Commissioner. $780, state Land Commissioners
$3.50: State Librarian $500; two Fish CoRlss1pn
Genera oil !, S 4be Governor also names all the
nIolicn ma gistrates Of Baltimore CITY Twelve Of
these are appointed Al large, ana draw VI
poiIc4 stations He also appoints civil MAGISTRATE
for each ware in Baltimore tlty yer ~, n'6.ic
The peace every magistrate and every notary Pup,c
Thero are more than three hundred OF the latter
who receive no pay but the fees but who are evh,
ef his appontmcns also includes the Liquor License
Commissioners whose power anu authoIi'E al ~
lutte. Politics may enter largely INTO the co"'"'' -
these offices. -, -, .h,oo eor
y2siti,nore cy and three for each county; all reg
sfraton and election officers ali state anctioneers
corOners Commissioners OF fhaiinacI. ss PC ,Ge
az steam Boilers commanders and captains OF lhe
Fishery and oyster Navy, oyster measureIS' Hi'"e
IL does not appoint the BOARD Of Police Comm,s;
siOners They are eiecie1 DG th9 I-esisa = ogsInt
he confirms or rejects them. The incoming Leelsia'-
ure viii elect two Of tho three members OF tle
Board. OF course, they viii be RepupncamS, az, az
the ,s' place S' Of John GIN The aters term. howeysr
W ,be noiIce force OF the ciy which has cut such
a figure in the German political machine NE i,P
qi: s ,srm 81 Sf,iee SO as to have Republican
majority in the Board next year
INDIRECT CONTROL OF OFFICES.
But apart from the direct Offices filed by the
Governor there many important ones which ne
indirectly controls ana winch play HO mean pan
in politics. The Board Of Public Works. OF which
the Governor Is chairman. appoints the mana
gers OF the House Of Correction they in turn Sc
iect the superintendent, and he has large number
OF deputies and subordlnates The wardens Of the
penitentiary and the managers OF other institutions
are also appointed in the The Gov
ernUr also appoints all State Commissioners. Some
% these positions are honorary, and others have
appropriations 70 cover their necessary expenses.
With salaries for the executive officers.
There are forty fifty places be hled in the
Legislature. such Officers and Clerks IN the
bodies There are also number Of subordinates,
rtrh hn a mi Of eh. tsf
houses 10 as many as the number Of members. A
bot fight has already begun between county and city
r1'iticans OF the second grade for these clerical
iCsiiOns. which generally pay about s. a day for
nety days. The prncipa. clerks and officers get
day.
The Mayor Of Baltimore controls nearly fifteen
hundred appointments. In addition t. oil the State
End CITY Hal appointments there are places TO be