Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-13
The inauguration I'm January.

ice seekers in Baltimore, and has no desire,
at least for the present to throw himself
into their midst.
The Inauguration I'm January.
No actual arrangements" said Mr..
Lowndes, have been made regarding my
Inauguration in January. The legislature
meets the first week of the new year, and
the inauguration takes place at Annapolis
on the second We inesday. 1 shall endeavor
10 take the proper and dignified course in
the mater, and the Inaugural ton csremonies
Will. no doubt, be modestly and appropriate
ly observed. I shall probably go directly
from Cumberland to Annapolis and from a II
indications. there will be an immense gath
ering at Annapolis for the event"
The Scnntorship.
Speaking of the scnatorship, Mr.. Lowndes
said: Il know very little regarding whom
the next legislature will choose as a sue
ccssor to Senator Gibson. In the last few
days the newspapers have been my main
source of information regarding this point
The law standing on the statute books pro.
viding that one Senator shall always come
from the eastern shore is regarded by many
republicans as unconstitutional, and this
fact has thrown open the field to n large
number of possibilities. My name has been
mentioned as a possible candidate, but
wish to state definitely that l believe that
the people of Maryland. on November last
elected me governor for certain well detin ed
purposes, and with the help of fair-mini .
people in the state, intend to carry out il
such thing Is possible those purposes by
accepting, even If it were offered me, the
senatorship. l would be laying aside the
task assigned me, and this would be so
even if republican could take my place as
governor. But my duty is still more clea:
from the fact that the probabilities point tc
the election of democrat as president of
the Maryland senate, who, in case of my
e.ection as Senator, would become governor
For these reasons l have not and will not
be a candidate for the sena torship. l have
not seen Mr.. Wellington for several days
not since the announcement of his candi-
dacy for the Senate. He has many friends
who will fight arnaStly for his success
The eastern shore people will also undoubt-
eddy make a strong fight to continue the Old
precedent OF dividing the senatorships.
Ills Platform.
Il stand on the state issues since my cleo
ton in exactly the same position / occupied
during the canvass. 1 believe thoroughly
that a reassessmeat law should be passed
although I do not know and it is not In my
province to say on what lines it should be
framed. Some ptable law, however.
should be passed early IN the session, and
the same thing is true of election law
Many features of the present election act
give satisfaction to no one. l am now, as
have always been, in favor of civil service.
The school system of Maryland 1 believe
should be broadeHed and brought up to a
higher and better standard. 1t should be re-
moved entirely from political Influences ard
flee school books should be furnished every
child in the state. There is no more danger
now that the republicans are in power of
mixed schools in Maryland than there would
be If Mr.. Hurst had been successful I be-
leve, however, that the colored schools in
the state have not received fair play and l
am decidedly in favor of affording them am
pie facilities in which to educate their pupils
l believe that colored teachers should be
assigned to colored schools. If the people
of Maryland will stand by us sincerely he
lieve that republican administration of the
state affairs will improve, not only the polit-
ical but the industrial conditions of the
state"