New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
MARYLAND REPUBLICANS TO MEET
PROBLEMS IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICES
AND TIE CHOICE OF SENATOR TO
BE DISCUSSED.


BE DISCUSSED.
baltimore. Nd. Dec. 2 (SpeclaD.-An informal
caucus of Republican members of the Maryland
Legislature will be held in Baltimore this week to
formulate plans for the distribution OF the offices In
the new General Assembly and effect organization
of the House and the Senate. The questions of a
now election law a reassessment bill and the
organization of the Police Department of this city
will also be considered. and committees will be APP
nointed to draft bills these matters to be ready
for presentation when the Legislature meets Jan
nary l. The Republicans now quite sure OF
controlling the State Senate with the assistance Of
two or three anti-Gorman Democratic members.
The House is overwhelmingly Republican. Ex-
CONGRESSMAN Sidney E. Mudd, member-elect from
Charles County and the most active leader OF his
party in the southern part of the State is the fore
most candidate for Speaker. George Schilling. Of
the Baltimore city delegation. is also prominently
mentioned for the honor. The Republicans seem
determined on the passage of an entirely elec-
ton law A leader of the party from the Eastern
Shore counties says that something must be done
10 prevent bribery In those counties, for 1t has be-
come scandal of such proportions as TO be dis
grace TO the State. In addition that II is fnan-
ciallv running the men engaged In politics In both
parties In one county alone AT the last election
over $4,000 spent by the Democrats to buy
votes.
Congressman George J.. Wellington still leads the
race for the United States Senatorship His
petitors are chiefly Eastern Shore party leaders
charles r. WestcOtt OF Kent County State Sena-
tor-cioct; George NJ Russum, Of Caroline County
a noted lawyer. OF counsel TO the Pennsylvania
Railroad and several times unsuccessful cand,-
date for Congress: Abraham Lincoln DRYDEN of
Somerset County State Senator-elect and A r
Barnes. of Grovester County a. prominen; lawyer.
who has never held office. The fifteen Republican
members Of the Legislature from the Eastern Shore
counties are prepared to make vigorous contest to
retain their traditional privilege OF eleh,y-fye
Senators must be chosen from the Eastern Shore
II Is said that they VIII decline 20 into caucs
with their fellow party members on the Senator
shin unless assured that some Eastern Shore con-
didate will be pamed controversy has arisen
az TO the consttutionaiity OF the so-caed Eastern
Shore Senatorial law.
Mr. Well.ngtons friends assert that he Is the
choice OF more than majority Of the Republican
members OF tho LEGISLATURE Tor the Senaforsho and
that the so-caed Eastern Shore law or tradition viii
moi be permitted 10 stand In his way The Eastern
Shore members supported IN their views bv
some Of the members from Baltimore city ana the
southern counties. who contend that for me sake
~ harmony one of the representative Republlcans
from the Eastern Shore should be chosen this time
and that Mr. Wellington should walt until two
years herce. when be may be elected TO succeed
senator German. ar. Wellington however SAYS
maj his election will cause ~ trouble In the party
and he is in the contest to stay until senator Glib.
who is a fellow -townsman OF Mr., Wellington and
selected him to conduct h" recent sucre-s.ul Re
puhcan State campo gn. is said to favo. his can
did acy the Senatorship The political w!seacrcs
Say hat II the Govcrnor-cect Is for Mr. Wclin1-
ton that gentleman VIII surely be elected Senator