Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-09
MARYLAND ELECTION
What II Means in the Way Of Repub-
liCan Control.
GOVERNORS GREAT POWER.
How the Democrats Have Steadily
Increased the GubernRtoriaI Pre-
roaatIveS UntIi Vow They Arc TO
Feel the Force Of Them.

BALTIMORE MD. November S.-iion.
LLOYD Lowndes will have a larger list
II appointments 20 make. more patronage
TO bcstow. and greater power, when he
becomes Governor OF Maryland, two
months hence. than could fall 10 the
lot of tho Executive OF almost any other
State ia the Union. In addition 20 the
appointment OF purely State officials IT
IS incumbent upon the Governor who
has always heretofore been q Democrat
to appoint a large number Of county OH
Gals whose positions I'm other States are
usually filed ty popular election, or by
authority Of the county commissioners.
By reason Of the negro majority. or
great negro strength. in some OF the
counties Of Maryland it has been the
policy of the state % concentrate more
and more tine government in the hand OF
tho Governor Then too. whenever a
county would 80 Republican. the Demo
Gratis would rush bill through the I@gis-
lature taking most of the fruits OF victory
from their opponents by transferring the
APPOINTMENTS 90 the Governor Il this
counties ar. named by the Governor; tho
ioc3l scho0l-b0aris arc all named by him.
and he also appoints the lIquor-hcense
commis- -iOnf.s. police magistrates, ana
Justices ~ the peace for Baltimore city.
ELECTION MACHINERY.
But more important than all these.
politically speaking Is the Governor ab-
so.ute control through his appointments.
Of The entire election machinery OF the
State. Not many OF the election officials
wore appointed by the County Commis-
sionars. hut as soon as county went
Republican. the law was changed by the
dominant party Of the state. until now all
are named hy the Governor With tho
exception Of q few Supervisors Of cleo
ton minority representatives. Democrats
nov nll an these berthH
Taken altogether Mr.. Lowndas VIII
have q small Republican army install d
in Office within fifty davs ~ the opening
oC IL. session of the General Assembly
next January. the ldw requiring that APP
p0utmeufs Boz made within that period.
Since Tuesday election results became
known Democratic oMce-h0lders and
their symplth.zers have been bitterly
dru0uncng the unparalleled consolidation
of power in tho hands of Mtrylani's Eye-
cutiye. The Republicans smile and re-
ply.
I'VE have suffered increasingly for
eighteen yeaIs Sow IL SIS our turn 10
laugh"
The Republican army Of otiiceholdcrs
VIII b. mat rally increased through
Mayor Hoop.r'- appointments in Balu-
more city and the patronage attached 20
The control OF The General Assembly.
There gre about thousand positions
that the Mayor can hll directly or through
bis appJintees
cTyII.-srRVfCE EETORM.
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,htri, ,,.,. n,.,tt Il, boi4 ofr;,. u,d.r tha
r.,,.l,.-si..tei >t,ta ,,I civ government.
rr. REFORMS n-oo,lssd. In recar1 10 the
r.,t-fr.ti.n ana election laws are an enc
,-r..sir.- .3a.. among ths propl, e.n.r-
.1, N,rv Democrats op.nlv air their
'.-,.i,,'or Y,,t nrl.s. reforms sr. in-