Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-01
GORMAN WINS IN MARYLAND
Nineteen of the % Counties
Carried by Him.
THOS. G. HAYES FOR GOVERNOR
VIII Run on a Strong Re-
assessment Platform.


BALTIMORE, Nh, July 2s.-All the
returns are now in aud German has
carried 10 of the 2S counties. Those he
lost are Allegheny, Garrett, Dorchester
and Charles, all Republican counties.
Unless all signs fail State Senator
Thomas G. Hayes will be the Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor on strong
reassessment platform. The rest of the
State ticket will probably be:
Comptroller-Marion de Kalb Smith
Of Kent county.
Attorney. General - Ferdinand Will
liams Of Allegheny county.
During all the talk about other candi-
dates and the publication of sensational
stories about Senator German having
had a row with city chief Free" Rasin
and subsequently, agreeing to a eompro.
mise candidate, Mr.. Hayes has remained
serene, smiling aud confident. On the
nrst OF May he opened his headquarters
downtown and swung a big Hayes.
heassessment banner across Baltimore
street. Many Democrats. including some
OF tue supposed knowing ones, ridiculed
the reassessment champions candidacy,
but now the Hayes supporters are doing
the laughing. With the State conven-
ton only few days off-July 31st--
the race now is Hayes against the field,
the held in this case consisting of two
other avowed candidates--State Treas
urer Spencer Q. Jones of Montgomery
and ex-Judge William A. Fisher Of
Baltimore city, and those who have all
along been clasSed as dark horses
Senator John Walter Smith of Worces.
ter, Judge John NJ. Robinson of Queen
Anne's and Gov. Brown.
"Free" Rasin will no longer finht
against the nomination of HAYES, but
will acquiesce in the opinion of Senator
Gorman, that under existing circum-
stances the reassessment champion il the
strongest man to place at the head Of the
ticket. Mr.. Rasin is exceedingly an xious
10 maintain his authority in city affairs,
and wishes To be on the right side
OF the next Governor should he be a
democrat. The police justices, the
Liquor License Board, the supervisors
OF election and other officials to be
named by the Governor are invaluable
10 the city leader, and he can afford to
run no risk of losing them.
BROWN WOULD BE SENATOR.
It now looks as if Gov. Brown has
really given up all idea of succeeding
himself as chief executive. But the
fight made is by no means to count for
naught. Throughout the closest atten-
ton has been given to the Legislative
possibilities in the various counties. and
II now appears that a play has been
made for bigger game than that involved
in a purely state contest. Il is asserted
by the friends of Senators German and
Gloson that dead set has been made to
control the Legislature of 1896, looking
to the repeal of the so-called Eastern
Shore law, prescribing that one United
States Senator shall come from across
the Chesapeake bay. The success of the
movement would mean the candidacy
OF GOV. Brown us Senator Gibson's sue
cessor, with Mr.. John X. Cowen loom
Ing up as contestant before the follow
ing legislative session as the Senatorial
successor OF Mr.. German. The advo-
Gates OF the scheme point, in iustifica-
ton OF their course, to the repeal of the
Eastern Shore law some 80 years ago,
when II was desired to elect Gov. Swami
to the United states Senate.
THE CONTEST IN CECIL.
ELKToN, ND, July 2S.-The Cecil
DSlocIatlC primaries Tor the county
convention on Tuesday TO name dele
gates to the State convention were rs a
rule harmonious. In only three DISTRICTS
were there contests, viz, the Fourth,
Sixth and Eighth. All the districts have
been heard from except the Sixth and
Ninth, and in all Of these delegates
favorable to the regulars have been sue
cessful. In the Third or Elkton district
the delegation named is in the interest
of ex-senator John 5. Writ for a dele.
gate to the State convention.
In the Fourth district the regulars
defeated the Constable Hess faction
after bitter contest by 10 majority.
The Eighth district was carried by tie
regulars by a majority of 80. In the
First, Second and Fifth districts the
same delegations were returned as were
chosen for the county convention which
met in Elkton on June 4th and nomi-
mated the county ticket. The Seventh
district elected new delegation, but
they are in the interest Of the regulars.
The result of these primaries does away
with any possibility of the nomination
OF another local ticket. The delegates
to the State convention will go unin-
structed.