The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-23

would vote for Wellington. Thus
the Congressman has "a votes, seven
short of caucus nomination.
1t would seem that nothing now
can prevent his being a winner, ex-
cept the absolute. consolidation of
the Eastern Shore forces and all
the votes they control. This may
or may not be done, Wellington
assuredly has the control of the
situation and his stock is up to
fever heat among his followers.
REASON FOR THE BREAK.
Speaker Mudd's going to Wei
hngton Is believed to be the conse-
quence of the Governors position.
There can be no further doubt that
the Governor is extremely anxious
to see Mr.. Wellington elected, and
while he has stuck closely to his de-
termination to keep the patronage
out Of the fight, it is very easy to
be seen that if his personal prefer
ence is to be consulted. Mr.. Wei
lington is far and away his choice.
The sending Of the name of Cap
tain Tyler as Liquor License Com
missioner to the Senate on the sole
llpaeGsement of the Wellington men
| in the city delegation was enough
to convince all the doubters as to
where the Governor stands.
To-night's caucus will be inter
esting. The Goldsborough people
may go to Westcott people may
come to Goldsborough.
OUTCOME STILL IN DOUBT.
No man can tell what will be the
final wind-up as far as the Eastern
Shoremen are concerned. Mr.. Geo.
R. Gather said, when asked what
he thought Of the situation;
"We will elect an Eeastern Shore
man tonight. No, l don't know
whether or not it will be Goldsbor-
ough; though | hope so, but we
will elect an Eastern Shoreman to-
night.
Senator Scott said: 81 think
Speaker Mudd's action has made it
certain that Mr.. Wellington will
not be elected now. We will all
combine against him.
, There is also much talk about
there being a sufficient number OF
: people with conscientious scruples
on the Eastern Shore law to pre-
ven5 the election of Mr.. Yelling
7 ton, but this is somewhat visionary,
3 for when consciences are counted
4 on the floor of the House and Sen
ate it is hardly likely that they will
amount up sufficiently to defeat The
caucus nominee. The Eastern
Shoremen ase badly demoraIized by
Mr.. Mudd's jump, there is no de
nying. Fcettermcre, they know
he has not reached the-end of hi
-nueuce set. j mere are more mer
who will follow him in to-night's
caucus who were unwilling to let i
be seen that they blindly follow
him when they change their vote
To-night's caucus will probably set
tie it.
1t makes all the difference in the
world whose OK is gored. The
Goldsborough people welcome Mr.
Mudd with open arms when he voted
for Goldsborough FOR the first time
this morning, but when he changed
to Wellington they were outraged
at his actions and suggested all
sorts of things as the reason for his
change of base. Mr.. Mudd says
that he lead the break to Colds
borough first in order to give him
all chance possible, but when he
found it was not successful, then
he turned to Wellington, deter
mined to break the deadlock if it
were possible.
THE SPEAKERS EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Mudd, in explaining his vote,
said II think it IS appropriate
that | should leave the chair and
make q brief explanation of the vote
am about to cast. We are ap-
preaching the end of the first month
of the three months that this Legis-
lature will be in session, and we
have done nothing in the way of
| legislation. 1t is time for this Leg
islature to go to work and elect a
Republican Senator. We haye been
here voting for more than a week
endeavoring to find reasons for sus-
tanning what is called the Eastern
t Shore law and have gone to our
homes each night feeling that our
reasons have grown simmer. We
have made a pretense of this void
stature. | think the time has come
for decisive action. | intend to
emancipate myself, do not wish
to refer to politics, but it is neces-
sary that | should to a small ex-
tent.
"Upon the Republican party rests
the responsibility Of electing a Sen
ator. | want to see a Republican