The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-01-25
waIL1NaToN ELECTED.
He Triumphs on the Eighth Ballot
Some Opinions on the Result

George l.. Wellington, Chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee and
Representative in Congress from the sixth
congressional district, was elected United
States Senator by the Legislature on Wednes-
day noon, receiving GO votes to % for John
Walter Smith, Democrat, for John r.
Pattison, Democrat, and ] for James K.
Ellegood, Democrat A few Democrats, like
few Republicans, could not stand with the
majority. Their votes were insufficient to
elect, but it is a pity that some people think
it dignifed greatness to be better than their
party.
The four Delegates from Carroll, BRINE,
Ganter, Cover and Smith, would not abide
by the decision of the Republican caucus, and
declined to.attend the joint session of the two
houses when the final vote was taken.
After the result of the ballot had been an
nounced cheer for Wellington went up, and
George H. Mason, Jr., member of the
House from Baltimore, sang the long metre
doxology, aided by a number of others. Some
of the members with conscience" asked to
be excused from voting. They were Cheston
of Anne Arundel, Barber of Talbot county,
White of Cecil, Wingate and Hopkins of
Dorchester. A few others joined the Carroll
delegation and stayed away from the joint
convention.
SOME COMMENTS.
Senator Westeott said ''I'he result is the
will of the majority of the Republican party,
and / have always been accustomed to bow to
the will of the majority, and shall do so in this
instance. was fighting for a principle, and
that principle | still contend is right. ! am
clad that the contest ended with no touch of
scandal ON any of the candidates,
When asked to say something about MIR.
Wellington. Senator Westcott declined to be
further interviewed. -
Col. James C. Muliken, of Talbot, himself
candidate, said 81
.sThe result of Mr.. Wellington's election
will be that the Democrats will carry the First
Congressional district this fall. We had a
certainty there, if the Eastern Shore law had
been observed. ! think that the next Senate
will not be Republican, although it may be;
but we will lose the next House. The Demo-
Gratis will harp upon the violation of the law.
They will say that, although they did not
think it was exactly just, they, nevertheless,
observed it, and they will charge the Repub-
Leans with bad faith in so unceremoniously
casting it aside. They will also ring the
changes on bossism, and point to Mr.. Yelling
ton as an example of the boss the people
placed over themselves when they discarded
German | do not think that Mr.. yelling
toms election will strengthen the Republican
party on the Western Shore. Western Mary
land and Southern Maryland are Republican,
anyhow, and it should have been the effort of
the party to build up the Eastern Shore and
the weak places All through the contest the
Eastern Shore has been kept divided. The
people who we're against the Eastern Shore
law addressed themselves to keeping the can
didates from that section from uniting on one
man by encouraging ali.
| The Baltimore News interviewed "a great
many Baltimoreans on the election of Well
ington. Democrats seemed delighted, be-
cause it means splitin the Republican party.
and war TO the knife by the anti Wellington
men against the Boss. Here are a few of the
interviews:
Mr.. P, W. Pitt of Pitt Bros. & Co., grain
merchants, Independent Democrat-As an
Independent Democrat, | voted the Republi-
can ticket at the recent election to abolish
bossism, and the election of Wellington looks
to me like a new species of such rule.
Mr.. Louis P. Goldsborough of Goldsbor-
ough Brothers, grain commission merchants,
Republican, think the Eastern Shoremen
defeated themselves by not getting together.
| think Mr.. Wellington is au able man. but
am also of the opinion that his election was a
political mistake.
Mr. William J. Hooper, president Balti
more Net and Twiae Works. Pratt and Grant
street, (Republican while have no doubt
Mr.. Wellington will be good man for the
position, | am at the same time of the firm
opinion that the Eastern Shore did not get a
fair chance. do not believe in snap iudg
ment.
Mr.. J.. j. Swaine of the Floating Grain.
Elevator (Rep. u think the Republicans
should have sent an Eastern Shoreman to the
United States Senate. am in favor of re-
speeding this law as long as it remains a law,
but think that it should now be abolished.
Mr. T. Murray Maynadier of ], ]. Corner
& Co., Independent Democrat-No doubt
Mr.. Wellington will make good Senator.
know nothing that should make me think
otherwise; but think the Eastern Shore law
should have been respected.
Mr. William H. Weissager, attorney
When the Republicans nominated Mr.. Geo.
L. Wellington for United States Senator they
put their best man to the front. He is a
young man, and his party has honored him
with high position. | am afraid, though.
that his election will cause split in the
party, because the Eastern Shore was ignored.
General Felix Agnus, editor of the Balti-
more American-While | have been opposed
to the election of Mr. Wellington, it was not
the man whom | was fighting. | was in favor
of sustaining the law. Mr.. Wellington, per-
sonally, ranked in ability with any of the men
who had been mentioned, but am very sorry
over the result | feel that the politicians
have taken the bit in their mouths and have
run away with the Republican party. fear
we will lose the support of the Baltimore Sun,
Evening News and the conservative press of
the State of Maryland by this action. What
the result will really be the future alone can
tell