Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-14
Balloting for United States Senator
Begun at Annapolis.
WELLINGTON MUSfERS Is VOTES
That is Not Half Enough to Give
Him the Election.
ADJOURNED TO TOMORROW
peeial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

speeiai Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, January 14.-Both
houses of the general assembly of Maryland
began balloting at noon today for the sue
cessor in the United States Senate OF
Charles H. Gibson. No candidate received a
majority.
As soon as the vote was taken both
heuses transacted a small amount of rou-
tine business. and then adjourned, as the
members were all too full of politics to at
tend to anything else.
In fact as soon as the vote was announced
and the various republican candidates and
their friends. who are on the ground, began
10 work among the members. preparatory to
the vote to be taken in the Joint convention
tomorrow at noon.
The vote in both branches was greatly
scattered MIR. Wellington led in the house
of delegates, receiving % votes; Mr.. West
eott of Kent, 16; Mr.. Goldsborough. II; Mr..
Mulliken, Z; Mr.. Dryden, 5; Mr.. TorDert, /,
and Mr.. Mudd, 1. All the above named are
republicans.
The democratic vote was divided Col
John Walter Smith. safe senator of Wor-
cester county, receiving twelve votes, and
Mr. Daniel M. Henry of Dorchester receiv-
ing six votes. Senators Bond and Emery
were absent from the senate, and Senator
John Walter Smith did not vote. None of
the candidates received a majority of
votes
The result of the ballot was as follows
Senator John Walter Smith, 8; DanI NJ
Henry Of Cambridge. Dorchester county. 8;
Congressman George L. Wellington, 3; Phil
lip Lee Goldsborough, 8: Senator Chas. T.
Westcott, 2; Senator A. Lincoln Dryden, 9;
Robert B. Dixon of Easton, Talbot coun-
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prior to the meeting of the legislature at
which 1T was determined to give the COM
plimentary vote of the state to Senator
John Walter Smith of Worcester county.
RI be f1n rnv,lf
mentary vote unanimous, but President
Bruce ard Senators jackson and Michael
declined to vote for any one other than
Daniel NJ. Henry, and while Mr.. Yelling
ton is undoubtedly in the lead. he is not
in the lead to the extent that he and his
friends expected, and there Is no doubt
that he is disappointed at the result Of
the vote.
Several of the members of the house who
were absent today will be present tomor-
row and will vote for Mr.. Wellington.
There were nine absenteeS in the house.
one member is dead, and two absentees
and one member not voting in the senate
The fight now Is raging with greater bit
terness than ever, and all the candidates
are working like beavers to get votes.
No change in the situation is Indicated
All the candidates are on hand.
Western Maryland appears to be solidi-
fed in Wellingtons interests, and large
delegation of his political allies are down
here to keep the delegates from that Sec
ton in line.
None of the eastern shore candidates
show any disposition to withdraw from
the fight. but they are solidly united in OPP
posing any attempt to ignore or repeal
the eastern shore law. and have caused
the circulation OF pamphlets through the
house and senate reminding the delegates
or their oaths to support the constitution,
AMI Warming than that vote for a west
ern shore man will be violation Of their
obligations.
A number of prominent republicans who
are after other offices are finding some diff
Guilty in keeping out of the -entanglements
OF the senatorial contest. Among these gen.
Gemen are Gen. Thos. j. Shryock, Mr.. VIM
l. Brigham and Maj. Joseph F. Carter, who
aspire tor the states treasurership, and ex-
Pos master w. W. johnson, Danr Huddinger
and others, who are after the police COM
missionerships.
While every effort is being made to keep
ether matters from interfering with the
senatorial contest, there Is no likelihood
that 1T will be successful, and the candi-
dates for the several other offices will be
drawn into the fight against their will.