The evening times., 1896-01-14
SENATORSHIP THE STAKE
Maryland Republican Handja .
Will Be Started Today.
SIX ENTRIES FOR THE EVENT
Every One Running on His Own Hook,
with Wellington against the Field.
No Party Mana agement of Any Kind.
Disposition TO Ignore the Eastern
shore Law.

Annapolis, Md, Jan. 14.-Thc question
As TO who will become heir to the seat il
the United States Senate now occupied b!
Charles II. Gibson is far from being set
tied although the legislature will begin
balloting today. All efforts to bring about
a Republican caucus have failed and the
situation is as badly mixed as it was a
month ago.
II each of the different asprants for
Senatorial honors has properly diagnosed
his chances, there will be at least six Mary
land statesmen occupying Mr.. Gibson's
seat when that gentlemans term has cx-
pired. Again, on the other hand, if the
Legislators who will do the voting are TO
be believed not one OF the candidates has
reason to think that he viii be the winner
FREE-FoR-ALL RACE.
Only one point is clear, and that is that
every man VINO has vote on the Republi-
can side wants 10 be with the winner. They
have an abiding faith that the next Presi.
dent will be the nominee OF their party and
they all realize the Importance of stand
ing in with the Republican who for six
years from March 4, 1897, will represent
Maryland in the United States Senate. The
adherents of the different candidates are
the Senatorial contest is talked of. There
is an absolute lack of bosssm; there is not
even party mana cement. 1t is a wild race,
free for all.
There is a great deal of talk about the
so-calIed Eastern Shore law and the sacred
obligation which the officeholders claim
rests upon every legislator TO observe it.
This law provides that one of Maryland's $
representatives in the United States Senate
shall be Il residest of the eastern portion
of the State
There has been growing disposition
within receut years to ignore the NV, the
claim being made tbat it is unconstitutional
to begin with, aud, secondly. as the Eastern
section of the State has hut 90 per cent
of the States population it is not entitled
to equal representation with the western
shore.
WELLINGTON AGAINST THE FIELD.
Congressman George l.. Wellington of the
Sixth Maryland district. who engineered
Lloyd LOwndes' campaign, landing him in
the gubernatorial chair last week, is the
leader in the Senatorial race, and is anx-
ious 10 smash the Eastern Shore legacy.
He is making fight against the field. The
main fight of the anti-Wellngton forces
has been TO prevent the holding of Re-
publican caucus. Mr.. wellington and his
friends confidently assert that caucus
viii be held late tonight. No Que can fore
tell what will be the out come.
Mr. GIhsons successor may be chosen
Wednesday, but the chances favor a pro-
loDged and bitter contest. Some of the
enthusiastic admirers of Gov. Lowndes
hope the ScDatorship will go 10 the Western
Shore on his account, as they want 10 send
him TO the Senate 10 succeed Mr.. German
two years hence. Mr.. LowEdes cannot be
a candidate now for various Ieasons, the
chief one being that his resignation would
make Mr.. Bruce, the democratic president
of the senate, Governor.
The next senate of Maryland will almost
certainly be Republican, made SO by Lo,d-
over Republican senators from Democratic
counties. There will then be n Republican
TO succeed Mr.. Lowndes, should he resign
two years hence. Republicans are counting
on the legislature of 1898 10 be i'll their
favor on joint ballot.