Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-01-31
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PRESIDENT COWEN.

AT a special meeting of the directors Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on Friday
last Mr.. John X Cowen, the general coun
sci Of the company, was unanimously elect
ed president to succeed Mr. Charles f.
Mayer, who declined re election to this
position at the meeting OF the directors in
November
Mr.. Cowen will resign his seat as u Rep
resentative in Congress of the fourth Mary
land district and will also give up his posi-
ton as general counsel of the railroad, so
that he can devote his entire time TO the
presidency of that company.
The selection of Mr.. Cowen as president
was recommended by the special committee
appointed to select suitable person for the
place. This committee consisted of Major
Alexander Shaw, w. II. Blackford and VIM.
F. Prick, of Baltimore, and Eugene Delano
and Rowland Davis, of New York.
An official statement given out by the
company says that Mr.. Cowen was the unan.
imous choice Of the committee, but it is un,
derstood that an agreement to this effect was
not reached until shortly before the directors
met, and at that time some members of the
committee were disposed to favor some one
else for the presidency. The result was
finally brought about by the Garrett and
New York interests in the Baltimore and
Ohio, which agreed to work tremendously
for the selection of Mr. Cowen and also TO
pull together in the future policy OF the
company.
Immediately upon Mr.. Governs election a
committee consisting of Messrs. Blackford
Frlck and Fitzgerald notified him of the
action of the board. Mr. Cowen accompa
the oath Of office, which was administered
by George w. Haulenbeek, notary public
and Mr.. Governs private secretary, and a,
once entered upon his new duties. The oath
was necessary because of the requirements
of the charter of the Baltimore and Ohio
Company from the State Of Maryland. Mr..
Cowen made short speech, in which hi
said he hoped to receive the cooperation o.
each member of the board in the develop
ment and successful operation of the road,
UNFORTUNAT TIE If NOT CRUEL
A leading New York paper, the Erenin.
Post, makes a public accusation against Sen
ator Morgan, of Alabama, that he was in
stoxicated recently in addressing publ
meeting in that city. 1t is an unnecessary
charge in any event, and cruel one if fact
do not justify it. Senator Morgan is an abl
man. He expresses himself strongly a
times, but we do not remember that he ha
been lacking in courtesy to his colleague
in the Senate. The same imputation wa
at one time made upon him in a debate, bu
it was blow under the belt that was nc
approved by Senators generally. Years ag
he was accused of this weakness before hi
constituents when a candidate for re eleC
ton. He made speech to them in whic
he declared he was not conscious of bavin
transgressed propriety in this way, but
further said "If meat cause my brother |
offend, will indulge in it no longer" an
publicly pledged himself to cease the use {
iutoxicants.
His frankness was enthusiastically recei'
ed, and he was triumphantly reelected
Some of the greatest men of our countr
have had this habit of drinking heavily.
has gone into history as weakness in the
character, but when there has been no pull
lie display the mantle of charity has bee
cast over ii by their contemporaries. 1t
better TO answer the argument OF Senat'
Morgan than to abuse him for his person
habits.
1t is believed in Constantinople that