Evening star., 1896-02-14
Continuation of the Deadlock at
Annapolis.
TRYING TO FORCE GOVERNORS HAND
Tactics Of the Opponents Of the
Bruce Bill.
APPOINTMENTS MADE TODAY

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 4.-The
democratic majority in the senate has de-
clined to proceed to the election of state
treasurer until the republicans shall agree
to extend the terms of Associate Judge j.
A. Wickes of the second judicial circuit and
Associate Judge Bryan of the court of ap-
peals. Gen. Thomas ]. Shryock Of Balti-
more is the caucus nominee of the repub-
licans for state treasurer.
The advocates of the Bruce civil service
bill hope that the favorable attitude of the
governor may induce some of the delegates
to regard the measure more favorably.
The desire of the opponents of the bill to
have it made the special order of the day
next Wednesday is due to a clause of the
state constitution, which provides that the
governor must send in his appointments
within fifty days after the assembling OF
the legislature. Wednesday next Is the
fiftieth day since the general assembly met,
and were the appointments all in by that
time the opponents of civil service reform
might pay little attention to the governor S
wishes
Mr. Lowndes however, following long
established precedent, regards the provision
as directory rather than mandatory, and
has no intention of complying with it. He
is understood to desire the passage of the
bill without tie referendum clause, and 1t
will occasion little surprise here if he uses
some of the patronage at his disposal 10
further that end.
Election Declared Void.
The elections committee in the Tuck
Wells contest for clerk OF the circuit court
has declared the election of DR.. George
Wells, democrat, void, and new election
has been ordered. DIR. Washington Tuck.
who contested the election, is the repuoli-
can leader of Anne Arundel county. The
democrats are prepared to support Dr.
Wells in the second election, and President
Bruce and other party leaders have signi-
fed their intention of speaking in his be-
half.
In the Calvert county contest the election
committee reported in favor OF seating
Samuel r. Bird and Arthur A. Hardness.
the republicans contesting for seats occu-
pied by Joseph Sherbert and John F. Ire
land. democrats. The report was accepted.
GubernatOrial Appointments.
Governor Lowndes has named the fol-
lowing for civil officers in Prince Georges
county: For justices of the peace, first cleo
ton district. Summerifeld D. Hall, Jno. r.
Baker, Benedict ]. Gailent Columbus Hall;
second election district, Louis c. Wishman.
Theo. F. King. Alfred d. Bailey, Charles
Earle: third district. WmH HARPER VIM.
o. Hooley, VIM. G. Brooke: fourth district,
Frank Garner, Robt. A. Rose, Wm f. Per-
ry: fifth district. Jos, NJ. kendrick. Henry
Williams, Francis p Taylor. William T.
Shorn; sixth district. John n. Young Ed
mund Tolson, Samuel E. Cox, .Ino. II.
Brooks; seventh district. Geo. A. Mitchell,
Allan Clark, Richard L. U. Bowie Walter
Ricon; eighth district, Jno. ". Richardson,
Eli ]. Watson, Jno. H. Fowler; ninth dis
trict. Jno. r. Mcmillan, VIM. L. Tippott,
Edmund T. Allen. Samuel H. Moley; tenth
district, James P. Curley, John p. Duvall,
John W. Jackson, Jas. FederIine: eleventh
district. JOS. HI. Selby, VIM. H. Squires,
David S; Gillespie, Elliott L. Hixson;
twelfth district, Jos. 3. Payne, Henry H.
Hungerford. Ira S. Clark, Robt. S. Bate
man; thirteenth district. Jno. u. Benjamin,
Alex. s. Stuart; fourteeath district, VIM.
Phelps, Almont Barnes. Rufus Belt
For registers of voters, AIbertus F..
Brown, Charles NJ. Newman, Frederick w.
Wilson, Lake Z. Dooly. John H. Williams,
William E. r. Suit, Beale ID. Mullikin, Harry
B. Orme. William B. Allen. George w Lilli-
bridge, William H. Grimes. Richard F.
Grimes, Arthur Tolson and Richard E.
NARROW.
For school commissioner, ]. Selwyn Sass
Ger.
For notary public at Hyattsrille, Harry 3.
Fowler.
Increasing Academy Grounds.
Senator Randall presented a memorial to-
day from the mayor and councilmen of An
napolis requesting that certain ground
within the city limits be added to the
property of the United States Naval Acad-