Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-18
FOR GORMAN'S SEAT
Senator Wellington Will Support Gov
ernor Lowndes.
10 DIRECT THE LAffER'S FIGHT
Has Now a Lead Over Other Cam
didates.
THE assembly OFFICES
correspondence Of The Evening Star.

The official announcement by Governor
I.owndes of his candidacy for the United
States senatorship, coupled with the intelli-
gence that Senator Wellington will aid the
executive with all the resources at his
COMMAND. has placed Mr.. Lowndes far In
the lead OF other aspirants, and it was adj
mitted on all sides among republican poll
ticians today that the Lowndes boom was
very much in the ascendant. Senator We'll
Hngton's attitude has been a subject of
general speculation ever since the result
of the election was known, and great hope
has been expressed by the friends of Gen
eral Shryock, Postmaster General Gary
and even of Majo~ Alexander Shaw that
when the time for balloting arrived the
senator would be found behind their par
ticular idol.
prominent state official who is an init
mate friend of Mr.. Wellington and who
stands close to the administration. told The
Star CORES pendent today that the sena-
tor has been favorable to the governor
candidacy all along. and that he was pre-
pared to exert himself to the utmost in
bis behalf. Even Mr.. Wellir gton's bitterest
enemies corcede that he will be an import
ant factor in deciding the election, and
his friends claim that when the legisla-
ture convenes he will have fully twenty
one votes to bestow on his favorite as
pirant.
The Star correspondent was also told to-
day that the senator would go to AnnapO-
lis in person and conduct the governors
fight. and that he would have entire charge
OF the preliminary campaign to be waged
among the memberS-elect prior to the meet
Ing of the assembly. 1t is said that the
contest will be short and decisive, and the
senator's lieutenants declare that with
Wellington at the helm not many days will
be lost in fruitless balloting.
Patronage of the Governor.
pert Mr.. Lowndes. the governor would still
be the favorite in the race. Owing to the
laws which prevail in this state of concen-
trating power in the hands of the execu-
tive, Mr.. Lowndes has a wealth of patron
age to distribute, which gives him strong
handicap over the other competitors. The
office holders under his administration, who
are looking for reappointment, are active
ly working in his interests, and no country
or city member-elect who is available is
allowed to escape an opportunity of talk
ing over the situation The many candi-
Gates for the police and civil magistrates
offices, the coroners. notaries public. berths
in the tobacco warehouses and other places
are whooping things up for Lowndes' in
most approved fashion. and if the members
OF the assembly-especially those from Bal
tImore clty-shOuld fail to lean toward the
governor it will not be because the desira-
bil1ty of MS election has not been pointed
out to them. In addition to this no less
than six members-elect of the house of
delegates from the city candidates for
police justices, which places paw 81 100 per
year and are nine in number, to be named
by the governor. Two members-eect are
candidates for liquor license commissioner
OF which there are three to be named and
with skillful handling these would give
Mr.. Lowndes eight votes from the city.
Votes Certain for Lowndes.
State Senator Wilkinson of ST. Mary's
county told The Star correspondent today
that If the governor wanted his vote and
the two votes of the ST. Mary's delegates
In the house he should have them The
governor placed tobacco warehouse at
Mr. Wilkinson's disposal, and the latter
was thus enabled to find places for between
twenty and thirty enthusiastic republicans
from his county, and he says he feels in
duty bound to stand by the governor as he
wants these men to be reappointed.
Other votes that Mr.. Lowndes can rely
on personally those of State Senator
Dryden and the three members of the
house from Somerset. and the senator and
republican member from Caroline. 1t will
thus be seen that the governor is strong
personally, and that his own power coupled
with the influence and skill of Senator
wellington as manager. is quite sufficient
to send the Towndes stock well to the
front. WV
1t is not likely that any effort will he
made on the part of the eastern shore MEM
beers to regain their right" of a senator
Plans have been laid whereby they will
nave a contest for the presidency of the
state senate. and it is detail of the
Lowndes-Wel ellington scheme not to oppose
I Snem IN this respect 1t is probable that
State Senator Westcott of Kent county will
be the shore candidate for this honor and
IL Is expected that Wellington will endeavor
to see that he gets it.
cby to-Eirgm5 thxton4
The Speakership
Great interest is felt over the fight for
the speakership of the house The only two
in ba feId
he'd TO- the place are Mr.. Ashley NJ Gould
of Montgomery county and Mr. Charles r.
Schirm of the third legislative district of
Baltimore city.
The only other republican who is being
discussed as a senatorial possibility and
VINO mas any patronage to confer is Mayor
Master There has been some talk of
bringing him OUT but this has been de-
rided as absurd, and no one has laughed AT
II more heartily than Mr.. Master himself
But should MIR. Master enter the fight
with the city hall Offices to back him he
could easily keep the governor from get
ting many of the city votes by a judicious
disposal of patronage. But so far as the
county members are concerned. the mayor
would be powerless. for he could not give
anything IN the way of official spols to
those who are not resident voters of the
municipality.
Trying to Pick the Winner.
Every day members-elect from the coun-
Ges saie HI Town, ana IL IS easy to see, after
few moments talk with them, that all
are anxious to be in with the winner in
the senatorial contest and, what is of
more Importance to those who are en-
glneering Gov. IowndeS' campaien that
nearly all want offices either for them
selves Or for some of their relatives or
friends 1t is Clearly evident that with
the tobacco warehouses and their large
number of employees at his disposal Gov
Lowndes can get the votes of both ST
Mary's and Calvert counties and can per
haps capture part of the votes from
Charles county With the police ma eis-
trates and other lucrative positions al his
disposal in Baltimore city he can divide
the twenty-one votes from the three dis
tricts and get a large share of them and
with the votes from his own and (,arrett
counties at his back. nine in all, he can Of
lis own strength, get close to a majority
of the caucus As the republican member
snip Is sxty-seven. of which thirty-four
make a majority. with the aid of Senator
Wellington and hts friends. he has to all
outward appearances. the best cards In
the deck with which to play the game.