The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-04-03
LowNDRs FOR SENATOR.
wellington Said to be Backing Him.
Patronage 10 be Used TO Buy the Posi-
ton.


From the Baltimore News. March %.
Governor Lowndes' fight for the Senate is
going to cut quite figure in the distribution
of both State and Federal patronage if the
Governors plans do not go estray. The
latest report in this connection is that Con-
gresham Mudd will not be permitted to name
Dir. Washington G. Tuck rs Collector of In
ternal Revenue, but that the appointment will
be given 10 some one who will favor the Gov
ernor for the Senate.
The Governor himself said when in town
last week that he was opposed to DR.. Tuck
for the Revenue Office, and that he was also
opposed TO the naming of any of Mr. Mudd's
adherents for that or any other prominent
position, because the Fifth district Congress
man had already secured larger share of
patronage than anyone else.
1t is also proposed to turn DIR. Tuck down
as the Republican leader or boss of Anne
Arundel and to permit State Senator j. Writ
Randall TO take charge of the contest for
leadership in that county. DR.. Tuck favors
Mr.. Mudd for the Senate, while Senator Ran
dali favors the Governor. He will, therefore,
be the head of the Administration party in
the fight
WELLINGTON AID.
Senator Wellington will manage the fight
for the Governor from now on, and will use
his influence to secure the nomination of can
didates for the General Assembly favorable
TO the cause. He has frequently said i'll re-
cent interviews that he wanted Governor
Lowndes to be his colleague at Washington,
and would do what he could to get him there.
To that end he has been taking considerable
interest in city politics, and has held frequent
conferences with the local leaders on the sub
ject His chief object has been to secure the
cooperation of City Chairman Vim. +. Stone
in the carrying out of his plans, but up to the
present time Mr.. Stone has declined to commit
himself Mr.. Stone says that he will favor
Postmaster-G General James A. Gary for the
Senate should that gentleman become a can
didate for the place, and that with Mr.. Gary
out of the fight he will favor some prominent
city Republican for Mr.. Gormans successor.
THE GOVERNOR S PATRONAGE.
If the Governor continues to play practical
politics, and the next General Assembly
should be Republicans, the chances will be
very decidedly in favor of his success. He
will have a very large amount of official pa
tronage at his disposal, for nearly all of the
State offices will have to be filed as the terms
expire, with the exception of a very few
places, every two years. He can easily get
the city people in line by tbt use of the APP
pointments as police magistrates, Supervisors
of Election, License Commissioners, justices
of the peace and the large number of other
places in The list of those whose tenure is reg
ulated by the Executive authority.
COUNTY APPOINTMENTS.
He can get the county leaders and members
in line for him in most cases in the same way,
for the Governor of Maryland has at his dis
posal more county appointments than the Elk
ecutives of States generally have, and the in
huence he can WELD, if shrewdly and carefully
used under the system in vogue in this State,
i'll both parties, will bring to him many politi-
cal leaders whose power he can otherwise
easily break down if he chooses to do so.
That he intends to use all his influence to
further his ambition to succeed Senator Cor
man is clearly apparent from his talk on the
subject, and is also made evident from the
statements which are made by Senator Well
ington and the other supporters of the plan.
THE INSIDE TRACK.
When it is realized that the Senator will be
elected early in the session of the Legislature,
and that the Governors appointments will
none of them be made until after Mr. Cor
mans successor is chosen, it can be seen at Il
glance that he has the best of the scheme, for
he will have the first innings of the game and
will deliver no goods until long after he
has received his share.