Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
WELLINGTON VS.. WARNER
Story q De- Of Money at Annapolis
Denied.
SORe Gossip FPen Baltimore About an
Inctdent-Letters Coming In
FR00 the State.

There has been something Of a pause in
the battle royal being waged between Sena.
tor Wellington of Maryland and Mr. B. H.
Warner of this city over the confirma ton
OF Mr.. Warner, Jr., to be consul at Leipsic
Germany. One Of the Baltimore papers
yesterday printed an elaborate story pur-
porting to explain the connection Mr. War
ner had with the election of Mr.. yelling
ton as senator from Maryland. The init
nation was strong in this story that Mr.
warner had used money to induce Mr.
Mudd to support Mr.. Wellington. and de-
tails were given Of midnight meetings be-
tween Warner, Mudd and Wellington Mr.
warner when seen today by a Star reporter
ana his attention called to this story
said that he had several times heard of
rumors Of the use of money at ANNAPOLIS
during the last senatorial deadlock. but
tnat ne had never paid any attention to
them before. He would now saw however
.nai 1t was absolutely false that he had
used a cent Of money for Mr.. Wellington
or for any one else at that time. He had
sFent nothing at Annapolis except his per
sonar MOTEL bill. Few people, said Mr.. War
ner. realized how close Mr. Sydney Mudd
h has 10 erecting combination by which
Nc eoaio nave been elected senator himself
MI. Madd postponed his senatorial aspira-
IONS: put 1t was utterly absurd to saw tina t
WI. Nudd had done this by reason of any
pecumary transaction. Mr. Warner re-
tsS 10 make any statement regarding the
tnsiue OF the senatorial fight at ANNAPOLIS
III Whch ne fs supposed to have taken an
actiVe part. beyond stating In strong terms
.ud' the transactions were creditabie to ali
concerned. ~ Oil
"A baltimore Incident
Letters and kilograms continue to come
IN large numbers both to Mr.. Warmer and
10 the members of the Senate committee on
commerce from prominent renuhIi ans ona
democrats throughout Maryland urging tho
continuation OF young Warner. In connec-
.,on WIN Mr. Wellington's acknowledgements
a tnis tible some Bal;imoreans have re-
called what was looked upon az an mn
Wor.uhate incident at the banquet of the
1oung Mems Republican Club of RaIti-
more held the 14th of February At that
oanquet. besides Senator Wellington. there
Eere present Representative Bah. ack
Snan. aI Oh the congressional committee
senator Burrows and a number of renuhIi.
can congressman In his speech in Answer
10 one OF the toasts, Mr. WaIIinyton a.
maj time made the claim that he had been
uampered by the national committee rather
iran helped during the past campaign
~, .eHnarhs We're so Offensive, it was
salo 10 Mr. Habcock that he retired from
the table. An Ohio congressman who NJ
present at the time made the remark that
=. was ohiy necessary TO give Wellington
g.. anu ne would prove how utterly nm
NJ ne was for the senatorship.
49,, whispered around Washington TODAY
that senator Wellington has made sonos
thing of practice of giving reccmmande
.ioi'S LOT appointments to applicantS and
.Hen gong personally to the denartmants
ana telling the chiefs that he did not y,iSh
the appointment to be made ~