Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-03
lOWNDES IS LEADING
Maryland Governor Seems to Be Sure
to Succeed German.
NCOMAS FRIENDS ARE ACTIVE
Possibility That They Can Cause a
Deadlock at Annapolis.
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Special Correspondence Of The Evening Sia-
| BALTIMORE. December > 1887
In spite of the lead that Gov. Lowndcs
| appears TO have in the race for United
States senator, the Baltimore friends and
| supporters of Judge Ions T. Mc,,omas
| declare that Mr.. Wel'ingtons old rival Is
| by no means unworthy uf serious consia-
| Grafton as a competitor. 4 great deal nf
| quiet activity has been manifested in his
| pehaf in the last few days The most
| conspicuous advocates of the judges cam
dida2y In Baltimore are Attorney General
| Clabaush and Mr.. George r. Gaith,r ir
| his election would also prove most ac-
| ceptable TO large number of youupar
| republicans, who are opposed TO the re-
| election of Senator Wellington as director
! of party affairs.
An effort is being made to start a strong
| McComas sentiment among the members
| OF the city delegation at Annapolis. ana the
| claim is made that number of the d.lc-
| gates are now strongly inclined to vo:.,
Tor tie judge when the time set for The
| erection arrives. These votes in the CITY
| together with the showing Judge Mc,'omgs
| Is eNpeoie TO make among the western
| Maryland members. his local admirers
! claim, VIII make him a formidable factor
| III the light. They hope at least To so COM
| phcate the situation rs TO defer the ,.lec-
| ton indefinitely. in which case II is Thought
| that the Judge will stand an excellent
chance of winning as the corn,r,,,,,T.,, -, -
| didate.
| The McComas men. as well as The SIM.
| porters OF the other candidates. believe
| that Gov. Lowndes will be least able "a
stand n deadlock and that in the event Of
| delay anti-Wellington sentiment n,,v h.,
| effectively worked up 20 the detrimcnt Of
| TIE executive and very much to th,. adj.
| vantage OF Judge McComas
| Milton Urncr "a Candidate.
Ex-consressman Milton G. Timer Of
Frederick county is the most recent sena-
| torial aspirant to announce himself Mr..
| Crner's candidacy does not occasion Gov
| ernor Lowndes or ''the field" much alarm
although rumor is going the rounds that
ne is really working in the interests OF
McComas. This report has not excited
much comment, beyond the opinion that
| unless this be the case his aspiration il
without any significance or Importance, and
| local followers of political events have
| already consigned him to the number OF
also rams"
The Lowndes boom is proceeding along
| It's way with the same confidence and COM
| piacency that has marked its course since
the election. The governors friends have
nothing but good-natured pity and amiable
contempt for any one who ventures to sug-
sest that contest is on. They apparently
regard his election as a forcgone conclu-
sion and profess to believe that he will
have much less difficulty than Senator
| Wellington did i'm 1876 The governor is
undoubtedly at the present time far
promises of support go. considerably in ad-
vance of his rivals. but that he has enough
| votes in hand as his managers contend to
win the caucus nomination, is not generally
believed.
Contests for City Votes.
The city delegation is the chief bone of
contention, and here Mr.. Lowndes has an
advantage over his rivals by virtue of the
4 r.uf h.. Ii.
easerness among several of the Legislators
| to accept some of the places 10 be be-
| slowed. Early in the fight as was stated
| in The Star the ambition of six delegates
elect to become police magistrates was dis
closed, and the number of those anxious
| for these positions and for places on the
LIQUOR license board is now said to he ten.
liz The governor Is able to hold a majority
| of the Baltimore delegates in line these,
together with his hackers from other sec
| lions of the state, will give him advan-
tageous start at Annapolis, and with
shrewd leader like Senator Wellington to
engineer his campaign his friends believe
| that several small attachments of voters.
who will be influenced by other leaders.
will be concentrated on him as soon as they
shall be needed.
The action of Senator Wellington in hav-
| ing Gen. Felix Agnus, the publisher of the
Baltimore American, indicted for criminal
| libel. and in bringing civil suit against
charges against him. has occasioned quite
a buzz of excitement. Gen. Agnus and his
paper are occupying a more conspicuous
position in the political arena than they
have a: any time previously within the
past two years. The senator's action was
a complete surprise.
Mudd Causes Speculation.
The attitude of Congressman Mudd In
this contest occasions good deal OF specu-
lation. If the Charles county statesman
had southern Maryland at his back there
would be fair prospect of the fearful
ante-election warnings of the democrats,
that the success of the republicans would
mean the calamity of Mudds election
being realized Under the present condi-
lions there is little prospect of this dis
aster' occurring, but nobody who knows
Mudd believes that he Will not have some
thing to say as to the disposition of the
prize. While Governor Lowndes antago-
nists believe that his removal of Mudds
followers in the tobacco warehouses and
exposure of the malodorous state of affairs
there during the past two years will be
sufficient to array the eX-speaker against
him. it is also believed that the congress-
man may be found on the other side OF
the fence when the real fight begins.
Mudd will unquestonably play his cards
so to profit personally by the game. He
comes up for Il denomination 10 Congress
next year, and if he believes his nominal
ton and election can be facilitated by
throwing his strength to the governor,
played I'm the past warrants the belief that
he will overlook the executives action in
removing his warehouse beneficiaries and
fall in line behind the Lowndes boom for
the Senate. 'Mudd did not hesitate TO
change around and vote for Wellington
said a Lowndes man today. Why
shouldn't he vote for Wellington's friend
and candidate this year,"
BARRIERS Probable Position.
1t is also reported that Representative
A orl,a ,bo sc i'm,
gle with Col. James c. Mullikin, the veteran
Talbot leader over the control of the dele
cation from that county, may support the
governor. This is vehemently denied by
many Talbot republicans, but ii is pointed
out that DR.. Barber will also have fight
for denomination on his hands, and will
be glad to have the backing of Senator
Wellington and the state administration
when the fight for the party nomination
in the first district begins.
Not few republicans of prominence be-
lieve, however, that when the time comes
n elect Mr. Germans successor the man