The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-20
EAGER TO sUcCE[DG ORMAN
Gov. LOwndes Is i'm the Field
for Senator.
BUT THERE ARE OTHERS
The Governor VIII Encounter Oh
stacles to His Higher Aspirations
In the Form of Candidates From
the Eastern Shore, Who Are Many.
He Will Register in Annapolis.

Gov. Lloyd Lowndes is in the field for
election to the United States Senate &c
succeed Senator Arthur Pue German.
This announcement is made by leading
Republican politicians, some of whom are
not favorable to his election. Gov. Lowndes
maintains silence on the subject, and viii
hot commit himself one way or the other.
In reply TO the direct question as to whether
he would be a candidate for the Senator
ship, asked him few days ago, he said he
could make no statement Oh the subject at
this time. The ac0ioLs of the governor, the
politicians say, point TO his ambition.
Through some source the appointees of
Gov. LOwndes have all learned that he well
not decline the Senatorial honor, and those
OF them who will are now working assidu-
ously 10 see that primaries and conventions
select candidates for the legislature not in
imical to the governor
recent appointment made by Gov
Lowndes, that OF Joseph s. Sunderland.
OF Calvert county, as State tobacco in
spector, also indicates, it is said, which
way the wind blows. The appointment of
State Senator George Dorsey Day, OF
Howard county, was expected, it is re-
ported, but it was given to Calvert county
IN order TO secure the friendship of
Thomas Parran, of that county, and the
three votes or the county in the legisla-
ture.
IL is fact, announced by Gov.
Lown1es, that he has moved from Allie
gany county, and taken up his resi-
dence in Anne Aru2del county, register
ing from the executive mansion in An
Dapolis. Senator Wellington holds his
residence in Allegany county, and the gov
ernor's friends may think that his chances
OF election by the legislature would be
lessene1 by the fact that he resided in the
same county and same Congressional dis
triCt as the other United States Senator
from Maryland. The constitution Of the
State provides that the governor shall
''resi1e" in the State capital
Where Senator Wellington Will stand in
the fight is an important question and one
much debated by Baltimore politicians.
When Senator Wellington was elected il
is wen-known fact that Gov. Lowndes
threw all his personal and political strength
TO him This contributedin no meandegree
20 Senator Wellington's success.
Many obstacles will, however, arise iu
Gov. Bowndes' onward march to higher
political hOnors. There are other candi-
dates in the field to contest with him.
Congressman Isaac A. Barber, of the Eastern
Shore, is candidate for the office. His
friends claim that he is entitled TO the
honor because the senatorship belongs to
the Eastern Shore, the other senatorship,
the one now held by Mr.. Wellington,
having been wrested from it by overriding
State law.
Another reason advanced lie that Or.
Barber showed great party strength in
carrying the First Congressional district
for Congress when q was deemed almost
bopelessly Democratic 1t is asserted that
the nine Eastern Shore counties will COM
bine 10 secure the Sneatorship and will
make a stronger fight by reason of the
late Republican successes in those com-
ties than they did in the legislature Of
1896
Other candidates for the senatorship are
congressman William W Mclntire, of the
Fourth district, and W. B. Paker. of the
Second district. The former will draw his
strength fIom Baltimore, which claims the
Senatorsbip by reason of her population
and interests. Baltimore Sun.