Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-02
MARYLAND POLITICS
Looking Forward Even Now to the
Next Senatorship.
QUITE A NUMBER OF ASPIRANfS
All Seem to Think They Will Have
Senator WeI'ington's Support.
T HE FEDERAL FFICES
OF The Evening Star.

Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, January 2 1897.
Although the election of the next genera!
assembly is ten months distant, members of
both parties are looking forward to ii with
almost as much interest as would be dis
played were 1t to occur within the next
three months, and the outcome of that cleo
tion, which will decide whether Senator
German is to succeed himself or to retire
/ to private life. is a subject of general dis
cussion. The republicans confident of
| winning, and a number of candidates from
that party are already in the field.
Senator German and his friends de-
termired not to allow the Independents,
| who turned the state over to the reDubi-
cans, to control the democratic legislative
nominations. and the latter are prepared to
vote the republican ticket again rather than
aid Mr.. German in his tight to succeed him
self
Republican Aspirants.
The most conspicuous asprants among
the republicans are Messrs William W. Nc
Intire and Sydney E. Mudd, the congress-
man-elect from the fourth and fifth dis
tricts, respectively. Mr.. McIntire is one of
the most popular members of his party in
the city and state. He has many strong
PERSONAL IFleHNS among the ueHlOCTdtS,
many of whom voted for him at the last
election On purely personal grounds, al
though they voted for Bryan as well. He
| is capable business man. and an intimate
friend of Senator-elect Wellington and 9TH
er leading members of the party.
Mr.. Mudd's Chances.
Congressman Mudd will not he sup
pressed without difficulty. He is a shrewd.
adroit politician. who has had his eye on
Mr. Germans
declares that Mr.. Wellington will be found
among his supporters ard tina. the back
| ing which he expects to receive from the
senator-elect will be in fuliillment of a
pledge made him in Mr.. Welirgtons mem
orable campaign at Annapolis last winter
II succeed Senator Gibson. One factor is
likely to operate strongly against Mr..
Mudd and that is that his career as a
practical politician is not likely to COM
mend him to the formidable independent
element that has la:terly come to the front
in Maryland elections
The more conservative faction Of the re-
publican party will he loath to antagonize
the independents. and they will TO all in
representative members of their party 20
the state senate and house Of delegates.
Gov. Lownde's Ambition.
Governor Lowndes is another prominent
republican who is anxious to 20 to the
Senate. He is not an avowed candidate at
| present, although it is believed that it will
require but little to bring him out.
The governors candidacy is not taken
seriously by the majority of Maryland re-
publicans, and the fact that he and Sena-
tor-elect Wellington come from the same
county would be likely to prevent his at
tanning his end were there other OBJ
stacles in his path. Furthermore, his career
as governor has been vigorously condemned
| by many members of his party, and his
! distribution of the state patronage has ere
ated great deal of dissatisfaction, not
only among the reformers, who voted for
him. but among the republican. regulars,
which will take long time to heal. 1t Is
thought that he is also depending upon the
support of Mr.. Wellington. but the latter
when questioned by personal friends, has
declared that he has no intention of sup
porting the governors candidacy.
Mayor Hooper and the Council.
While there would appear to be a sTs-
pension of hostlities at present between
Mayor Hooper and the city council, an out
break is expected soon as the council
meets. The mayor has number of ap-
pointments to make and a decisive battle
is looked for when he sends his green bag
down. The bulk of the appointments al
ready made has been given to the mayors
personal friends. rather than to his party,
and Mr.. Hooper Is accused Of trying to
build up an independent faction to insure
denomination. There is little prospect of
MS gaining a second regular NOMINATION,
but it is thought that he will head an in
dependent ticket and latterly there has
been considerable conjecture as to whether
or not the democrats will be likely to in
dorse his nomination, should il be made In
such manner.
1t is understood that such a movement
will be backed by the Baltimore Sun and
the News. and the advocacy Of the scheme
by ex-Congressman Barnes Compton, now
naval officer, is regarded as indicating that
Senator German approves Of it.
Federal Appointments.
Although TO federal appointments will he
given out until some time after the inau-
guration of the Mckinley administration,
the horde Of applicants for places is daily
Increasing in size and voracity. Mr.. Wei
lfngton has announced his determination
to secure the appointment of State Senator
James NJ. Sloan of Allegany county as col
lector of the port, despite the fact that
large number of aspirants for this place
are in the field. The lates, candidate is
Mr.. William T. Master, whose friends In
tend to make personal appeal in his be
half to President Mckinley. Mr.. Masters
admirers declare that his consistent atti-
tude a Mckinley man deserves such
recognition. and they are prepared to en-
phasize Mr.. Wellingtons association with
the Reed boom, when they make their ap-
peal to Major Mckinley. While no formal
agreement has been reached as to the spe-
cifc distribution Of offices, it is understood
that the federal patronage will be divided
among the six congressional districts ar
follows:
Surveyor to the first district, two an
praisers to the second, United States mar
shall to the third, subtreasury to the fourth,
collec torship of internal revenue to the
fifth, and the naval office. and the collec-
torship Of the port to the sixth-in the last
place it is understood that whoever Sena-
tor-elect Wellington may support will be
Endorsed. 1t is believed that DIR. Washing
ton G. Tuck, the republican leader of Anne
Arundel county. has been slated for the col
lectorship of the internal revenue. There
are several other candidates for this posi-
tion and great deal of opposition has
been manifested to DIR. Tuck's candidacy
1t is expected, however, that he will be ap-
pointed. as it is understood that this place
will go to Congressman-elect Mudd's dis
trict, and he is said to favor him.
Robbery of a st. Louis Department
Store.
cOnsniracy having f0r ifG object tho