Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06
CANDIDATES FOR SENATE
Maryland Republican Leaders Who Are
Looking Senateward.
Result OF the Election Has Brought
Out Many Aspfrants to Sue
coed Senator GOrDan.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


general assembly on joint ballot, and that
Senator German has probably been elm
mated from the field of Maryland politics,
the question of his successor has become
the dominant local topic, and speculation
as to the choice of the legislature is heard
OF al sides.
Great interest in this election is taken III
Baltimore by the representative business
men of the city, who are anxious to see a
Marylander sent to Washington who will
win the respect of the country at large, and
not suffer by comparison with a man of
Senator Germans great ability.
Among those who are already in the field
are the following: Governor Lowndes, Post
master General Gary, Judge Louis L. Nc
Comas, State Treasurer Thos. J. Shryock
Major Alexander Shaw and Congressman
Barber, McIntire and Mudd. A number of
other well-kI-own republicans are likely to
announce themselves, and before many
Gays fully dozen candidates are likely to
be out.
Judge McCOmas' Chances.
Since State Senator Scott assumed the
Craftsmanship of the republican state COM
mittee, the star of Judge Louis E. Nc
Comas has been somewhat in the ascend
ant. and his candidacy for Mr. Germans
seat has taken an additional Importance
Chairman Scott is strongly disposed in his
favor, and Attorney General Clabaugh. who
has come very much to the front in the
management of party affairs since the over
throw of Senator Wellington, has been an
out and out McComas man since the judge
standing as a senatorial candidate was first
commented upon in The Star early in the
year. Mr.. Clabaugh has always advocated
Judge McComas' election, and is prepared
to work vigorously in his behalf
Another prominent republican who will
be found behind the judge is Mr. Cla-
baugh's law partner Mr.. George r. CATH
Ell, jr Mr.. Gather has become a power in
local republican councils, and his advocacy
of the McCOmas boom will prove of great
value. Mr.. Phillips Lee Goldsborough. the
controler-elect will also be found in the
McCcmaS camp, and the support of these
leaders will give the boom a great deal Of
prestige.
The chief obstacle in Judge McCcmas'
way is his old enemy, Senator Wellington.
Those who believe that Mr.. Wellington will
have nothing to say as to the election of
his colleague, or that the snubbing he re-
ceived at the state convention removes him
as a factor, are reckoning without their
host. The senator will be very much in
the fight, and his friends claim that he
holds the key to the situation in his hands.
1t is a significant fact-but one that has
been overlooked in the post-election Juror
that the counties that sustained Mr.. Well
ington at Ocean City were those carried by
the republicans with least difficulty, and
that in those that send split delegations TO
Annapolis the Wellington men have been
the successful candidates. On the other
hand, in the anti-Welington counties the
republican legislative tickets in the ma
jority of instances. were either defeated or
were Only successful in a few individual
cases.
Extent of WeIIington's influence.
Mr.. Wellington's friends claim that he
will control twenty-one votes in the as
sembly, distributed as follows: Somerset,
4; Caroline. =; Garrett, 3; Allegany, ); Fred
erick, l; Washington, 1; Calvert, 3; Balti-
more city, 1, and Carroll, 1. With such a
showing this he may possibly be able
to confer the SenatorShp upon whoever
he chooses, and his well-known enmity
toward Judge McComas is not likely to
allow him to cast his votes in that di-
rection.
Governor Lowndes, who was popularity
supposed to have lost his chances when the
effort to force Mr.. Theodore Marburg' s
nomination as the republican mayoralty
candidate fell through. has emerged from
the cloud and is again looked on as a
formidable aspirant. He has large stock
of patronage to dispense, and this, coupled
with the probable support of Senator Well
lngton, gives him a handicap over the
other competitors. At the start he can
fairly count on the votes of State Sena-
tors Emory of Baltimore county and Ran
dali of Anne Arundel. Senator-elect Will
lamS OF Hartford Will vote Tor MIN, anu
Senator Wilkinsons vite with the two
votes of st. Mary's in the house, will prob
ably be his.
Mudd is Not Taken Seriously.
The candidacy of Congressman Mudd,
who has finally officially announced that
he is in the field, is not taken very serious
ly. This was used as campaign argument
by the democrats, and the Charles county
leader was presented as Il sort of political
bug-a boo to keep the independents in line
with, it must be confessed, very indiffer-
ent success. Mr.. Mudd has only four votes
that ne can depend on-three from his own
county and one from Prince Georges-ani
If ne were a stronger aSprant it Is not
likely that the leaders of his party-includ-
ing Senator Wellington-would tolerate his
election His southern Maryland admir-
ers claim that he will have a number Of
votes IN the city delegation-notably from
the first diStrict-and they build upon mis-
Endorsement by Police Commissioner w. w.
Johnson. Public sentiment however, is
strongly against Mr.. Mudd, ami the party
managers realize that they cannot afford
to advance his political fortunes.
Congressman Barber is scarcely factor
He has only four votes-those from Talbot
county--to back him. His friends count on
the support of State Senator Westcott of
Kent county, but the latter is suspected of
a leaning toward McComas. Congressman
McIntire is also anxious to go, and it is
claimed has eX-Clty Chairman w tiiiam +.
Stone behind him. Mr.. McIntire has little
or no chance, however, and his aspiration
will not worry his rivals
Gary's Chances Good.
OF the three remaining candidates, Major
Shaw. State Treasurer Sh-yock and Post
master General Gary. the first named has
ra Their the best standing. He was the first
important accession to the Master ranks
among the local business men, and is sup
posed to stand well in the city delegation.
Mr.. Shryock has a strong personal fol-
lowing. and made many friends during
the campaign by the interest he displayed
and the aid he rendered Chairmep Scott
ard Mason. He was liberal contributor
to the campaign fund, and was particular
ly helpful in getting the vote registered
having offered a number of cash prizes for
efficient work in this respect. 1t is be-
lieved by some that in case Senator Wei
lington is unwilling to support Governor
Lowndes, and 1t is understood that the re-
lations between the two are not as intimate
as they have been. he will back Mr.. Shry-
ock, and this, of course, would place the
treasurer In the front rank.
Democrats generally take the defeat of
Senator German very philosophcally, and