The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-12-17
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the election ola presiding officer. Scv
eral prominent gentlemen have beer
mentioned for the position. but it seem
Impossible for an agreement to b
reached that will be satisfactory. Tn
great trouble is that the Presidency o
the Senate is being made an importan
element in the fight that is being wagct
over the United States senatOrship.
The Baltimore american of yesterda,
contained the following about this in
teresting contest:
Senator \. Lincoln Dryden, of Som
erset county, positively and officially
announced Wednesday that he would
not support Senator Charles I. West
colt, of Kent county, for presidency 0
the Senate, Notwithstanding Mr. West
colts selection for that position OF
Tuesday by the Eastern Shore con
tingent. He announced also that hi!
vote and his strength will be thrown
to Mr.. Randall for the presidency after
he shall have been thoroughly con
WINGED that lie cannot himsef be elected
Mr.. Dryden stated that he had deter
mined upon this course after he anG
his friends had become convinced that
his defeat was due to the opposition O
Postmaster General James A. Gary
against whom he displayed much vehe
mence.
The Somerset senator said: ssTwO OF
three weeks ago a suggestion was
made to me by n mutual friend of my
self and Mr.. Gary that | should 90 tc
Washington and see him, and convince
him that it was untrue, as reported
that WIGS inimical to proposed cas
legislation for Baltimore city, by which
the Consolidated Gas Company. OF
which Mr.. Gary IS vice president
would suffer a loss. | saw Mr. Gary
and | told him that | WAS not interest.
ed in the gas companys affairs in Bal
timore city, and that | was Indifferent
to the company, believing that Balti-
more city, which was most interested
should settle the question itself. |
frankly told him that | would oppose
any legislation which might not be sin
cere and only intended to make the
company suffer financially, and at the
same time not benefit the public at
large. also told Mr.. Gary that | was
candidate for the presidency of the
Senate. and that his influence could
elect me. He was satisfied with nv
position on the gas question, and said
| should lie president of the Senate.
The influence | had relied upon has
not been given to me, and ! do not feel
bound to support candidate from the
Eastern Shore who was selected by this
influence.
The fact that Mr.. DRYDEN will throw
his influence tt Mr.. Randall for the
presidency has added to the prospects
OF the success OF that gentleman. and
already iiuEts are being put forth to
form a combination in his favor. this
continuation 10 /" composed of the
Gather Influences in Baltimore city.
tie Lowntles influence in Western
Mary land, and the anti-Gary and Nc
Comas following, all of which Mr.. Dry
den's friends say can be brought into
line for Mr.. Randall. 1t is pointed
out that Mr.. Randall has no entangling
alliances among either the Lowndes or
antl-Lowndes senator's, and that his
election will prove acceptable to all
factions and all candidates for the
United States senatorship. The only
objection which some of the Republi-
cans urge against him-his civil ser
vice afliliations--is no longer tcnable,
they hold, since the civil service move
ment was overwhelmed at the last cleo
ton, and Mr.. Randall, it is urged. will
see the necessity of yielding in some
degree to the anti-ciyil service senti-
ment peryading his party
All the friends of Mr.. Westcott and
some of the friends Of Mr.. Dryden him.
self regret his step, because, if success
full in electing Mr.. Randall, he will de-
stroy all hope of harmony on the East
ern Shore, and will cause that section
to lose the benefits to be derived from
a compact organization which could be
80 welded as to effect great and benc-
fetal results, not only in the election
Of nited States senator. but in leg
islative matters. They point too, to
the fact that, unaided by the remainder
of the Shore, Mr.. Dryden can accom-
plish nothing that would look to his
own political advancement, and as he
is yet Il young man he will be the loser
by his own course, a. well as the East
ern Shore. They say he can expect
no further aid from them after taking
from the Shore the honor of presidency
Of the Senate, which is second only to
that Of governor Of the state,
Mr.. Charles |. Wilson, son of the
late editor Of the Gazctic, has assumed
control Of that Journal and, wrarc sure.
he will emulate his fathers example in
Dnblixlju.r q GOOD I,nI,pr lie will Inc