Evening star., 1897-03-15

those Who are Advocating his renomi-
nGtion are independent democrats. who
have rever voted a straight party ticket
in their lives. Even the officials in the
city hail, who owe the retention in Office
or their appointment to the mayor. are not
saying anything il! his favor.
Democrats Will support Him.
The regular democrats are considering
what it is best to do in this matter They
do not like Mayor Hooper. but if they think
they cannot win in any other way. they
will take him as a last resort, in order to
help them elect the rest of their ticket
The democratic city leaders, with few ex-
ceptions. are keeping quiet in regard to it,
but such veteran politicians as ex-Con-
gresham Barnes Compton, and others of
Senator Germans friends, are openly ad-
VocatinS this course, and they assert that
the only hope the democrats have of carry
ing the city lies in the nomination of
Mayor Hooper by their party, in order to
secure the support of the News and the
Sun. and the Independent element which
follows the lead of those two newspapers
They also assert that with Mayor Hooper
at the head Of the democratic ticket they
can be reasonably sure of electing all the
rest of the nominees, including a majority
of the city COUNCIL and a solid delegation
to the general assembly They assert also
that it is much more important for the
democrats to elect the officers referred to.
even if they have to take Mayor Hooper in
ticket, and perhaps lose all.
Lowndes and the SenatOrshiD,
The contest for the succession to Senator
German is also causing a good deal of dis
cussion among republicans. and the open
announcement that Gov. Lowndes is a can
didate Tor that position is also much COM
influence. All admit that the governor will
be the most formidable candidate in the
field should his party control the next gem
eral assembly. The governors great es t
source of strength as a candidate lies IN
the fact that he will have at his disposal
a large amount of official patronage. which
he can use, should he determine, TO in
fuence votes of members in his favor. He
can easily secure the votes of the city dele
gates by trading for them such lucra tive
offices as the license commissioners, super
viSors of election, police magistrates and a
large number of others, which will be va
cant at that time. In the Counties the dele
gates can be secured by trading for them
the county patronage, for the governor of
Maryland has, under the constitution, more
officials to appoint in all parts of the state
than there are to be elected by the people
which fact places in his hands a much
greater power than is possessed by the ex-
&c utives of many - states. That the
governor will use this power to aid in Sc
curing his election TO the Senate very few
people who know him have the least Doubt
Another factor which will so far to aid the
governor in the attainment of his ambition
will he the support of Senator Wellington,
who has openly announced that he will
help him in his efforts. The governor used
the whole power of his office last winter at
Annapolis to help Mr. Wellington, and the
latter gentleman considers it no more than
fair that he should use the power thus at
tanned to help the man who helped him
That all the other candidates fear the gov
ernor more than any one else in this fight
is apparent at once after few minutes
conversation with any one of them. The
only really formidable candidate in addi-
ton to the governor is Postmaster General
James A. Gary, and it is very doubtful if
he will enter the fight
The candidacy of Congressman Sidney f.
Mudd, VIM. w. McIntire, Isaac A. Bar
ber State Treasurer Thos j. Shryock and
Mayor Alexander Shaw Is not looked upon
serious.