Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-21
MARYLAND sENATORsHIP.
Three Ballots Talan Yesterday With
out Any Election.
(By Telegraph.)

(By Telegraph)
ANNAPOLIS, MD. jap, 2Q.-The gen
ernl assembly Of Maryland in joint IS
sion today took three ballots for Uni"
ted Senator without Jesuit. They We're
as fOiuWS:
The first ballot resulted as follows:
MoCtImas, 40; Shaw. IS: Shlyock. =;
German, II; Parran. 3; Mu.ilkln, =:
F7!ralay, 9 Total, ia. Necessary to a
choice. IS; absent. 3.
Secord ballot; NcComas, 40; Shaw, 1;
Shryock, =; German, 4;Parran, j; f1nd-
lay. 2; Mullikin, 2; Ba1'br. II. Total.
ia.
German. n; Finday. ?; Parran, 81 Null
lilxin. 2: Shryock, 2, Total, ia.
The effect Of todays work Is to leave
the solution od the Senatorial problem
as much in doubt and the end Of the
struggle apparently as falr off as it was
before the balloting began.
But onei thing is made clear end that
is the fact that perfect sympathy and
unity exists between the Democrats
and the bcNting Republicans in the Bal
rimore City delegation. Another fact
is that the eleven" are seemingly
stronger than evsr and aHe fully undT
the control OF their leader. Together
with Six men from the eastern shore"
and Senator Day. OF HoWRTd county.
they voted alternately, for Shaw and for
Barber at q signal from their lvader
This appears to have discouraged the
McComas men. who are not nearly so
confident tonight as they have been.
There is now no doubt whatever that
thsl Democratic contingent stands Feauy.
almost to a man, to cast its ballot for q
Republican. at signal from the man
who is in control
Who that Republican WEI be is as yet
unsettled, but the belief that it will be
f,1c -yf Doll
more. or Major Alex Shaw, Is growing
steadily.
1t was confidently expected that the
name of Postmaster General Gary
would figure in today's balloting, but
no such thing occnrre1, nor IL it likely
to occur while the present conditions
exist
AS result OF last nights conferences
the Barber votes went to Shaw on the
first ballot and all OF the Shaw votes
except that of Speaker Shaefsr went
to Barber on th=, second, returning to
Shaw on the third. This was planned
as a sort of counter demonstration to do
away witt the effect OF the 3S sigma
lures appended to the McComas caucus
list, and it had Its effect in that the
caucus mas been ind tinitely postponed,
the matter having been left in the hands
OF Senator Scott, Of Washington county,
chairman of the state central commit
Tee. Win power TO call the Ia ucuS 10
gether Whenever he thinks the tiu1e for
II has arrived. a scheme that failed was
the ccntemplate,i delivery of the six
Pararn votes to McComas, notWith
standing that Mr.. Parran. hims5lf, ask
ed the delegats composing his follow
ing to aid in, carrying out the program.
II was asserted here this afternoon
that immediately after the adjourn
mept Of the joint Convention this i aders
cf the Democrats and those Of the
Malster people reached an agreement
that the Democrats would cast th.tr
vote for Master on Saturday if Ma1ster
c-uid guarantee the support of 10 Re-
pubiicars. it being found necessary to
have this number bGSauS-. of the fact
that four OF tie Democratic Senators
have thus fe. refused to be parties to
any agreement having in view the cleo
ton of r publican for Senator. 1t
was further agreed that the votes should
so to Major Shaw, If it was found that
q union upon Mayor Master could not
he brought about. It is further asserted
that Postmaster General Gary was APP
pealei TO by telephone to block this
sch. me by calling off Senator Day and
the eastern shore" contingent who
voted with the Shaw men today and ne
promised TO use his influence in thes d.
rection.