Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-21
M'COMAS STILLLEADS
Gained Four More Votes as Result Of
Today's Ballot.
YHE SHAW STRENGTH is WAVERIEG
Delegate Syester of Washington
Makes Significant Announcement.
ONLY TWO BALLOTS TAKEN.

Special Dispatch to The Eveaing Star
STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS. Md. JAM
uary 2l--The result of the sixth ballot for
United States senator, taken at noon to-
day, was as follows:
McComas ...........-.............43
SbGw -.-.---...-.--..........-.-..
bdrper .........................17
Shryock ..........,.. q
Findlay ............................ 2
Gorman ............-......-........ 40
The Shaw men, with the exception of
Speaker Shaefer voted solidly for Repre-
sentative Barber.
Parrans three votes went to McComas.
The result of the second ballot was:
McComas. ---..-..-.............-..... A
Snaw-.- ..--....--.-.-..---..-... 10
riuiay ..............-------.
STOrrnan 40
The voting was enlivened by much ora
tory in explanation OF votes. Delegate
Syester of Washington county, one of the
leading democrats in the house, aroused up
roarious applause from the McComas men
by declaring that he would never be a
party to unholy alliance between demo-
republican. Mr.. Syester declared that he
proposed to vote for Senator German to the
1st of April IL necessary.
One Vote From Muliikin.
Delegate Woodhall of Talbot, who has
been voting for Col. James c. Mullikin OF
Talbot, changed to McComas.
At the conclusion of the second ballot the
McComas men, who were in excellent
spirits. tried to force a third, but this was
voted down by the Shaw men and the
democrats.
Rumors were flying thick and fast before
the balloting today that Governor Lowndes
would soon he back in the fight.
The leaders went up to Baltimore last
night and returned this morning to renew
their fight The Shaw men say that the
governor, should he re-enter the contest,
will make no better showing than Nc
Ccmas. They propose 10 stay out for Shaw
or some city candidate to the end, and de-
clare that they are Indifferent to the per-
sonality of the Opposition" candidate.
shaefer Holds Back Appointments.
A euhtect of q good deal Of criticism hsre
is the determination Of Speaker Shaefer
not to appoint his committees until Mr..
Germans successor Is chosen The sena-
torial election has already seriously inter-
fered with the business of the session, and
the fact that no committees are at work
has set matters still further back. Despite
the senatorial election OF two years ago.
business was well under way by this time
and the committees were at work. and
Speaker Shaefer's stubbornness in this re-
spect is contrasted unfavorably with the
more business-like method of ex-Speaker
Mudd.
After the second ballot the Joint conven-
ton adjourned until tomorrow.
McComas' Friends Elated.
Since the adjournment Of the Joint assem-
bly, today at 1:l0 pm, the McComas people
are feeling greatly elated over the fact
that their vote reached forty-four today,
and assert ttat this is but the beginning OF
the END. Two OF the votes cast for Judge
McComas today were from unexpected
sources, and had moi been counted upon by
the leaders.
The votes Of all the southern Maryland
members today went to Judge McComas Tor
the first time, and this fact makes IL eVi-
dent that Postmaster General Gary Is at
last taking decided stand in the night
II certain influences can be brought 10
hear by tomorrow, the McComas leaders
here row say that they can END the nsnt
on the next ballot. and that they can eno
1t on Monday or Tuesday at the farthest.
At any rate, they are very jubiiant now
ever the prospect, while this morning they
we're extremely blue, and had to all ap-
pearances lost hope.
Governor Lowndes this afternoon eh-
presses the utmost confidence In the ulti-
mate election of Judge McComas. IN
quiet way he exerted certain influences to-
day, which kept In line some S wares
members who had lost hope for McComas
and were threatening to vote for another'
Governor fs Interested.
There is now no doubt as to the COVER
nor's inter est in the contest and his IN
fuence is being used for Judge McComas
with very decided effect. The fact that
the democrats have announced their In
tention of sticking to German to the end
of the session rather than to vote for q
republican has relieved the McComas people
of their fears on that score and has blasted
the hope of the Malster-Shaw people OF
Many of the most prominent democrats
here say that they will never vote for q
republican, even IL their leaders demand 1t,
but that they intend to allow the republic
cans to fight the battle out among them
selves. This fact will greatly aid the Nc
Comas cause and may bring the judge
many votes he would otherwise hardly get.