The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-21
THEDEADL0CK RENEWED
The Election Of Gorman's Successor
Again Seems Afar Of.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS POSTPONED

Although the McComas Adherents Irnd
Thirty-eight Names to Their Caucus
List, 1t yv~.s Doomed Wise TO Indef-
fnitcly Postpone tho Meeting.
! Annapolis, Md, Jan. 21.-The general
assembly of Maryland in joint session
yesterday, took three ballots for a Uni
ted States senator without result There
was little change in the voting, and
the third ballot resulted: McComas, 40:
Shaw, 15; German. AZ; Findlay, 2; Par
ran, 3; Mulllsin, 2; Shryock, 2.
The effect of yesterdays work Is to
leave the solution of the senatorial
problem as much in doubt and the end
of the struggle apparently as far off as
1t was before the balloting began.
Even the best Informed will not venture
upon a positive prediction as to the
outcome, and no claims are made save
by boastful partisans. While ii is true
that both the leading candidates made
gains. it is equally true that both are
far from the goal, and that both have
shown nearly, If not quite. the full ex-
tent Of their present following.
But one thing Is made clear, and that
Is the fact that perfect sympathy and
unity exists between the. Democrats
and the bolting Republicans in the Bal
timore city delegation. This was clear
ly shown when, after the second ballot,
an attempt was made to adjourn the
Joint convention until today. The
Democrats and the boilers voted solidly
against the motion, and defeated 1t.
Another fact Is that the faithful elev-
: en-" as they have been called, are SEEM
ingly stronger than ever and are fully
under the control Of their leader. To-
gether with six men from the eastern
shore and Senator Day, of Howard
county, they voted alternately for Shaw
and for Barber at signal from their
leader, indicating that there are now IS
of them, and Chat they can be handled
in any manner the leaders may desire.
This appears to have discouraged the
McComas men, who are not nearly so
confident as they have been, whereas
tie eleven" are jubilant, and their
Democratic allies are serene.
There is now no doubt whatever that
the Democratic contingent stands ready
almost to a man to cast its. ballot for a
Republican at signal from the man
who is in control, and whenever the
Democrats give the word the eleven"
and perhaps Others are ready to fol-
low their lead provided, of course, a
Republican Is selected to wear the sem
atorial toga. Who that Republican will
be Is as yet unsettled, but the belief
that 1t will be William I. Malster. may
or Of Baltimore, or Major Alexander
Shaw. is growing steadily, and the Nc
Comas men no longer attempt to dis
guise the fact that they dread such an
outcome.
As to when the coalition will take
place Is absolutely uncertain, but 1t
may be safely asserted that it will not
occur while there is any possibility Of
continuing the present conditioned
things. The Democrats have two points
TO gein by protracting the struggle, for
the longer this fight is on the more 1t
disrupts the Republican party, and
they have not entirely abandoned the
hope of protracting it through the ses-
sion, thereby making 1t possible that
Mir. Germans successor will have to be
chosen by the legislature which will
meet in January, 1900.
It was confidently expected that the
name of Postmaster General Gary
would figure In yesterdays balloting,
bat no such thing occurred, nor 10 ii
likely to occur while the present COM
ditsops exist. Senator Day, Of Howard,
who voted Tor Governor Lowndes on
Tutaday and Wednesday, deserted the
;sl.er's standard yesterday. and threw
h his fortunes with the |eleven." vot-
log alternately for Shaw aud Barber
DeicsaSs Chapiine, Of Frederick, also
thre9 over eA-Congrsssman Urner and
!oineS the balance Of his delegation in
voting for Judge McComas.
Although there were 3S signatures ap,
Itnled to the McComas caucus list. the
caucus has been indefinitely postponed
the matter having been left in ths
hands @: Senator Scott. OF Washington
comfy, chairman Of Tie state central
committee, with power to call the eau
Gus together whenever lie thinks the
tim. Cor it has arrived, Shaw and the
anti-McCenAs men say they have the
pledges OF q members that they will
not entes a caucus Oh the scnatnrshlp
These are said to include ID members
from Baltimore city. the others coming
from the eastern shore and southern
Maryland, and Baltimore and Howard
r counties.