The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-01-21
OUR ANNAPOLIS LETTER.

| business at the old'staud. The | nited
States Senatorship, however, has
blocked all business, though the
5 mate, has been enabled TO pass two
or three unimportant bills. Speaker
Schaefer of the House has not yet an
| n juuced any of his committees except
those on claims aud organization.
| But this does not make much differ
arence, because even II the committees
had been named, the members wcuiu
not be able to devote much time or
| attention to business because OF the
over shadOwing senatorshlp at stake.
| The Legislature Ii now III All u.
thr0es of u deadlock, which has hHe'
brought about by the factlonal differ
ences within the Republican party
These factions were created two year,
ago when the Republican party, Ii
violation of the Eastern Shore Il wv,
elected Mr.. Wellington rs Senator ana
attempted to ride rough shod over
Mr. Master, of Baltimore, who tht
year previous had opposed Mr.
Lowndes for the Gubernatoriai noml-
nation.
IuT. MAS FL Sp;iS ~ az - w -
venge by d 4featiug the Wellington
L1wndes combination at Ocean City
last summer The Duke would no
however remain in that political OBJ
,curity to which he had been ieieg Il
ed ana no sooner had the Republicans
carried the Legislature than he began
| 80 plot TO secure as his colleague a
man thoroughly in sympathy witt
nj, q thnntrhf (I1Varnn
L0wudes would best fill the bill auG
At the same time furnish thoss sinews
| Of war known as Offices by the distri
button of which the SENATE rship
| could nest easily be obtained. Thu
plan int rtered with those OF John X.
Cowen, who had been discredifed by
the Democratic party and who was
knocking f)r admission into the Inner
counselS of the Republican party, and
| who INN ediately tet 10 work to secur,
| the withd ia wal of Governor Lownde,
| and the substitution Of Judge Nc
| ComaS, who he believed would be
| more acceptable to him, 10 the Btlti
more & Ohio L .i!road Com pany, oi
! which he is one of the receivers, au
| 20 the Independent Dem pcrats VINO
| had accomplished the defeat of Mr.
| Giormln. He first scared letters from
| l ma jority OF the Ailegany memDers
| in which they stated that they woHiu
| oppose the Governors election to the
1 Senate. Then he entictd the Cover
| npr to Il private cnufereuce at the
| Mary land Club in Baltimore, where
| the letters were sprung on INN auG
| where he wIS tila!ly induced to with
| draw. Postmaster Wartieid OF Is tlti
more, drew up the int: view of with
| travail which was published in the
| sur, the Governor 5 organ. Is Jth
| the Governor and Sen itor Wellington
| Gten came out strongly for Judge Me
/ EomaS, not that they bore him any
| We, but because they realized tina
i y his election only. could they defeA;
| their arch enemies, the MAlsterites OF
| Baitiln ore, and at the same time ge.
in out of the wet. They failed in the
| preliminary skirmish by the defeat OF
| Mr.. Gould for speaker. The Demo
Gratis united with the NJ lister or Sha w
| Republicans, of Baltimore and ected
| Mr.. Schaefer.
BY this move the Democrats z lined
| an immense party advantage FIRST
| they secured Il speaker who will treai
| chem fairly as a minority AMI whu
will give them proper representations
| IN the committees. Then again they
| dealt Mr.. John X. Gwen. the Iuie
PENDENT Democrat, and the Sun
| which has become the organ of tue
| Wellngton-L)wn -McCDmaS fac
tion of the Republicans, a most tt lliug
and wincing blow.
| The same influences which securtG
| the election of Mr.. Schaefer are at
tempting to secure the election ..
| Major Shaw as United States Senator,
| out without the aid, immediate Or
| pros pective, of the Democrats. Hence
| Ghe deadlock. How long that dead
| lock will last and who will be the
| Senator, are questions on the lips OF
| every one here, and can not be
| answered until the decisive ballof
! shall have been taken.
Two ballots have been taken with
| che following result on the last which
| is about the same as the first. For
McComas, 3G votes, Shaw, II; DR.. Bar
| Der, &; Thomas Pdrrau ); General Snry
| Dck .; Mullikin ,; FIndlay ,; Urnar /:
| Lowndes one; German 46. The total
! membership of the House and Senate
| is III. The number necessary to elect
| provided all are present, is 50 Since
| lie meeting of the Legislature, Dele
| gate Wright, OF Green Anaes county,
| mas died, and Mr.. Writ of Cecil has
| been absent on account of sickness.
| Mr.. Malcolm. of Baltimore county. has
| not vet taken his seat Oh account OF
| injuries received prior to the meeting
of the Legislature, in Il runaway acct
| Jent Ey.(iovernor jackson Of the
| Sanate mas oona South on -. measure
| and business trip.
| Itis ,ranar,Ilv cop.adad +b,, +bo
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| now is and II the r ,Itin7ra J.,i"aataS
| and savan If thn Eastarn Sbora Re,
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