New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-26

Necessary for choice ~
croaker schaefer. who was elected By the
Democratic and Republican combination leo
the holt against It. The five OF the eleven poit-
ers who voted for Shaw 20 the last SAID they
could never support a candidate OF the so-ca!'eu
With District combine "
The closing act in the political drama IN which
Mavor Master and his eleven supporters piaseu
90 sensational a part was not so excluhe do hau
heen expected The McComas men were sefe"e
and confident They knew that the schen'e io'
n coalition OF the Democrats Win 'he e'o''"
hoa Failed and that the boilers were breaking
limos When the ballotlns began president
perdau Of the Senate made a bitter attack on
c.-..or German Then Senator Westcott, OF
Kant County. the lone Eastern Shore man VINO
hold ont 10 the last ditch, voted for McCoiha7
hocous. os he said he could not refuse TO DOW
- ,.a n.u, Of the majority and because the peo-
nle Of the last election had decided that tue
o,. 20 Senator German must be Repuo-
can.
WHOM sneaker Schaefer changed his vote ana
eo otbers Of the Master eleven swung INTO
linz with him for McComas the county Repuoh-
cors won't Wild and the enthusiastic demonstra-
| ,,on lasted several minutes. substdlng only 10
| hreaix ont again when a minute later the chair-
| mar, announced that Judge McComas had re-
celyed sxty-two votes, three more imam eioue"
| to elect him 49,. o. M daal
| With the Master forces TO secure tneir WIS
| They broke because the coalition with the Dciii
| ocrats failed 1t has been Mayor Master am
| h,tion IN be the candidate for Governor neAs
ynar Ever since the Mayor, with the ala oi
! Tho Eastern Shore Republicans. overthrow Seha-
Tor wellington as the leader OF the party at tiie
| site convention last year II has been a nsht
hetyeon the Malster men and the With Distric.
| combination for control. and In the eec.ioh Va
| ,taCo,,ac the latter has vanqushed the FORMER.
| Tho influence exerted by President MCKINNEY
and Postmaster- General Gary contributed ldl se
| IL 10 the Judges election. The Preslueh' u'Seu
| Conpressman Barber, OF the Eastern Shore uiS-
trict to do everything In ms power ~ 49, NJ :
| harmony in the party, and the result was tha'
| the Eastern Sh )re members. with d slhsie eA-
| contion went into the caucus and bound theH-
soivas "a support McComas The election OF
| McComas as Senator assures the re-eiectioh Vi
| General ShryOck as State Treasurer.
| Louis Emory McComas was born IN "asnhsto"
| County Nd on October IS. 1916. HIS carry educa-
! it, MS received in the schools OF Williamsport.
| He was a student at st James, Coiege' anu was
| Graduated from Dickinson College In 1866 He be-
can the practice Of law In 1858 having studied with
| r IL Alvey now Chief Justice OF the court Oh
| Annca,s or tho District OF Columbia In 1915 he
| WIS tho Republican candidate for the ALNth Con'
| crrss from the With District and was defeated 10y
| Fourteen votes He was elected 70 the NLNiIl
| Congress and FOR three successive terms there
| after In 1890 he again met defeat In the Presi-
1enta' campaign Of 1892 he the secretary or the
| Republican National Committee. SHORTY atIer Iht
| aection Of that year President Harrison: who was
| hts warm personal friend appointed MN 10 IN. t
Supreme Court OF the District or S4un"sa rhS
| as his legislative career Judge McComas has
| earned high praise