The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-01-20
SITUATION UNCHANGED
In the Contest for United States
Senator from Maryland,
AN ELECTION NEAR At HAND.

Republicans VIII Hold u Party Caucus
Tonight, and May End the Deadlock.
Talk ofCoalition Between Democrats
and the 'Faithful Eleven"
Annapolis, Jan. 2O.-The ballot fot
senator yesterday resulted as follows
McComas So; Shaw, IL; Shryock, 2;
Millilin, 2: Barber, 6; Urner L. Cor
man, 46; Flndlay 2; Parran, 6; Lown-
des, 1. Necessary to choice, 81. ABB
sent, 4.
The vote cast for Judge McComas
shows an increase of two over that re
ceived by him on Tuesday. one Of
these came from Senator Dobler of
Baltimore city, who left the Shaw
ranks, and the other from Delegate
Dreyden, of Somerset who was alb
sent on the first day of the balloting.
Major Shaw's loss through the deser-
ton of Senator Dobler was made up by
the accession of Delegate Robinson of
Baltimore city, who voted for General
Shryock on Tuesday. Senator German
gained a vote in the person of Senator
Applegarth, who voted on Tuesday for
Judge Henry Page in order, as he eX-
planned, to emphasize his protest
against ignoring the statute which pre-
scribes that one of Maryland's two sem
ators in congress shall come from the
eastern shore.
The outcome of the days balloting
was a distinct disappointment to the
| followers Of Judge McComas, they hav-
ing confidently expected a gain Of at
| least eight more votes than they got
These were to have come from Dele
| gate Chapline of Frederick, Senator
| Putzel of Baltimore, and the six who
J have been voting for ex-State Senator
! Parran. Why the latter did not change
| cannot be ascertained, as it was frank
ly admitted later in the day by Mr..
| Parran himself that he fully expected
they would go to McComas. Their fail
ure to do so is now thought to indicate
| the possible reappearance of Postmas-
ter General Gary as a candidate, as
these votes are looked upon as his
| whenever he wants them.
General Shryock, who is regarded as
the most probable choice of the con-
ficting elements in the event of a com
! promise, expressed himself, after the
ballot, as being well satisfied with the
outlook He is making a negative,
rather than a positive, canvass, and
hopes to eventually get the prize be-
unite upon any one else. There are
many who confidently expect a "Shry-
ock landslide" within a few days if
some one else is not chosen within that
| time.
A caucus of the Republican majority
will almost certainly be held tonight
and an attempt will be made to force
the recalcitrants into line. Thirty-one
eli haUa haar appan1aJ tn the
CALL and it is asserted that six more
will be added before noon today. Thirty
four are necessary to secure a ma
jority of the Republican members and
senators of the general assembly. 1t
is said that Postmaster General Gary
has requested his six supporters from
southern Maryland, who have voted fol
the past two days for Thomas Parrar
for senator, to so into caucus anj
abide by the decision of that body. Mr.
Parran is in town, and has supple
mented the request of General Gary
with a personal appeal to his friends.
The eleven" form Baltimore city vii
await the result Of tonights caucus
and will probably hold a conference to-
morrow morning after the result Of tn,
maiority's caucus is known. mdica
tions Of an attempt at coalition between
the faithful eleven" and the Demo
cratic members for the purpose o
electing a Baltimore city man arr
growing stronger every hour. 1t i
freely asserted that the only thing tina
stands in the way Of it is the inabilit.
of the Democratic leaders to get som
of their followers to toe the mark, am
the possibility that some of the II ma
refuse to go into the scheme. Severa
of the most prominent of Mr. German
lieutenants are in town, and confer
ences between them and the Democrat
members are frequent. If the coalition
can be affected and made to succee
the next senator from Maryland will b
either Major Alexander Shaw or Win
lam Y. NJ lister. Speaker Sheefer
quoted as predicting that it will b
Shaw, and that the fight will be owe
by tomorrow nieht.