New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-08
MR.. GORMAN'S FRIENDS WIN.
nrAp1ocK IN THE MARYLAND LEG1s.
STATURE BROKEN.
,n,1s scHAErER ELECTED SPEAKER BY THE
VOTES OF DEMOCRATS AND BoIrINo
REPUB-LcANS-A DEAL BY WHICH
Mr. doRMAN rs 10 RE SENT
BACK TO THE SEN
ATE ALLEGED.
rsr rr.rssAra TO TIE rRrrUSnl


,,,,no,.s. Md Jan 1.-Senator Germans
...r6s have broken the deadlock in the Legis-
,,u,s The forty-two Democratic members Of
~. House. under she leadership OF Chairman
,-.rd,,.er Of the state Committee, to-day voted
18th the boiling Republicans from Baltimore
,,.,. srd elected as Speaker Louis Schaefer. a
80 friend Of Mayor Master. The deal proba-
,,v means tire defeat OF the Lowndes Yelling
-, con, birst.on IN he effor. TO elect Judge
Nc-omas United States Senator. II Major
,,sxander Shaw General Thomas J. Shryock
.,Ccngressman Findlay. Congressman McIn-
Five or some other Baltimore man cannot be
.isc,ed II Is believed that Senator German Will
.urcsed himself The Democrats will support
vs,or shaw in preference 10 any other Republi-
can candidate. He IS a friend OF Senator Cor
mar. and connected with him in business. Thus
,,e Democrats by putting Mr.. Shaw's sup
.o-s-s IN control Of the House have secured
,he,- revenge on ex-Congressman John h.
covsn and Postmaster S. Davies Warield. as
uAu as the two Baltimore newspapers that
ue-e largely responsible for the defeat Of Sena-
,o- German and the Democratic party in the
last THO elections.
That the compact between the eleven Repuo-
ucars and the Democrats was made before the
legislature assembled and that the Master
Republicans had no intention Of making COM
p-onise on che o; their own party were clearly
demonstrated by toeday's proceedings. Before
,he House was called 10 order Congressman
Nuad and Stephen r. Mason. Register OF Wills,
he'd a long conference with ex-Congressman
Harry Weles Rusk. chairman OF the Demo
cratic City Committee. in the Maryland Hotel.
ssvera, conferences were held by the leaders OF
ire eleven city delegates who have bolted with
co,r~essnan Rusk and other Democratic lead
.-s and benjamin /. Turner, Of the lead
,,r bolters was in conference with the Demo
c-s,s for some time Il was determined that
the deadlock should be broken to-day. Atior-
nAy-General Clabaugh and other Republican
organization leaders made overiures TO the bolt
srs for a compromise if they would not form
an alliance with the Democrats They offered
"a withdraw Ashley NJ. Gould. their candidate
for speaker. and vote for oscar S'uIhiah. the
Speaker pro TEN and city member. but not
allied with the Master faction. The Dolters
however, declined.
auer ne opening proceedings in the House
Nj Gould withdrew as a candidate Tor speaker
and nominated Mr.. Quinlan. Messrs. Miles and
Wilkinson. the Eastern shore Democratic Lead
ers objected. They said that II was the Ousl-
ness = the House 20 ballot Tor speaker, ana
rot hear anv more nominations or Withdrawals.
The Chair decided against them, and an appeal
was taken The vote was 81 20 IS against the
NnalrS IL TX. ne l'r'4loi as 4'1hVN Hoffl
ard smile % triumph played over the faces OF
TIE No.tirg Republicans Ten OF the latter
voted with The Democrats. The ballot FOR
Sea xe~ was then taken, and resulted. Schaefer.
g.. Guin,an. b. on motion ~ NJ Miles. Demo
Graf lie election was male unanimous. MT
schaef-r chen took the oath
TIE other officers sen were Zebsdee House
holder. II Ia timore County, chief clerk; Reno
SharV. % Frederick County. journal clerk, Al
he~t ON. @. Baltimore C!ty, reading clerk.
Levi \. Thompson. of Baltimore City. chief
enerossing e. erk snd Joseph i. Fivnn. Of Bal
t.Uore CITY. srrscau. alarms. y was an
nouacei tAat tle Governor would send IN his BIZ
e-nial message ~ the next SESSION. and the
House and The Senate adjourned until Tuesday
evening
AL sorts - runors ave aaoat about oomb.na-
t'n-s on The Sonatorship Some of the Demo-
cras intimate THAI s. is their intention TO split
the Republicans anu force deadlock that viii
\ pr intent Republican says that q conference
- Manor Masters friends and the Democratic
lenders was held several days ago, a. which
re deal was arranged. one object was TO Sc
cure Congressman Mudd's aid n the following
plans Contests against Democratic sitting
and Prince GeorEe's counties. eight in all were
% 30 abandoned lv the Republicans leaving
tne Democrats und.st urbed A joint session for
tn4 PURPOSE q electing United States Senator
xss 10 be prevented unless it should be suaran-
tec1 that Mr.. German woulo be reelected. In
rs---,. the Democrats were 20 help the boilers
organic the House and control IT, This would
mean not only the Speaker and the other Off
cs-s - the House. bat State Treasurer.
Police Commissioner ard an extension OF Mayor
Masters term under the new Baltimore City
charter = be passed by The present Legislature
which changes the Mayoralty term from two 70
four years