New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-17
NO GENERAL CAUCUS lEI.
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION IN MARI =
LAND.
SEVERAL. rAvoR1TE SONS TO BE VOTED FOR To
MORROW. AND TWO OR THREE JOINT BAL
lots MAY BE NEEDED TO CLEAR
THE pEcKs-How THE CAN
pIDATEs STAND.

inv TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiBuNEI
.,o,oue Ian. 16-The managers Oh '"e
poo,,,,,.ar candidates for United states SEN"
49, ,o erallv concluded that 1t Is useless W
o,,o,,r. ~ ho,d a general caucus unth aI.e'
,,.o or three ballots have been tahc"'
,o, hoItine Baltimore City members ""'
,,, oo,trol the situation. will probably ho'u a"
,,r,,oI caucus tomorrow, and 1t is saie 10 sd
,bot they will agree to present the name VI
N,ator Alexander Shaw. Three OF 'he S''
o.hor baltimore City members Will support "
eleven in their choice. The four remaining ''''
mon are uncertain, but are beheVeu - -" -,
Genera, Shryock The three city senators "'''
toin the majority Of the members io" W"
western counties. four of the Eastern ""o'
men and those from Anne Arundei anu WV -
three southern counties in the comoiha'io" io'
Judge McComas
In the separate halloting Of the two houses
on Tuesday next number or favorite SONS
IN addition TO the regular candidates. WIN
presented and receive the votes OF their i''"''
The candidates and their strength VIII ~ "".''
in the following order: Judge LOUIS l." '''
Corae Of Washington County; Major Al@Nan
dor shaw Of Baltimore city; General i""'''"
7 Shrvock. Of Baltimore city; congressman
Isaac f. Barber Ist District. Eastern "no'e'
John V L. Findlay, Of Baltimore CH!' VI"
gresham sydney T. Mudd. With DISTRICT Oo'o-
mel J. c. Mukin and state Senator Cnar'eS
Westcott. of Eastern Shore Milton u OI"e'
Of Frederick County. and Thomas Parrah Vi
Southern Maryland.
All Of those named Will also receive 'o'eo ga
the frs Joint ballot. but on the second OF UNIV
ballot the combination Will beglh 10 sho" uP'
pos,raeter-Gencrai Gary and Mayor Master
49, ff-Cf q
tion forces may loom up later as compromise
candidates.
The figuring Of the managers to-day showed
,ho, NcComos is expected to start with -
votes Shaw about Is or 20 Shryock or = ana
tho others with Just enough TO give tncih an
entry in the race Senator Wellington anu o''ie'
leaders If the McComas forces predict that al
ter the first or second jolnd pa.lot ". y, IN re-
strength will increase to ~ votes. IL WI" ~
ousro 10 votes 10 elect. As the McComas men
cannot figure on more than ~ or ~ AT Ihe ouo
side unless they get the shaw or Shr!ocH No'eS'
TSa Ren,,hlicans have - votes Joint bal
lot and the Democrats 30. The latter VIII Vote
solidly for Senator German. The eleven poi'e i :
from Baltimore CitF, VINO are coHu"Ii'u ~
Mayor Master will under no circumstances
vote for McCOmas. They count on from ~ ~
~ votes for Shaw on the second JOINT pailo'
After the early ballots 1t Is neleVeu lia' e's
Of the Eastern Shore members. from an me
counties but Somerset, will vote with the CITY
men for Shaw. Shryock or Master II IS now
almost certain that if the Lowndes- w ellington
Continuation cannot elect McComas ii Will sup
mort cary or Shryock. The friends of Judge
McComas say that they are ready FOR cav,
Gus. but. apparently convinced that lhey WVuI'
not he able 10 get a sufficient NUMBER OF slsH-
ers TO a call. they holding off. The CITY
men want to fight it out with the ballots.
They know McComas would be TOO strong lor
them in caucus hitch
The State organization. the leaders OF when
are for McComas. will. II is said. after the mrs,
ballot on TUESDAY start petition Tor can
70 no determined until the signatures OF thirty
four majority Of tho Republican members;
have been obtained. The McComas men VIII
then force caucus if their candidate maKes
as good n showing On the first ballot as they
eXneCt.