New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09
POLTERS IN CONTROL.
THEY HOLD THE BALANCE OF POWER
IN MARYLAND.
-,,,,>;Ds OF JUDGE NJ coMAs STILL. cONrIDF.NT
-vA- I'D WILL WIN. AND THE BOLTERs
EQUALLY ooNFIDENT OF MAJOR
sHAw's EI.DCroN-rIRsT BAI>-
lot FOR SENATOR on
rrr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRlprxrl

lpr rrIraR,ru TO THE TRInUSEl
po-f--,ore Jan S-Governor Lowndes and
s.,a,or Wellington. while admitting that the
combination e ihe eleven boiling Republicans
.,d me Democrats in the organization Of the
,y,use has been a damaging blow to Judge Nc
co-nas's chances Of election as United states
senator s,il assert that he vii win. His friends
.,urt on starting with twenty-nine votes. in
c,us.nc six from Baltimore City. but none from
~ Eastern shore on the second or third bal
"a, they expect seven votes from the three east
-, corn,ie. O. Kent Caroline and Somerset
.,s six from TWO southern counties. This would
~. him forty-two votes. Ii requires nfty-nine
cots however. on joint ballot TO elect There
.-e s,x.y-seven Republicans IN the two Houses,
,,c.ue.ng he eleven boilers. Judge McCOmas
r,ieh; be able 10 secure the nomination In eau
~. But Chairman Lenderking. OF the city dele
salon. Captain S. Clay Nall. one OF Major
shaw's chic. supporters. and several Of the bolt
e-s themselves said emphatcally to-day that
hey would not go into a caucus for Senator
BENJAMIN Turner. another leader OF the city
faction said they would not 20 into caucus for
e,;her state Treasurer. Police Commissioner or
Senator and that when the time for hailoting
came they would be reinforced by number Of
county members
The boilers are confident they can elect Major
/, is believed. however If they cannot elect Ma
,or Shaw. or BY combination with the Eastern
shore .nernb ers elect State Senator Westcott or
corcressrnan Barber. they will give Congress
man Mudd chance Should these moves fall
,h,v Will with the aid Of the Democrats. pre-
ven; an election Of Senator
There was a movement on foo; to-day in the
,oteres: q General Thomas J. Shryock. the
present state Treasurer. a. q compromise candl-
date He &. acceptable 70 some q the city BOLT
80 as well as 10 Senator Wellington and the
State Administration. OF which he Is member.
HIS friends say that he IS the second choice u
.he Lownaes- Wellington combination. The Cen
.-al : 4 resident q this city. and has large
business Interests here. deal j. said TO he
under way by which Mayor Masters friends
and the city boilers are - name the successor
OF General Shryock as State Treasurer in return
for their support OF hin for United states sen
ator
The leaders 4 both sides admit that the stu
atom Is seriously complicated. Republicans IN
81 parts o. he STATE outside Of Baltimore arr
deDcuncing tho eleven boilers. Many speak Of
them rs traitors o. the party. Al the city men,
lc-s and leaders and most Of the county mem
bers ef.her returned - their homes last n!ght
or o.r-e - Baltimore for conferences. and the
Sfa,e healouarters aud hotels here viii again
l. the scene - ~ contest until the legislature
meets next Tues lay niAht The IrSt tdNot l'i
senator Will De- taken on Tuesday. January j..
sa-era.elv ~ each house. Failing 10 secure
maturity - each house flr the same person t'o
voting ,her .akes place IN JOINT convention.
BET - going into join. convention there nust
- "a resolution 20 ,Aat effect passed by each
house The question is whether me slender Re
putrcar majority 4 the 1use Will agree on
3 caodidato and whether both factions viii D.
willing . 60 into int convention without any
agreement Cd.
II reaching this conclusion 1t seems unlikely
Tat .ha i. rrJcrats VIII give any ala. f1r they
have nothing 10 gain by going into convention
and all 20 lose for L @ Republican deadlock
should arise and continue through the session
the Democrats would have chance Of electine
re- rex, legislature Nj. Germans term ex-
terds 70 March 1. $500. and about one month
after Congress meets in December Of that year
the legislature Of 1900 could elect his success
az on Joint ballot the Republicans have
- '-r.'v ~ seventeen. Nine members or me
IIr1se have Il IN their power 10 defeat the choice
q the majority of the party just as eleven mem
ters defeated the caucus nominee Tor speaker
The feeling - antago nisnl among the RrDub-
Hans 4 the House IS bitter. and most OF ne
Republican Senators are taking sides one way
or -ha other Y was reported az headquarters
TO-DAY hat Governor LowDdes may be per
suaded 10 come back into the fight. He VIII
rrol ably not make any Of his appointments un-
III after the time for the election Of senator.
MANY @. the members Of the Legislature are
ar-'.cants FOR places as police magistrates,
I.rv-r license commissioners AMI other Offices.
Some Of these applicants are anxious 70 snow
-he!r goodwill for the Governor by electng MN
10 the Senate and then claim their reward