The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-20
LOOKS LIKE A DEADLOCK
AQ|y|Qnd Legislature BlIOIS Ag0in
without Result
REPUBLICAN REGULARS DISAPPOINTED
Purity Pressure frcm Washington
Talked of-BnltimOra Boitcrs De.
clare They VIII. Not Go Into "a Cau>
cus-Thcre Is some Possibility OF n
Combinnt'on.
IAN REGULARS DISAPPOINTED
Annapolis. Md, Jan. 10, 1896

| 1AAiioPOlkSt hu., JAIL lJI loJS
The morning of the second day of
! the Senatorial fight in the Maryland
| Legislature found the situation prac-
tically unchanged as far as surface In
| dications go. No material change from
yesterday was anticipated, but the be-
lief Is very strong that crisis Is ap-
| proa ching.
During the early morning hours
well defined rumor became prevalent
| TO the effect that the national leaders
of the Republican party meant to take
| hold Of the fight in Maryland, and
| apply the party lash In the interest of
Judge McComas. One of the effects OF
this rumor has been to seriously check
several very promising booms. An
other story is that q large delegation
| from the Western portion of the State
In which Judge McComas resides ara
on their way here, and that methods
similar to those which resulted in the
election of Senator wellington two
years ago are to be employed in the In,
terests of the administration candi-
datc.~ Upon the other hand the eleven
members of the House of Delegates
who are unalterebly opposed to Nc
Comas insist that under no circum-
stances can they be brought into line.
| Without them no Republican can be
elected. With their votes and those
| of their Democratic allies an election
In a joint convention can be had or in
| definitely postponed.
Today's ballot resulted as follows:
McComas, &c. Shaw. II; Shryock, q;
Millikin. .; Barber. 6; Urner. /; Cor
man. 46; Finday, 2; Parran, 6; Lown-
des, 1. Total, 11S. Necessary to choice,
81. Absent 4.
The vote cast for Judge McComas
shows an increase OF two over that re-
ceived by him yesterday. One Of these
came from Sena tor Dobler, of Baltl-
more city, who left the Shaw ranks,
and the other from Delegate Dryden,
OF Somerset, who was absent on the
first day of the baloting. Major
Shnw's loss through the desertion of
Senator Dobler was made up by the
| accession of Delegate Robinson, Of
Baltimore city. who voted for General
Shryock yesterday. Senator German
gained vote in the person of Sena-
tor Appleserth who voted yesterday
for Judge Henry Page.
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 Chapllne of Fredericksburg; Sen
| ator PutZel, of Baltimore. and the six
who have been voting for eX-State Sen
ltor Parran Why the latter did not
| change cannot be ascertained. Their
failure to do so is now thought to indi-
cate the possible re-appearnnce of Post
| master-General Gary as a candidate,
as these votes are looked upon as his
whenever he wants them. There are
| many who confidently expect a Shryock
landslide within a few days If some one
else is not chosen within that time.
a caucus of the Republican majority
will almost certainly he held to-mor
raw night, and an attempt will be made
to force the recalcitrants into line.
'rhirty-onc signatures have been APP
pended to the call, and it is asserted
shat six more will he added before
midnight. Thirty-four are necessary
TO secure n ma jor;ty Of the Republican
members and Senator's of the General
Assembly. 1t is said that Postmaster
General Gary has requested his six sup
pOrters from Southern Maryland who
have voted for the past two daYs for
Thomas Parran for Senator, to go into
caucus and abide by the decision OF
that body. Nir. Parran is in town to-
night and has supplemented the re-
quest OF General Gary with a per-
sonal app3al to his friends. 1t Is
| claimed that majority of the six have
| sgniiied their Willingness to do So
Indications of an attempt at coali-
ton between the faithful eleven and
the Democratic members for the pur-
pose of electing a Baltimore city man
are growing stronger every hour. To-
night 1t Is freely asserted that the
only thing that stands in the way of :,
is the inability of the Democratic lead
ers ito get some of their followers to
Toe Ithe mark. and the possibility that
some of the eleven may refuse to Ep
into the scheme.
If the coalition can he effected and
made to succeed the next Senator from
Maryland will be either Major AIeyan-
der Shaw or William r. Malster