The evening times., 1899-03-06
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL.
George r. Gather. Jr.. to Succeed
Harry VI. Clabaugb.

Cumberland. Md, March 6.-Governor
Lowndes will today appoint George r.
Gather, jr.. of Baltimore. Attorney Cen
eral for Maryland to succeed Harry NJ
Clabaugh, resigned. The formal letter of
resignation by Mr.. Clabaugh has been re-
ceived by the governor. Mr.. Clabaugh has
been appointed and confirmed as one of
the Associate Justices OF the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia in place of
United States Senator Louis E. McComas.
who succeeds Mr.. German in the Senate
Governor Lowndes says he felt that a
lawyer from Baltimore city should be ap-
pointed to succeed Attorney General Cla-
baugh. and he was urged 10 do so by many
Baltimoreans. This was urged aside from
the fact that Mr. Gather is a man of un-
questioned ability and character and would
fill the office in perfectly satisfactory
manner. Mr.. Gather is an intimate friend
of the retiring attorney general and was
the only guest invited by the Carroll coun-
ty bar to share the honors with Mr. Cla-
baugh at the complimentary dinner given
him at Westminster last week. 1t was
then understood he would be Mr. Cla-
baugh's successor as attorney general
1t is understood in Baltimore that Mr.
Gather will accept the Office if he can do
so. The only obstacle in his way is his
leadership of the movement in favor of the
nomination of Mr.. Hooper for mayor,
AS to his campaign work in Baltimore
MIR. Gather says: Il cannot now accept
an appointment which will necessitate my
withdrawal from this work. I have en-
tered the contest and will remain in it
until the close. l do not know how my ac-
ceptance of the position of attorney gen.
eral, if rendered me, will affect my posi-
tion as chairman of the committee in
charge of Mr.. Hoopers campaign. This
must consider.
Mr. Gather will probably confer with
Governor Lowndes about all the matters
involved in his acceptance of the office 1t
is suggested that there are now no press
ing matters requiring the attention of the
attorney general and there will be none
until the middle of April. when the court
of appeals convenes. The Republican pri-
mary election will be held on March "a
Mr.. Gather might accept the Office of at
| torney general but delay qualifying until
after the primaries, when his work will
have ceased BY this means all questions
of propriety as to his acceptance will be
met.
George R. Gather, jr, was born in How
ard county, Nd. on February 2S. 1858 and
| is the oldest son of Col. George R. Gather,
| of Baltimore. He graduated at Princeton
College in 1878 and received from the COL
| lege three years later his degree of Mas
| ter of Arts. In June, 1880, he graduated
| from the University of Maryland Law
| School at the head of his class. He has
since practiced his profession in Balti-
more, having been connected formerly
with William Shepard Bryan. jr., ex-city
| solicitor, and with Mr.. Harry NJ. Cla-
baugh, who has just resigned as attorney
general of the State. He is the attorney
| of the board of police commissioners of
| Baltimore city. He has been long identi-
| fed with movements looking to good gov
| ernment, irrespective of party.