Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-01-18
Editorial Correspondence cfAe Beacon
Letter From Baltimore.
BALrIMonE, January "A, 1900.

uduSuIdtluu was uuitO an ilhpOSiuk al
fair. The Maryland colors-black and
orange were very much in evidence and
there was profusion of flowers. The
retiring Governor-Mr. Lowndes-look-
ed well and showed himself to be the
easy hammered, polished gentleman that
he is. Another prominent figure in the
ceremonies was ex-Gov. Frank Brown,
who was warmly applauded as he passed
the Presidents desk after the admins
tration of the oath to Governor Smith
Chief Judge McSherry read the oath of
Office and attested Gov. Smiths sigma
ture.
st. Marys county was well represented
at the Inauguration. Among those pres
ent we recall the names of Messrs John
Gray Lilburn, Webster B. Herbert, JOS
NJ. Mattingly, John w. Williams, James
j. Greenwell, Oscar G. Hayden, Geo.
w. Maddox, Daniel 9. Hammett. B.
Harris Camalier, ]. Frank Smith, Rob-
ert Clarke and John II. Buckler,
In Mr.. Smith, Maryland has a Cover
nor who can make a speech, and II his
inaugural be an index, a good one. His
delivery is good, his voice clear and dis
tinct and he expresses himself forcibly
and logically. Everyone who heard hs
inaugural compliments it highly. 1t
was delivered from a platform on the
outside Of the Senate chamber and those
inside the hall could not, of course, hear
it very well, At point in the Cover
nor's speech which the crowd outside
yociferouslY applauded, young lady
who had seat in the Senate was over.
heard asking her escort: What is he
saying now?" "ohp replied the escort,
he is giving Lowndes a cussing" "Is
that so" innocently answered the pref.
ty girl, "and won't the poor man have
chance to say single word back ?" We
don't know what he told her
One of the prominent men in atten.
dance at the Inauguration was George
Blackstone, Esqr. of Baltimore, He
came to the seat of the St Mary's dele
CATION and soon was holding quite re-
ception among his old friends For a
man who has attained his business prom.
inencc, Mr.. Backbone is young and
looks it He is one of the most notable
men in Baltimore, but his great success
has not made him forgetful Of his old
home or his old friends, and, he proves
the truth this statement in many ways
He has done more for ST Mary's people
than any - IN. siiaIiS.e.
.viayin ssh74agnc-
ing the Legislative committees but they
will be named Monday night and after
that the work OF the Session will begin
In earnest. | have not heard OF any
startling propositions being advanced
thus far. The agitation about new
election law has not assumed any no.
table propositions. Indeed, il seems
just now that - G are borrowing trou.
bic on thja>poiht. Sunday Amri-
ea1>saYs that the Depocratic State lerd-
ers have not made up r minds what
course they will purst reference to
the suggestion that th Btralian bal
lot, pure and simple W - pied" The
same authority says: "The Republican
members in both Senate and House are
pledged to man against any such sug
gestion."
Gov Smith expresses himself, so the
newspapers say, as intending to give all
applicants for Office fair hearing. An
american reporter quotes him as saying;
81 shall not, however, determine def.
nitely whom shall select for any office
until the name leaves the executive
chamber for the Senate for confirmation.
In the Sunday Herald of January 14tb,
there is printed what purports to be
picture of Mr.. King, of st. Mary's. Mr..
King never made any pretense to beau.
ty, but the picture is pretty tough on him
and makes him shade harder looking
than he really is or Mr.. King, the
Herald says:
Mr. Francis V. King, OF ST. Mary's. is
one of the smallest men 10 the House,
physically, but by no means dwarf in
tellectuallV. This is not his irst appear.
ance as legislator He represented his
county, once before, back in the sos, and
- then, st. Mary's has gone Republi.
tn regularity that made it pussi.
20 ex-senator Wilkinson to come back
Re sohnles. Mr. King is an editor of
oility and one of the leading Democrats
in Southern Maryland Because of his
experience and general ability the State
leaders look to him for assistance in per
~sfecting desired legislation. 1t is under.
stood that he will be chairman of one OF
the leading committees.
Monday night Speaker Wilkinson and
President Hubner announced the com.
mittees.
Senator Wilkinson was given places
on the following committees Public
Institutions, Chesapeake Bay and Trib-
utaries, Retrenchment State Expenses,
Insurance, Fidelity s. Loan Companies,
Civil Service and Election Reforms.
Mr. King is chairman of the Commit
tee on Elections, member of Commit.
tees on Education, Federal Relations,
Printing, Railroads and Canals.
Mr. Garner is on the committees on
Engrossed Bills, Temperance. Chesa-