The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-07-04
THE RACE FREE FOR ALL.
Many Able Republicans Mentioned for
Maryland United States Senatorship.

to the Maryland legislature an inter-
esting contest for the United States
senatorial nomination will undOubt-
eddy follow.
No one candidate has yet the inside
track. 1t is free-for-all, and every
entry has an equal chance. Up to date
the names of Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ough, Congressman William H. Jack
son, Ex-Governor Lloyd Lowndes and
State Senator Stevenson A. Williams
have been mentioned. Each of these
has devoted friends who will urge
their candidates claims in caucus.
Nor has any one any reason to under
estimate the strength of his oppon-
ents. Some arrangement will prob
ably be entered into by Messrs. Colds
borough and Jackson which will en-
able the Eastern Shoremen to line up
solidly behind a candidate for their
section. The same may be said of
Western Maryland, as represented by
Ex-Governor Lowndes and Mr.. Will
Jams. Mr.. Mudd's name has been
mentioned, but one of his warm per-
sonal friends who was in the city dur
ing the week said he was out of the
running, but could bring 90 votes
from Southern Maryland which would
be cast for the most available candi-
date. Baltimore city is still to be
heard from, but at the proper time
the local delegation may also present
the claims of favorite son. There
are quite number of leading party
men who would like to see Judge
Stockbridge honored with the nomi-
nation.
Much depends, of course, upon the
representation from the particular
sections in which the respective can
didates reside. Those having the
largest following need not necessarily
have the best chance of winning, but
they can, should they themselves be
unable to corral the nomination. name
the winner. AT this writing it would
appear that the Eastern Shore and
Western Maryland will fight it out.
The Hartford county Republicans
are playing the finest politics witness
ed in this State in many years. The
county is normally Democratic, and,
with popular candidate like Ex-
Senator Robinson at the head of the
ticket, it looked easy for the Demo-
Gratis. But the Republicans are plan
ming a coup, the announcement of
which Jared their opponents. They
propose to instruct their legislative
delegates, if elected, to vote for State
Senator Stevenson A. Williams for
United States Senator There is no
citizen OF Hartford more popular than
Mr.. Williams. He numbers among
his friends and admirers many Demo-
Gratis who believe that in honoring
him they honor the county. His pop
ularity was evidenced in his election
to the State Senate when he was the
only Republican on the ticket to be
elected.
Should the contest narrow down to
the Eastern Shore favorite and Mr..
Williams, the latter would, in case
Hartford went Republican, stand an
excellent chance of being nominated.
Senator McComas openly stated DUR
ing the week that he had no prefer
ence. nor had ever expressed himself
AS favoring any one candidate. He
said he was interested in the success
of the party and wanted above every
thing to see elected a Republican
legislature. This would insure the
return of Republican to the United
States Senate.
All efforts to make it appear that
the Republicans in Baltimore are dis
organized are apparently unavailing.
Several politicians who have lost
caste, are endeavoring to spread this
impression, but as they are well
known, those whom their utterances
are intended to influence take little
or no stock in the published state
ments.
OF the IA wards in which contests
are expected, in only three is there
any bitterness manifested. and the
party leaders expect this feeling to
die out long before the election takes
place. As has been repeatedly stated
there are no factional alignments.
The fights are entirely personal, NAL
ster and Union League men being di-
vided in their preferences. There may
be an extremely bitter contest in the
Third ward, where Marshal Airey
holds forth, but this is entirely due
to the unpopularity of the marshal.
The latter. however, has decided
advantage because the opposition
has not concentrated upon any par
ticular candidate, the different would
be leaders being jealous of each other.
With the exception of this ward, and
possibly the Fifth, Nineteenth and
Twenty first. the best of feeling pre-
walls throughout the city.
With the view of gaining the good