The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-10
EASTERN Shore WANTS
A SENATORIAL IOGA
MaryIanderS Making Plans for
MCCOmaS' Seat.
BOTH PARTIES FAVOR SCHEME
To Attempt Re-enactmeBt OF the
Legislative Division Of state Made
Century AEO-GoVernOr smiths
Chances.

BALTIMORE. Nd. Feb. l0.-POliticianS
Of both parties. particularly those on the
Eastern Shore. are deeply interested in
the bin in the Legislature TO re-enact
she old Eastern Shore law" requiring
that one United States Senator must al
ways come from that side Of the Chesa-
peake Bay. Eastern shore Republican
members Of the General Assembly TO BE-
consistent. will have TO support the bill
since they supported Representative ".
n. Jackson against Mr. German for the
United States Senate. accepting the ar
guuCut that custom awarded one OF the
Scholarships To the Peninsula.
Republicans 60 Aid.
With the aid Of Eastern shore Repub-
ucsus the Democrats should be able 10
re-enact the old law. since it is generally
believed that Governor Smith will be
backed by the regular Democratic organ
izatiCn for the next Senator. II the Dem
ocrats control the next General Assembly
it viii only be necessary for Governor
smith 10 bag he Democratic vote OF the
Shore 90 win. II the Republicans con
troll INC Assembly Mr. Jackson or any
other Eastern Shore man backed By the
Republican vote of that section viii win.
since the General Assembly would not
again be willing 10 violate state Law.
Original Eastern shore Law.
The original Eastern shore compact
was passed at an extra session OF the
legislature in 1909.
a controversy threatened the election
81 two Eastern Shore men as Senators.
passed providing that one OF the United
States Senators should be an Eastern
Shore man. Not until 1867 was the law
disturbed. in that year q vacancy Oc-
CURED in tho Senate. Governor Philip
Francis Thomas. OF Talbot, was elected.
He was refused admission. In a day the
old law was repealed and Governor
Swami was elected Senator. He, TOO,
learned that ne would be refused admis-
sion and he did not resign the Governor
ship
The Eastern Shore law was re-onacted
as hastily as IL had been repealed, and
Mr. Nickers OF Kent. was elected He
was hustled by special train 10 Washing
ton and arrived in the Senate chamber
in time to east mis- vote against the i'm
parchment OF President Andrew Johnson
His vote proved the salvation Of Mr.
Johnson
BaitteErOund OF Next NAhtbatE n
In event OF the re-enactment OF the old
law the Eastern Shore win be the great
battle-ground in the next State campaign.
1t is fair 10 assume that, if the bill be-
comes a law. IL viii be respected as such
by 1h1 next General Assembly, though
30 Wiz be possible foT any non-Eastern
SSore Republican or Democrat who de-
veiops sufficient strength 10 repeal the
law before his election. thus Obviating
charge which the General Assembly Of
1856 had TO meet Wher it elected Wei
lineton SeuaJor-that il violated a State
statute.
Governor smith an ASpirRnt.
That Gov John Walter Smith viii be
his party's candidate for the senate there
is not much doubt But for outside in
reference ne would have been elected
Se-ator Ten years ago. TO succeed Judge
Wilson. who died in Washington. II he
had so desired he could have put up a
fight for Germans seat, buJ from The
start he was committed 10 Germans can
dfdacy and although overtures were
made 20 him 70 enter the race. even after
the election Of the Democratic majority