The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-01-30
Special Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS.
srArn HousE, AsEAPoLIs. Md,

4uG ESutIal alA aLOGl1u AuAAuR Al lAfC @<~e-~'~
ture of Maryland which has obtained here since
the senatorship first began to be discussed in
the joint conventions Of the two houses, con-
tinues. caucus set for tonight may end it,
but at the time this is written, solution OF the
difficulty does not appear imminent.
When rumors of a call for caucus began to
be heard yesterday. it was generally agreed that
If the call went through, that would end the
senatorial deadlock; but now different phase
of the situation appears.
A caucus with an open ballot is without pre-
cedent in the history of this State The whole
idea of a caucus is to eliminate outside infiu-
ences, and to give to weak members the pro-
lection Of secrecy in the casting of their votes.
The members most in favor of a caucus and a
secret ballot were understood to be the regu-
lar organization men. supporting the Hon. Ber-
nard Carter. But that Mr.. Carter might be
made the senator in this way is no longer posi-
Bile, since the candidate has himself declined to
accept a nomination If so effected, having re-
quested his supporters not to sign the call un-
less a viva voce vote were stipulated on the
face of it.
To make the situation even more uncertain.
word has just come that Mr.. German wants the
caucus, set for O'Clock tonight, called of-why
none knows, unless it is to arrive at some con-
clusion not already reached.
It hardly seems possible that Mr.. Carter can
be made the United States Senator to succeed
Mr.. McComas, by viva voce vote, while it ia not
impossible at all that he may be made by secret
ballot. Possibly no plan had been devised for
such contingent as Mr.. Carter's letter.
Out of the haze of speculation in which the
whole affair is wrapped, several things begin to
be clearly outlined. One is that Mr.. German is
not ret favorable to the candidaov- Of ex-Goz
ernor Smith, and as far as can be learned, that
he does not intend to let the Ex-Governor have
the election if he can help it. German still
wants Carter.
Another thing is startlingly clear. Mr.. Cor
man is willing to stake all on this one throw of
the dice He is not afraid of what the ex-Gov-
errors enraged followers, or anyone else. can do
to him in Maryland hereafter. He is playing
now for the Democratic nomination for the
Presidency. Much as these men, after the SEN
ator is elected, and after they have been dis
appointed, may want to drag him down, not one
thing will they have the power to do until after
the successor to Theodore Roosevelt is elected
to the White House.
Mr. Germans stubborn backing of Bernard
Carter indicates clearly that the friendship of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the Penn
sylvania system are more to him than possible
Republican control once more in the State four
years hence. He is willing to risk that, and
from his point of view this is not difficult to
understand.
With these interests and their allied corpora
ton forces behind him, Germans fight in his
own party for the Democratic nomination is al
most as good as won. 1t means his selection,
from the field by the moneyed interests of this
country, as their candidate. These interests
have always been favorable to him, and it would
not be strange if they should take him up now
especially if the urgent insistence of the two
srae4- corporations which he is now striving to
link indissolubly with his fortunes be added to
the weight of their favor already.
If Smith is defeated at last and If Carter is
the Democratic nominee for the senatorship,
the truth of the above no man will question.
Mr.. German is willing to risk his all here at
home for try at the great stakes on the national
board. If he is nominated and elected-well
what should the President of the United States
care for the rancor of a politician of the East
srn Shore? If he is defeated-four years more
in the United States Senate, to a man of bis age
and worth millions. will probably give him all of
public life that he will want.
In the meantime little is being done here al
though more will be done from now on, since
Senator Biddison's name appears on commit
tees as follows: Judicial Proceedings, Execu-
tive Nominations, Sanitary Conditions of the
State, Article Three, Section Twenty-four of
the Constitution, and the chairman of the COM
mittee on Civil Service and Election Reforms.
From which it is apparent that he has been ex-
ceedingly we'll taken care of indeed.
In the House the Baltimore county delegation
has not Jared worse. 1t is well represented
in every important committee, and the size
and strength of the county recognized in chair
manships as we'll The arrangement is as
rT0nows'.-
Benson, committees on Judiciary, chairman
of the committee on Corporations, Printing and
chairman of the committee on Amendments to
the Constitution of the State.
Green, committees on Internal Improve
ments, chairman of the committee on Agricul-
ture, Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries, and
Game and Fish.
Cockey, committees on Ways and Means,
chairman of the committee on Railroads and
Canals, Engrossed Bills and Resolutions and
Roads and Highways.
Fitzsimmons. committee on Manufactures,
Public Records. and Section Twenty-four, Arti-
Gle Three, of the Constitution.
Stevenson, committees on Insolvency, Pen
sions, and Labor.
Mr.. Biddison introduced six bills in the Senate
Wednesday, Immediately after these commit
tees were announced. The bills are as follows
An act to sanction the conveyance to Perry
Hall Methodist Episcopal Church South of a
lot of ground in Baltimore county, heretofore
conveyed by Eli Gambrill and others.
An act to refund to George Brehm and Henry
A. Brehm money paid by them for liquor license
never taken from Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court of Baltimore county. This license was
granted to Anon Dorsey.
An act to sanction the deeds of sale of sever
al lots of land in Baltimore county from Alfred
Lebig and others to North Point Methodist
Episcopal Courch South, of Baltimore county.
An act to sanction the bequest of 5000 made
by the late Olivia Warfeld to Trinity M. Church
South, of Baltimore county.
An act to sanction the sale of lot Of land
in Baltimore county, now held in trust by
Thomas B. Todd and others, to the Taylor Cir
cult Parsonage Board of Baltimore county.
An act to sanction the bequest of Adeline J..
Bowen to the vestry of st. Johns Church, Mt.
Washington.
Quite a number of well known citizens of
Baltimore county have been here during the
latter part of last and the early part of this
week. Among these were e. Cuttings Merry
man, applicant for membership on the State
Live Stock and Sanitary Board; Walter R.
Townsend, ex-Reading Clerk of the House !;
William Bach and Gustave Dalcour, prominent
in the LIST district of Baltimore county; Joseph
Blair, principal of Sparrow's Point public
school; Joshua F. Cockey, president of the
Cockeysville National Bank; Frederick Won
Kapff, Charles A. Councilman and Congressman
]. Fred. c. Talbot, these three were here to see
the Governor with reference to the appointment
of Election Supervisors forBaltimore county and
other matters. All three are members of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
The Honorable Fred as usual wears Fired
Talbot, hat. 1t is understood that he has
monopoly on that block No one else can buy
one like it. Fred had that identical same hat as
far back as 1882, when your correspondent first
met him. W.
THE HABIT of reading in bed has been dis
cussed in various journals every day, the lite
rary and medical recently and, as usual, va
rious are the opinions expressed. Anaerican
Medicine concludes that if the position is liter
ally prone the habit is bad. because in such
position the eyes are fixed upon the book in
straining and harmful way and the book can
not be sufficiently illuminated. But IT one