The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-01-30
CONFUSION WORSE
COMPOUNDED.
ANOTHER PARTY CAUCUS FAILS.
Smith Dumped Hard Goman Benz On Carter The Outcome NOT
Yet In Sight,

The Senatorial situation remained
practically. aS il stood ON Friday hast,
until Tuesday, when. after the ea'vcnth
ballot, which stoDd-Rayrrr 30: Smith,
81; Carter, 10; Jackson. ): Miles. +;
McComaS, 30; George l.. Van Ribbcr. /,
with six ah>cntce>. a call for Il caucus
WAS signed by II Democrats. eight more
than the necessary III. 1t WIS intended
to hold the caucus on Tuesday night but
the RNyr,l.tc$ ln~trStrd owing to some
of t.eir mon having gone home. and the
time wa> fiXtl fer "Wednesday evening.
1t was understood that the Smith and
Garter Followers would vote lccipl.ocally
for these two candidates, and it was
thought that the CHARGES favored the
former The Managers held that a eau
Gus implied or rather npcce>itatpd Il src-
ret ballot 1t WAS said that the Itlyner,
Jackson and Miles men would insist Oh
Il viva voce on open vote. Mr.. Carter
sent telegram saying that he would
not consent to be the choice of the caJl-
Gus ON Il secret vote. This was construed
to mean that he was out of the race an
the chances We're that the ballot would
be secret.
The ballots ON Friday AMI Monday
showed but little change: but on Friday.
Mer,>rS. Keys and Fryer voted for En-
Governor jackson. Mr.. Keys missed
connection at Pcnyville on Saturday.
and Mr. Fryer went back to EXGover,
nor Smith. \ conference WAS held in
Washington. on Saturday night, between
Senator German. Mr.. Ra>in. Congress
man Talbot. Treasurer Nandiver aWd
a, l. 1 I
CrothCrS, was present. in regard to the
situation. but its conclusions could only
be sulmiscd. But. nevertheless. Smith
stock began to rise. llrd it got lin the
air that he was 10 he the winner II
developed on Sunday. that Mr.. Rayncr,
too. was open to the charge Of being Il
corporation lawyer. aS he II counsel for
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
and is understood to represent the pCo-
pie who control the Wabash Railway
System. 1t was cynically said thut the
Senatorial struggle WAS simply "Waba>h
vs.. ponnsy lvania." the one wanting Ray
ner, and the other Carter, AMI that either
would be satisfied with Smith. if it
could not land its own man Il winner.
EX-GovrIror Jackson ANA Joshua W.
Miles. with their ninr votes. were rcck
oned factors in the outcome. but it was
assumed that Mr.. Carter could get the
latttr'S four. if needed to insure the re-
uuiSite 46 in caurllS. AMI thu former wgls
quoted u< saving hat he had never said
that his supporters should TH vote for
Ex-Governor Smith. but he would like
TO see some of the Smith followers come
to him before his friends helped the nlan
from Worcester
1t was given out by the Rayncr people
that they could and would combine with
the Jackson Miles contingent to defeat
Carter. Smith. on any other choice of the
Managers. Such was the situation when
the call went out for the second caucus.
1t was agreed AT the Washington con-
ference on Saturday. that
FirSt-Thc SeratorShip should be set
tied by secret vote.
Second-When Smith showed 81 votes,
the IL Carter votes should 90 to him.
Thirl-Whcn 4G or more names were