The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-28
Third Week of the Session and No
Legislation Enacted.
SENATORIAL DEADLOCK STILL ON
Notwithstanding the Efforts that have
Been Made to Break 1t by Mr.. Cor
man and Backers of Mr.. Bernard
Carter-Locai Measures.
( From our Special Correspondent
STATE House, ANNAPOLIS,
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the 18th has dead-locked the legisla-
ture, will very probably be over. At
this writing another ballot has Just
been taken with the same negative
result which has terminated the work
of the joint convention III its sessions
thus far.
General Murray Eandiver, Mr.. l.
Freeman Rasin and Ex-Governor John
Walter Smith were in conference, be
hind locked doors this morning dur
ing the balloting, but Immediately
upon the adjournment of the joint
assemblage left the treasurers office,
a call for caucus preceding them
The work of securing the 4G names
for calling the democratic members of
the two houses together went for
ward rapidly, Smith men eager to get
their names on the paper and Ray
ner's city delegates, tired out by the
( long deadlock, and without consult
ing Rayner, fairly falling fell over
| each other to get theirs on.
Just what sort of an assurance Gov
ernor Smith has had. none seems to
know, since all that was done in
! Washington Saturday and Sunday at
/ the conferences with Senator German
! was to decide that Rayner was to be
beaten at all hazards, and that eau
Gus should be called as soon as pos
I sible.
Z There was absolutely no talk what
I ever about dropping Carter and no
/ talk about jumping back to Smith,
unless, it is said, he polled 30 votes in
( the open session. which he has thus
! far failed to do; yet the eX-GovernOr's
| stock has doomed since Sunday when
! Rayaer's men began to be less con
\ fident.
Rayner himself looks worried. Smith
looks serious, while Colonel Charles
H. Carter is absolutely confident that
the caucus tomorrow night will nom
mate his father. 1t was said today
that ex, Governor Smith had moved
heaven and earth to get Jackson and
Miles to throw their votes to him to-
day, but Wicomico and Somerset men
did not move in the matter
K If Carter is elected it will be an ex-
act repetition of the election of Chas.
H. Gibson in 1892 Jackson W. s the
retiring Governor then, and Smith
occupied about the same figure in the
fight that Jackson does now. Had
Smith withdrawn then in Jackson's
favor the Wicomico and not the Tai
bot man would have been elected.
While Jackson and Smith have form
ed a coalition for mutual benefit in
this fight, it can scarcely be wondered
then.
; If Mr.. German is still determined to
force the election of Bernard Carter,
it means but one single thing. He
wants and expects to get the support
of the Pennsylvania railroad and the
Baltimore and Ohio with their allied
lines. This practically means the
backing of the corporations anC
moneyed interests of this country
against Roosevelt in campaign fol
the presidency, and especially hgainst
the other democratic candidates in /
H fight for the nomination. IfGormaI
gets these people behind him he will
, | be nominated for the presidency, anC
from this point of view one can hardl!
, blame him for acting as he has done
although there is certainly anothe
, \ side which he ought to have consid
, ! cred.
e If German forces Carter through
r as it is by no means impossible tia
| he will, although it did look impossi
BILE last week, it means further thar
the above, that the Senator is stalking
> all on this one throw of dice.
. Smith and other leaders in opel
= rebellion may be as furious as the
like, but rage as they may and snal
as they will, no chance to strike Gol
-, man will they have until after tn
i, presidential campaign. If Gormal
= loses that he won't care what thes
9 men do here in Maryland. He will b
ready to retire. If he wins, if he
elected-well what should the Pres
dent of the United States care for tn
rancor Of politician of the Easter
Shore.
l. That is unquesJionably Mr.. Go
y mans view, and if the caucus force
3, Garter through tomorrow night M
l. German might just as well put his {
e X. on this statement here, the trut
n of it will be so patent.
e In the meanwhile all legislatiy
q work has been at standstill an
e only few bills have even mad
l. their appearance, these lodging SOM
where promptly, waiting for the con