Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
AFFAIRS IN MARYLAND
INTEREST IN FORTHCOMING SEES
SION OF LEGISLATURE.
Slate Makers Busy Disposing of Places
Gov. Warfeld Not Considered
Gorman-Rasin Machine Plans.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, December 2. 1905.
The approaching session of the Legislature
gives every promise of being most interest
ing to the looker-on in politics. The demo-
cratic chieftains all appear to be walking
about with Chips on their shoulders" and
skirnaishes and battles royal are looming
I'd in the distance. The organization of the
senate and house will furnish TIN first OPP
portunity for the shying Of lances, and
whatever the result, the outcome will make
the split within the party wider.
1t is generally understood that the Cor
man-Rasin machine has settled upon Gen.
Joseph B. Seth of Talbot county for presi-
dent of the senate. and this candidate will
have the support of former Governor Jack
son and Representative Talbot. Pitted
against General Seth will be Senator John
P. Moore of Wicomico county. the political
friend and business partner of former
Governor John Walter Smith. The oppo-
sition to the reelection of Moore on the
part of the German machine Is due to the
fact that friend of the Worcester county
leader is not desired in the president
chair in the senate. Ex-Governor Smith is
suspected of casting his weather eye on
the seat in the United States Senate now
held by Arthur Pue German, and the willy
sage of Laurel, taking time by the forelock
is planning to sdetrack Senator Moore and
thereby push Ex-Governor Smith into the
background so far as influence in the legis-
lature is concerned.
As to Warfeld
In the fixing of states Governor Warfield
has also been ignored, not an effort having
been made to ascertain If the chief execu-
tive has any preferences. Friends of the
governor assert that this action on the part
of the machine managers Is a formal notifi-
cation that 1t Is to be war to the end of the
session. They claim, therefore, that the
governor will insist upon having hand
in legislative matters and believe that he
will begin by lining up his friends behind
candidates for the presidency and speaker
ship who are acceptable to him. The part
that Governor Warfield is to play in the
little game at Annapolis next month de-
pends upon himself, and 1t is asserted that
the machine leaders will be made to feel
the force of his influence before the organ
ization Of the senate and house is settled.
Close observers of affairs within the party
say that the opposition of German to Sem
ator Moore will result in combination of
the forces Of Governor Warfeld and those
Of Ex-Governor Smith, and that one of the
bitterest and most iong-drawn-out fights in
legislative history will result What the
outcome Of such battle may be none of
the political wiseacres cares to predict but
they do say that In such an event the fur
Will certainly ny.
Republicans to Confer.
During the coming week an important
conference of the republican leaders will be
held in this city. At this meeting. which
will be attended by Secretary OF the Navy
Bonaparte. the legislative place Of action
for the republican members viii be taken
IN and discussed II can be authoritativsly
stated shat the minosl.y NM ~ ~ = pesr . =