The Washington times., 1905-11-26
Germans Lieutenant at
Skies and SeYens
PUSHED BY GOV. WAKEFIELD
Contest for Maryland Insurance Gem
missioner Places State Treasurer
in an Unenviable Position.

IN Hartford county. which is also the
home OF Mr.. Vandiver.
The board Of public works, Of which
1lr. Vandiver, the governor, and Comp
Jroller Atkinson are the members, must
make this appointment If the comp
trolleS agreed with The governor and
voted for Mr. Street,. MIR. Vandiver
would have no further cause for worry.
but the comptroller has a candidate OF
his own in the person Of B. Frank
Grouse, OF Carroll county, who is hts
deputy and who Is also friend Of Mr.
Vandiver. This puts it up TO the latter
10 decide. He cannot well vote for an
other Hartford man and then expect the
Legislature to re-elect him State treas
urer- II would give to one county twc
OF the best places, hence he viii Be
obliged either TO turn down q fellow
countian by voting for Grouse or drive
nail into himself by helping IN the
election OF Street,
a meeting Of the board had been
called by the governor for last Thurs
day at Annapolis. but the comptroller
failed to attend so the question Is still
an open one Il M. Vandiver could
postpone action until after the Legis-
lature had elected him State treasurer,
It would not matter if Mr.. Street, or
Mr.. Grouse We're elected, and Il II IS
possible he viii try TO delay a selection
until then There Is little likelihood.
however, Of his succeeding in this
Governor Is Determined.
The indications are the governor VIII
insist on a showing OF hands IN the
near future IN which event Mr.. Vanli.
Yer will, il Is thought. try 10 save his
own bacon by voting for Mr. Grouse
Mr. Street, Is now holding down a
elerkship IN the Office OF the insurance
commissioner. the place being a sine
cure and this fact is being used against
him by Handiver's friends, but there
is still doubt or his defeat becau-, il
the State treasurer fails 10 support
him it viii hurt AR. Vandiver at his
home. and that is just what the COVER
nor is after
An the influence the State ofganlza-
ton can bring to bear is now being
Sxerted in behalf OF Vandiver, whose
failure OF reelection would be regard
ed as a victory sfor Governor Waraeld
All kinds Of combinations are being
planned which incfslde the leading as
we'll as the e~positlons in the
two branches OF the general assembly,
and in all Of which combinations the
State treasurership figures. The mana
gers are not giving out the names. Of
their candidates for president of the
senate or speaker OF the house OF dele
gates They are working under cover.
fearful that adverse criticism prior 10
the caucus might result in the slate
being smashed
There is little doubt now OF all Demo
Gratis going into the caucus. It was
hoped b. the opponents OF the organi-
zation that enough Democrats would re-
fft f-Fys
ton OF the men the MACHINE named. but
such a course would have placed the re-
sDonsibility upon the governor, and he
does not care TO be placed ia the posi-
ton OF blocking business by preventing
an organization of the assembly or OF
helping the Republicans. His party reg
ularity would then have been question
ed, and his foht for a denomination
rendered ali the more difficult Hence,
he has decided TO fight IL out within
party lines. and he Is trying to win over
as many adherents as ne can induce to
desert The other side.
Warheld Is Wary.
Those near TO him claim he IS making
Roadway, but II so he Is covering his
tracks well. for with the exception or
those who are already known to be IN
accord with him. none have announced
thelr conversion II IS possible that If
the fight between the aspirants gets TOO
warm there may be factional divisions
In the machine. in which event the gov
ernor would not be slow TO act He has
already stated he prefers DR.. Richard 5.
HHH for speaker Of the how and be-
cause Of this preference the organiza-
tioD promptly lined up against HnI and
split his delegation BY esDousing the
cause Of J. Emos Ray. tr, also from
Prince George. This does not mean
that Ray VIII be the choice in caucus.
BY the time this comes OF another anu
more desirable candidate may be un-
corked. Another man backed by the Or
ganiza ION is Carveli d. Benson Repre-
sentative Fred Talbott's choice. He
claims 10 have already enough votes to
nominate him. Benson is undoubtedly
preferred by the machince to all COM
ers. but his pliability has already arous-
ed adverse criticism. and this may lead
10 his being sidetraeked.
There was a rumor current during the
week that Benson was simply a stalk
ing horse. the purpose being 10 keep
him well in front, and from under cover
spring Senator Biddison from the same
county, who IS also Talbott's man Tor
the presidency Of The senate. This office
IS the pivot. Once IL is known who Is
slated il win be easy enough TO guess
the others.
Col. John P. Moore. who IS an as
HlFant. was here this week and !f,s,,,=,-4
over the field. He said he had no as
suranee ne would be elected nor did
he Know or anyone making fight
against him. He said he was a candi-
date. and il his colleagues Thought iii
10 honor him he would be much graft
fed. but he did not intend TO be a party
70 any deals.
All OF Ex-Governor Smiths friends viii
support Moore IN the senate and Ray in
the house Ray stuck 70 the ex-g0ver-
nor two years ago wnen he was a can
didate for United States Senator and
nov Smith VIII aid him. Ex-Governor
Jackson viii come very near deciding.
He has four votes IN the senate and ten
IA the house. The supposition is Jack.
son viii be against Moore, because of
his closeness 10 Ex-Governor Smith.
Seth Doesn't Want It.
There Is apparently no other senator
from the Eastern Shore who quite meas