The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-25
BALHMORELETTER
Gov. WarfieId A Probable Candi-
date For Senator Germans
Seat.

| 1t may have been that not more W, re
wante'i, or perhaps this Information is in
| correct--the writer is merely repeating Il
| rumor-but it is said that me, til gs held SO
! far t. form IA municipal league have been
but seantily attended. Some say that only
| eight people crowded" the hall or the
! office at one very important gathering:
| Others say only six; the papers OF the heat
! day-"Fourtrrn Men Launch Municipal
! League ever lengthy stories Of the launch
! 1uR-to some ext ut b, ar out the rumur
! Perhaps the eight or tue SIX or the fourteen
as the case may have BEEN. made up ia
! quality what they lacked in quaint Y; per-
| hhps this is only the virw of the 'evilly
! disposed puIuIcau. yet it Ger ninly does
! seem that up to the present time one might
! truthiuly say OF the Lew movement. many
were called tut few showed up"
! The Municipal League will nominate no
| chosen. 1t viii do it, test to eject de-irable
! parties, and lErwise do its worst TO defeat
! the undesirable trusting to luck no doubt,
! that the bad mans opponent wl,l br ii better
/ at least no plan Of action in cast the men
| Gu both tickets ace unsuitable Las been die
! closed.
! The politicians have about m ode up their
! minds to respectfully ignore the Municipal
League entirely and make their nomiuariJls
! regardless. they know full well lhut they
cannot satisfy the men VINO VIII form the
league, no matter whom they EomIuate, so
they done Propose to try, or at least 50 they
! say. Mr.. Eh-iu probably voiced the sen,l-
me is OF most practical politicians on
another phase OF the lea gu, when he asked
why it did not get down to work and do
5 something iGsleat Of owing so much
| print AID ak anout what it is going to do.
One can understand tue lack of enthusiastic
mutual apprt citation. The leagues key note
is publicity Mr.. Rtsins isn't.
! The walking III Baltimore is worse than it
has been at any time tins winter. Detours
are necessary to 9't around alley floods.
The apathy W ich prevailed Il week ago
| among cUuucimanic candidate, has been
dist e.Ied. Twenty-Five or more gentlemen
| hay" dcclar, then sevts i'll receptive moods.
the Herald is lraising Mr. Charles X.
| Oliver and cotton duck. year ago 1t
wasuI pra-il g either.
Chief Horton of the fire department places
! the less III the great col Migration of last
| year nj .700OO,O0O. 1t seems TO be- the
| general impression that the good chief is
guc.sin..
Governor Whrheld, it is stated, will be
candidate for Senator Germans seat in the
| upper branch Of Congress upon the expra-
tion OF the senator's present term. This
| lection occurs just after the Governor has
gone out OF office, placiug him in the sane
| relative postiC II to the senatorship as that
| occupied by Smith in the contest Of last
Year No man can say who will or will not
he elected TO an Office thlrty-siy months
hcL,e, still, almost anyone might risk the
| prediction that MIR. "ariied will not be sup.
ported 10y the influences which favored
either Mr. Carter or Ex-Governor Smith.
1t Is not 10y any means certain that the sun
| will ever make such fight again as it did
for Srnator-elect Ralner. Mr. Warfleld
| would Lav" been formidable In the ruuniul
had he che s-n. III 1904 when his governor
ship Was just legiLniug; II i, doubtful If he
| Will he dangerous to any one 10 1908 when 1t
has finally ended.
| The Governor has done much 10 weaken
, the Democratic machine, both in city and
state; but he has make no i. fort to build up
| a new orr anizatiop in its stead. This is all
! vrry we'll If he doesn't care what happens
| after him, and has no further political am
| bti Jas to crafty. II he wants to be senator
GU the other hand, the situation may not
turn out to be OF so roseate hue. There
have all along been two sides from which to
view his course 1908 may be the time for the
outs to make known their view.
Butimores new stock exchange has teen
opened. The brokers are once more doing
business at the old stand.
United Railway income bonds and com
mon stock, due to steady untracable buying,
have been for months slowly rising In
price. Common is now selling around If
| teen dollars share.
The Title Guarantee and Trust Company
will divide a percentage OF It's earnings
| among employees who have been with it
more that Il certain length of time. The
percentage will increase IS the service
lengthens. The plan should work well both
| for employer and employees.
In glancing through the Baltimore papers
one cannot fa,l to note the sound tone
voiced by every ,ne, nor ovt rook thu
unanimty with " hich they agree upon ideas