The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-11-12
SENATOR GORMAN NOW
TAKES TO THE WOODS

IMAM likely therefore lhat ne VIII make
show of party regularity and keep
hands off when the houses are organ
lied
If there is to be a fight for control of
| the party organization II will not be
| made until two Yeas hence. when the
next State election is held Then the
various candidates for governor viii get
into the game There are already two
avowed candidates in the field. Gen l.
Victor Baughman and ex-Gov. Frank
/ Brown. If. as is expected. Warfeid
again comes out and Jackson is induced
to try again, there VIII be a battle royal.
! Should German then be in position to
dictate the nomination, and that fact
be made known. the Democratic candi-
date will have TO shoulder his sponsor 3
sins, and his chances of election, In con-
sequence. be slim. indeed.
German in Background.
/ In the meanwhile German will remain
/ in the background ana try 10 live down
| the mistakes which have injured MS
prestige All the while, however. he viii
/ try TO so manipulate as to bring about
| the nomination OF Legislature candidates
who will vote to return him to the Sen
ate. Senator Rayner is also IN retire
ment, and will not take any part in pol
/ itics for many a day. He is. If any
thing. in a worse plight than German,
/ for the latter has still hold on the ma
chine but the junior Senator has few
friends now either in the regular or IN
dependent camp.
| Either Gen Joseph e. Seth. Of Tai
bot. Ct Senator John p Moore. Of Wor-
/ cester, will be the next president OF
+, the senate. The former is an adherent
| of Governor Jackson. and the latter OF
/ Governor Smith Neither is acceptable
to Senator German. but It IS doubtful
J whether he can help himself. Had Rob
inson. of Hartford or Crothers. of Cecil.
: been reelected, either OF these would
surely have been elected. for they had
| claims which could not be disregarded.
Both are stanch organization men, and
| close to German. but as they were de-
feated. the Senator IS left without an
available candidate. AS between Seth
and Moore. 1t is Hobson's cnoIce. Seth
| is more competent because he was al
one time speaker OF the house. ana
regarded as one of the aDiest parliament
tarians in the State. Moore, on the 9TH
er hand, is serving a third successive
term in the senate.
House Speakership.
IN the mousse IneTe Is at TINS time
only one avowed candidate for the
| speakershlp. Carroll Benson, OF Bal
timore county. 8 member of the last
Legislature. and a protege of Congress
man Talbot. is after the honor. Owing
! 20 the scant majority of the Democrats
much depends upon the attitude Of the
| independents. There is little doubt Of
their participating in the caucus, but
they must have some assurance that a
man acceptable TO them is chosen Gov
! eTnOr Warfield will. It is thought prob
/ ably name the man. and IL is generally
/ believed he prefers DR.. Hin, OF Prince
! George.
/ For the first time since 1855 local leg
/ islatiOn for Baltimore city Will be passed
/ upon by the Republicans, they having
| a majority of the delegation. A Repub-
| lean viii be made chairman of the
| delegation which passes on all local
| bills. 1t had been proposed IN case OF
the defeat Of the amendment to extend
| the operations Of the Wilson bill TO the
! entire State, but Governor Warfield has
| announced his opposition to this scheme
! and this kills it. There is Likelihood,
| however. of an attempt being made 10
make the law more drastic in those
counties TO which IL now applies by
| taking away the sample ballots and
! thereby introducing an educational
| qualification. II IS doubtful however.
| whether the Governor can put this
| through because II would affect the IL
/ lterate whites as we'll as blacks. and
| would therefore affect the Democratic
vote in southern Maryland.