Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-06
TO SUCCEED GoRMAN
DISCUSSING DEMOCRATS AVAIL
ABLE FOR THE sENAToRsHIP-
Claimed That the Appointee Cannot
Come From Baltimore-Men Of
the Counties.

Whoever is selected by Gov. Warfield of
Maryland as the successor of the late Sem
ator German will not serve out the iatter's
term which does not expire until 1902 but
only until the next general assembly meets.
a year from next January. large num-
Der of eminent Maryland democrats have
| been name das worthy of appointment. but
prediction does not include any one of them.
One point is strongly urged-that Gov. War
field cannot afford to select Baltimore
man. for it would give both senatorships to
the city. and would create dsaffection in
the counties. Hence. If the governor listens
to the argument for even geographical
division of these places 1t means that he
must pass over considerable number of
Weil-qualified men prominent In the party
in Baltimore. These include ex-Gov. Whyte,
Attorney General Bryan, Representative
John Gill. ex-Gov. Brown. Mr.. George R.
Willis, Judge Henry d. Harlan, City Solic-
itor William Cabell Bruce. Mr. John P. Poe,
Mr.. Frank A. Furst and Mr.. Douglas H.
Thomas.
Beginning on the available list in the west
ern part of the state. the name of Gen. L.
Victor Baughman Of Frederick is first men,
toned
Gen. Baughman Mentioned.
Gen. Baughman is one of the few promi-
nent democrats in the state who, while close
to Senator German and strongly in favor of
the constitutional amendment, preserved
unbroken the cordially of his relations
with the governor throughout the bitter
ness of that fight. The governor, it is said,
has always had great regard for Gen.
Baughman, and there are a number who
would not be surprised to see him named.
Gen. Baughman is spoken of demo-
crat who has fought many hard battle
for the democratic party and has had as
his reward only the satisfaction of seeing
victory crown his many efforts. Time and
again he has stepped aside In contests for
political preferment, and other men of less
ability and still less deserving have claimed
the prize.
Another name that has come prominently
to the front is that of Chief Judge Nc
Sherry of the court of appeals Judge Nc
Sherry is also a resident of Frederick
county. 1t is regarded as exceedingly
doubtful whether he could be induced to
resign from the bench to accept an eighteen
months appointment to the Senate. Judge
McSherry was reelected to the court OF
appeals only two years ago, and has ten
more years to serve before his time ex-
pires. If he were to be appointed senator
by the governor and then fail of re-elec-
ton by the legislature he would have lost
his judgeshp for only few months IN the
Senate.
The name of former Judge Ferdinand
Williams of Cumberland has been men
toned as an acceptable democrat, should
the governor go to Allegany county for his
selection.
In Hartford the man who most naturally
rises to mind is ex-State Senator Thomas
H. Robinson
Another close democratic friend of the
late senator for whom the governor mas
the highest regard Is ex-State senator
Spencer C. Jones of Montgomery county.
Blair Lee Spoken OF.
Should the governor go to Montgomery
county, however it Is thought he would De
more apt to choose State Senator Blair Lee,
whose faction is at present in the ascend
ancy and who was exceedingly close to the
governor last winter at Annapolis.
1t is said that the appointment of ex-Gov
Elihu E. jackson of Wicomico and ex-Gov.
John Walter Smith of Worcester would
greatly further the chances of Gov. War
field in the event of his desiring renomi-
nation for the governorship
Friends of former Gov. Jackson who are
In close touch with him are authority for
the statement that the Wicomco county
veteran not only does not desire the APP
pointment but would probably decline 1t IL
offered him. That he has been ambitious TO
go to the Senate is conceded, but 1t is SAID
he wants no appointment that would ex-
pire few months after he had taken MS
seat.
Another conspicuous eastern shore demo-
crat whose name occurs in the discussion
of senatorial candidates is that of Mr..
Joshua w. Miles of Somerset county.
Judge Henry Lloyd of Cambridge has al
ready been spoken of possibility, and
there other. men. such as Judge Austin
L. Crothers of Cecil in the first district.
who measure up to the senatorial standard.
DIR. Joshua w. Herring of Carroll county
is one of the men in the second congress
sional district who Is also mentioned His
party regularity is above question, and
there is no more popular democrat within
the organization.
State Senator German.
The suggestion has been made that the
governor might appoint State Senator A.
P. German, Jr. of Howard county. and
thereby do much toward healing the breach
between himself and the organization
throughout the state. Those who make this
suggestion add that If the governor appoint
ed young German 1t would practically In
sure his election IL the democrats control
| the next legislature
One requirement which. 1t is asserted, the
| governor will insist upon in the man upon
whom his choice falls, Is that he be a
democrat whose party regularity cannot be
| questioned This would eliminate men who
| have been known ''reformers," such as
| Mr.. Edgar H. Cans. Mr.. William L. Mar
| bury, Mr.. John E. Semmes and others,
| from the list of eligibles, combining 1t to
| men within the party ranks. among whom
| are many of senatorial caliber.
|