Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
AFFAIRS IN MARYLAND
GOSSIP ABOUT WAKEFIELD AND
THE sENAToRsHP.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
BALTIMORE. Md. May @. 1906.
The belief is fast gaining ground here
that Gov. Warfield is a candidate for the
United States Senate to succeed Senator
German. and with that end In view. that
he will be In the field for denomination
for the goyernorship. AT any rate the
democratic organization leaders here In
cline to this opinion and the friends of the
governor decline 10 discuss the matter. 1t
IS argued that the strongest Endorsement
Gov. Warfield could receive for the senator
ship would be reelection as governor.
and the machine politicians admit on the
quiet that should the governor secure
nomination and reelection 1t would be
pretty hard matter to defeat him for the
senatorship.
In this connection il is recalled that War
field secured the gubernatorial nomination
three years ago without the support of the
democratic organization and IL is argued
that II he could do this while private
citizen there is no reason why he should
not be able 10 beat out the organization
ngain. now that he is in the executive chair
and has a large following throughout the
state. The governor defeat of the organi-
cation in the Poe amendment fight last fall
IS also recalled showing that with the
masses he eXerts powerful influence
During his administration the governor has
made no new enemies, the only opposition
TO him coming from the machine camp. be-
cause he has done more than any other one
man In Maryland to drive the bosses out
of business. Should the governor announce
his candidacy for a second term he will
enter the fight with the solid support of
the Independent democrats. who. 1t is
well-known fact, hold the balance of power
In the state.
Wachter as Thorn.
The thorn in the side of the republican
city leaders is Representative Frank c.
Wachter. who is regarded sure starter
In mayoralty primary sweepstakes. but the
representative like Gov Warfield. declines
to make known his position in the coming
campaign and hence is the cause of much
uneasiness to the organization here. which
win support Mayor Timanus in the pri-
maries. II is stated here that Wachter has
decided to enter the mayoralty. primaries
the result of conference held In Wash
ington during the week. In which Represen-
tative Mudd, former Representative Jack
son and Representative Wachter took part
and at which II is stated Mudd and Jack
decided to support Wachter for the
mayoralty. Such contest would resolve
itself into battle royal between Collector
Stone the present head of the republican
city organization, and Representative
Wachter for the local republican leader
ship. Shrewd politicians assert that If
factional bitterness which would endanger
the ticket would result. The republican
regulars are disgruntled because Mayor
Tlmanus has not distributed offices with a
lavish hand and because they have not
had a say in running things at the city
hall and this element can be relied upon
to present a solid front for Wachter at the
primaries.
City Labor Party.
In the coming municipal elections there
will be "A new factor 1t is the Working
mans Political League, which was organ
tied during the week. and which will place
a ticket in the field at the next election
This movement which crystallired at a
meeting Of the Federation of Labor last
Wednesday night, has been under way since
the veto of the Dawkins bill by Gov. War
field According to the present plans of the
league candidates viii be named for the
mayoralty, president of the second branch
city council and city controller. Il has
not been decided whether to place a full
Councilmanic ticket in the field because OF
the prevailing sentiment to focus the labor
strength on the headeof the ticket. rather
than risk divisions by having too many
candidates in the field The success of
the labor political movement In other cities
has been closely watched by the local
leaders, with the result that the working
men of Baltimore have decided to cut
loose from the two old parties and paddle
their own canoe
Railway Franchise Signed.
The franchise granting the Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis electric railway
the right to enter the city has been signed
by Mayor Timanus, the price has been
paid to the city by the company. and now
nothing stands in the way of the compile
ton of the railroad which will connect
Baltimore and Washington. The railroad
this week advertised for bids for the con-
suuction OF the concrete elevated struc-
points Wi oft
the electric line will cross the tracks of the
baltimore and Ohio railroad. The work of
grading the roadbed is now under way