Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-14
AFFAIRS IN MARYLAND
COMMENT OVER vANDIvER'S
ELEcTIoN-NoTEs.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. January 10

Special Correspondence of The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, January 10. 1905.
With the reelection of Murray Vandiver
as state treasurer following the victory in
organizing the senate and house of dele
gates, the German machine may be said
to have completed It's triumph In the pre-
liminary sIirmish with the anti-organiza-
ton forces. And the future gives promise
of some bitter fights and interesting devei-
opments. 1t is an open secret that the or
ganization will let no opportunity pass to
embarrass the administration of Gov. War
field, and this feeling has been greatly IN
tensif1ed by the decided stand taken by the
governor in his message against graft IN
all forms and vigorous denunciation of lob
byists.
There has been some talk heard that a
resolution would be offered asking Tor an
investigation of the sale of the states m
terest in the Chesap eake and Ohio canal,
and another protesting against the sale OIL
the states interest in the Washington
branch Of the Baltimore and ONO rallToaa.
Such action could only be interpreted as d
move against the state administration, as
Gov. Waried has placed himself on RECORD
as being in favor of the sale of ali state
holding in private corporations However,
any investigation of the sale of the canal
property would have to include Controllel
Atkinson, who joined the governor as
member of the board of public in accepting
the bid of $4,000 made by the western
Maryland railroad and for this reason IL IS
not thought likely that such an inFesusd-
ton may be offered. In the case OF the
state holdings in the Baltimore ana ONO
the situation is different, and II a resolu-
ton protesting against the sale Is oIleleu
the purpose will be evident.
The conservative leaders of the machine
are against any such plan to embarrass the
governor and advise that all opposition 70
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legislation which the governor is known 10
favor, such as amendments to the election
law and other like measures
Republicans Indignant.
Republican leaders here express great In
dignation over the action of several party
members in voting for Vandiver for state
treasurer. At the present time the identity
of the republicans who voted for the demo-
cratic caucus candidate is not known, out
the party managers are engaged in some
gum-shOe work which they hope VIII feNeai
the men who broke their caucus agreement
What makes the break in the party ranks
more marked is the fact that CHAIRMAN
Hanna of the republican state central com
mittee was at annapolis directing the Iight
while the democrats were lett prdctlcaLy 10
shift for themselves The incident has
demonstrated one thing, however, and that
is that the democrats are much better dls-
ciplfned and while there may be factionai
fights. they can be trusted to stand by thelf
caucus agreements under all conditions.
The sIlirmishes in the house have ALREADY
demonstrated that the republicans are
sorely in need of a seasoned floor Ieader-a
man who possesses the ability as well as
parliamentary knowledge to direct a fight
against the majority. Thus far all oppor-
tI-nities presented for the making of po-
liticaI capital have been allowed to go by
the board. or else have been taken up at
the wrong time as was the case when Del
egate Fenton, on Wednesday, moved re-
consideration of the order regarding the
making of appointments by the speaker of
the house. The opportunity to enforce eco
nomical methods presented on the night pre-
vious, and then the floor leader should have
made his fight, when he might have sue
oaeded in winning over some Independent
democrats, but the republicans were caught
mapping and when they sought to rectify
their mistake the floor leader found 1t was
too late or "out of order" as Speaker Ben
con Yl1Ipd.