Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-01-18

MURRAY yauulVer -'s... -
Robert Shriver. 800. 81
Robert G. Combs ...s...s !
Blank .... ,s.s.. 4
Total ...........3... i2s
Vandiver's plurality, 81.
The vote for Mr.. Combs was cast
by the Senator from ST. Mary's
The Baltimore Sun, Of tie 10th
instant, figures that at least two Re.
publicans voted for Mr.. vandiver,
and as Mr.. SILVER. the Republican
caucus nominee, received 4 votes
less than the total Republican mem
bership, inclines to the belief that
he got 4 Republican votes and that
the blank ballots cast wereall vot-
ed by Democrats Delegates Ship
ley and Duvall, Of Anne Arundel,
being credited with twoof the blanks
and two being unidentified.
The Republican votes for vandi-
yer; says Chairman Hanna must
bring the blush OF shame to every
decent Republican in Maryland. a
somewhat broad intimation that Mr..
Hanna thinks there are some Mary
land Republicans that are not de-
cent. De gustibus non est dispatan-
dun as the old woman remarked
when she kissed the COW.
The Sun-man-on-t he-spot writes
his paper as follows
Gen. Joseph B. Seth, Of Talbot
county, whose election as President
81 tho Senate broke the time houored
precedent that no Senator entering
dRie 6FSte term as skfl mEs s1lffG 6roae II,
another one Of these Senatorial pre-.
cedents by according TO the minority
party ia the Senate recognition upon
the committees and in the distribu.
ton of. patronage which they have
never had before.
President Seth announced last
Thursday that the chairman Of the
Committee on Public Building.
which was omitted from the list
made public on Wednesday, would
be Senator Griffith, Republican, from
Calvert county. He also stated that
Senator Griffith would have com
mittee room in the State House for
his use and had likewise been given
authority TO select aclerk TO his com
mittee Of his own political faith.
The purpose OF designating com
mittee room for Senator Griffith S
committee, II is said, is not only to
provide quarters for the members,
but to furnish the minority party 10
the Senate with room which they
can make their headquarters for con
ferences and consultations.
The announcement was also made
by President Seth that he had de.
cided to accord to Senator Devilbiss,
Of Frederick county. also Republi-
can, the privilege Of naming a per.
son for the position Of folder, and
that he was at liberty to select |
member OF his own party for the |
place.
In according this courtesy to Sena-
tor Devilbiss President Seth said |
his idea was that it would be fair to |
give to the minority party an EN-.
ploye Of his own political faith, upon |
whom its members may call for SER
vices without putting themselves
under obligations to the party In |
power.
Both Senator's Griffith and Devil.
bliss were greatly pleased at this
consideration from the
presiding officer Of the Senate and
expressed themselves as greatly az.
preciating bis courteous treatment
The fact, however, that the usual
number Of employees in the Senate
has been greatly cut down and the i
patronage generally so restricted
that the Democratic Senators are
getting by no means what they want
will in all probability cause some Of
he Senators who have been lighting
or places K. look with disfavor upon Z
his recognition Of q Republican
senator.
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