Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
THE MARYLAND SOLONS
DEMOCRATS NAMED VAN DIVER
FOR TREASURER AT CAUCUS.
speclaI Dispatch to The Star.


ANNAPOLIS, Nd, January 1O-The dem
ocratic members Of the general assembly OF
Maryland held a caucus before noon today
| and unanimously nominated Gen. Murray
Vandiver for reelection state treasurer
for two years. Mr.. Vandiver has held the
place for six years, and is also chairman of
the democratic state committee. He is
looked upon as Senator Germans chief lieu
tenant and his reelection has been opposed
by the Baltimore Sun, Gov. Warfeld and
the anti-Gorman forces in the state. A joint
convention of the two houses Will be held
later, and he will doubtless be elected over
ex-States Senator Shriver, the republican
caucus nominee for the place.
Mr. Albert J. Almoney, editor Of the Rock
VILE Advocate, has resigned as Librarian of
the senate owing to the opposition Oh Sen
ator Lee.
President Seth announced his committees
in the senate today. Senator Lee Of Mont
gomery Is chairman OF the committee on
executive nominations, and also memper OF
the committees on corporations and judi
ciary. Mr. Arthur P. German, Jr., Is cnalr-
man of the committee on finance In the SEN
ate, and Is thus the official leader of the
majority Mr.. German was made chairman
of this committee at the express request OF
his father Senator German, although Presl-
dent Seth personally desired to give the
place to Senator Brewington or Wicomco
county.
The house today by q bare party majority
voted again to give the speaker unlimited
power to make appointments 10 suporoinate
positions within So per day, which resulted
in so much scandal at the last session. Inc
republicans voted against the ordeI ana Mr..
Fenton Of Montgomery county mace VIZ
orous speech against it,
State Senate Regaled with Montgomery
Fight.
That the factional fight in Montgomery
county did not end with the primaries
which defeated Col Spencer G. Jones Tor
denomination to the state senate was
abundantly evident in the session OF that
body last night.
But for the emphatic hostility of Senator
Blair Lee, Mr. Albert ]. Almoney of Rock
Vile would have been elected to his old
place as reading clerk of the senate at It's
first meeting his efficient performance OF
the duties Of that office during the session
of 1904 having won him the friendship OF all
the followers Under pressure OF the Mont
gomery county senator's objection, however,
the post went elsewhere TO another man,
Walter Townsend of Baltimore county.
Not content with this declaration of hos
tility, Mr.. Lee last night moved to recon-
slider the order by which the post of
librarian to the senate had been provided
for at the last Wednesday session. and later
filled by the appointment of Mr.. Almoney.
giving his reason that the position thus
created had been filled by the appointment
or a person ulstdSleIui 10 a majority OF
the democratic voters of Montgomery
county, as we'll as to myself The point
was vigorously debated, Messrs. Brewing
ton and German defending the appointment,
denying that it was any breach OF sena-
torial courtesy or etiquette, and Mr.. Lee
steadily maintaining the opposite and his
decided objection to this disposal of the
matter.
Declined to Give Reasons.
On the floor Of the senate Mr.. Lee de-
clned to state his reasons for objecting to
Mr. Almoney because of the fact that the