Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-03-01

that this vas never even for j mo.
ment Intended. but that they bore
| entirely on the Western MARYLAND
railroad, and we're introduced safely
to discover Why if possible, $3.50. 600
was the very highest bid received
for this property. ia which Maryland
altogether has spent more than 800.
000. 600 Il Is common talk that the
reason this absurdly low price was
the highest bid received. was be-
cause the baltimore ard Ohio, the
Pennsylvaniaand The Western Mary
land railroad corporations were 10
collusion AZ the dime OF the sale. and
that mo real competition whatever
took place in the bidding Some 81
the best lawyers ia the State. also
declare the sale TO have been entire.
/ liz unconstitutional IL would not
be surprise II this was put 20 the
test; or 9 law passed declaring she
entire sale to be void. Ii Is impos-
| sible 70 ascertain who the mys1eri-
Gus would be- purchaser Is, but ID is
rumored that some other interest is
now very anxious to obtain control
i OF the canal. and would gladly pay
great deal more for Ii than was re.
ceivpd from tho Western Maryland
could IL be put up for sale once more.
The transfer has never been popular.
and has bad much 10 do with the re-
markable revulsion OF feeling which
has taken place al over The state.
toward this corporation, since the
session two years ago. At the very
time that the most favorable sort Of
Legislation was being enacted by the
General Assembly III IT'S behalf. the
Western Maryland. apparently was
! plotting scheme 70 deprive the poo
pie Of even q moderate price for an
Immensely valuable property.
Hthere Ii any possibly way ofre.
opening tbs transaction, and obtain
ing for the State. what is interest
vas worth, IL may with reasonable
. certainty be expected In the near
future.
Governor Wardeld has made bis
appointments and from this time on
until the end VI the session will be
able " devote himself 70 the eonsid
Grafton Of matters u legislation in.
hampered oy the inporlunitieg 81 o.
flee seekers aud their friends, who
, have made his r. Q burden since
Ghe opening days Ia January Oh
course, theirs are many disappoint.
ments, and several oI ths Senators
arc threatening war ea the Governor
out the list Of names has been, as a
whole. well received, aud The indica.
lions are few will not ID CONFIRMED
: promptly.
bUtn houses are TRANSMITTING 4
, large amount OF routine business.
very little Of which il Of general 10.
serest. Tbeimporiant measures are
nearly oil yet ID cosnniilev rosns.
but Il is expected that many Of them
Will De brought out IS once aud tbe
, interesting general legislation got.
Ten under way and pushed ~ i con.
, clusion
County people from every section
. Of the State, from Garrett on the
West 70 Worcester on ths Southeast,
have been here This wvsk Ii Creator
numbers than at any Tins this ses.
sion. Nearly all were politicians
and all talked politics, especially
next year ) politics, Ca which shn
usual diversity ~ opinion prevailed.
The most Interesting feature u the
talk was that ox.50eefn0r ElIha L.
Jackson 5 friends all seem 70 think
that DO will be . candidate Tor .he
gubernRtoriAl n0fnluation next year,
while The friends Of ex.tjuysrnnr
, Brown and Governor Warieid seem
conhdent that their gayoritas sill
also be in tha running when the
time comes, ready TO make AZ ener.
! getic contest for The honor. State
/. Senator France. of Cecil county
seems 20 be the iavorite among The
, Republicans Tor their party nomina.
tlon.
What will be done Ia regard 10 a
general primary elrclion law Is q
problem. Some Of the county peo.
pie want q new primary law while
others are either hostile or Indiffer.
ent. The city delegation seems 10
be divided on the subject aud party
lines are not drawn on the matter
up 10 tbe present tlme. The Demo.
Gratis generally appear 10 favor she
Crescent CLUB plan which will be
taken up Ia few days tits under.
stood that before the close Of the
session the Crascent Club will In.
vite lhe Democratic members % the
General Assembly 10 meeting at
Its club house IN Baltimore where
they will DO given 30 entertainment,
and incidentally have talk on the
subjecs Of further regulating prim.
airy elections.
PAUL WINCHESTER.