Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-01-19
THE WEEK IN POLITICS.
)ME INDICATIONS 70 BE
DRAWN FROM 1T.
Analysis of The Situation Rocks
Ahead-Personal Rivalries
Likely to Hinder
Business
WHO WILL RE GUBERNATORIAL
NOMINEES NEXT YEAR?

NOMINEES NEXT YEAR?
The General Assembly has been in
session since Tuesday night and large
amount of business has been started
under way, which will keep the
members engaged for some time TO
come. In fact. indications are not
lacking that this will be q business
session and as there are no reall V
partisan questions TO come mp. except
consideration of the election law,
party feeling may probably be put to
one side and measures treated from
other than partisan standpointS.
President Seth and Speaker Benson
both show strong disposition TO push
business so that there may be no fur
ther delay in considering bills and
other measures which may come up.
The committees have all been an
nouneed, and those which have had
bills referred to them have met and
organized for work. The usual food
of ali sorts of bills has begun to pour
in, and the State House has assumed
the aspect of a strenuous session of
the legislature. The Governor is hold
ing down his chair in the Executive
Chamber and the lobbies are filed
with the ever. present crowd of poll
others, waiting for work, for the third
house is here as strong as ever, not
withstanding the fact that Governor
Warfield scored them in This message
two weeks ago. Like the poor, they
are always with US, and will probably
continue to come as long as business
men imagine their interests are in
danger, whenever the law making
body of the State government con-
venes TO carry out the work ASST gned
TO it by the Constitution.
Many of these gentlemen of the
third house are ex-members and have
the right to the floor. while others
are well known exponents of reform
and think it to be their duty to come
here to look out for "a betteTment
of the laws Incidentally they are
not unwilling to turn an "honest
dollar" whenever they can, by acting
as attorney for some corporation, and
it is notorious fact that the most
persistent lobbyists who came here
are noted at home asireformers in pol
itics, and yet they have done more to
corrupt legislation than all the poll
ticians put together. Most of the
rotten work done here has been backed
by gentlemenSwho at home are always
for reform, but are arrant corruption-
lists VIXEN at the State House.
There are disquieting signs, however,
Notwithstanding the fact that politi-
cal and partisan matters are away in
the background Prophets are pre-
dieting q row between the Senate and
the Governor over various matters,
none of which are connected with
politics Leaders who are dissatisfied
with the Governor are openly prepar-
ing to thwart him, and there is no
telling to what extreme they may not
GO before the end of the session. Many
people deplore this, and efforts will
nrobably be made to smooth matters
over so that there will be no friction.
The chances are, however, that an
open breach will occur before many
days have passed away, and it is i'm
possible 10 tell which side will come
out victorious. In a session where
partisanship could be banished with
out detriment to either public or party
interests, it seems unfortunate that
| personal rivalries and jealousies should
| be allowed to obtain footing and en-
gender strife. But strife is bound to
appear in public affairs and jealousies
are eternal incidents of Lublic life.
No one questions the sincerity OF both
sides, but mot few question their
| Judgment in thus threatening TO wash
party linen in public gaze.
The sale of the Chesapeake and Ohio
| Canal, and the proposed sale of the
| States interest in the Washington
| Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
| Railroad will probably be thoroughly
| investigated before the close of the
| session. Differences Of opinion on
these subjects are not new to the peo.
| pie of the State, for they are old and
| have been discussed over and over
again for many,years. What will re-
suit from these Investigations it is
| impossible to predict, but that they
/ will be looked into in some form OF
| other is without much doubt.
| As to oyster legislation, that is also
/ problamatical. There seems to be
| very little chance to pass the Haman
| bill in it's present form Git has been
| introduced in the House) and the out.
come will probably be some sort OF q
| compromise measure, satisfactory to nc
one, but purely experimental in its
| character. There is a decided dispo.
/ sition among members of both parties
to pass the bill repeating the law tc
| pension retired judges. This meas.
/ ure has been introduced In DotL
| houses, and. to judge from the talk OF
| the members, it win be passed by a
large majority.
The prominence held by Mr.. Martin
Lehmeyer, of the Baltimore city dele.
cation, has brought to the front the
| old Crescent Club of Baltimore, whose
| sole representative ON the floor he il
/ at the present time. This organiza-
i tion. it is believed, will line up be.
hind the Governor should there be a
/ fight between the Executive and his
| opponents, and Mr.. Lehmeyer is ex.
pected to lead in any contest on the
floor which may take place in behalf
of the Governor views. AS chair
man of the Judiciary Committee Mr..
Lehmayer has introduced more bills
at the present time than any other
member of the House.
Constant talk is heard here among
the county people from every section
| Of the State as TO next years politics.
| The Republicans are already booming
| Senator France, of Cecil, as their
| probable nominee for Governor, while
| the Democrats are divided in theil
allegiance between exGo o
Brown, Gen. L. Victor Baughman.
| Governor Warfield and some Carroll
county people talk of bringing new