Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-11
THE MARYLAND SOLONS
CHARGES THAT LABOR BILL is
USED FOR POLITICAL ENDS.

Ep<cini Correspondence OF Tue star
BALTIMORE. Md, March 10. 1906
The impression prevails here that the
Dawkins bill restricting employment of
labor on municipal work TO registered voters
OF the state. is being used for political pur-
poses The senate committee having the
bill in charge has reported the measure ia
vorably with an amendment providing that
the act shall not become operative until
ratified by the mayor and city council Of
Baltimore If the bill in Its present shape
shall be passed by the legislature. the sole
responsibility for It's acceptance or defeat
must eventually fall upon the mayor.
Friends OF Mayor Tinanus assert that the
plan has been Matched by the democratic
leaders to ernbarrass the mayor IN his cam
paign for reelection. knowing that he is on
record in opposition to the measure and
must veto any ordinance of ratification that
might come before him.
II such a condition can be brought about
the mayor will have aligned against him In
the next campaign the solid labor vote OF
the city, the passage of the Dawkins bill
having been demanded by the Federation OF
labor. IN discussing the amendment to the
DawlSns bill Mayor Timanus stated to The
Star correspondent today: so far as / am
concerned my position is plain and should
the bill come before me ! will show that
am ready to act for the best interests o; the
people of Baltimore. However, the whole
business looks 10 me like somebody Is play
ing slick city politics at Annapolis"
Wachter In the Field.
Indications point to hard shedding for
Mayor Timanus in the primaries, even
without the Dawkins bill handicap 1t is
pretty generally known that Representative
Frank C. Wachter intends TO enter the re-
publican primaries for mayor. and even I'M
der ordinary conditions Timanus would have
stiff fght 10 defeat the fourth district
representative. While Timanus will have
the support OF the regular republican or
ganiZatiOn this fact does not in the least
annoy Wachter. as he has three times in
the past knocked out the organization in
primary fights. notably in the last mayor
atty primary. At the regular election how
ever. Wachter was knitted by the orGslniaa-
ton and Robert NJ. McLane. the democratic
candidate. was declared elected
Nevertheless the impression prevails that
Wachter was elected mayor, but was count
ed out by organization judges Of election
throughout the city. Representative WIch-
ter openly stated on the day following the
election that he was confident that he had
received a ma ioTity of the votes cast but
that he had been counted out by fraud
This claim was strengthened by the fact
that the republicans swept the city. the
only man defeated being Wachter, who is
by all odds the most popular republican
in the city and for whom many democrats
voted in preference TO MCIane. their party
nominee. who was not favored by the city
democratic boss /. Freeman Raisin
In connection with Wachters aspirations
. to the ntayoralty chair, II is reported that
in the event of his nomination. he will Use
all his influence to throw the congressional
nomination 10 Mr.. William F. Browning
who is aow acting as his private secretary.
Certain 81 ia that Such move would meet
with united opposition from the organiza-
ton forces. At any rate the situation in
the republican city camp is most Interesting
and surprises may be expected.
Oyster Law Agreement.
At las: an agreement has been reached on
oyster legislation and bill, which meets
with the approval OF all interests. has been
passed by the senate and will in all proba-