Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09

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Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, June 9.-Gov War
field has appointed former Gov William
Pinkney whyte as United States senator to
fill the unexpred term of Senator Arthur
Pue German. who died last Monday The
announcement of Gov. Whyto's appoint
ment came as a surprise last night, mas
much as it had been generally understood
that the successor of Senator German
would not tie named until next week.
The appointment of Gov Whyte has
proved satisfactory to all factions. and is
regarded as a wise move on the part OF
Gov Warfeid 1t is said that Senator
Whyte Will not be candidate for the long
term, and this will leave the field open to
all Corners in 1905
By a strange irony of fate. Senator Whyte
succeeds to the seat in the Senate which
was wrested from him quarter Of CEN
fury ago by Senator German. who was at
that time member of the state senate, and
had asked Senator Whyte to have him
(Gorman elected secretary of the United
States Senate. This Senator Whyte refused
to do. with the result that Mr.. German
opened up a campaign for the Senate and
succeeded in defeating Senator Whyte anu
deposng him as the leader of the demo-
cratic machine In Maryland
His Political Career.
Senator whyte was born in this city on
August o. 1924, and is consequently in his
eighty-second year. He graduated from
Harvard Law School in 1916. A year later
SounS Whyte was eiecteu as democrat u
the Maryland house of delegates This was
the beginning of his political career, which
has extended almost through his entire life
ana during which he held almost every Of
Ace within the gift of his party In the state
He refused a renomina tion two wears hence
and settled down TO the nractice of law In
1e51 ba cama forward as~a candidate for
CONGRESS- 10 succeed Mr. Rohert AZ McIane
who had declined renomination Mr.
Whvte's opnonent hefore the convention
r,as Iobr Na1sor hrt tba for,ar NO. s,,c
casef,,I nov reoistratton law made the
ala East pait;n,ora 1istrIct yybig and M
Wbvte was defeated Inv the late T Yates
walsh
1ex7 i, ,,o.rs Ia,or bo ,oooa,aa tho
soaro.t o,narassionaI no,aina ~ and
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Elected State Controller.
T, 1870 +rvo ,,a,r, q etar bis 5afaat for Com
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sress' MT =" hSte was unanimously hoiii-
mated for state controller The state demo-
cratic convention had nominated Mr.. T.
Watkins Jison for 9ovarnor He was a
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imp 0i'''09 .Ae ~, 'e",,on oo'e
by James Carroll and John 1. Cuttings
Fhere was also Wrangle over the eontroii-
ership anu Mr. whyte consentea 10 aceep-
John Nelson his ouondam rival The cam
paign that followed was remarkable. 1t was
the era OF Joint debates in Maryland The
SEVERN s can<iaa,es On ooth tlchetS were PIT
Travelled over the state toeetber The onan-
ing speech was allotted to one Of the candi-
dates for governor by the toss of a penny
The fight was a close one. resulting In the
election of the democratic ticket by a ma
jority of only about 800. The local demo-
Mr.. Whyte carried the city by majority Of
$500. He declined a denomination for con-
troller in 1855. and resumed actively the
practice of his profession.
In 1851 he again came forward as the COM
petitor of Mr.. Harris. and his political ac-
tivity continued for nearly two years there
after IN the night before Congress for Mr.
Harris seat. He was defeated. and then
FOR nearly ten years he was lost TO the world
OF politics. though he was daily winning
fame ana fortune In the practice of his pro-
feision This was the period preceding and
during the war: and. as his sympathies had
a southern tendency. silence became golden.
throughout the war he remained in Baiti-
more. and upon it's close he took the first
vacation ne had ever mad. and spent 1t in
travelling through Europe. He believed at
the time that he mad left public life forever,
put ne again soon came to the front.
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When Reverdy johnson became United
States minister to Great Britain, In 1863
Mr.. "hyte was appointed United States
senator " Ill. 'he vacancy lie was ap-
p p,n ~ ooa swami, VINO had been
e'eo'.o % -" iepuD'ieai' ou' VINO had aoan-
o'i'eo AA' p"ii' e',uSe VI MS opposition
~ tam CO 'he ieaoers DESIRED en-
before Mr whvta had ratirea fro,, a..
Senate he had taken active parttcipation
in state politics. He had concentrated
ell mis- energies to secure the call of the
state CONSTITUTIONAL convention, the work
OF when SUN guides the state This
convention was iolioWed by the nomina-
ton ana election OF MI oden Bowie as
governor In 1871 the time for the nomi-
nation arpa md