Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08
PIPING TIMES AHEAD
Outlook for Forthcoming
Maryland Legislature.
IF ALL THREATS CARRY
Warfeld at War With the 0rgani-
zation Leaders.
G0RMAN TO LEAD THE FIGHT
Alleged Slate Already Prepared.
Reported Plans for Disfranchise-
ment of Negro.
G0RMAN TO LEAD THE FIGHT


BALTIMORE, Md. December l. 1907.
There will be a hot time in the historic
, old statehouse at Annapolis next month
If Gov. Warfeld and the organization
leaders in the legislature make good their
respective threats. The message to be
sent to the law-making branch of the
state government by Gov WarfeId will
not be one calculated to please those who
occupy seats in the senate and house. The
governor has stated that he intends to
throw on the light ana acquaint the
public with certain matters of which it
Is in ignorance. 1t is understood that,
among other things he will criticise GER
tain expenditures of the legislature and
recommend certain reforms which, in his
judgment, would materially lessen the ex-
penses of a legislative session. Former
governors have counseled economy in this
particular, but none save Warheld has
ever gone to the extent of vetong an
Item in the appropriation bill which pre-
vents the employment of any employees
other than those specifically named in the
bill. The item referred to is the lump
sum of s150,00O set apart to defray the
expenses of the coming session. OF this
sum the amount really vetoed by the
governor is $4,000 the appropriation for
the various officials of the general assem-
bly, being incorporated in separate items
9Oludu u LedQ Right.
The fight against the governor, which
will open as soon as the message Is read
will be led by Senator German, whose
enmity for Gov. Warfield is not only DO
ltical, but personal as well. At the pres
ent time the 'oid guard leaders plan
to have introduced as soon as the read
ing OF the message is concludes an ap-
preparation bill making good the def
cheney caused by the governors veto
The temper OF the "old guard regard
ing Wartield is indeed ugly, and they
can be relied upon to embrace every OPP
portunity to make it warm for the gov
ernor before he leaves the executive
chair. Several senators are busuy en-
gagged III storing up ammunition for the
coming battle between the governor ana
the 'old guard" They assert that War
field Is not invulnerah bic and that they
will show up the weak spots in his adj
ministration. The indication are there
fore. that the old order of things VIII be
reversed AS a rule the first month of
the session is anything but lively. both
houses devotings time to routine matters
preparatory to the important legislation
TO follow, but this session will border on
the sensational almost immediately after
the general assembly convenes.
Slate Already Fixed.
That the incoming administration is to
be machine from the start is evidenced
BY the fact that the bosses. under the
leadership of former Gov Smith have al
ready fixed UP the slate for presiding Of
hcers OF course. the usual party caucus
will be held on the evening preceding
the opening OF the session. but il will be
only a farce, as the new bos- has niclaJ
Gen. Joseph b. Seth of Talbot county IN
succeed himself as the president, of the
senate and DeleSata J. Enos Raw Of
Prince George county to he speaker IF
Ia OF
viii elect Col. John Waiter Smi n To lie
United States Senate for the long term
beginning March /, 1902; Senator Whyta
viii be elected for the short rm ending
March 4, 1909. and Murray Vandiv r
chairman of the state democratic commit
tee, Will be reelected TREASURER of Mary
land. The democrats have overwhe lining
maJorities in both branches of the gem
eral assembly, and ring measures NAV be
pushed through without a hitch. In the
senate there will be Il democrats. 9 re-
publicans and l fusinnist: in the housa
a democrats and 20 republicans; or joint
ba lot the vote will be: Democrats. SIS;
republicans. 80; fusionists, l.
Disfranchisement Plans,
Probably the fl ST act of the new as
sembly will be to pass suffrage amend
ment TO be submitted to the people in
1909 The work of drafting this meas
ure is now in the hands of Attorney
General-elect Straus. who VIII be govern
ed in framing the amendment by the
old guard" leaders. 1t is understood
that an effort will be made to reach an
agreement on an ans ndment similar to
the WorthinSton measu c, which met
with the approval OF Gov. Warfiald and
the Independent democrats, bat which
was rejected by the late Senator German
who favored the Poo amendment OF
course, the leaders have no fears about
the passage by the legislature o. any
measure they may decide upon. but they
fully realzs in the light of past exps-
rience thatN the people. the, final ar
must be reckoNcd with. and 70 this rea-
son a special dffort will be made to suit