The sun., 1908-03-18

Baltimore wanted 10 reeleot him, but he
refused, but did accept nomination for
Congress In 1881 A gang had grasped Bal
| timore politics about that time and his
! opponent on the Know Nothing ticket
was returned a. elected. Whyte contested
the election on principle, and won his con-
| test, before the Elections Committee OF
the House, which recommended that his
opponents seat be vacated; but after R
long delay this report was defeated by a
vote OF i08 10 OF. The contest, however
resulted In election reforms In Baltimore
and 10 obtain these was one big ject with
Whyte In making his fght.
Senator Whyte took no militant part
In the struggle between the sections but
practised law from 1850 until 1893. and
built a large civil and criminal practice
In 1883 he represented Maryland a. dele
gate to the convention that nominated
Horatio Seymour for the Presidency, In
July OF the same year Gov. Swami offered
TO Mr. Whyte the United States Senatorial
ofiioe made vacant by the resignation Of
Reverdy johnson and Whyte entered the
Senate. Immediately he made his mark
in the Senate and began 10 attract national
attention by his brilliant speeches upholding
the rights Of the President throughout
the fierce sturggle that then had Congress
in a turmoil with Andrew johnson pitted
against the radical Republican majority
in the Senate.
He was 10 years old then and newcomer
and when he arose 10 protest one day
against what he looked upon as a slight
against the President Of the United States
Senator Conness OF California had moved
to dispense with the further reading Of
the message which the President just had
sent 10 Congress) the young Senator had
ranged against him men Of mighty names
Sumner, Edmunds. Morton, Cameron, Wade.
Conkling Besides, most Of the Senate was
At white heat the Democrats in the upper
house could be counted almost on the
fingers criticism and opposition from a
Democrat was seditious, from Southerner
treason
He spoke on and on in calm undaunted
tones, upholding the Constitution and up
braiding those that would insult the office
OF Chief Magistrate He won over Senator
Wilson OF Massachusetts,, one OF President
Johnson's most rabid opponents. Thomas
A, Hendricks came over TO his side next.
he secured postponement Of at least
day before vote was taken on the motion
Of Conness 10 forego the reading Of the
last half OF the Presidential message.
nights sleep brought the Senate TO it's
senses, and the next day Senator Nhyte
won out and the message was read.
In those days and later Senator Whyte
did stalwart work in the labors attending
the reconstruction and he was ever a
champion Of the Constitution. He left the
Senate in 1871 upon his election as Governor
Of Maryland Toward the end OF his term
the Maryland Legislature again sent him
TO the United States Senate for full term
of six years and he resigned as Governor.
In the early 's0s he again took up his
law practice but continued thereafter TO
interest himself in many public matters,
Much Of the work OF the commission ap-
pointed TO settle the boundary line Of Mary
land and Virginia devolve1 upon Senator
Whyte and the settlement was counted a
brilliant victory for Senator Whyte and his
State. National finance always was OF
much interest 10 him and he made many
speeches TO back his views OF the monetary
question and sound finance. In the fight
over the Presidential election Of 1873 he was
convinced that Tilden had been elected,
but his efforts against the Electoral Com
mission we're fruitless.
Senator Whyte served four years as
Attorney General Of Maryland and was
unanimously elected Mayor OF Baltimore
in 1881. In June, 1909, Gov. Warfield APP
pointed the aged statesman 10 the Senate
after the death OF Senator German.
His first wife was Louisa Hollingsworth
aud his second wife, 20 whom he was mar
ried in 1872, was Mary Mcdonald Thomas.
He belonged to no clubs and said that he
never was in a club in his life He carried
his aversion 20 alcohol to the extent OF
never entering a saloon.