The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
ANNAPOLIS LITTER.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. Is, 1908.

CONTEST LOT any OF the important
Offices took place, and all has
been harmony up to the present
time in the ranks of the party in
power, and shrewd observers pre-
dict that the Democratic major
ity will maintain this condition
of peace and good will, to the
end of the session. The outlook for
the Democratic party was never
brighter. and many Of the ablest
party leaders predict a long con
tinuance of power as a result of
the present excellent condition 81
political affairs in the dominant
party in the State.
Governor CrOthers has begun
we'll. Those Of us who have
known him for long time have
never hesitated to say that he
had all OF the qualities which go
to make up not only good State
Executive, but what is Of equally
great Importance, a good party
leader from the best public stand
point.
In his administration there will
be no power behind the throne
the power will be on the throne
itself, and will be on the lookout
for the public interest as the best
of the party of which the Gov
ernor is member. He il going
to make record for himself as
well as for his party i'll the next
four years. He is young enough
to have future in politics. and
he realizes that his political fu-
ture, and the future of his party
in the State depend more largely
on himself than on any other
That he will size up to the situa-
ton, is believed 10y all of his
friends, and All acquaintance of
more than a quarter OF century
warrants your correspondent in
the statement that the people of
Mary land made no mistake when
they made Judge Crothers their
Governor. He will please his
frieuds, surprise his opponents,
and crafty all good citizens long
before his administration reaches
its end in 1912.
The General Assembly has more
than the usual mum Der of able
men in its membership. In the
Senate there are such veteran
political leaders as General 10
seph B. Seth, of Talbot; Mr.. Will
liam b. Claggett, of Prince
Georges; Mr.. johnnie E. Beas-
man, of Carroll, and Mr.. John
b. Shannon. Among the older
men are Messrs. Arthur p. Cor
man, Jr., j. Frank Harper, Peter
j. Campbell, Blair Lee, j. Chas.
Linthicum and others. Among
the younger men, Mr.. German
is especially worthy Of mention
as the floor leader and Chairman
of the Finance Committee. Is
ually the sons of distinguished
men are known rather because of
their late fathers pres i & Q
than for any special merit of
their own, but the young Senator
from Howard has already "made
ao)d," and is already among the
eminent men of the Upper House
because he deserves to be there.
Not few people prophssy that
he will in time hold the place
once held by his father, who was
the undisputed leader of bis
party for more than twenty five
years.
The House of Delegates has
also several men of more than
the average ability. Speaker
Ray won his way to the front az
leader of force in the sessions
af 1905 and 1906, and his promo
ton to the presiding officers
chair was simply reward of
merit. He deserved it, and he
got it, which is not often tue
case in politics. That he will
fill it to the satisfaction of the
people is the belief of all that
know him, and q brilliant polit-
ical future is fore told for the dig
ni1ed young Speaker from Prince
Georges county. Other members
of the House who are expected to
make good records, are Ex
Speaker Benson, of Baltimore
county, and Messrs. George
Moore, Forte, Finin, Martin Leh-
mayer and others, especially of
.he Baltimore City delegation.
Now that the purely political
work of the session is finished in
the election of the United States
Senators and the State Treas
urer, it is expected that the leg.
isl2tive work of the winter will
be taken up, and a good civic
record is the probable outcome.
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