Evening star., 1908-01-19
DEMOCRATS UNHAPPY
Can't Figure Disfranchise-
ment in Maryland.
INDEPENDENTS DICTATlNG
Saloon Men Think High License a
Certainty.
FEAR PROHIBITION IS COMING
New Electric Railway From Balti-
more to Washington Expected to
Run Trains February 10.
FEAR PROHIBITION IS COMING
snec,., Correspondence Of RE Star.

BAlIIl M)HE, NIO.s JduuoiJ Ao' ASeo'
The democratic party. although secufeis
intrenched in power In every oranch VI
the state and city government, is not
happy family. The committee selected 10
draft an amendment to disfranchise the
negro has not been able 70 present d
measure that meets with the approval OF
that element of the democracy Whlcn ue-
feated the Poe plan at the polls in 1905
The .'old guard Is strong enough In tf :
legislative branch Of the government to
pass any bill that might be presented pe-
fore the general assembly, but the leAders
realize that they have not sufficlenf poWei
to bring about its ratification by the peo-
pie. Hence the Independent element IN
the committee, although in a minority. IS
able to dictate terms to great extent.
The committee has been at work for al
i,ost a month, and the best that Chair
man Straus, who is also attorney genera
Of the state can do at this time is to an
nounce that an amicable agreement will
be reached between the opposing factions
in the committee. The wrangle Is over
the property and educational qualifica-
tons. and the grandfather's clause, soms
of the members Of the committee insist
ng that all three be included in the
measure to be laid before the legislature
Charges of Extravaganza.
The charges of extravaganza laid at
field in his message have also caused the
party managers some unpleasant quarters
Of an hour. and while the radicals are
| disposed to pass 100000 appropriation
bill the conservatives are advising eau
ton. 1t Is very evident that the rerubli-
cans are going to take advantage of the
| situation and line uD solidly for an eco
nOmical expenditure of the public funds
| by the legislature. The i'old guard finds
| itself up against hard proposition. The
machine heelers and leaders throughout
| the state have been away from the pie
| counters for the past four years. and in
consequence have developed ravenous ap-
| petites The machine leaders realize that
| these erstwhile outcasts must be fed, and
| the best way to satisfy the yawning
| maws is by giving employment to the
| faithful during the session. That 500 OoO
IS an eXtravagant sum to spend. for the
cost OF legislative session of ninety
| days goes without saying. but 'the faith
fuI must be taken care of, and the bill
VIII go through with rush under thu
crack OF the party whip. Senator German
VINO took occas on to rap the press II,
general in the course Of his remarks favor
| ng the appropriation Is in charge Of tho
| Hiil. and is determined to push it through
| n the face of public opinion. an reflected
| oy the newspapers, and especially as a
| slap at former Gov. Warfield
Anti-Saloon Legislation.
Opponents Of the liquor traffic express
every confidence of success in the COM
ng fight for local option and high
license before the legislature Already
they have secured the Endorsement of
"ardinal Gibbons and Mayor Mahool,
| 10th Of whom have announced them
4 "alvaS m, aF he
las well as higher license fee for
| saioonkeepers in such localities as may
| not be carried by the "drys" The saloon
clement Is thoroughly alarmed and ad-
nits even before the fight opens in the
Legislature that high license is sure to
win. A prominent saloonkeeper in dis
cussing the situation with The Star cor
| against hard fight. It's going to be
nigh license In Baltimore this year or
| Use absolute prohibition two years
,ence. The prohibition wave is sweep
| ng the country and sooner or later
Maryland will be a prohibition state.
| There's no use In denying the fact. High
| license will staye it off for few years.
| nut in the end we will be driven out of
he business The great trouble here is
| hat the liquor interests are not thor
ughly organized and will not work as a
init, while our enemies have a compact
body, plenty of money and the best lega
alent that can be obtained. So it's not
| ard to foreten which side will win in
| he end"
Smith and Crothers.
An interesting bit Of gossip is going
| The rounds to the effect that Gov. Croth-
| rs and Senator-elect John Walter Smith
| re not on the best Of terms. as the re-
| 'ult of the appointment of n. Winslow
| Williams as secretary Of state. This ap-
ointment came as a jar to Col. Smith.
| Who favored w. Laird Henry for the job.
| Ienry, by the way. is a regular and was
| considered as most likely to receive the
appointment. AS to williams. he Is an
Independent democrat and has never been
| isnown to line up with the regulars on
| my proposition. During the senatorial
| rimary campaign Williams was a hard
worker in the Warfield camp, and did his
| evel best to win votes away from Col.
smith. Imagine then the surprise of
| smith when he learned for the first
time from the daily newspapers that
/ Williams was to be the Fidus Achates OF
| If the man he tSmith) had nominated
md made governor Of MARYLAND. 1t was
| l novel sensation for Col Smith. He
lad grown used to the double-crosS and
| ticks from his party bosses, but never
| 1efore had he received an uppercut from
l follower. especially a follower whom
le had elevated to the gubernator1al
I hair at cost Of many thousands OF
| 'olars, it being we'll known that Col
smith financed the entire state cam
paign.
Electric Railway Progress.
officials of the Washington. Baltimore
md Annapolis electric railway express
| every confidence that the line between the
apital city and Baltimore will opened
for trafic on February 10 next, as an
| ncunced exclusively in The Star on New
Year day. The work Of double-trackint
| .ha .nad between the two cities has beer
| competed and the W. rk of stE'nging th'
| wires is Ell that iemc ms to be done. Th'
.n:ire complement of rolling stock is a
,.e yar1s at Academy Junction, having
| besn delivered during the week by thu
Niles Car Company Of Ohio. The traffic
dc D; rtm. Mt is now at work on schedule
and it vas stated that for the opening
trains will be operated on half hour sched
ulas trcE. either end. A number of wait
ing rooms along tn" !, ute are to be erect
ed ana these will b. placed about mill
! lpart thereby afo.ding every poss bl
| Convenience for those who reside at points
| between The two ctes. A contract 1o
lie eleetion of d Whiting room and sub