Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
ECONOMY IN NAME
Maryland Bosses Upset the
Crothers Program.
SPOILS FOR THE FAITHFUL
Jobs for ALI Who Stood by Legis-
lative Leaders.
WOMEN'S FIGHT FOR VOTE
Strong Effort Being Made to Secure
the Franchise in the City
of Baltimore.
SPOILS FOR THE FAITHFUL
woMEN's FIGHT FOR VOTE
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

BALTIMORE. Nd. January 80. 1910.
The democratic legislature of 1910 will
not go down into history as a cheap law
making body.
1t had been the intention of Gov
Crothers that the present legislature
should make a record for economy. and
that not an unnecessary employe should
b placed upon the pay rolls OF the
house or senate. The plans of the gov
ernor. however. have been knocked into
a cooked hat. and the party organization
faithful have been provided with soft
berths at SIS per day. The 'back-to-the-
old-regime' program at Annapolis has
been due primarily to the fact that Gov.
Crothers since assuming Office has es-
sayed the role of boss, and endeavored
to convey to the small county leaders
that he is the real thing in the way of a
dispenser of political patronage in the
state of Maryland.
The old leaders had not been doing
much in the way Of talking. but they had
been doing a powerful lot of thinking.
Prior to the meeting of the legislature
these leaders allowed the governor to
permitted him to think that he was 1.-The
real IllnK III Il0 way VI Il SldtC booS.
There was no open opposition to his good
roads plans or to any other hobby that
he had made up his mind to push to the
front. Crothers was permitted free
hand and allowed to push his policies
with a vim and vigor and without con-
sulting the wishes of the big chiefs.
His Own Way at First.
Under those circumstances 1T was only
natural that Gov. Crothers should be un-
der the impression that he was to be the
big thing in the making of laws and
an introducing a reign of economy in
tue general assembly. His first move
in this game was to pick the speakef
OF the house of delegates. and his Sc
lection for the place fell upon Adam
Peoples of Cecil county. one of his trust.
cd lieutenants in the days when he LOOM
ed large as county boss. Peoples,
backed by the governor, easily bowled
over Carvilie D. Benson of Baltimore
county, who looked like a sure winner
in the speakership contest, and who
would have won beyond q doubt had not
Gov. Crothers declared Cor Peoples. In
that hour of victory. however, Crothers
resentative j. F. c. Talbot, the easy
boss of Baltimore county, and Mr.. Ben
son, the candidate of Talbot for speak
er. The legislature has been in session,
during that time two big fights have
developed. One fight was over the an
nouncement of committees in the house
Many bitter things were said about
ernor to name the committee chairmen
and members, and the leader of the
onslaught for rule by the members of
the house was Carville d. Benson, who
today enjoys the title of 'leader of the
insurgents"
Then came the battle over employees
for the senate and house this week. and
Crothers and the administration forces
bowled over again. The employees of
the house and senate today are as nu-
merous as in the days when the old
ting des And n Il
will be found for them. for there is no
particular reason why United States
Senator Smith or President German of
the senate should make political enc
mics of valuable henchmen In order
that Gov. Crothers shall have an eco
nomical administration. In other
the bills in the campaigns, and while
doing so they propose to have say in
the manner in which the affairs of state
legislation shall be conducted. So con-
forecasted for the remaining seventy
days Of the legislative session.
Fight for. Suffrage.
There are lively days coming at the
state house in the near future, for the
women Of Baltimore are determined to
have a vote in municipal elections.
There is going to Annapolis a large
delegation of the members of the Equal
Suffrage League of Baltimore and they
will be backed up in their demand TO.
votes by a large contingent of men
prominent in the social, educational and
business circles Of the state. The gen.
eral impression here is that the women
gaining limited suffrage in Baltimore.
II has been pointed out that in Annapo-
lis women owning property have had
the right to vote at elections at which
city loans as referenda were presented
while the woman property ownrs have
10 any great extent, still they have APP
peared at the polling places in sufficient
numbers to demonstrate their interest
in politics
Thus far only two towns-Easton and
Princess Anne-haye asked for woman
Towns and cities will come forward with
similar requests.
1t is not proposed that colored WON
en- shall vote in Princess Anne, for the
.-grandfather's clause" is made to apply
to both male and would-be female vot-
owning property assessed at $500 will
have the right to vote without further
question. OF all the towns in Maryland
in which women ought to have the right
TO vote, Princess Anne stands pre-eml-
nent. for not in Maryland is there a
ton to population who own property as
in the pretty county seat or Somerset
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