Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27
Linthicum Apparently Choice
of Baltimore Bosses.
GROOMING FOR THE PLACE
Bill introduced by Senator Intended
as an Appeal to CITIZENSHIP
fragettes at Annapolis.
,ccial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, February &c. 1910.
One OF the most interesting develop
ments of the week In politics was the
opening of the campaign of State Senator
j. Charles Linthicum for the mayoralty
nomination next year. The democratic
leaders in Baltimore have been casting
about for some time past for likely
mayoralty timber, and have practically
reached the point where Linthicum seems
sure of the organization support. Ihat
Linthicum stood an excellent chance of
heading the municipal ticket in 1911 was
limited to The Star correspondent some
weeks ago by close friend of the demo-
cratic city boss, and the events of the
past week at Annapolis have given sub
stance to the shadow.
Thursday last Senator Linthicum intro
duced in the upper house bill TO repeai
that section OF the five-milliOn-dollarW water
loan bill, ratified at the last general election
which made legal all contracts and agree
ments for the purchase of property to De
used as watersheds or reservoirs. The ell
feet of this bill, il passed. Will be 10
abrogate the deal for the purchase or the
Warren site, in Baltimore county. Under
the terms of the contract the owners or
the Warren site are to receive from the
city sum of money thousands or doilarS
in excess of the value of the property as
fixed by experts who were employed by
the city officials to investigate the prop
erty and fix fair and equitable price.
The bill fostered by Senator Linthicum
was not introduced before the party lead
ers had freely and fully discussed the
merits of the measure and had agreed
that it was a move in the right direc-
ton. Mahool. it is well known, has not
been playing good politics, from the or
ganization standpoint. and has rather an
tagonized those to whom. In great
measure. he owes his seat in the city
hall today. Already Mahool has announc-
ed that he would not stand by the con-
tract made with the Warren people. and
that he would carry the case to the
court Of last resort. And 1t appeared
only reasonable to assume that the mayor
would be permitted to pull himself out of
the hole.
Taken as ga Straw"
The party leaders, however, have de-
creed otherwise and have decided upon
Senator Linthicum as the man to relieve
the city from the responsibility of paying
an exorbitant price for a reservoir site.
That Senator Linthicum. who had been
pushed aside three years ago. when he
aspired to the mayoralty nomination,
should now be placed in the spotlight in
legislation which means the saving OF
thousands Of dollars to the city IS taken
as sure indication that Linthicum Is
being carefully groomed for the mayoral-
ty nomination in the spring of 1911. 1t is
well known that Linthicum was really
the man desired for the mayoralty in
1907, but the then leaders feared that he
had too much of independence in thought
and action to make good mayor from
the party standpoint. They thought that
Mahool could be more easily managed.
But they made big mistake. for Mahool
has been the most unmanageable mayor
that the politicians have known since the
EedOubtable Thomas G.. Hayes gave up
the reins of city government in 1903.
The democratic leaders, too have come
to realization that the scandals attached
to the present democratic city administra-
ton have placed the local republican party
on mighty good terms with the whirligig
of time. and that with good local ticket
in the field at the next municipal election
the republicans stand an excellent chance
of winning out.
1t is only natural and logical, therefore.
that the democratic leaders should turn
to Senator Linthicum as the man best
qualified to lead the democrats in the
next mayoralty campaign. and it might
would prove a formidable candidate i'm a
primary fight without the organization
support
Suffragists Invade Annapolis.
The woman suffragists have again in
vaded Annapolis and made eloquent pleas
for the right to VOTE and they have
met with the most courteous treatment
at the hands Of the state lawmakers. And
that is about all they will get from the
legislature, for all the suffrage bills intro
duced at annapolis will be placed even
tuaily in those pigeonholes where spiders
spin their webs. One of the most inter
esting developments of the week in the
woman suffrage campaign was the an
nouncement that President German is OPP
posed to votes for women. When asked
the direct question whether he was in
favor of woman suffrage. Mr.. German. in
his characteristic manner, replied:
mo. / am not. You see. l don't think
that 1t is exactly a woman's place to go
out into the world and vote. Women
should remain at home and take care of
the home-they are the homekeepers-and
the men should fight the battles-indus-
trial and otherwise. Politics is battle,
and politics, therefore. seems to me to be
purely a masculine field. The average
polling booth is not place where /
would care to see women go. for the con-
ditions are not what they would find
pleasant. 1t may be that in some of the
good neighborhoods they would not meet
objectionable characters, but there are
so many neighborhoods where the popu-
lation is a mixed class, and in these
neighborhoods the nicer women would be
subjected to very disagreeable exper-
fences to which l would not wish to carry
them.
Il think" continued Senator German,
that voting is one of the duties that
belong entirely to the men. and the men
have no right to impose upon women any
one of their responsibilities. And then
there is another reason why l am opposed
to woman suffrage. 1t Is the difference
Of opinions on political questions that
would result in quarrels in the homes.
and that would be most unfortunate. A
man likes to feel that his home is a
place of peace after the worry outside
The home is a fundamental part of the