Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10
RING PLAN BLOCKED
German Puts Veto on Scheme
of Maryland Democrats.
TRIED 1T ONCE BEFORE
Gov. Brown Refused to Rob His
Rival of Patronage.
TAFT TO GET DELEGATION
Republicans Appear Solid for Presi-
Dental Choice, While Democrats
Are Badly Split.
TRIED 1T ONCE BEFORE
TAFT TO GET DELEGATION
Special Dispat cb to The Star.

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BALTIMORE. Md. December 9.-"As
the time approaches for the induc-
ton into office of Gov.-elect Colds
borough and the converting Of the general
assembly. the proposed scheme of the
democratic organization to rob the incom-
ing executive of the appointive power.
in order to retain control of the election
machinery. is being pushed into the
background. The most important de-
velopInent of the week in this respect
was the announcement on the part Of
| former Senator Arthur P. German that
he was opposed to any such methods
and that as the people had elected Mr..
Goldsborough. the democratic party
| should not place a stone in tho way to
thwart the will Of the people.
| The scheme which the democrats had
planned to put into effect is not a new
one. Away back in 1895, when Frank
| Brown was governor. the German Ras sin
| machine planned to euchre the incoming
republican governor, Lloyd I4owndes, out
OF any and all appontive power. The plan
as then formulated by the ring was that
Gov. Brown. during the first week Of the
legislative session. should send to the
senate complete list of appointments
| for the ensuing four years, and these
appointments would have been promptly
| confirmed by the senate, thus leaving
Gov. Lowndes without single appoint
ment when he assumed office
| Gov. Brown. however, refused to listen
| to any such scheme to rob the republican
party OF the fruits of its victory, and, it
| is stated, even went so far as to send
a telegram to Mr.. LoWndes. assuring
| tho governor-elect that he would not be
a party to any such plan.
Safe Course Probable.
In any event 1t Is taken for granted
now that the defeated democratic ring
will adopt the safe and sane policy and
allow the incoming governor to exercise
all the perogatives Of his office.
At the present time the leaders arc up
| In the air over the contest between SEN
ator Lee and Senator Price for the pres
idency Of the upper house. The fight is
clean-cut between the regulars and the
jprogressives. and while the ring feels that
| 1t can put its candidate across, the ring
also realizes that 1t will split the party
wide open in the senate. 1t is known LAT
strong efforts have been made by the
! more sagacious party men to induce
! Price to withdraw and allow Lee to have
| a walkover, but up to the present time
| Price has declined to get out of the
race. 1t is said that Price is the candi-
date Of Senator John Walter Smith, the
| state leader, who fears the growing
power Of Lee and Crothers within the
| COOnClS OF tnc party
The progressives appear certain that
Lee can be elected president Of the SEN
ate and will push the fight to the bitter
end. They count upon Representative
Talbot of the second district to show a
tower Of strength to the Lee candidacy,
and all the Crothers influence will be
solid for the Montgomery senator. The
Lee adherents assert that number Of
senator's counted upon by the ring will
bolt and cast their fortunes with the
progressives. The fight for the presi-
dency Of the senate. in any event. will
be bitter, and whatever the result a
schism within the party will follow.
| State Is for Taft.
The presidential conventions are now
coming In for bit Of the gossip in
circles political. It is an assured fact
that the republicans will send a solid
Taft delegation. the Wisconsin candidate
Senator La Toilette. being seemingly
without a follower or a shouter in the
| whole state.
In the democratic camp. however, there
is a radically different situation. The
| regular party organization does not look
| with favor upon Gov. Wilson of New
Jersey. because of his views regarding
the commission form Of government and
other radical stands which he has taken.
On the other hand. Wilson has a large
| following among the Independent demo-
| Gratis, and there are hundreds Of the
alumni of Princeton University who are
working tooth and nail to send Wilson
delegation to the national convention. 1t
Is known that Sonny" Mahon, the city
boss, was in New York during this week
in conference with Charlie Murphy OF
Tammany Hall, and II is presumed that
Mahon went to the New York chieftain
to get some advice 1t is said that Ma
| hon and Smith are favorable to Gov.
Harmon of Ohio and II this be true it
looks like a split delegation from this
state to the national convention.