Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
SEARCH FOR A MAN
Baltimore Democratic Leaders
Seek MayoraIty Candidate.
PLENTY WILLING TO RUN
None Has Yet Been Able to Secure
Machine Endorsement.
ALL CLEAR FOR TIMANUS
Doesn't Look Like He Would Have
Serious Opposition for Repub-
lican Nomination.
pecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. January u, 1911.
The great democratic jubilee and haE-
mony dinner over, the local party lead
ers are just now putting their ears to
the ground and getting soundings on a
candidate who will look like a winner in
the mayoralty sweepstakes. The party
is not suffering from any lack OF candi-
dates, but the trouble is that they all
want the machine support assured before
they make the plunge in the way Of a
formal announcement of their candidacy.
But these Barkises are not among those
whom the machine wants to so in the
primary. The two or three men that
the organization is anxious to put UP
are not at all like Barkis. And right
there's the rub.
The city leader, Sonny Mahon, and his
closest advisers realize that to win next
spring the democrats must put at the
head of the ticket a man who enjoys the
confidence and respect of the people. AT
the same time they realize that such q
man would not be subservient to the win
of the boss. The leaders know full well
that the voters of Independent stripe have
not forgotten the scandals of the past
two years, and that the personality and
record of the man to head the ticket
must be in itself a guarantee that the
city will get a business administration,
free from the suspicion of graft and
other scandal.
Sentiment for Furst.
The man above all others who is wanted
orally candidate is Frank A. Furst. a
man of affairs who has made good in
business life and who is today the guild
inc Snirff
italized at millions Furst however
does not want to be mayor, because he
frankly states, he could not give the
time necessary and at the same time do
justice to the financial investments of
his friends.
the machine is George e. Morrison,
prominent financial leader Morrison, like
Furst. Is not hankering after the nomi
nation, and If nominated and elected
would take up the duties of chief execu-
tive of the city at a big personal sacri
flee.
The men who are anxious to have the
mayoralty lightning strike them are
James II. Preston, former police commits
sioner and candidate for Congress in the
primaries last August: Maj. James W.
Denny, who served several terms in Con-
gress until he was side-tracked by Rasin
to make a place for the present incum-
bent, John Gill; Col Sherlock Swami,
Stewart Brown. former city councilman;
George N. Munsen. vice mayor and
prominent business man, and j. Barry
Mahool, the present mayor.
Will Name Timanus.
There no longer remains the slightest
doubt as to the candidate the republicans
will name. He is E. Clay Timanus.
former mayor. The organization leaders,
with few exceptions have already declared
for Timanus. and he will enter the pri-
maries practically a winner. The only
real opposition to Timanus comes from
the insurgent republicans-that wing of
the party opposed to William F. Stone,
the city leader. These insurgents are just
now securing the woods for mayoraity
candidate, but are experiencing haid
shedding. For a time 1t looked as though
DR.. David H. Carroll. a prominent banker.
would allow the use of his name as tn.
head of the insurgent ticket, but the Car
roll talk has all died down, and it Is not
likely that he will consent to run with
the> odds so greatly against him.
The indications at this time are that
there will be hot contests in all the wards
In both parties for councilman1c JOBS.
candidates bobbing up daily. In each
party, however. it is a safe bet that only
organization candidates will win.
To Regulate Gas Rates.
Mayor Mahool announced today that
early next month the city authorities will
be in position to lay before the public
service commission formal complaint
against the general commercial rates
charged by the Consolidated Gas, Electric
Light and Power Company for gas and
electricity service, and it's application for
the adoption of the London sliding scale
plan in the future regulation OF the COM
pany's rates. The mayor is awaiting the
long delayed report Of the city's gas ex-
pert, Prof. Charles E. Munroe OF the
George Washington University. to be filed
with the city not later than Friday next.
The departments of lamps and lighting
Yesterday received a letter from Prof.
Munroe asking for verification. If posi-
BILE. of some Of his computations by COM
parison with the report of the company
to the public service commission for the
last fiscal year. and efforts are now being
made to comply with this request. The
filing of Prof. Munroe's report has been
postponed periodically since the LIST of
last July.