Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1912-01-18
Organization Of the Legislature.

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Organization Of the Legislature.
AS forcasted in the American Issue,
Mr.. O. born for speaker and Senator Ii e
for president of the senate were defeat-
cd, This matter was so much mixed up
with fractional politics that the League
did not get into il, and yet the liquor in
terests were in it. We are informed that
prominent liquor man was heard to say
in the Rennert Hotel that "the liquor
interests simply could not afford to have
Blair Lee name the committees IN the
senate"
In view of the fact that Senator Price
comes from a dry" county and in the
mast has given assurances on the local
option question, this puts him in rather
delicate place, but we assume that he in
tends to do the right thing.
1t has been suggested by various per-
sons that the opposition drew the first
blood in the speakership fight, but the
League does not so consider it. We con-
slider that the League scored first in de-
feating Mr.. Lloyd Wilkinson for election,
for he was the man who would undoubt-
ed!y have been speaker if elected. Mr..
Trippe, who was selected, is not consid-
cred to be friend of the local option
bill, and yet the League is unwilling to
assume that he has sold out his manhood
and will allow the city organization to
lead him up against the moral sentiment
and sacrifice him. And the League will
assume that he intends to do the fair and
proper thing until he proves otherwise.
But if he should appoint hostile COM
mittee or do anything else unfriendly the
League will promptly accept that as evil
dence that he is doing what he was Sc
| lected for.
On the minority leadership the League
interests fare pretty WELL The League
aggressively opposed Mr.. Pairo, the
I form + floor leader Of the Republicans in
the house because he has twice voted and
poken against the local option bill and
lined up with Mnhon gang. Mr.. War
burton, Of Cecil, who was selected as
| door leader is en- unqualified friend OF
ocal option. The League was also OPP
,osed to Mr.. Sprcrsser who was pushed
'or minority leader in the senate. Sena-
| or Wilkinson v no was finally selected
IS a comlrlm>e candidate has never
zen know as II f.iend of the local cpti' n
i'll hut it is believed that he will he ut
aYl fair While Senator SprocSstr was
| he che utterly impossible man from tn
que s,nrd, "int. Tn people Of Mary
| I'd owe d.ht of gratitude to Senator
| III has II |! rci .ick county and the me,
no supported him for standing out arc
| locking the sr,e@tion of Mr.. Sproesser
1t is inn, rcstrg coincidence that the
,cpuliican city organization of Balti
,ore, Which advised ITS candidates IN he
;,.curd a, d 1rirG districts to ignore local
rptio.. and would not have to its ere dit a
single member of the legislature from
any Democratic districts of Baltimore
had it not been for tn Leagues election
| NJ Jour men WHO u''IdIeu loi lie piii,
was originally lehind Mr.. Pairo and was
emph ic:. 'ly behind Senator Sproesser.
Collector Stone, the Republican city
i, leader, unequivocally advised the Repub-
lcans to line up with the progressive
, Democrats in favor Of economy. This
was good politics. just as the decent and
right thing is always good politics, but
it is also AN interesting coincidence that
Senator Sproesser, whom he supported
for minority leader, was the only Repub-
lican senator who voted with the Demo
cratic city gang for further p"r' ering
of the taxpayers by the payroll route.
American Issue, Jan. 18th.