Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-31
ISSUES WARNING
Trippe's Remarks Said TO be
Directed at ]. Bibb Mills of
Anti-SaloOn League.
G. o. P. WANTS HELP.
Senator Wilkinson's Order in Senate
Caused Stir This Morning
Other Matters.

J. Bibbs Mills, attorney of the
Anti-Saloon League, was warned to-
day by Speaker Trippe that if he at
tempted TO lobby again on the floor
OF the House he will be elected from
the House Chamber.
Speaker Trippe read his statement
from manuscript and while the
statement did not call Mr.. Mills bv
name, the Speaker admitted that II
was aimed at him.
According to Speaker Trippe. com
plants had come to him from mem
bers to the effect that Mr.. Mills had
electioneered on the floor last Thurs
day against the report of the Elec-
tlons Committee to recount the votes
cast for the five Republican local op-
ton delegates from Baltimore city.
Mr.. Mills denied the charge indig-
nantly. Il do not recall he said
ever having lobbied during the ses-
sions against any bill or report or for
any bill or report"
Taking from honorary members of
the State Militia the exemption from
Jury duty, limiting the number of
preemptory challenges allowed coun-
sci in criminal cases to ten for the
defense and five for the State. and
giving judges in criminal cases the
right to change juries on matters of
law, three bills of the State Bar
Association, were introduced in the
House today by Delegate Marbury.
Senator Wilkinson, the Republican
nf
providing that Senator Price, the
Senate's President, should appoint a
clerk and stenographer for the Re-
publican members.
Senator Matthias. Republican, op-
posed the order, stating that the Re-
publicans had a clerk last session who
had nothing to do. 1t was, therefore,
unnecessary to saddle the State with
the expense.
Objections were also made by Sena-
tor Harper to the terms of the order
for in permitting the President to ap-
point it conflicted with the order that
required the Senators themselves to
make the selection of employees.
As the Republican Senators had not
conferred for the purpose of deciding
on the help needed by them, the or
der was referred to the Committee on
Rules.
Several places provided in Senator
Harper's original order were filed
today. George E. Hearn was named
as parliamentary secretary to Presi-
dent Price position originated by A.
2. German when he was President of
the Senate. Miss Maud Blades and
Mrs. M. M. Wilson were named as
stenographers and George Baldwin was
appointed messenger to Mr.. Price.
Direct vote throughout the State for
the big Four" delegates to national
conventions, and a direct vote in each
Congressional district for two dele
gates, making up the States full
quota of 16 are the essential provi-
sions of the Presidential Primary Bill
offered in the Senate today by Mr..
Harper of Queen Anne's. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections.
Under the primary law passed dur
ing the first few days of this legis-
lative session each county in Mary
land and each legislative district in
Baltimore city vote direct for dele
gates to State convention who in
turn select delegates to national con-
ventions.
Objections are being made to SEN
ator Harper's bill on the ground that
it gives John Mahon, the city
"boss" too much power in selecting
the Presidential delegates.
What will be the ultimate fate of
the bill is difficult to foresee at this
time, but undoubtedly the opposition
to it is very strong at this time.
The antagonism seems to exist in
both wings of the Democratic party
and also among the Republicans.