The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-04
BALTIMORE LETTER.

ready 10 appoint Judges and clerks of
election, which officials will also have
charge OF the supplemental registration
to be held this summer. Ii is expected
that applicants for judges and clerks will
be examined by the Supervisors week
after next, after which the appointments
will be announced. The Democratic
Judges and clerks will be appointed upon
the recommendation of the Democratic
State Central Committee. The only fight
tor these places exists between the Re-
publlCans and the Progressives The
PrOgressives, because of the fact that
their parly's candidate ran second in
MARYLAND IN the national fight, are claim
ing haIt OF the election officials The Re-
publicans, however, are Contesting this
and the Board of Supervisors, which is
controlled by the Republicans, will only
appoint men recommended by the Re
publican State Central Committee and
there is no doubt that none but active
and regular Republicans will be recon.
mended by the Republican Committee
The first work of these officials will be
the registration. There will be three DAYS
Tor the issuing of transfers 10 voters who
have changed their residence since the
last election and for the enrolment of
new voters. The workers are much in
terested in this supplemental registration
and will give it much time and attention
Only those whose names are enrolled will
he able to participate in the State cleo
ton this fall
a serious split is pending between
Governor Goldsbourough and United
States Senator William p. Jackson over
The question of the Senatorial election
Governor Goldsborough acting upon the
advice OF Attorney General Edgar Allen
Poe, IS preparing to issue a writ OF cleo.
ton for a United States Senator this year
to I'LL out the uneXpred term of the late
lSldor Rayner. Senator Jackson is re.
ported to be strongly opposed to this
plan and does not believe that Senator
should be elected until the machinery is
provided by the next legislature Mr..
Jackson IS not putting any personal con-
Sldcraton INTO the matter, but his friends
say ms attitude IS governed entirely bV
his loyalty to his party. Personality they
say he IS ready to step out of the Senate
at any time, cut that his party friends
throughout the country demand that
every effort should be made to keep his
seat III the Republican ranks as long as
possible. Some weeks ago, it will be
recalled, Mr.. Jackson obtained an opinion
from United States Senator Ehhu Root,
OF New York, ana former United States
Senator Bailey, OF. Texas, in which they
held that Mr., Jackson should retain his
seat until the legislature OF 1914 adOurns.
1t is upon this opinion that Mr.. Jackson is
acting.
The efforts of Governor Goldsborough
10 amalgamate the Republican and Bull
Moose parties are attracting interest in
political circles throughout the State
The Governor, it is believed, is not only
aiming 10 bring back to tn Republican
fold men who deserted the party in the
last national campaign, but it is also con-
tended that he is trying to get control OF
the political machinery in Baltimore City
AS IS well known, Governor GoldSbor-
Ough has never been on very friendly
terms with the BALTIMORE City Republican
organization This organization was really
opposed to his nomination for Governor
Two years ago and only fell IN line when il
was known that no other candidate
would enter the field. For years there
has been much personal and political
feeling between the Governor and the
leaders of the city organization. The
Governors game is a brazen and bold on
and as yet has NOT been subject to much
criticism 1t will be his effort 10 put the
State olticeholders in the forefront OF the
fight and swing back OF them The Pro
gressiAes vino appear ready to iOin hands
with him. Only few OF the Governors
appOintees III Baltimore City are on
friendly terms with the organization lead
ers; for it will be remembered that the
Governor did not consult or advise with
the Republican organization leaders N
making his appointments, He named
number OF men who are especially hostile
to the organization. During the past
several months the Governor has been
called upon to make several appoint
ments and each of these has been given
10 the Progressive forces.
The action of the Governor has arouS-
ed old line Republicans to high pitch.
They deeply resent his aim to unite the
Republican and Progressive parties
through the distribution of patronage and
openly declare that his course will do
more to disrupt the Republican party
than anything else. TheV say his policy
is short sighted one. Men who follow
ed the Republican standard in the last
national campaign and who have always
been true to the Party's nominees are
violently rejected by the Governor. while
he is flirting with the Progressive leaders
the verv men who helped to disrCpt the
Republican party in Maryland. Old or
ganization leaders say that, while the
Governor may win to his supsort few
Progressives. his course will IN all prob
ability drive away from the party hun
dreds of true and loyal Republicans who
resent such methods. Politicians are on
to the Governors game. They contend
that his aim IS to get control of Repubi-
can politics in Baltimore City. He is
more ANXIOUS to dominate the city or
ganization. it is asserted. than he is to
bring about a peaceful and harmonious
Of the Republican and
Progressive parties. He wants to put
his friends in the saddle ~ the city, 50
that he can use them IN future campaigns.
The Governor will meet strenuous oppo-
si,ion in this line When the time comes
for the fight Republican leaders say that
they will 20 after the Governor and his
followers with all the force at their com
mand and they expect to be able to beat
him in the primaries.
The ProgresslveS are much wrought up
over the course of the Governor. While
a few of them, headed by Edward c.
Darlington, IT,, and Sheriff Theodore p.
Weis, are thoroughly in accord with the
course Of the Governor, because of the
fact that they are the ones who are nam
ing the appointees hundreds Of other