The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-05-16
BALTIMORE LETTER.

ment. The measure is in full and COM
plete accord with the Democratic plat
form The bill now goes to the Senate,
where there is no doubt but what 1t will
be under a hard fire. There is much
more latitude in the Senate for debate
and parliamentary tactics than there are
in the House of Representatives and
there is no doubt that the Republican
leaders in the Senate will resort to every
conceivable move TO amend and delay
the passage Of the bill. This, combined
with the slim Democratic majority, will
mean that il will be several months be-
fore the House bill passes the Senate,
but it is generally believed that the
measure will go through the Senate with
out any material or vital amendments to
it, and, of course, will be approved BY
the President In the Senate the bill will
be in charge of Senator Simmons, Chair
J man of the Finance Committee, and he
will direct it through its Couse. There is
no doubt that the Republican Senators
will make scores of hot speeches against
this measure, but the Democrats are ably
represented and they will defend the
measure. The people OF the country
will watch with great interest the attitude
Of a number Of the Progressive Senators.
lSOlOuS GllOl - die DClDS IlddC Wy
Governor Goldsborough and ChaiI man
John B. Hanna, of the Republican State
| Central Committee, to reunite the Pro-
gressive party with the Republican party
in Maryland. Irrespective of the attitude
of many stalwart and regular Republi
cans, the Governor and Mr. Hanna have
taken it upon themselves to bring back
to the Republican fold men who left their
party and Joined the Roosevelt forces in
the last national campaign. During the
past week the Governor has held confer
ences with a number of the Progressive
leaders, and it is currently reported that
he has agreed to deal with them in the
distribution of the patronage in the fu-
ture. 1t is also reported that the Gov
ernor and Mr.. Hanna have agreed to a
plan by which the men who were active
in the Progressive movement in the State
will receive nominations on the Repub-
lican city and State ticket this fall.
Neither the Governor nor Mr.. Hanna
Is publicly expressing his views on the
amalgamation plan, but those who are
close TO the situation know that they
are going to the limit in their efforts to
bring the ProgresSives back. Their
chief work is now in Baltimore City,
where the Roosevelt strength is the
greatest. They have succeeded appar-
emily in winning the support of f. c.
! Darlington, IT,, State Chairman of the
Progressive party; former Congressman
Charles r. Schrm ana other Progressive
leaders The agreement that has been
reached in the city, it IS understood, is
for the nomination of Sheriff Theodore
P. Weiss, for Clerk of the Superior
Court. and Henry p. Hoffman for
Sheriff Messrs Weiss and Hoffman
were prominent Roosevelt men. Mr..
Hoffman was a Republican elector, but
he resigned in order to support Roose-
welt Sheriff Weiss was one OF the real
leaders of the Roosevelt fight in Balti-
more. In addition to supporting the
Progressives for the nominations, it is
also reported that Governor GodSbor-
ough will give them full representation
in the distribution Of his State Offices
next winter.
While Governor Goldsborough is very
probably bringing into line few Pro-
gressives, there is no doubt but that
there is bitter opposition among the reg
ular Republicans to his scheme. A
number of prominent Republican poll
ticlans. especially those in the city, say
that under no conditions will they con-
slider or be party TO any such amalgam-
alton. They do not propose to join
hands with the very men who did their
utmost to defeat the Republican party
in the last national election. They say
that the hottest part OF their fight was
| against the ProgresSiveS and that they
will not humiliate themselves BY Joining
hands with the very men who so bitterly
and savagely denounced them in the
last MARYLAND campaign. So far as the
regular city Republicans are concerned,
they do not believe that any Republican
has any chance of being elected in Balti-
more next fall
Because of the split in their own party,
they have from the very beginning be-
lIcved that the Democrats will sweep
Baltimore City next tall. They have
never thought that Republican had
chance Of winning either on the city or
the legislative ticket. They have always
been determined. however, that DO man
who ever bolted his party in the last
national campaign could be elected TO
an Office in this State this year, whether
he runs on the Progressive or the Re-
publican ticket. They are determined
that the men who bolted the party can
not receive elective places, and among
the Republican workers it is frankly adj
mitted that if they have to choose be-
tween a Republican deserter and a Dem
ocrat, they would prefer to support
Democrat, so that the men who bolted
the party would go down to overwhelm-
ing defeat Regular Republicans in this
State are very much aroused against the
Governor. They say that he de.
serted the regulars in making his ap-
pointments last year. and now he is de-
serting them by joining hands with the
forces that helped to crush the Repub-
lcan party in this State at the last cleo
ton. The situation from the Republican
and Progressive view point is a very
interesting and amusing one. 1t is one
that is probably giving the few Dem.
ocrats who bolted their party and Joined
hands with the Progresslves much con-
Germ. There is no doubt that they would
cheerfully welcome an opportunity to
return to the Democratic party. One
of them has already openly declared
that he is already back in the ranks and
it is expected that many others will fol-
low III the near future.
The appointment of Colonel Sherlock
Swami as Postmaster of Baltimore is now
in the hands of United States Senator
John Walter Smith. The appointment
went to a special committee, of which
Senator Jackson is chairman. 1t is re-
ported that Senator Jackson officially
20. KID" the appointment, after which