Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-25
THE "OLD GUARD" HERE
CONFER WITH GOVERNOR
The Treasurership Fight Main
Point Of Interest in Legisla-
ture Today.
THIRD VOTE IN THE DEADLOCK.
Senator From Anne ArundePs Bill to
Convert "Old Stage Road" From
Annapolis to Washington In
to Military Highway.

With General Vandiver in close con
sultation with his friends. most of
whom went TO his office in the Court OF
of Appeals Building, and with Senator
Smith, sonny Mahon. Danny" Lo-
den and most of the big lights OF Mary
land. and Baltimore city politics
gathered about and with several CON
ferences between Governor Harrington
and Senator Cooper, majority floor
leader in the upper branch forming
topics of much gossip, the State Treas
urership fight is again the main point
of interest at the Legislature today.
The third vote in the deadlock with
the Lee-Archer people still sticking to
Harry Osburn, is scheduled to take
place this afternoon. There viii be
no break in the vote as taken last week
is the opinion of most of the wise
ones who are predicting that while
there may possibly be one or two less
votes for Vandiver, nothing like a big
stampede will occur before tomorrow.
However, there is some gossip which
could not be confirmed that General
Vandiver would withdraw his name. Ii
is generally felt that matters Will re-
main as they are until a man on whom
all factions can agree is picked for the
Democratic nomination in place OF
Murray Vandiver.
Both House and Senate will proceed
TO their third ballot for elections some
time between and o'clock this after
noon.
There was little done in local leg
islation way in either house this after
noon Senator Duvall followed up his
bill OF last week providing for a State
bond issue to build a State office build
ing in Annapolis by offering today the
companion measure to compel all the
State officers to transact their buis-
mess in this city.
Conversion of the "Old Stage Road
Annapolis to the District of Columbia
line into fine naval and military
highway is proposed in joint resolu-
tion introduced today by Senator Du-
vail of Anne Arundel The cost of the
proposed highway, about twenty miles
in length and crossing Anne Arundel
and Prince Georges counties. is plac-
ed at 100000
The resolution recites that the 1914
session of the Assembly a resolution
proposed construction Of a Federal
road along this line, but that no action
was taken through the Maryland Con
gressmen were urged TO further the
project as much as possible.
Further. that in these days when the
nation is stirred up over the state OF
'unpreparedness" of the country for
defense in war, that it is of utmost
Importance that a grand military high
way be established between the Naval
Academy and the National Capital un-
der the good roads system OF Maryland
The resolution points out that the
State Roads Commission did adopt the
Old State Road, laid out in 1896. as
part of the system, but that no recon-
struction work has ever been done on
the highway.
In conclusion the proposal is made
that the Anne Arundel and Prince
Georges delegations bring in a bill
embodying the appropriation for the
work and that the bill be introduced
as soon as practicable. so that the
highway may be quickly constructed
for the aid of the defense of Annapolis
Washington and Baltimore in case of a
naval attack from the Chesapeake Bay.
In the House Delegate Atwell offer
ed a bill TO sanction a bequest from
Thomas McGuckian and wife of lot
to Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, located at the end of West
street, this city, just outside the cor
porate limits of the town.