Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-10
HYDE'S APPLICATION
CAUSES INDIGNATION
Efforts of Democratic Organization
to Force Appointment AS Police
Magistrate Causes Row.
DUvALL REFUSES TO BE BOSSED.
What Legislators Did TODAY Bill Put
in for Repeal of Antiquated Blue
Laws Would Pay Fire Marshall
Myers for Loss of Eyesighl.

Myers for Loss of Eyesight.
Anne Arundel county has a patron
age fight on hand which has caused
more or less of a break between the
Senator and a certain wing of the
party organizationt and which seems
steadily setting toward the ultimate
row of major proportions
Just what petty fights over little of
fees can do is well illustrated in this
difference of opinion between Senator
Duvall and the organization leaders
who are trying to force him to do
their will
The fight is over the naming OF a po-
lice magistrate for Annapolis. The or
ganization has asked Senator Duvall
to have appointed to these two places
and then TO confirm the appointments
Charles o. Dulin and John Hyde. and
il is oeer the selection of the latter that
the fight has come Mr.. Hyde is the
personal selection of Sheriff John r.
Sullivan, who successfully urged the
organization to get behind him
No charges, other than those Of alb
solute unfitness for the office to which
he aspires have been brought against
him. but these are in the opinion of
many substantial citizens ample He
is said to have no qualifications which
in any way fit him for the office He
is very young, having only voted about
twice
Senator DuvaIl. hearing that the ru-
mors that Mr.. Hyde was TO be made
police justice for Annapolis were ere
ating widespread dissatisfaction, par
ticularly among the members of the
bar and others. who would have deal
ings with the office. has so far refused
to become a party to the appointment.
He has been importuned by politicians
from one end of the county to the other
who have urged party regularity"
upon him, who have told him he ought
to do what the organization which
helped him. wanted him TO do. and, in
some instances, very warm arguments
have resulted in the constant pressure
the political powers have endeavored
to bring to bear on him.
While there is unquestionably a very
widespread sentiment in Annapolis
against the appointment Of Mr. Hyde,
which would undoubtedly grow into
serious discomfort with the office if he
were appointed, this sentiment is not
crystalizing
On the other side, the political
friends of Mr. Hyde might be said TO
have "crystalized" their feelings to
point of absolute hardness" and are
steadily and constantly hurting this
hardness at the Senator from Anne
Arundel. When his mind might very
readily, and most positively should. be
concentrated upon the legislation to
be considered. he is daily the subject
of insistent delegations of politicians
His position is not an enviable one.
because. if he has appointed and then
confirms Mr.. Hyde, the responsibility
is going to rest upon him before the
people of Annapolis If the opposition
to Mr.. Hyde really means business. il
can be said that it is time it expressed
its feeling in some concrete form.
Up to the present time Senator Du-
vail has been in position of fighting
the battle of persons who do not come
out in the open and line up behind him
in his stand for them.
With their files in fairly good con-
dition and no congestion in the com
mittees, both houses of the General
Assembly held only short sessions this
afternoon mad adjourned until II
O'Clock tomorrow. Three Of the State
wide Goodnow Commission conserva-
tion bills were put in the Senate dur
ing the sessions there.
Among the other measures intro
duced was one providing that the State
pay to Fire Marshal George Edward
Myers $4,000 to ''in some extent com
I pensate him for the injuries sustained
/ when he was shot during the arrest
| of party of fire bugs al Odenton. in
this county, on the night of October %
| last The injuries sustained by Mr.
Myers in this discharge of his duties
resulted in the loss of one eye and
I serious impairment of the sight of the
/ other eye
Repeal of those sections of the State
election law compelling persons COM
ing to Maryland from other states 10
I declare their intention to become vo-
I ters of the State and county wherein
/ they reside for one year before they
can register and vote is planned in a
bill offred in the Senate this morning
by Senator Allen, of Baltimore county.
bill of very general interest in
troduced this morning was put in by
Mr. Hirpich. of Allegany county. who
wants the so-called Blue Laws" of
the State repealed. Under the provis-
ions of his measure hotels, restaurants.
drug stores, and news dealers would
be allowed to sell soda water. mineral
waters. medicines, candies. ice cream.
tobacco, cigars and newspapers on
Sunday Garage keepers would also
be allowed to sell gasoline and lubri-