Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-02-20

Commissioners, and Edmund j. Wach-
ter to the minority place on the Board
of Elections Supervisors. The latter's
re-appointment is pTecluded by the
failure of the Republican City Com
mittee to include him on its list of
nominations to the Governor. In
Wachter's place either John II.
Janetzke or r. Frank Smith will prob
ably be named.
The Governor said today that he
would not send in appointments to
the Public Service Commission and
the State Industrial Accident Board
in the places of f. Clay Timanus and
James Higgins, respectively, along
with the other names. Neither OF
these need confirmation of the Senate.
The Executive is also unwilling to
name the new State Motion Picture
Censor, but the name will probably
go in at the last minute. This man
will be Republican. but will not be
Edmund ]. Wachter, who will prob
ably be cared for later
There is told here today that
Thomas Parran may be substituted
for former Senator John f. Mudd as
a member of the State Roads Com
mission.
The Governor has issued no formal
statement, but he is vigorously deny
ing that he has attempted to defeat
annexation by offering patronage to
any members of the Senate either for
themselves or their friends. Incl
o~
the most outcry against him were de-
sirous of defeating annexation at this
session.
The Governor, however, failed to
take any public position on exten-
sion, and especially on the Greater
Baltimore bill, and despite his ire, re-
ports continued that the Executive
will go the limit to try to defeat the
bill in the Senate by having it amend
ed to such extent that the House mem
bers will feel themselves released
from their pledges in favor of the
measure as passed by the lower body,
and thus save himself from the dilem-
ma that will arise if he is called upon
to either sign or veto the bill.
II is understood that the Anne
Arundel County list of civil appoint
ments when presented to the Senate
will show no changes in the present
incumbents. These will include Will
| lam Crisp. William H. Rullman, Demo-
Gratis. and Dr. Charles B. Henkel, Re
publican, as Election Supervisors, all
of whom are said to be slated for re-
appointment Other local appoint
ments in which there is keen interest
include the position of School Com
| missioner to fill the vacancy caused
some months ago by the death of Mr..
William S. Crisp Mr. George T. Mel
vim is said to be slated for this posi-
tion. DR.. William s. Welch and Mr..
Charles o. Dulin will both be reap
pointed to their present positions as
Police Justices in Annapolis. John r..
Potee. member of the County Central
| Committee. is also to be renamed as
Police Justice at Brooklyn.
Just how much is there to the talk
which has been bartered about the
corridors of the State House, and in
the published accounts of the legisla-
| tive proceedings, as seen by the Bal
| timore papers, TO the effect that there
have been deals" between some of
those who voted for prohibition and
the Governor who has been rather
boldlv intimated to have entered into
negotiations TO swap appointments for
| dry votes. This is a question which
has gotten warmer and warmer as
each day passed. AS it continued to
heat up there has come in Annapolis
not a little discussion as to whether
| this county was involved in the mess
of Iog-rolling which it has been al
legged is now on.