The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-01-20
GOVERNORS OF MARYLAND
Three of the Number Are All That
Survive At This Time

Survive At This Time.
Only three former Governors of
Maryland now survive-John Wal
ter Smith of Worcester, 10000; Phil
lips Lee Goldsborough of Dorchester,
I912-16, since his retirement resi-
dent of Baltimore city; and Emerson
| C. Harrington of Dorchester, 1916-2O.
Frank Brown of Carroll, Governor
1892 -96, died in Baltimore last year;
so did Edwin Warfeld of Howard,
Governor 19O4-08. Governor Lloyd
Lowndes of Allegany, who was elected
in 1895 for the 1896-1900 term, has
been dead for years, and Gov. Austin
L. Crothers of Cecil, died in 1912 soon
after finishing the term in succession
to Governor Warfield. The latest
death of a predecessor of Gov. Albert
| c.. Richie was that of former Gov
Henry Lloyd at Cambridge few
weeks ago.
Lloyd was the only President of
the State Senate who succeeded to the
office. Gov. Robert Milligan McLane
vacated it in 1885 to become Minister
to France in the first Cleveland ad
ministration, and until the regular ses-
sion of the Legislature Lloyd, as Pres
ident of the Senate, was Governor.
He was elected for the remainder of
the McLane term by the General AS
sembly in 1885, James Black Groome
was member of the House of Dele
gates in 1874, when William Pinkney
Whyte, elected Governor in 1871, re-
signed upon being chosen United
States Senator by the Legislature,
which filled the vacancy by electing
Groome.
Four of the 81 Governors of Mary
land have succeeded to the office by
provisions in the Constitution for fill
ing vacancies. The form of Govern
ment of .776 provided that in case of
vacancy the first-named of the Ex-
ecutive Council should take the of
fee and call a special session of the
General Assembly to elect a Gov
ernor. Thus James Brice of Annap-
oils, succeeded on the death of Gov
ernor George Platter in 1892, and the
proclamation he issued converting the
General Assembly was signed by "His
Excellency James Brice, ESQ.,, Gov
ernor of Maryland" Governor Brice
was in Office from February II to
April 5, 1892. Seventeen years later
another vacancy occurred in the
Governorship when Governor Robert
Wright resigned May 6, 1909. James
Butcher of Queen Anne's county, the
first-named of the Council, became
Governor and served until June 9,
when Edward Lloyd, elected. by the
Legislature, qualified. This year the
Legislature amended the Constitution
so that the first-named of the Exec
utive Council on succeeding to a va
cancy in the Governorship need not
call a special session of the Assembly.
When Governor Daniel Martin died,
July IL, 1881, George Howard of Anne
Arundel county, became Governor, and
at the regular session of the Assembly
elected him for the year 1882. Under
the amended Constitution of 1888 the
Executive Council was abolished, and
instead Of being chosen by the Gen
eral Assembly it was provided that
Governors should be elected by popu-
lar vote. The Senatorial Electoral
College also was abolished, and the
Senate made elective by the people.
The Secretary of State was also desig-
mated as the successor of the Govern
or, with the President of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House follow
ing. Since the adoption of the Consti-
tuition of 1851 the President of the
Senate has been the successor of the
Governor, except under the 'Consti-
tuition of 1864, when for three years
Maryland had Lieutenant Governor.
The Governors from Baltimore city
have been John Eager Howard,
Thomas Swami, William Pinkney
Whyte, Robert NJ. McLane and Albert