The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-05

chester, and Mr.. Beauchamp, of Som
erset. The other four are new men,
bers and are new to the public life of
the State. All, however, are men of
outstanding ability and reputation at
home and the general impression
among those who are familiar with
Annapolis and the workings of the
State Government is that Senators
Beall, of Allegany, Bale, of Carroll,
McComas, of Garrett, and Williams of
Cecil, will size up in the final analy-
sis with the best and most. conscien-
tious members of the General Assem-
bly,.
Mr.. Andrews, of Dorchester, is the
senior of his party here. He has
an excellent record as an able and
constructive worker, and in one Of the
sessions in which he served in years
past he made the ablest argument
presented in favor Of the enlargement
of the boundaries of Baltimore and not
a few Of those who were interested in
that strenuous fight over the annex
alton of the large sections of Balti-
more and Anne Arundel counties to
the States metropolis gave Mr.. An
drews credit for more effective work
in behalf of that greatly controvers-
ed measure than was performed by
any other member of the Upper House
on that memorable occasion. I.
Mr.. Beauchamp, of Somerset, was
here during the sessions of 1927 and
1929. He gained an excellent name
for reliability and conscientious de-
vetion to his work, and incidently
much popularity among his colleagues
of both parties in the entire Assembly.
He ranks high as a lawyer, on the
Eastern Shore, and is especially fav-
ored by the large contingent of oys-
termen along the shores of the Bay
and it's tributaries, whose cause he
has at all times advocated with signal
skill.
Mr.. Beall, of Allegany, will I'M
doubtedly be a great success in poll
tice not only in his own county but
throughout the state, should he desire
it. His appearance and manner are
striking, and all who meet him in
stinctively like him at sight. All Of
his colleagues are his friends, and it is
doubtful if there is an official in the
State House, from the Governor down
to the pages and doorkeepers, who feel
other than friendly to this striklngly
handsome and magnetic young man
who has come out of the hills Of Ale
gany to represent that greatmountain
constituency in the law making body
of his State. That he will be a; de-
cided success has already been dem
onstrated. He is attentive to all his
duties and is one of the influential
members of the committee tonA FL
nance, the most important of all COM
mittees.
Mr.. Williams, of Cecil, is heredi-
tary member of the Senate, as his
father, the late DR.. Frank Williams,
represented that county here for two
sessions several years ago.
A sturdy, vigorous youth, with de-
termination and fight in every
movement, Mr.. Williams is not unlike
his honored father, who was fighter
in both sessions in which he was the
cause of much trouble to the rather
arrogant majority, which was made up
of men who were allied to the customs
of the old Democratic ring which no
longer plays the part of dictator in
the State House. There has been no
occasion for fight, like those OF the
old days, when Frank Williams with
his fiery and biting sarcasm scored
the ruling powers, but should such oc=
casion arise there is every reason to
believe that young man from Cecil
will prove to be worthy of his distin-
guished sire, who not only was famous
as a political orator but earlier in life
thrilled the Presbyterians of Balti-
more, when, as a pastor of what is
now the Northminster Church, at the
corner of North Avenue and st. Paul
Street, he preached the gospel of the
lowly Christ and did not always in
terpret according to the strict rules
of John Calvin.
DIR. McComas, of Garrett, is not
only a worthy representative of his
county but most agreeable and cul-
tivated gentleman of what is usually
known as the old school. In appear
ance he resembles an old-time French
nobleman and in manner he is not I'M
like a noted count of the old Napol-
comic regime who passed his last
days in Maryland nearly half CEN
fury ago. He has none of the bear
ing of a doctor, although his profess
sional reputation and popularity
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