Maryland Senatorship

Annapolis. Mil, Jan. 17. - The Maryland general assembly began at 11:30 a. m. to ballot íor a United States senator to succeed Arthur Pue Gorman, whose term expires in March, 1899. The opening of the fight found Republicans. who have a considerable majority in both houses, divided among themselves, eleven oí the members, all delegates from Baltimore having persistently refused to go into a caueus on the senatorial or any other question. The situation wan further cornplicated by ru.mors that William T, Malster, the new]y elected Republlcan mayor of Baltimore, would enter the contest and that he expected to win by means of a coalition betTveen the eleven malcontents and the forty-seven Dqmocrats in the house and senate. The first ballot vas watched with in'terest, but ir. developed nóthing. The senate cast its vote as follows: Judge louis E. McComas, 9: Congressman Isaat A. Barber, 4: Thomas Parran, 2: John V. L. Findlay, 1: Governor Lloyd Lowndes, 1: Major Aiexarder Shaw, 1; A. F. Gorman (Dem.), 6; Judge Henry Page (Dem.), 1. Total, 25. The house vote was: Judge llcComas, 25; Thomas ,J. Shryock, 3; Aiexander Shaw, 11; J. C. Mulliken, 11; J. V. L. Findlay, 1; Isaac A. Barber, 2; Milton C. Vrner, 1; Thomas Parran, 4; Arthur P. Gorman (Dem.), 36. No other ballot was taken and the fight will be resumed in joint session.