254 MARYLAND MANUAL.

L- L. BAWSELL, Republican.

Mr. Bawsell was born in Houston, Texas, in 1867. Upon
the death of both parents of yellow fever he was brought to
Washington and educated in the schools of that city and the
Maryland Agricultural College, later taking a course in
mechanical and electrical engineering. In 1885 he entered the
service of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. He
has for some time been actively identified with political affairs
in his ward.

W. F. PENTZ, Republican.

Dr. Pentz enters upon his second term as a member of the
House, with a record for good committee work during the
session of 1898. Especially on the Committee of Insurance
and Loans he claims to have saved the State much revenue.
He is a member of a number of organizations, among them
being the Jr. O. U. A. M. and Grand Lodge of Masons.

His father was one of the largest pork packers in this coun-
try, and his grandfather and two uncles fought in the battle of
North Point.

G. W. BUMGARNER, Republican.

Mr. Bumgarner, a native of Washington County, is a
plumber, fifty-eight years of age. During the Civil War he
was a member of the Pennsylvania Ringgold Cavalry. At
the close of the war he moved to Baltimore and engaged in
plumbing. He was the first foreman appointed in the Water
Department under Mayor Malster.

H. E. JOHNSON, Republican.

Mr. Johnson was born in Baltimore in 1866. He is a grad-
uate of Knapp's Institute, and is now engaged in ship chan-
dlery and rope business. Mr. Johnson is a staunch Republican
and a member of the Lutheran Church.

STEPHEN C. LITTLE, Democrat.

Mr. Little was born in Baltimore in 1860 and educated in
the public schools of that city. When he was sixteen he
went to Kansas City, Mo., and engaged in oyster packing
business with an uncle. After several years he returned to
Baltimore, and is now in the oyster and fruit business. He
has always been a strong Democrat, but never a candidate
for office.