State Tax Commissioner: BUCHANAN SCHLEY (Democrat),
of Washington county.

Governor Hamilton's successor in the leadership of the Democratic
party in Washington county was Buchanan Schley.
This gifted man began his political career in 1879. when
still young. That year he was nominated for State's Attor-
ney for Washington county, but was defeated by John F. A.
Remley, the Republican candidate. Soon afterwards h&
disputed with Governor Hamilton the leadership of the
county conventions, and more than once was victorious over
the friends and supporters of the veteran leader. After
Governor Hamilton's death and down to the present time
Mr. Schley's leadership has been almost undisputed. Only
three times has Mr. Schley been an office holder, and not
often an office seeker. He was appointed by President
Cleveland Surveyor of the Port of Baltimore. In 1901 he
was Superintendent of the State Census, and in 1902 he was.
elected Tax Commissioner of the State of Maryland. Mr.
Schley is the youngest son of Frederick A. Schley, and his
second wife, Miss Hall, a granddaughter of Mrs. Mary Pot-
tinger, sister of Judges John and Thomas Buchanan. The
sister of Buchanan Schley's mother was the wife of Col.
George Schley, half brother of Buchanan Schley.