The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-02
Maryland.


From Ee Tribune.
The election in this State will occur on the
9th Of November, when will be chosen five
members of Congress, Controller of the Trea
sury and members of Legislature to elect q
United States Senator to succeed John A. j.
Cresswel. We give the present tickets for Con
gress; with the district votes of 1864; renomina.
tons italicized
J. Col 8 Graham. ,6,s5 Hiram sc Cuiigug 80. .gsii
4 4 snomas, %.'.'S$5;5 5;5 Stevenson Archer l95
Francis Taomas $50 col W. r Mauisby isl
Independent Candidate in the Jth Dis Gen Il r Bowie
The First or Eastern Shore District is now held
by the Hon. Hiram Mccullough, whose majority
OF over 5000 is strong enough to re-elect him.
John L. Thomas, Jr., whorepresents the Second
District, was for several years United states
Attorney for Baltimore, and in the Con.
Ventlon to amend the State Convention was an
urgent advocate of uncompensated emancipa-
tion. He is an industrious party leader, and
VIII carry his district. His opponent, Archer,
has always been in sympathy with the Rebels;
but backed by Collector Webster and the office.
holders appointed by the President, threatens
TO increase the Rebel poll of 1864.
Joseph j. Stewart, the Union candidate in the
district formerly represented by the lamented
Henry Winter Davis, was believer in Douglass
doctrine, before the war, but at the time of his
nomination was removed from the office of As
SCISSOR because OF hostility to the Presidents
policy. His opponent, Colonel Phelps, who now
represents the district. served with credit during
the war; and was accounted a radical. In Con-
gress he voted for the appointment of a Recon-
structton Committee, and in favor Of the Freed
men'sIBureau bill, and the Constitutional amend
ment But he has since denounced these meas
ures, ana accepted the nomination OF the Rebel
conservative party, with a view of dividing the
Union vote, which is IN a majority of nearly
5000. The Fourth District has an able and
fearless representative in Ex-Governor Francis
Thomas, who VIII undoubtedly be reelected.
In the Fifth District 49, the political Egypt
of Maryland-the Democrats have majority
OF more than 500O which the nomination of Mr..
Montgomery Blair WILL if possible destroy. The
ultra Democrats declare they will not fuse with
the conservatives, ,and already General Thomas f.
Bowie has been put forth as an Independent candi-
date. 1t IS not yet definitely understood that
benjamin q. Harris the most popular candidate
among the Maryland Rebels, has ceased TO be a
competitor Mr.. Blair's opponent, william j.
Albert, is sincere and earnest radical who
possesses wealth, reputation, and local popu.
laIlty, For the state ContrOllcr5hip the Candi-
dates are Colonel Bruce an ultra radical who
distinguished himself in several battles under
Grant, and Colonel Leonard. who commanded
Home Guards and threw down his bloodless
sword IN disgust when President Lincoln de.
creed emancipation.
In 1864 the vote of Maryland for President
stood 40, loo for Lincoln, and 81, 739 for McClel-
Ian; and in the same year the majority In favor
OF the new Constitution was but 475 in whole
vote OF 69,S73. In 1850 the entire vote for Pre-
sident was 92,l42; the Democratic majority
oI,5o4. Taxing the latter figures as an estl-
mate OF the full vote of the State, both loyal
and dlsloyal, q clear Rebel majority is reckoIed
by the friends OF Swami and Blair, in case the
registry law, dislranchising Rebels, can be
ehectually disregarded at the polls. Governor
Swami, IN order to gam seat in the U. S.
Senate, has, without scruple advised the Rebels
to periure themselves by taking the registry
oath, which, in common with Reverdy Johnson
and Montgomery Blair, he pronounces uncon-
stltutonal. The registry lists, however, must
pass the inspection OF judges sworn to exclude
disloyalists; and though thousands of names
have been added this year, the Rebels seem TO
be slow in following the pernicious counsel of
the Governor of the State. OF the ten thousand
added TO the register in Baltimore, 1t is calcu-
lated that one-half are returned Union soldiers
and voters who neglected TO register themselves
At the previous election.
The Union men of Maryland nave everything
at stake in the contest this fall, and have
entered the canvass with determined and un-
sparing effort. Should they lose, the State will
be recommitted to Rebel rule, and the good
work of the past four years WILL as secessionists
openly assert, be reyoluuonized. The prospect
OF such result, aided by the perfdy of Swami
and Blair, is a spur to renewed zeal; and though
the true men OF Maryland have TO contend
against the worst influences that can be brought
to bear upon a people, they show will and
earnestness that cannot be finally overcome.