Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-10-29
The baltimore Municipal Election.

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by the Democrats in some of the wards of
the city and the strong combination of
the different political elements to gain
control of the city government. we have
much to encourage us even with the reduc-
ed majorities reported. The rebuke to our
party in the city is no doubt just but, as
the same cause for complaint does not ex-
list with reference to the nominations for
our State ticket, we have every reason to
believe that on the I'd of November Balti-
more will greatly increase the Democratic
majority just given, while in the counties
there will be but little if any falling off in
our usual vote over the Radicals. We
give the following extracts:
From the sun yesterday.l
The municipal election yesterday elicit
ed general interest, and brought out n
much larger vote than was ever before
polled in Baltimore. Hon. Ferdinand c.
Latrobe, the Democratic candidate for
Mayor, was elected by majority of 1865
votes over Mr.. Henry NJ. Warfeld, the Re
form candidate, while the Democrats elect
ed ten members of the first branch of the
City Council aud eight members of the
second branch. the Citizens Reform party
having succeeded in electing ten members
of the first branch and two members of the
second branch. The complexion of the
City Council. therefore. is ten Democrats
and ten Reformers in the first branch, and
eight Democrats and two Reformers in the
second branch. Both those bodies have
for some time heretofore been composed
exclusively of Democrats.
1t will be seen that the aggregate vote
yesterday was 1907, while at the NUM-
cipal election in 1878 it was 35.403, and
at the Presidential election in 1872 il was
44,2l7. This large increase in the vote is
mainly due TO the unwonted interest in
municipal and State affairs lately cvidenc
ed by all classes of citizens
There will be much speculation. of
course, as to the effect of Yesterdays re-
suit upon the State election 10 take place
next Tuesday. Doubtless those favoring
the Reform State ticket will argue favor
ably in their own behalf from the fact
that the Democratic majority in the city is
no greater than il is. while the Democrats
will console themselves with the idea that
there is to be little change from the past
status in the counties.
From the baltimore GaE.tie.l
Conservative Democracy has again tri-
umphed in Baltimore. Ferdinand c. La
trobe is elected Mayor by majority ex
ceeding twenty seven hundred in a total
vote of upward Of ffty-three thousand
the largest vote ever polIed in Baltimore.
The Democrats also have a substantial
majority in Council on joint ballot.
The situation was SD complicated by
different issues and the multiplicity Of
candidates in the Council contests that il
is impossible 10 determine why majoriiies
were not more or less or different. Re
formers, Democrats and Independent Dem
ocrats have been elected or defeated with
out clear reason IS to the causes which
secured the result. All this, of course,
involved the Mayoralty vote 10 some ex-
tent and, doubtless, teuGed to reduce the
majority which General Latrobe would
otherwise have received. But the result
is handsome compliment To him and
the party which IS again entrusted with
the administration Of our municipal gov
erument. OF some OF the newly elected
Councilmen we know nothing, but the
ticket as chosen contains many good
names. and we believe that the new body,
rs a whole, will creditably represent the
city and her interests.
The voice of Baltimore Yesterday ex-
pressed the sentiments Of Maryland on the
question of party supremacy in this State,
and on Tuesday next John Lee Carroll
will be overwhelmingly endorsed by the
voters OF the State The Reformers APP
pcared yesterday in their true guise, as re-
peaters, bsllot-box suffers and registra-
ton swindlers. They were caught and
exposed. To many Democrats who have
been misled by the talk of reform" the
real character of the willy Radicals now
appears, and were an election to be held
tomorrow they would be repudiated by
a majority double that of yesterday.
But our Democratic friends should be
iorewarned. They are fighting an enemy
accustomed to this kind of work. No
longer daring to attempt brute force and
intimidation, they will employ other foul
means. Their purpose in choosing TO
lead them j. Morrison Harris is now plain.
They want man who will not hesitate
to serve them, though chosen by fraud
Every effort will have to be put forth be-
tween now and Tuesday next, to thwart
the plans of the Radical party, whose
domination would be deadly blow to
the prosperity of the Commonwealth
John Lee Carroll can be elected by $4,000
majority, if every Democrat does his duty
and fair election is held. To WORK.