The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-11-11
CLOSE CONTEST FOR SENATOR.
Partial Republican Success.
LOCAL OPTION CARRIED.

paigns witnessed in Hartford for many years
closed ON Tuesday The result was a partial
defeat of the Democratic ticket. The vote
between Messrs Stump and Allen, for the
State Senate, was very close, and Mr.. Aliens
election was not fully conceded by the Dem
ocrats until the official returns came in yes
terday, showing maioriety of 40 for him.
Mr.. Murray Vandiver, Democrat, is also
defeated by Mr.. VIM. B. Baker, Republican,
whose majority is 26S. The remaining DEM
ocratic candidates for the Legislature, Messrs
James b. Preston, Dayid Wiley and DR.. Silas
Scarboro, are elected by maiorities of from
800 to 500.
The Democratic candidates for County
Commissioners, namely, Jacob III. Plowman,
Robert p Mitchell, John S. Dallam, Corbin
Amos and Michael Whiteford are elected by
majorities ranging from 400 to 800, except
Mr.. Dallam, whose name appeared on the
tickets of both parties. His vote is 4439
Mr.. VIM. E. Whteford, Democrat, is elect
ed Sheriff, over Mr.. Edward Hall, Republican,
by majority of93.
There was no opposition TO Mr.. Thomas
f. Cathcart, the Democratic candidate for
County Surveyor, his vote being 1870.
Mr.. Heating the Democratic candidate for
Comptroller, must feel gratified at the vote
he received in Hartford, his majority over Cor
such, Republican, being 300.
504S votes were poled in the county, of
which Mr.. Heating received 1860 and Mr..
Gorsuch 1870.
The majority of the voters Of Hartford have
also given n decided expression of their de
sire for vote upon the question of prohibit
ing the sale of liquor in the county by casting
3,471 votes in favor of local option to 4O7
against it. The result, it was agreed by all
the candidates for the Legislature, should be
vote of instruction to favor or oppose
local option law for the county, and we have
no doubt the Senator and delegates elected
will endeavor to secure the passage of the
law.
3,491 votes were cast for the Constitutions
al Amendment and 407 against it. Those
who voted against it, probably did so from
ignorance of the object of the amendment
Frank L. Morning, the Greenback Labor
candidate for Comptroller, had - votes in
Havre de Grace.
While we must confess feeling of disap-
pointment at the defeat of NIessrs Stump and
Vandiver, we have no doubt the result will
teach the Democrats ofthe county the import
ant lesson that to be successful they must
cease chickering's, strife and jealousy with
in the party, and unite in nominating a ticket
unobiectionablc to any considerable number
of the party. For months before the primary
elections an embittered campaign was waged
against Democrats who sought the nomina-
tions, and after they were fairly nominated it
was strange sight to see Democrats who
took part in the primary meetings refuse to
vote for this or that candidate, because he
was not their choice at the primary cleo
tions.
The Democratic party in Hartford COM
prises large majority not only of the white
voters of the county, but of the whites and
blacks combined, and this majority can al
ways be relied upon in any election not
preceded by bitter contest in the party.
The Republicans waged most active CAM
paign. Money was freely spent every sub
terfuge and deceit known to political man
agement was resorted to, and, as usual, the
negroes were voted like so many sheep, for
the Republican ticket. They were also
adroit enough, in some localities, to turn the
tide in favor of local option in their direc-
ton by unblushingly asserting that the Dem
ocratic candidates meant to be false to their
pledges to the Temperance Alliance. These
. charges, although unfounded and untrue had
effect with voters who were more earnest for
local option than for anything else
The complete official vote of the county
may be found in another column.