The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1888-11-17

can Legislature which will in turn elect Re
publican United States Senator to succeed SEN
ator Salisbury.
OK MONDAY last President Cleveland appoin-
ted Gen. Andrew G. Chapman, Collector of In
ternal Revenue for Maryland, to succeed the
late Joseph X. Roberts. Since the death of
Mr.. Roberts Gen. Chapman, who was deputy
collector has been the acting collector.
DEMOCRATS ALL over the country are trying
to determine the cause Of their defeat on the
9Th instant and scarcely any two of them agree.
We think President Cleveland's explanation of
the defeat the best. He says the cause of it
was that General Harrison received more votes
than he did That's all there is about it.
GENERAL HARRISON highly appreciated the
noble fight made by Hon. Warner Miller for
the Governorship of New York and on the 9th
instant he wired him as follows II am greatly
grieved at your defeat. If the intrepid leader
fell outside the breastworks, the column in
spired by his courage went on to victory
BALTIMORE DEMOCRATS claim that there were
mistakes in the count in the Fourth Congress
ional district and that enough errors have been
discovered to insure the election of Hon. Isidor
Rayner over Mr.. Henry Stockbridge, Jr., who
was returned elected. The Republicans say
that the claims are groundless and that Mr..
Stockbridge is elected. 1t is asserted that Mr..
Rayner will contest.
THE REPUBLICANS of Mount Washington
held Observation-Disclosures meeting in the Casino
on Monday night, under the auspices of the
Republican Club of that place. The Luther
vile Band furnished music and a glee club
from Baltimore sang a number of spirited cam
paign songs. Speeches were made by Col. John
L. Thomas, Mr.. Charles L. Wilson and Prof.
Perley r. Lovejoy, and jolly time generally
was had.
SINCE THE election THE UNION has received a
number of congratulatory letters, one of them
from former Democratic official of Baltimore
county who was an enthusiastic Harrison man,
and several from ministers and business men
who took lively interest in the campaign
They speak in complimentary terms of the
course of THE UNION and encourage us with
hopeful predictions for the future. All of
which we highly appreciate.
A RECOUNT of the vote in every county in
West Virginia has been in progress the past
week and it may be some days yet before the
result is definitely determined The Democrats
are claiming majority of $50 in the State,
with majority in the Legislature of one on
joint ballot On the other hand the Republi-
cans claim the election of Golf for Governor
and a majority of the Legislature. In one
county the recount showed gain of 116 for
Golf and the Republicans are confident that
his election is assured.
TIE MAJORITY foT General Harrison in Indi-
ana is about 2, 500 and the Republicans elected
their entire State ticket To the Democrats
this was one of the greatest surprises of the
campaign as they claimed the State beyond the
question of doubt. 1t is great satisfaction
to Republicans all over the country that Gen
eral Harrison's own State proved true to him,
notwithstanding the extraordinary efforts made
by the Democracy to carry it against him. The
stories about his unpopularity in his own State
are thus forever set at rest.
THE DEMOCRATS are claiming the election of
Hon. Barnes Compton in the Fifth CongresSion-
al district of Maryland by majority of seven,
but the Republicans deny this claim and assert
that on account of an irregularity in the re-
turns from Calvert county, Mr.. Sidney E.
Afudd the Republican nominee, has majority
of six votes on the face of the returns. The
Republicans also claim irregularities in the
Charles county returns. A mandamus will be
asked for to compel the Governor to give the
certificate of election to Mr.. Mudd. In this con-
nection it is stated upon reliable authority that
L. A Ial
over two hundred colored voters were kept
away from the poles through intimidation.
ALREADY THE newspapers are commencing
to talk of Mrs. Harrison, wife of the President
elect, as the coming ''first lady of the land"
Now we look upon this first lady, business as
Just a trihe nauseating to free Americans and
the least said about it the better. In this glori-
GUS country anything like snobbery is distaste-
full and Mrs. Harrison being a refined, highly
accomplished and educated woman is entitled
to be honored and respected just the same as
any other American woman in her station is
and no more. This is not country of titles
and this first LADY, nonsence should be aban-
doned and the honored wife of General Harrison
spoken of simply as Mrs. Harrison. That
would be more American, more Democratic,
and we feel confident, more in keeping with that
refinement of character for which Mrs. Har-
rison is noted.
THE WASHINGTON correspondent of the Bal
timore San says: "All the probabilities are that
the administration of Mr.. Harrison will be of
a conservative character, and that the Cabinet
which he will construct will be composed of
some of the abIest and most experienced mem
bers of his party. Undoubtedly there will betre-
mendous pressure upon him to make rapid and
sweeping changes in office, but those who best
know the bent of his mind think there will be
no undue haste in this matter" We hope and