Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-07-08

The CITY election Ia day for municipal
officers va holly contested ~ me Demo
cratic and Republican parties. the prohi-
bitionisls, who. for the first time, putting
municipal ticket IN the field. took The
middle ground, and served. 10 many cases
a. d panacea 10 the wounded feelings 81
some OF the Republicans In the Second
Ward Who failed 10 nominate . ticket.
The flrst ward. which Is always very
close, was made the battle grDund-the
democrats, as weN as the Republicans,
endeaVoFing TO bring out the full vote In
order to increase their maj0rities over the
last election. This fs also the ward Ia
which, ex Mayor Thomas E. Martin re-
sides. who declined the honor Of . renOm-
ination on the Republican ticket on ac-
count OF q division in his party ranks.
II ia also the ward In which the present
candidate for Mayor OF the Republican
party resides. aud the result from this
ward will be looked for 10 night with q
great deal OF interest--for as this ward
goes. "a goes the election. The Second
ward Is the democratic banner ward, and
always gives q large democratic majority,
and helps Ia great measure to overcome
the large msjority given By the kepubli-
cans in The third ward. II Is also the
home ward Of the Democratic candidate
for Mayor this time, and having an ex-
ceplionally good aldermanic ticket 10 the
field, they expect to increase their major
| ity in this ward over that OF two years
ago. The third, or uptown ward, Is the
republican stronghold, on account Of the
large number Of colOred voters, aud gen
orally gives from 200 to $50 republican
majority. Two years ago the vote stood
as follows
First ward-For mayor, Claude, 262;
Munroe, 205; counsellor, Revell, 203;
Randall, 202: aldermen, Thomas 246;
Goodman, 256; Levely, 2O4; Russell, 2O5;
Second ward-Mayor, Claude, 264;
Munroe. 1903; counsellor, Revell. 265;
Randall. 104; aldermen, Brooks, 266.
Bells 267; Smith, 105 Jones, 100.
Third ward Mayor, Claude, 100;
Munroe. $50; councillor, Revell, 1874;
Randall, PAT; alderman, Coulburn, 164;
Beall. 105; Thompson. eS6, Feldmeyer
24S.
Total--For Mayor. Claude. CSC: Nun
roe. 55s; councillor, Reyell, 002, Randall.
1t Is claimed that the vote two years
ago was the largest ever polled at ? mu-
nicipal election. II Is thought the cleo
ton to-day will be quite close on the ma
jority. Il is quite likely from indications
up to the time Of our going to press at 8
o'clock this afternoon that the democrats
would carry the first ward by q small ma
jority, and with the majority they expect
10 get in the Second ward, pull majori-
ty OF their ticket through. While on the
other hand. the republicans claim to carry
both the first and third wards with major
tiles enough to give them the Mayor and
a majority of the aldermen. 10 the first
ward Il is claimed that Strange, democrat,
and Levely, republican, will run behind
their tickets. and in the third ward, 1t is
said, that Thompson, the colored Candi.
date on the republican ticket will be con-
siderably scratched by the colored voters,
In.all the wards the election passed of
exceedingly quiet, not q drunken man
was to be seen at any of the polls AID
no arrests were made during the day. t0r
disOrderly conduct that we could learn.