Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-05
Special Dispatch to TEE EVENING star.

Special Dispatch to TEE EvES1Ne STAR
BALTIMORE. MD., Nov. 5.-The election in
Maryland has amply verified the prediction in
these dispatches of democratic clean
sweep. The have elected solid dele
CATION to the next Congress and twenty
city councilmen out of twenty-five, leaving the
republicans nothing but two city councilmen
and both of those by very meager majorities.
This is a democratic gain of three Congress-
men and eight members of the city council.
TIE NOTABLE FEATURES OF THE ELECTION
were the defeat of McComas for Congress in
the sixth district and of Mudd in the fifth;
the surprisingly large majorities for all
the democratic congressional candidates and
the election OF Henry S. Cummings, young
colored lawyer to the city city council from the
eleventh ward. Baltimore is democratic by
$1,000 and the state by 10000, gain of nearly
$1,000 in the state. which gave Cleveland
plurality OF only 61S2
THE CONGRESSIONAL TICKET.
On the congressional ticket Page has a plu-
rality of 500 over Russell in the first district;
Stump a plurality of 5, 500 over Wilson in tho
second district Rusk has 1858 over Pull
man in the third district; Rayner
6634 over Goldsborough in the
fourth district; Compton between 1000
and 500 over Mudd in the fifth district. and
Mckaig about lis over McComas in the sixth
district All of these pluralities are largely in
excess of democratic or republican expecta-
tons. and no estimates ever placed them above
those indicated in these dispatches last week.
DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
Contrary to the general expectations, Page
has carried his own and his opponents county,
both heretofore republican, as we'll as all the
close counties i'll his district, which
has swelled his vote beyond what anyone
supposed 1t would be- The highest claim for
Stump at democratic headquarters was $500
Rusk himself did not expect more than ], 800.
Rayner not more than 25GO Compton would
have been well content with SEQ and it was
about an even chance between McComas and
Mckaig IL the sixth sixtrict.
TIE MOST SURPRISING RESULT
in that district is the defeat OF McComas in his
own county-Washingt his largely re-
duced vote in Allegheny, heretofore his strong
hold. which gives him only 276 against 800
in 1888. Mckaig has also carried Frederick
which went republican two years ago, and
Montgomery gives an increased democratic
majority. HIS defeat was due to his extreme
PARTISAN course III Congress, local disaffections
and the great personal popularity of McKaig.
WHY hUDD WAS DEFEATED.
Mudd's defeat was due to his personal un-
popularity and the very strong sentiment
which developed in Compton's favor
after he unseated- Rayner's
election was WAS foregone conclusion
after his district was gerrymandered and the
other three districts have always been demo-
cratic beyond question. 1t Is a singular fact
that Rusks plurality was more than
400 In excess of what it was
in 1883, although the legislature
fourth district 10 strengthen that and put the
two strongest republican wards in the fourth
district over in the third.
A COLoaED COUNCILMAN.
The election of colored member of
the city council was not expected, al
though there are 800 more negroes in
the eleSenih ward than whites There was a
democratic and white republican candidate
IN the field. and II Was generally believed that
the negroes would not support Cummings and
that the democrat would b. elected The cleo
ton OF Cummings is pretty bitter pill to the
Baltimoreans. There is no doubt that it was
largely due to democratic connivance tor the
purpose OF giving the republicans dose of
their own medicine. The republican leaders
Gid not want Cummings elected. and SAID his
defeat would be rebuke to the negroes for
trying to assert themselves SO prominently
Cummings graduated at the MARYLAND Law
School In 1889 with high honors and was I'M
medIately admitted to the bar He is only
twcnty-six years old and is the first negro ever
nominated and elected to Office in this state.
The other republicans council candidate
elected Is Emil Eudnltz, the chairman of the
c!ty executive committee, which was recently
recognized by the democratic board OF
supervisors OF election at the regular party
organization. This is another triumph for the
johnson or administration wing OF the party.
AS the Henderson faction made every effort to
defeat him.
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT LAW.
The chief interest in the election was in the
working of the Australian ballot law. Its thor
ough success was abundantly demonstrated by
Maryiand's first experience with it. and the
election progressed smoothly as pos
sibie. With few exceptions those who
were strongly opposed to 1t are now loudest in
its praises and the most serious objections
made To Ii are such as can be readily modified
or entirely removed in time.
The democrats are trimming over with hap
piness over their success in Maryland and else-
where. The results are far ahead of their ut
most expectations. The republicans are in a
corresponding state of depression and
have 10 attempts at explanation to
make. The defeat OF McComas is a
severe blow TO item they believed to the
last that he w0Ull certainly be elected. They
have had little real hope OF Mudds cleo
hcn FOR some time. The general result
In the county Is crushing blow to
them. Eepnbilcan sentiment here was that
there would again lie republican majority in
the House anu any suggestion OF Pattison's
election was considered by them ridiculous in
the extreme.