Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-21
BOTH PARTIES SURPRISED
Leaders Dased at the Republican Victory
in Maryland.
Three Districts to be Contested and
Remarkable Frauds Charged-Pos-
sible Consolidation of Democrats.
Correspondents of The Evening Star.

Correspondents OF The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. November 20. 1894.
The politicians have not yet rec overed
from the surprising shock caused by the
election on Tuesday. the 9th instant. The
results In this state were 80 unexpected to
the leaders of both parties that they hard
ly realize yet that 1t is over and for the
first time since the war Maryland has
given popular plurality for the reptbli-
can ticket, and above all that Baltimore
city-the very Gibraltar of the democratic
party-has really gone republican, AMI on
local issue has cleo ted a city council with
a majority Of men in II who are not vf the
fock-rfbbed democ ratio stripe. The repub-
icans had no hope of accomplishing any
such results, and the democratic managers
certainty never expected their opponents to
WIN. Ihe quiet voters, who are not poll
tlclans, ana who rarely ever talk politics.
brought ii all about. They went out TO thu
polls and voted for the opposition here in
Baltimore, just as they did in much greater
NUMBERS In New York, in order to enter
their protest against the existing misman-
agemsnt Of affairs and the well known
corruption In municipal politics. The de-
reat OF majority CT the democratic or ring
candidates for the council was caused by
the widespread claims that the ring has
long been using the couEcil for the per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGMENT ard profit of the
Leaders, and the defeat of States Attorney
Il
bench was caused by the allegation that
he has allowed himself to be used In his
oHcial capacity to shield yiQlators of the
law who had been useful to the ring dur
ing the past twenty years. People outside
OF Baltimore, who do not understand the
situation here, have no idea of the facts.
but the truth Is that, on a small scale the
moral effect or the victory won at the polls
mere Is hailed as the beginning of an era
which will result In as great a triumph as
that won by the friends of good municipal
government In New York. Democrats and
republicans alike consider IL hut the he
aiming of the end. wbic h will place the sf-
iairs OF the city in the hands of officials
VINO Will attend to the business of the
municipal corporation in a manner that will
conduce to the public interest rather than
10 ina interest OF close corporation OF
individuals
The republicans are more surprised than
the democrats, and their surprise has in
creased rather than diminished as the DAYS
have passed since the election and thew are
able TO see how easy IL would have been
Tor them to have carried every congress
slonal district in the state and sent six in
stead or three republicans to Washington
The candidates who were defeated In he
nrst third and fourth districts have de-
cided to contest the election of their sue
cessful competitors. and ever since election
day have been making investigations into
the manner in which the elect was car.
rled, and they report that they are discoy-
ering frauds in the registration and frauds
VI al SoI 70, especially III the Use OF repeat.
ers In the wards in the city in which the
largest democratic majorities were polled
They have also discovered, they say, that
voters were bribed by the wholesale in the
| fourth district.
The inquiry into the causes which gave
| the democrats their small majorities in the
| third and fourth districts show, apparent-
! ly, that not only was repeating done by
| the wholesale, but also that bribery waS
| practiced on all sides and by both parties.
| mainly. however, in the interest of the
| democrats, for the republicans had very
| little money to spend The people gener>
ally have known for years that elections
| were carried in the way indicated, but no
| systematic investigation has ever before
taken place. II the full details Of the
| report are ever made public-and they
| probably will be-they will afford lessons
| in practical and INSCRIPTIONS politics whic b
will give points even to the shrewd maniou>
lators Of Philadelphia and New York.
| 1t Is reported that Senator German, Gov.
| Brown and Mr.. I. Freeman Rasin have
made up their differences, have agreed to
| bury the Ratchet and work together during
| the next campaign. These prominent lead-
ers are said to have realized that the only
chance for the democratic party to win
next year Is for all to work together In
harmony. instead Of permitting continues
| ton of the fractional contests, which were
| fast disorganizing the democracy Of Nary
land. They had a meeting in New York
| city on Thursday and kissed and made
| up" What the details Of the deal are has
not yet become known. but that the doal
has been made Is an accepted fact