Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-06
Chairman Talbot on the Democratic
Defeat in Maryland.
LARGE ELEMENT OF FHEPARTY HOSTILE
Chairman Wellington Discusses
the Result.
FRAUD AT THE POLL S

great political upheaval of yesterday is, of
course, the dominant topic today. The re-
publican headquarters have been thronged
a: all hours, and everywhere praises are
heard for the skill displayed by the repub-
lican ch airman, Mr.. George L. Wellington.
Mr.. Wellington, in commenting on the result
to The Star correspondent said that it was
in no sense republican victory but an up
rising of the people. and that without the
support of the better element of the democ-
racy and the democratic press he would
have been helpless.
The regular democrats are exceedingly
blue. and are not prone to express their
v:ews. The loss of the governorship means
little to them, as they had practically con-
ceded Mr.. Lowndes' election long ago, but
the loss of the city hall, which has been a
democratic grab-bag since 1867, is serious
liter, and those who have passed their
Life in office under the Rasin regime are at a
loss to know where to turn.
AT the democratic headquarters the de-
feat is taken philosophically. Chairman
Talbot told The Star correspondent that he
attributed the result to the hostility of
large number of democrats to Senator Cor
mans domination of the party. Mr.. Tai
bot said that, Notwithstanding the defeat
Mr.. German and his friends still controlled
the state committee and the party organ
ization. and would yet make their power
felt.
The republicans are already proving
themselves hungry for office. Mr.. Yelling
ton has been besieged today with numbers
of the faithful who are anxious to serve
Their party, and there IS every prospect of
many sharp conflicts between the republi-
can competitors in ahe rush for office.
MIR. Charles J. Bonaparte, the republican
election supervisor, in commenting on the
election this morning, said: Il am one of
the small minority who now admit that
they didn't know all about it in advance
had formed no definite opinion as to the
probable result and although l cannot say
| am surprised at this I should not have
been surprised mad it been different. The
incidents of the election III the seventeenth
ward convinced me that but for the yigor-
Gus expressions of public sentiment the
subject OF election outraSeS and the pre-
cautions taken to guard against them, Mr..
Hurst would have been elected just as
Gov. Carroll was. Indeed, he has been Just
as much elected, but he Will hot get as
much of the office. There is Gre thing
hope will not happen, this is time to let
bygones be bygones. Information is al
'eady coming to me of crimes committed
by election and other public officers, and
propose to show what my letter Of Monday
meant.
But this is not all. The Center Market
Space bum who told Reform League
watcher tnal ne haQ voted ten times ought
to be punished, but he is not to my mind
either so dangerous contemplate as the
rich man with a store on Hopkins place
who promises him protection for his in
tended crimes. Such people as the latter
should be made to feel that every honest
man hates and despises them 1t is a pity
they cannot be punished otherwise, but at
least they can be punished thus The po-
lice board will, l hope, make searching
inquiry into all complaints against officers
l propose to exert whatever little influence
l may have either in the republican party
or community at large to prevent any man
being hereafter deprived of his livelihood
merely because he is a democrat, Just as l
have protested for twenty years against
shutting out man from public employ
ment merely because he is a republican
But policeman who is either an active or
passive accomplice of repeaters and roughs
cannot be given his walking papers too
soon, and if the chaff is now separate ted
from the wheat there is less danger that
all may go later in the fiery furnace.
Friends of good government and pure poll
tics have very good winters work cut
out for them Mr.. Bonaparte will prob
ably be chosen police commissioner If he
will take 1t.
REPUBLICANS SWEPT THE CITY.
Complete Record of the Vote of Hal.
timore.
BALTIMORE, November 6.-Baltimore
city vote for governor complete: Lowndes,
republican, 55.11O; Hurst, democrat. 1897;
Leverng. prohi5itionist, 2,377; Andrews,
popuist and socialist, 433
Fer controller: Graham, republican, s., ,O44;
Smith democrat, 43, I43.
For attorney general: Clabaugh, repub-
lican, 81, LOG; Cro.aers, democrat, 1906.
For mayor: Hooper. republican, 53,11G;
Williams, democrat, 1921; Atwood, pro-
list lct -Iol
9S4.
For states attorney: Duffy. republican,
| 81, 79S; Campbell, democrat, A,934.
For sheriff: Mason, republican, *, 3,2334
Locke. democrat, 43, I97.
For surveyor: Slyan, republican, 5354S;
Bouldin, democrat. A, 156.
For clerk superior court: Ogle, republi-
can, 52,5S3; Bond, democrat, 46,Dl2
For clerk circuit court: Schulz, republi-
can, 5O,9I2; Brewer, democrat, i6, 1IS.
Three republican candidates for judges
orphans court receive votes averaging 51,-
600; democratic candidates average vote,
$1,000.
In the first and third legislative districts
the republicans elect senator and six
members of the house of delegates, and six
members of the house of delegates in the
second district.
City council: The republicans elect mem
bers of the first branch from the first, third,
sixth, seventh, tenth, eleventh, twelfth,
l tI
seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth twen-
tleth, twenty-first and twenty-second wards
The democrats will have representatives
| in the first branch from the second, fourth,
| fifth, eighth and ninth wards. This will
| give republican majority of twelve.
| In the second branch republicans will
| have represe natives from the fifth and
| sixth, seventh and eighth, eleventh and
| twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth fifteenth
and sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth,
nineteenth and twentieth, twenty first and
twenty-second wards. Democrats were
elected to this branch from the first, sec
| ond third, fourth, ninth and tenth wards.
| This will give the republicans a majority
Of four in this branch.
Republicans Have the Legislature.
Incomplete returns from the state of
Maryland, including Baltimore city, indi-
cate the election of Lowndes, republican
governor, by at least 1900 to 10000 ma
| jority, carrying along with him in the office
| the rest of the state ticket, the controller
| and attorney general. The house of dele
gates will perhaps have more than sixty
republicans The senate will be close with
| the chances IN favor of a republican ma
| jority. On joint ballot the republicans
] will, no doubt, have a safe majority