Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-03
MARYLAND UP EARLY
Chairman Wellington Maintains His
Former Prediction.
CLAIMS THE State FOR MKINLEY
Democrats Count on a Bryan
Majority.
WHAT LABOR LEADERS SAY

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November Sat
noon about two-thirds of the entire vote in
the city has been polled. The voting has
been heavy. and in some precincts more
than three-fourths had been polled by IL
q.
Chairman Wellington of the state republi-
can committee did not go home to VOTE but
remained over here to watch the city poll
ticians and prevent trading. He said to
The Star correspondent:
II am receiving reports from every pre-
cinct in the city, and our workers say that
the republicans are generally voting the
straight ticket. and that very little trading
is going on. The colored vote is nearly all
polled, and many democrats are voting our
entire ticket.
Judging from the reports up to the pres
ent time We are far ahead of the opposi-
ton, as our vote has come out early. l am
Iow absolutely certain that my estimate
given to The Star last week is substantially
correct and that We shall carry the city
for Mckinley by a plurality of at least
5000, and the state by not far from 25,-
900
Chairman Stone of the republican city
committee confirmed Mr.. Wellngtons esti-
mate and added that the republicans
would elect the entire city ticket. including
Mr.. Stockbridge for judge, and both DR..
Booze and Mr.. McIntire for Congress.
Many free silver democrats are voting
for Mr.. McIntire. the republican nominee
for Congress in the fourth district. and for
MIR. Stockbridge for judge.
Mr.. Ernest P. Baldwin of the Treasury
De epartment and Col. Eugene Higgins are
in charge of the democratic headquarters
today. Col. Higgins estimates that Bryan's
majority in Baltimore city will be about
1900. and in the state about 5000. Mr..
Baldwin's estimate is about 1900 for Bryan
in the state.
To an impartial observer the tide seems
to favor Mckinley very decidedly here.
The labor leaders, however, assert at their
headquarters today that the working peo-
pie are voting for Bryan. and that Mr.. Wei
Hngton will meet with a great surprise
when the ballots are counted tonight.
Sacrificing the National Ticket.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, November 3.-The
election in this district is passing of
quietly with more than the usual number
ef voters in attendance.
At the polls up to 1 o'clock 300 votes have
been cast in the first precinct and $50 In
The second precinct. This Is an unusually
large number If ballots for this hour of the
day. Information received by telephone
from the other twelve districts in the
county indicates an exceedingly large turn
out There is no doubt that the leaders of
both parties are making especial efforts to
secure votes for the congressional nomi-
nees Mcdonald and Lee, at the expense of
the presidential electors. S. A. NJ.
Quiet Voting at Laurel.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LAUREL Md. November 3-The cleo
ton here is passing off very quietly. There
have been no disturbances SO far, and there
is little likelihood of their being any. Up
to 1870 $50 votes had been cast, forty-one
over the half mark, total vote being 67S.
OF this number the republicans and demo-
Gratis seem to have an equal number Of
the remaining number local democrats be-
lieve they will get enough to insure their
carrying the district by from 200 to 80
The republicans believe the democrats
will carry this district, but not by as large
a vote as the democrats look for. 1t is ex-
pected that Moss will run at least fifty or
seventy-five votes ahead of Bryan owing to
the republican anti-Mudd sentiment here.
Senator German reached here at 10 O clock
this morning from Washington, where he
is now living and drove to his voting pre-
cinct in Guilford Howard county, five
miles distant. The Senator fell In line and
would nos allow any one to make way for
him to vote. He appeared in excellent
spirits and smiled and nodded to the re-
ceivinS judge as he gave him his Bryan
ballot. To his friends around the polls the
Senator expressed entire confidence in
Bryan's election. The Senator returned to
Washington on a late afternoon train.
First BallOting Under the New EIec-
tiOn Law.
BALTIMORE, Nd. November 3.-Today' s
vote in this state Is being polled under the
new election law, passed last winter. under
the operation of which an entirely new
registration was had The effect of this Is
seen in more rapid voting and diminish
ed number of ''floaters'' at the polls. The
voting began very early, under clear skies,
with springlike weather and has been very
heavy. No disorder of any consequence has
been reported to the police and the election
promises to be of the quietest in the
history of the city. A heavy vote will un-
dCubtedly be polled. the aggregate In Balti-
more being in the neighborhod of 10000.