Evening journal., 1896-11-04
THE EASTERN SHORE VOTE.
WORST POLITICAL BATTLE EVER
FOUGHT IN wlcoMlcO.


WORST POLITICAL BATTLE EVER
FOUGHT IN WicOMlcO.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTIES VOTED
FOR MKINLEY-CLosELY CON-
TESTED ELECTION INcARoLINE.
QUEEN ANNEs, CAROLINE AND
WORCESTER FOR BRYAN.
The following is the report from the
principal towns down the Eastern
Shore Of Maryland;
CECIL COUNTY.
ELKTON, Nd, Nov. 4.--Full returns
from all the districts, except the eighth,
show that Mckinley has carried Cecil
county by POI majority. The Eighth
district will probably give Bryan forty
majority, which will reduce Mckinley s
majority TO l6l.
KENT COUNTY.
cHEsTERTowN. Md. Nov. 4.--The
Third. Fourth. Sixth and Seventh dis
tricts OF Kent county give Mckinley
357 majority. The county is conceded
Republican by from $50 to 200 major
ity. Barbers and McKinley's maJorl-
ties are the same.
WORCESTER COUNTY.
SNOW HILL Nd, Nov. 4.-Worces-
ter gives Bryan about 200 plurality.
Miles runs about thirty behind. Seven
districts out of the nine are in. The
two not counted will not change iig-
ures.
POCOMoKE CITY. Nd. Nov. A.
Coston's district of Worcester county
gives Mckinley. Hobart and Barton a
plurality of twenty-four. Last year the
Republican majority in this district
was hfty-two.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
PRINCESS ANNE, Nd. Nov. 4.-Re-
turns from All the districts In Somerset
county give Mckinley 479 majority
Barber, for Congress, 37l majority.
QUEEN ANNE's COUNTY.
CENTREVIILE, Nd, Nov. 4-The
returns from Queen Anne's county
give Bryan a majority OF GOA. Miles
has the same. A very full vote was
poled. Much enthusiasm was shown
on both sides, but no trouble occurred.
Both parties were active in polling their
fun strength The above exceeds the
usual Democratic majority in the
county. The Prohibition vote was
small. with a few scattering ballots for
other tickets The sound-money Demo
Gratis will not have more than forty
votes.
DORCHESTER COUNTY.
CAMBRIDGE, Nd, Nov. Returns
so far received indicate that Dorches.
ter county has gone Republican by
from 800 to 400. Cambridge goes Re
publican by 232. East New Market
Democratic by seventy. Vienna gives
the Republicans thirty-nine majority
Miles runs q little ahead OF his ticket
Returns so far received show full
vote
WICOMICO COUNTY.
SALISBURY. Nd, Nov. 4.-This ha.
been the worst political battle eve
fought in Wicomico county. The Re
publican workers had an unlimited
amount OF money at their command
In Salisbury over a dozen arrests wer
made by the officers of Republican
charged with bribery. In the count,
districts the same thing prevailed, AM
while all the cases were bailed out, tn
excitement was great. AZ this writing
II p. m, It is believed from the bes
obtainable sources, that Wicomic
Bryan and Miles.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
DENTON. Nd, Nov. 4.--The election
in Caroline county has been closel
contested There has been a heav
vote and the indications are that Brya'
and Miles have a majority not less thai
fifty. Democrats charge the Republi
cans with using large sums Of none
in buying votes In some district
party leaders have been threatene
with arrest. The Prohibition ticke
fell of about thirty per cent Tn
sound-money Democrats did not po
more than a dozen votes.
TALBOT COUNTY.
EAsTON, Nd, Nov. 4.-TalbC
county goes for Mckinley by 275 ms
iority, which is forty-iive more tina
for Lowndes last year.
Easton district-First precinct,
Republican majority; Second, 1O9 r.
publican; Third, IS Democratic
Fourth, (Tunis Mills), "a Republican
Republican majority in the distriC
IT'S; Republican gain Of Sc.
Chapel district gives 81 Democrat
majority; Democratic gain of 2A
Trappe district-First precinct
Democratic majority; Second, 25 r
publican, gain of 13; Third (OxforC
gave Democratic majority.
Royal Oak precinct of st. Michae
district gives "a Republican majorit,
We invite honest competition q.
ask you to attend our grand openiI
Saturday next, and examine our goo'