Evening star., 1896-11-03
MARYLAND UP EARLY
Chairman Wellington Maintains His
Former Prediction.
CLAIMS THE STATE FOR M'KINLEY
Democrats Count on a Bryan
Majority:
WHAT LABOR LEADERS SAY
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE. Md, November 3.-At
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
am.
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-
tion, 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 %.
Uro''
Chairman Stone of the republican Sty
committee confirmed Mr.. Wellington's eSti-
mate. and added that the repubilcanS
would elect the entire city ticket. including
NJ. Stockbridge for judge. and both DIR.
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
Mr. Stockbrdse for judge.
Mr. Ernest p Baldwin of the Treasury
D. partment and Col Eugene Higgins are
in charge OF the democratic headquarters
today Col Higgins estimates that BryanS
majority in Baltimore city will be about
3.o",, and in the state about 5000. Mr.
Baldwins estimate is about 1000 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. We'll
lrgton will meet with great surprise
when the ballots are counted tonight.
Sacrificing the National Ticket.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. Nd, November 3-Ihe
election in this district Is passing on
Quietly. with more than the usual number
Of voters in attendance
Al the polls up to o'clock 300 votes have
the second precinct. This is unusually
large number # 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 mt Laurel.
So ..ial Dispatch To The Evening Star.
LAUREL. Md, November :;.-The cleo
tion here is passing off very quietly. There
have been no disturbances so far. and there
is little likelihood of their being any. Up
to I2::'D $50 votes had been cast, forty-one
over the half mark, total vote being 6iS.
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 2oD to 80.
Thu 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 al 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 not allow any one to make way for
him to vote. He appeared in excellent
spirits and smiled and nodded the
Ceiving 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 4 late afternoon train.
First BallOtinE Under the New Elec-
tiOn Law.
BALTIMORE. Md, November 3.-Todays s
vote in this state is being polled under the
new election law. passed last winter. under
the operation of which entirely new
registration was had. The effect of this is
seen in more rapid voting and a diminish
ed number of ''floaters'' ct 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. heavy vote will un-
dCubtedly be polied. the aggregate in Balti-
more being in the neighborhoG of 10000.