Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-05
GORMAN IS DEFEATED
OFFICIAL COUNT OF BALLOTS CAST
SEEMS TO MAKE THIS CLEAR.
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS CLOSET
pcmocrats, However, Have Not
Given Up Expectation OF Controii-
ing House. whether They Have Ma
FORTY on Joint Ballot or Not.

BALTIMORE, MD, November Am
official count Of the ballots cast on Tues
day last, made in most Of the counties
to-day, leaves no further room for doubt
that the Republicans have control OF
both branches OF the Legislature and
that a Republican will succeed Arthur
z. German in the United States Senate.
Five members of the Assembly and
one Senator were taken from the Demo-
cratic list of probabilities and added to
that of the Republicans--three Of the
members and the senator from Talbot
county, and one member each from
Prince George and Carroll. This gives
the Republicans forty-nine members in
the House and leaves the Democrats but
forty-two 1t also gives the Republicans
eighteen senators, to eight for the Demo-
Gratis and majority on joint ballot Of
seventeen.
The result in Talbot county arose from
the fact that eighteen votes in Tilghman
Precinct were found 20 have been
counted twice for the Democratic ticket.
This being corrected, gives the Republic
4
ranging from sixteen to nineteen votes
| In Prince George similar correction
elected Underwood (Republican) by four
votes. while in Carroll the recount show
| ed that Stansbury (Republican) had de-
feated Grouse OemocraD by twenty
three votes.
The doubtful votes in Montgomery
and Washington counties also went into
the Republican column by small ma
jorities.
The Democratic State headquarters
were closed to-day, and all the members
OF the State Committee have gone TO
| their respective homes. Before leaving
however Chairman Murray Vandiyer
gave out the following statement:
MATTER NOT ENTIRELY SETTLED
"As far as the joint convention of the
General Assembly is concerned, the mat
ter is not entirely settled, and will not
be until the official returns are made up
'In regard to the House of Delegates
am OF the opinion that the Democrats
will have a majority in that body and
will organize it. The election in several
counties is so close that Il Is impossi-
bic to tell at present which side won
and believe a recount will be demanded
I'm Montgomery county by the Demo
Gratis. who claim that they have elected
at least one, and possibly two members
of the House while the Republicans
claim that they have elected all three
A recount may also be demanded In Tai
bot and Carroll counties, TO determine
the result with certainty At any rate,
we have not given up our expectation OF
controlling the House, whether we nave
a majority on joint ballot or not.
1.-THE Democratic candidates who have
been defeated in the close counties have
been, in many instances, noted as
anti-Gorman men, while in the same
couties the German men have been
elected. In one or two instances, which
l could specify, these men were cut
simply because they were not believed &c
be German men. This sows that the
anti-Gorman cutlery did not hurt the
Democrats in the counties, for there tho
Senator has always had his stronghold
10 a large extent, l am more convinced
than ever, by the result Of this election
; ! that the antl-Gorman sentiment Is al
most entirely confined to the city OF
Baltimore, and that the Democrats of tho
counties are measurably free from
It.. In my opinion, even If IL should turn
out that the Senator Is defeated, ne II
stronger to-day in the country districts
of the State than he ever was"
Among those most prominently men
toned as the probable successor OF sena
tor German. are Alexander Shaw, forme
Congressman John V. l.. Endlay, POST
master-tieDeraI Gary, and Congressman
| Sidney H. Mudd.