The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-05

bALll-hOiNGI MusI NON' = EAh Sh'-
clal 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
P. German in the United States sem
ate. Five members OF the assembly and
one senator were taken from the Dem
ocratlc list OF probabilities and added
to that of the Republicans. Three OF the
members ana the senator are from Tai
bot county and one member each from
Prince Georges and Carroll, This gives
the Republicans 40 members in the
house and the Democrats ~. 1t also
gives the Republicans IS senator's TO s
for the Democrats, and a majority on
joint ballot OF II.
The result In Talbot county nrose
from the fact that eighteen votes in
Tllgham precinct had been counted
twice for the Democratic ticket This
bc'uu corrected. Eaye the Republican
5ies,slatlSe eST3,laiea .a1sjsrit,es5EsnF<
iig from sixteen To nihetisn votes In
Prince Georges similar correction
elected Underwood, (Republlcan). by
four votes. While in Carroll tho re-
count showed that Stansbury, (Repub-
llcan), defeated Grouse. tDemocraD, by
twenty-three votes. The doubtful
votes in Montgomery and Washington
counties also went to the Republicans
bg small majorlties.
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 Nandlver
gave out the following statement:
."As far as The joint convention OF the
general assembly is concerned, the
matter is not entirely settled and VIII
not be until the official returns are
made up. In regard to the house OF
delegates. am stlll of the opinion that
the Democrats will hnve n majority In
thRt body and win organize H. The
election I'm several OF the counties is so
close that II is impossible to tell at
present which side has won and | be
lieve a recount will be demanded In
MONTGOMERY county by the Democrats,
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 re-
count may also be demanded In Talbot
and In Carroll counties to determine
the result with certainty, AZ any rate
we have not given UP our expectation
OF controlling the house whether we
have q majority on joint ballot or not.
"The Democratic candidates who have
been defeated in the close counties
have been in many instances noted as
ahtl.GoFtnan men, while In the same
counties the German men have been
elected. In one or two instances which
] could specify these men were cut
simply because they were not believed
to be German men This shows that
the antl-Gorman outcry did not hurt
tho Democrats in, the counties, for there
the senator has alwaRR had his strong
hold. Tola large eStept | am more
convinced than ever by the result of
this election that the antl-GurmHn sem
timcnt. IS d1m6st entirely confined 60
the city OF Baltimore and that the
Democrats OF tho counties are meas
urably free from Il, In my opinion. even
II II should turn out that the senator
ls defeated he ls stronger to-day in
the country dlstrlcts OF the state than
he ever wns'
Among those mbgt prominently men
toned az the probable fsiccessor to Sen
ator German nrc Alexander shaw, Tor
mcr Congressman John. v Il. Flndlay,
Postmaster General CARY and Con-
gressman Sidney H. Mudd. t