The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-04
Nebraska Carried by the Demo-P0pu-
lists hy About the Vote Given for
William Jennings Bryan.
KENTUCKY is DEMOCRATIC
SHACKELFORD's PLURALITY EX-
PECTED TO EXCEED $4,000.
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BALTIMORE, Nov 3.-The legislative
situation in Maryland as indicated by re-
turns received up to midnight appears to
be as follows: The Republicans hav0
elected their assemblymen and senators in
Allegany, Charles, Garrett, Frederick, Bali
timore city, Somerset and ST. Mary's by ma
jorities ranging from 200 in Charles to 1900
in Allegany. The Democrats have elected
solid delegations from Baltimore county.
Cecil Dorchester Howard, Wycomico,
Queen Anne and Worcester by majorities
averaging about 400 They have carried
Anne Arundel by small margin The Same
is true OF Prince Georges and Kent, where
the majorities are not much in excess OF
fifty votes in any case In Carroll the off,
cial vote will be necessary to determine the
result, the indications being that the Re-
publicans have one delegate there In Tall
bott the returns indicate the election of one
Republican, one Democrat and tie between
the contestants for the third seat. Mont
gomery sends a Democratic senator and two
Republican assemblymen by very narrow
margins, while both sides claim the third
assembyman. In Washington the Demo-
Gratis elect three lassemblymen by about $50
majority and the Republicans one by about
fifty. No figures have been had from Cali
vert upon which a reasonable estimate can
be based. Hartford sends three Democratic
assemblymen and a Republican senator, the
majorities all being small. Each side gets
an assemblyman in Caroline by small mar
gins. A recapitulation in view of these de-
velopments leaves forty-three Democrats
and forty three Republicans in the lower
house, with doubtful ones as follows:
Montgomery !, Carroll /, Talbot 1, Calvert
q The Senate stands sixteen Republicans
to nine Democrats, with one from Calvert
in doubt.
State Senator Scott, chairman of the Re-'
publican state central committee, this aft
ernoon made the following statement con-
corning the legislative situation: 1T does
not avail now to do any claiming that will
not be substantiated by the returns We
have sixteen Republican senator's to nine
Democratic and one doubtful-the one from
Calvert-although L am assured that both
the Republican senator and member of the
house were elected there. OF the sixteen
senator's nine are hold-overs, as followss
Washington, Frederick, Baltimore county,
two from Baltimore city. Anne arundel,
Somerset, Howard and Kent. Those who
have been elected this time are the senator's
from Allegheny, Garrett, Baltimore city
Hartford, ST. Marys, Charles and Caroline.
If we elect the senator from Calvert, and
/ have no doubt we will, we will have a
DdJOTlly OI elSHL III the G6Idle. III Ll6
House there are ninety-one members. It
takes forty-six of these to organize the
House: l can show that we have forty-six
votes in the House. They are as follows:
Allegheny, s.; Garrett, 2; Frederick. 5;
Washington, I; Montgomery. 81 Charles 2;
Somerset, 81 st. Mary's, q Baltimore city,
IS; Carroll county, 1; Caroline, /; Calvert,
2; Talbot, /. This gives us a majority OF
one in the house and either seven or nine
on the joint ballot This is my claim, and
it will be found that it will be substantial
ed. / must confess that the majority is a
little too close for comfort, but such Al
small working majority has some benefits,
for it always results in cementing the par
ty together for good legislative work.
The chairmen of both state committees
dispatched trusted lieutenants to Calvert
county this afternoon to watch the count
there.
The following table, compiled from SEMI
official returns in some counties and esti-
mates in others. shows the comparative
majorities on the heads of the respective
state tickets. Calvert county is not i'm
cluded. as no returns have been received
upon which to base an estsTaate. James a.
Smith was the Democratic candidate and
Phillips Lee Goldsborough the Republican,
candidate for state controller.