Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-05

Baltimore, Md, November Am Of
fetal 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 Republican will succeed Arthur
P. 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 are from
Talbot county and one member each
from Prince Georges and Carroll. This
gives the Republicans 40 members in
the House and the Democrats AZ.
1t also gives the Republicans Is Sen
ators to for the Democrats and ma
jority on joint ballot of II.
The result in Talbot county arose
from the fact that eighteen votes III
Tighman precinct have been CO Inted
twice for the Democratic ticl1vt This
being corrected gave the Republican
Legislative candidates majorities rang
ing from 16 to- 10 votes. In Prince
Georges-a similar correction elected I'm
derwood, Republican, by four votes.
While in Carroll the recount showed
that Stansbury, Republican, defeated
Grouse, Democrat, by % votes. The
doubtful votes in Montgomery and
Washington counties also went to the
Republicans by small majorities.
The Democratic State headquarters
were closed to-day and all the members
of the State Committee have gone to
their homes. Before leaving, however
Chairman Murray Vandiver gave out
the following statement:
"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
I'm regard to the House of Delegates,
/ am still of the opinion that the Demo-
Gratis will have a majority in that body
and will organize it. The election in
several Of the counties is SO close that
it is impossible to tell at present which
side has won and / believe a recount
will be demanded in Montgomery coun-
ty by the Democrats, who claim that
they have elected at least one, and pos
sibly two members of the House, while
the Republicans claim that they have
elected all three. A recount may also
be demanded in Talbot 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 have a majority on
joint ballot or not
THE Democratic candidates who have
been defeated in the close counties have
been in many instances noted as anti
German men, while in the same coun-
ties the German men have been elected.
In one or two instances, which | could
specify, these men were cut. simply be-
cause they were not believed to be
German men, This shows that the
anti-Gorman cry did not hurt the
Democrats in the counties, for there the
Senator has always had his stronghold.
To a large extent I am more convinced
than ever by the result of this election
that the anti-Gorman sentiment is al
most entirely confined to the city Of
Baltimore and that the Democrats of the
counties are measureably free from it.
In my opinion, even if it should turn
out that the Senator is defeated, he is
stronger to-day in the country districts
of the State than ever he was
Among those most prominently men
toned as the probable successor to Sem
ator German are Alexander Shaw, for
mer Congressman John V. L. Findlay,
Postmaster General Gary and Con-
gresham Sidney E. Mudd.