The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-04
Definite Claims Made to a
Majority on a Joint
Ballot.
Result May Hinge Upon the
Vote in a Single County
From Which There Are No
Official Returns.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 3.-The leg
islative situation in Maryland, as in
dicated by returns received UP to mid
night, appears to be as follows: The
Republicans have elected their assem-
blymen and senators in Allegany
Charles, Garrett, Frederick, Baltimore
city, Somerset and st. Marys by ma
jorities ranging from 200 In Charles to
1,200 in Allegany. The Democrats have
elected solid delegations from Balti-
more county, Cecil, Dorchester, How
ard, Wicomico, Queen Anne's and
Worcester by majorities averaging
about 400. They have carried Anne
Arundel by a very 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 official vote will
be necessary to determine the result,
the indications being that the Repub-
1cans have one delegate there In Tai
bot the returns indicate the election of
one Republican, one Democrat and a
tie between the contestants for the
third seat. Montgomery sends a Dem
ocratic senator and two Republican as
while both sides claim the third assem-
blyman. In Washington the Demo
Gratis elect three assenajnlymen by about
150 majority, and the Republicans one
by about So No figures have been had
from Calvert upon which a reasonable
estimate can be based. Hartford sends
three Democratic assemblymen and a
Republican senator, the maJorities all
ci1
blyman In Caroline by small margins.
A recapitulation, in view Of these de-
velopments, leaves 43 Democrats and
43 Republicans in the lower house, with
doubtful ones as follows: Montgomery,
/; Carroll, /; Talbot, l and Calvert. 2.
The senate stands 16 Republicans to
Democrats, with one from Calvert In
doubt.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. 3-State
Senator Norman B. Scott, chairman OF
the Republican state central commit
tee, this afternoon made the following
statement concerning the legislative
situation: at does not avail now"
said he, "to do any claiming that will
not be substantiated by the returns.
We have sixteen Republican senators
the one from Calvert-although I am
assured that both the Republican SEN
ator and member of the house were
elected there. OF the sixteen senators,
nine are hold-overs, as follows: Wash
ingtOn, Frederick, Baltimore cOunty,twO
from Baltimore city, Anne Arundel,
Somerset, Howard and Kent. Those
who have been elected this time are
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Baltimore city, Hartford. ST. Mary's,
Charles and Caroline. If we elect the
senator from Calvert, and I have no
doubt but that we Will, we will have
a majority of eight in the senate. In
the house there are ninety-one mem
bers. 1t 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 5;
Garrett, 2: Frederick, 5; Washington,
1; Montgomery, 3; Charles, 2; Somerset.
8; st. Mary's, 2; Baltimore city, 18:
Carroll county, l. Caroline, /; Calvert,
2; Talbot, 1. 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 1t will
be substantiated. l must confess that
the majority is a little too close for
comfort, but such a small working ma
jority has some benefits. for it always
results in cementing the party together
for good legislative work"
For state auditor semi-ofFical re-
turns show the vote as follows: Colds
borough Rep) 11.498; Smith Dem)
5,152; Republican plurality, 6346.
At o'clock today it looked as if the
political complexion of the Maryland
legislature might hinge upon the re-
suit in Calvert county, from which
neither party has as yet heard any
definite returns. At 2 p. m. the Sun
posted a bulletin announcing that Cal
vert county had been carried by the
Republicans, and it was said at Re-
publican headquarters that a message
to the same effect had been received
there. Both sides have sent men to
watch the count.