Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-04
The Margin of Safety Is Small, But
Enough Is Suf1ciency The Re-
publicans Were Able to Save the
Senate Through Hold-Over Mem
bers - The House Has q Good
Democratic Majority.


Baltimore, November 3.-With SEMI
| official returns from all the counties in
the State except St. Mary's and Calvert
and fairly good estimates from these,
the Democrats appear to have elected
enough members of the next Legisla-
! ture to give them a majority of FIVE
on joint ballot, and to ensure them
| United States Senator to succeed Sena-
tor German. Official returns may be
necessary to decide the position of some
OF the counties, and these may alter the
result, but from the best obtainable fig
ures at this time, the Democrats appear
to have total of 81 legislative votes,
| while the Republicans have Sc. The
State Senate will be Republican by a
| probable majority of six, while the
Democrats appear to have captured the
lower house by majority of nine.
In the lower house the delegations
| from the various cities will probably
stand as follows. Democrats-Balti-
more county, 6; Hartford, 4; Howard
3; Cecil, 3: Kent, 2; Calvert, 2; Queen
Anne, 3; Dorchester, 3; Worcester, 3:
| Wicomicomico, 8; Washington, 4;
| Talbot, 3; Montgomery, 1; Prince
| Georges, 8; Anne Arundel, A; Carroll,
8. Total SO.
Republicans-Allegany, 5; Garrett, 2;
| Baltimore city, IS; Frederick, 5; Char
| les, 2; Carroll. /; Somerset, 3; Mont
gOmery, L. st. Mary's, 2; Caroline, 2.
| Total, Al.
| Elections for State Senator were held
in fourteen counties, twelve having held
over from last year OF these nine are
Republicans and the latter appear to
have elected their candidates in Garrett,
| Allegany, Charles, Hartford, Baltimore
| city, Second legislative district, giving
them total of Is, as indicated by the
returns, while the Democrats have ap-
| parently been successful in Calvert,
| Prince Georges, Hartford. Cecil, Caro-
| line, Talbot, Dorchester and Worcester,
| which, together with their three hold
overs, gives them an apparent total OF
| 10.
| THE REPUBLICAN CLAIMS.
| Baltimore, Md, October State
| Senator Norman B. Scott, chairman
OF the Republican State Central Com
mittee, this afternoon made the fol-
lowing statement concerning the Leg
1T does not avail now" said he, to
| do any claiming that will not be sub
stantiated by the returns We have six
| teen Republican Senators and nine
Democrats and one doubtful, from
Calvert, although | am assured that
both the Republican Senator and
member of the House were elected
| there.
"Of the sixteen Senators, nine are
| hold-overs, as follows:
! Washington, Frederick, Baltimore
county. two from Baltimore City, Anne
| Arundel, Somerset, Howard and Kent.
Those who have been elected this
time are the Senators from Allegany,
| Garrett, Baltimore City, Hartford, st.
Marys, Charles and Caroline.
IF we elect the Senator from Cal
vert, and / have no doubt but that we
will, we will have majority Of eight
| in the Senate.
'In the House there are ninety-one
members 1t takes forty-six of these
to organize the House. | can show
| that we have forty-six votes in the
| House.
This is my claim, and 1t will be
| found that it will be substantiated. /
| must confess that the majority was
| little too close for comfort,
| but such a small working ma
| iority has some benefits, for
it always results in cementing the
| party together for good legislative
! work"
The chairmen of both State com
| mittees despatched trusted heutenants
| to Calvert county this afternoon To
| watch the count there.
CLOSE BUT DEMOCRATIC.
| Baltimore. November 3.-Chairman
Vandiver. of the Democratic State
| Central Committee, said at noon to-
| day that the result on the Legislative
ticket in Maryland now depends on a
single vote. He has counted So as be-
| ing certain in the Democratic column,
| and expects to get ope from Montgom-
\ cry county to make it certain. Calvert
county is also to be heard from, and
he has strong hopes OF carrying it.
| Later advices place Anne Arundel
safely in the Democratic column, bus
| a telephone message from Attorney
General Clabaugh says that Carroll
county is so close as to require an Of
fetal count to determine the result
The Democrats, however, insist that
| they will get at least three votes there
In the lower house the delegations
from the various counties will probably
! stand as follows:
Observation-Disclosures county, s:
| Hartford. 4 Howard. 2; Cecil 9; Kent,
2; Calvert, 2; Queen Anne. 3; Dor
chester, 8; Worcester, g.; Wicomicomi-
co, 9; Washington, A.; Talbot, 3;
| Montgomery, 2; Prince Georges. 8;
Anne Arundel, A.; Carroll, 3-total, so.
Republicans-Allegany 5: Garrett,
2: Baltimore city, IS; Frederick, 5:
Charles, 2; Carroll, /; Somerset, 81;
Montgomery, /: st. Marys. q; Caroline
2--total, Al.
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