The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-05
MARYLAND APPEARS LOST.
Republicans Can Count Majority on
Joiut Ballot.
OFFICIAL COUNT WILL Be REQUIRED


Baltimore, Nd, November Am Of
Acisl count Of the ballots cast Tuesday
made today leaves no further room for
doubt that the republicans have control
\ OF both branches OF the legislature and
that republican will succeed Mr.. German
In tho United States senate. Five mem
bers OF the assembly and one senator were
taken from the democratic list Of the
| probabilities and added to that OF the re-
publicans. Three OF the members and the
| senator are from Talbot county and one
member each from Prince Georges and
Carroll This gives the republicans forty
nine In the house and the democrats forty
three. 1t also gives the republicans cigh-
teen senators to eight for the democrats
and majority on Joint ballot OF seven
| teen. The change In Talbot was caused
by mistakes in the first count. which were
corrected at the official count.
In Prince Georges similar correction
elected Underwood trepublican) by four
votes. while In Carroll the recount showed
that Stanbery trepublicap) defeated
Grouse tdemocraD by twenty three votes.
The doubtful votes In Montgomery and
Washington also went into the republican
column by small majortles.
The democratic State headquarters were
closed today and all the members OF the
State committee have gone home. Before
leaving, however, Chairman Murray. Vaa-
diver gave out the following statement:
AS far as the joint convention OF the
general assembly Is concerned the matter
is not entirely settled and will not be until
tho official returns are made up.
In regard to the house OF delegates,
am still OF the opinion that the democrats
viii have n majority there and Will organ
lie It, The election In several Of the coun
ties Is 80 close that II Is impossible to tell
now which side has won, and believe q re-
count VIII 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 ra-
publicans claim they hnve elected all
three recount may also be demanded in
Carroll
I'VE expect to control 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 anti German
men. while In tho same counties tho Cor
man men hnve been elected, In one or two
Instances which could specify these men
were cut simply because they were not To-
neved 10 be German men. This shows that
the anti-Gormnn cutlery did not hurt the
democrats In the counties, for there the
senator has always had his stronghold 10
a large extent ! am more convinced than
ever by the result of this election that tha
enu-Gorman sentiment s almost entirely
confined TO The city OF Baltimore ana that
tho democrats OF the country are measure
bly, Tree from 1t. In ICY opinion, even II II
should t'itn out that the senator Is defeat
ca ne IL strongor today IN the country dis
trcts OF the State than he over was
Among those most prominently mentioned
as the probable successor to Senator Cor
man are Alexander Shaw. former Con,rrssa.
man John V FIndlay Postmaster General
cary and Congressman Sidney Mudd.
Washington. November T. postmgster
Senerei cary received aivices today which
give republican majority of thirtoan on
Joint ballot In tho Maryland legislature
This newa comes In personal reports to the
postmaster general and Is based on an un.
expected solid republican vote IN Talbot
county.