The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05
BAD FOR BOSSES.
GOrman's Reign in Maryland
Has Ended.
The Boss Goes to Keep Company
With Platt.
BALTIMORE DID IT.
The Political Dictator Seems to
Hold the Country.
But the City People Have
Grown RebeIliOus.

Baltimore, Nov. 5.-An official count
Of the ballots cast on Tuesday last,
made in most of the counties, leaves no
further room for doubt that the Repub-
hcans have control of both branches of
the legislature and that a Republican
will succeed Arthur P. German in the
United States senate.
Five members of the assembly and
one senator have been taken from the
Democratic list of probabilities and
added to that of the Republicans
Three of the members and the senator
are from Talbot county, and one mem
Der each from Prince Georges and
Carroll.
This gives the Republicans 40 mem
berS in the house and the Democrats
AZ. 1t also gives the Republicans IS
senators to s for the Democrats, and
majority on joint ballot of II.
The result in Talbot county arose
from the fact that Is votes in Tilghman
precinct were found to have been count
ed twice for the Democratic ticket. This
being corrected, gave the Republican
legislative candidates majOrities rang
ing from 16 to 19 votes. In Prince
Georges a similar correction elected
Underwood, Republican, by four votes,
while in Carroll the recount showed
that StansDury, Republican, defeated
Grouse, Democrat, by % votes The
doubtful votes in Montgomery and
Washington counties also went into the
Republican column by small majOritieS.
The Democratic headquarters are
closed and all the members of the state
committee have gone to their respective
homes. Before leaving, however, Chair
man Murray Naniver gave out the fol-
lowing statement;
''As far as the joint convention of the
general assembly is concerned, the
matter is not entirely settled, and will
not be until the official returns are
made up.
In regard to the house of delegates
1 am still of the opinion that the Dem
!,
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 re-
count will be demanded in Montgomery
county by the Democrats who claim
that they have elected at least one, and
possibly two members of house, while
the Republicans claim that they have
elected all three. A recount may also
be demanded in Talbot and in Carroll
counties to determine the result with
certainty. At any rate, we nave 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-Gorrnan men. while in the same
counties, the German men have been
elected In one of two instances, which
I could specify, these men We're cut
simply because 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 strong
hold. To a large extent, am more
| convinced than ever, by the result of
this election. that the anti-GOrman SEN
timent is almost entirely confined to
the city of Baltimore, and that the
Democrats of the counties are meaSur-
able free from it. In my opinion, even
! if ii should turn out that the senator is
defeated he is stronger today in the
| 4 7fGfr-i iRT . Of p
| ever was.
Among those most prominently men
toned as the probable successor to
Senator German. are Alexander Shaw,
! former Congressman John V. L. Lind
lev. Postmaster General Gary and Con-
aressman Sidney E. Mudd.