Evening star., 1898-11-09
OVER IN MARYLAND
Democrats Gain Two Representatives
in Congress.
NOTICE OF CONTEST MADE
Senator Wellington Attributes Re-
suits to FsctionaI Fights.
S IT U ALTON REVIEW ED
Special DISPATCH to The Evening Star


state committee, attributes the defeat of
his party in Baltimore city to the factional
fights in republican ranks and to the fact
that the independents generally voted the
democratic ticket. He is pleased at the
fact that the state at large gave a republi-
can plurality of over 5000 despite the fact
that Baltimore city went to the opposition.
He points to the fact that he had nothing
whatever to do with the city campaign, as
all connection with city politics was taken
out of his hands by the state committee
When he was made chairman in September.
The general belief here among repub.i-
cans, as well as democrats is that the
people desired yesterday to rebuke the
management of city affairs by the Master
element who control the city committee.
This is emphasized by the fact that the
new improvement loan of 81 50O0O0 was
overwhelmingly defeated, many people vot-
ing against it because they were unwilling
to trust the city hall crowd with it's dis
burSements.
Must Heal Differences.
Both Chairman Wellington and Chairman
Mason of the city committee say that the
election shows cOHclusively that the repub-
licans will have to heal their f.lctional diff
ferences or else give up all hope of carry
ing Baltimore next spring at the city cleo
ton. MIR. Wellington also says that it will
be incumbent the republican city snd
state officials to do all in their power to de-
serve popular cOmmenGatiOn, or else they
cannot hope to win. The high tax rate in
the city and the behavior Of the negro ele-
ment turned many votes to the democrats,
and the only wonder is that the republican
slump was not greater. Had il not been
for the money question the party would
have been beaten much worse. AS it is,
they have only elected four congressman,
and possibly only three where they should
have elected six.
Schwatka VIII Contest.
DR. John B. Schwatka, democratic con-
gressional candidate in the third district.
who was defeated yesterday by ~ votes by
Frank c. Wachter Gep), has announced
bis intention of contesting Mr.. Wachter's
election on account of fraudulent votes
cast in the first and third wards.
Chairman Nandiver of the democratic
state committee said that sufficient frauds
in these wards have been unearthed to
unseet Wachter. and every effort will be
made to bring this about.
Democrats EInted.
The elation of the democrats at Major
Denny's election over Congressman McIl-
tire and their victory in Baltimore knows
no bounds. They are confident that the
city and state is returning to her old polit-
ical mcCrings.
The defeat of Tippett (dem) in the second
district is attributed to the personal uu-
popularity of the candidate, and the demo-
Gratis say that with acceptable candidate
they would have swept the district
The republicans, while amazed at the
showing, point to the 5000 republicans in
the aggregate vote of the state as signif-
cant of its fidelity to their party. Colonel
John Walter Smiths official majority in the
first district is 522.
Votes in the Several Districts.
The result in Maryland was not a sur
prise to those familiar with the mercurial
nature of the politics in the oriole state, or
to those who were aware of the great pes
sonal issues which entered into several Of
the congressional campaigns. The repub-
licanS lost two congressional districts, the
first, in which John Wallis Smith, demo-
crat, defeated Wilbur F. Jackson, repub-
lican, by majority approximating between
,2OO and | 400 votes and the fourth, where
w. w. McIntire, republican, defeated
by James w. Denny by about 800 majority.
Representative Sydney e. Mudd
elected in the fifth district by plurality
over his opponent, Mr.. Cummins. of about
5000, Charles county giving Mr.. Mudd the
unusual republican majority of 1,0S3.
This district includes Prince Georges,
Charles, Anne Arundel, St. Mary's and Cal
vert counties and the twenty-third and
tWenty-fourth wards of the city of Balti-
more. Mr.. Mudd carried all these counues,
while Mr. Cummins had small ma jorities
in the city wards and the first and thir-
teenth districts Of Baltimore county, while
he carried Howard county by $50.
In the second district, which includes Ce-
Gil, Carroll, Hartford and a portion of Bal
timore county and several wards in Balti-
more city, William b. Baker was elected
over Richard b. Tippett, democrat, by an
estimated plurality of 1888.
In the third district Frank c. Watcher,
republican, defeated DR.. John B. Schwatka,
democrat, by the narrow margin Of seven
ty-tWo votes.
In the sixth district the republican cam
ddate, George A. Pearre, carried all the
counties. his majority reaching in the
neighborhood of $500. Representative Nc
Donald, the present incumbent, received
1868 plurality two years ago. Numerous
democrats voted for Candidate Pearre, and
this particularly the in Montgom-
cry county, which gave republican ma
jority. The democrats made substantial
gains throughout the state except in the
sixth district.
The figures at present obtainable in the
six districts are as follows:
First dstrict-John Walter Smith, demo-
crat, Queen Annes county, $50; Wicomico,
100; Worcester, 600; Somerset, 100; total
1880.
Wilbur F. Jackson, republican, Caroline
county, Al Dorchester, 100; Talbot, 2s2;
KeT.t, G6. Total. 4S9.
Smiths (democraD plurality, S6l. esti-
mated
IN 1870 BARBER VePubHcah} piufaHty
was 302
Second district-Wm. B. Baker. Cecil
county, 1S0; Carroll county, 900, and wards
of Baltimore city, 259 Total, 729.
Richard b. Tippett. democrat: Baltimore
county. $40; Hartford, 6. Total, 346.
Bakers estimated plurality. 3S3.
In 1896 Mr.. Bakers plurality was 5,367.
Third district-Frank C. Wachter, republi-
can, defeated DR.. John B. Schwatka by 72
votes.
Fourth district-James w. Denny demo-
crat. defeated w. w. McIntire, republican,
by about 500 votes.
Fifth district-Sydney E. Mudd, republi-
can, is reelected to Congress by a reduced
ma ajority. Mr. Cummins democrat, receiy-
ed a majority of 1sS in the twenty-third
and twenty fourth wards of Baltimore city
and of 219 In the first and thirteenth dis
tricts of Baltimore county and about $50
in Howard county.
Mr.. Mudd's pluralities are: In Prince
Georges, $40: Charles. 1,OS3; Anne Arun-
del $50; st. Mary's 721; Calvert probably
gave small republican majority In ism,
Mr.. Mudd's plurality over Moss, democrat,
was 3,512.
Sixth district-George A Pearre, republi
can, fs elected by a plurality Of more than