Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-11-11
MARYLAND'S CHANGE
Governor Lowndes Defeated bv
John Walter Smith.
SENATOR WELLINGTON IS PLEASED

he Charges the Defeat OF the Repub-
lican Party In the state To the Gov
ernor's Candidacy Fer Reelection. !
Baltimore, Nov. S.-Incomplete re- !
turns from the city OF Baltimore and
meagre reports from the state indicate
that the Republicans of Maryland have
been Overwhelmingly defeated. and
that John Walter Smith, the Democrat
ic candidate, has been elected COVER
nor by a majority variousIy estimated
from 10000 to $4,000. There iF also a
reasonable certainty that the lower
house of the general assembly will be
Democratic by a large majority, and
that the Democrats will elect enough
state senator's to overcome the Repub-
Hcan advantage among the hold-over
senator's. thereby controlling both
branches Of the legislature.
The Democrats have carried the
three legislative districts in Baltimore
city, and the probabilities are that they
will have 40 members in the lower
house of the general assembly, while
the Republicans appear to have elected
but 16. The senate will be very close.
with the chances slightly favorinR the
Democratic claim of a majority of two.
On the face,of the returns the Repub-
lfcans have carried bat five counties in
the state. viz: Allegheny, Charles. Gar
rett, Anne Arundel and Somerset. Five
others are doubtful. These are Car
roll, Dorchester, Prince Georges, st.
Mary's and Calvert. The Democrats
have carried beyond a reasonable doubt
the remaining 10, including Frederick
and Washington, by majorities ranging
from 1900 in Baltimore county and
1000 in Worcester, down to a very
close margin In some of the others.
The Gold Democrats" as an organi-
| cation, supported Governor Lowndes,
| but they seem to have but little, IL any,
/ effect on the result.
The Democrats are wild with enthu-
| siasm, while the Republicans are cor
respondingiy depressed over the result,
which they are inclined to attribute to
treachery among the followers of
| Mayor Master and United States Sens
/ tor George l. Wellington. The latter
has taken no part in the CAMPAIGN,
and has not hesitated, since his resig-
nation as chairman OF the state central
committee a few weeks ago, TO pre-
dict the overwhelming defeat of the
Republican ticket.
A special from Cumberland to the
Baltimore Sun quotes Senator We'll
| lington as saying that this was one of
the happiest days OF his life. The
senator added:
'The defeat Of the Republican party
1 in this contest was not a surprise to
me. At the time of my retirement
from the chairmanship OF the state
central committee OF the party there
was no question in my mind as to the
result. 1 counseled Governor Lowndes
then that his only escape from defeat
! was his retirement from the ticket
felt convinced that after his duplicity,
| weakness and treachery ii would be
impossible for him to be elected. He
preferred the advice of the coterie OF
Republicans and Assistant Republic
cans, Cowen and WarReld, at whose
diCtation he had betrayed me. i knew
that he was foredoomed to defeat, and
though some OF my friends thought II
uSwise for me to put myself on record
, in a declaration that he would be
, beaten, felt no hesitation, because OF
the conviction ! had.
, -Four years ago, by my efforts. hi
was nominated for the governorshiI
and elected to. that Office. This yea
! 1t was only necessary for me to stanS
/ aside, at his bidding, and inevitably
and overwhelming defeat came upoI
Y 1 tue
: that the Independent and gold Democ
a racy and corporation influences woul'
2 be exerted to the utmost in his behalf
I "The defeat I told him Of has com
a upon him. and he has not only tn
: bitterness of candidate that is beaten
: but of one who. in his own heari
knows that the defeat is just chas
tisement at the hands of the peopl
for his weakness and treachery.
a This is not defeat for the Reput
e lican party: 1t is a defeat for Lownde
Q and his personal allies. BY the expeI
i fence gathered in this campaign tn
y Republican party must take warnin
q and make for itself a future.
q "Lowndes is politically dead an
! buried. and the malign influences
n which surround him will no loRg'
' have weight in Republican council
- The party must gather itself togeth'
= and do battle as a Republican part
w under Republican leadership. dom
w mated by Republican influence al
= standing upon Republican principle
y, win victory IN Maryland for the r