Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-05-04
THE ELECTION IN BAL LTIMoRE.
Thomas G. Hayes. Democrat, Elected
MnYor by 7.bOO MaioritY.


Thomas G. hayes. Democrat, Elected
Mayor by 1900 Majority.
Baltimore, Md, May 2.-This city
has again declared for the Democrats,
who have elected Thomas G. Hayes as
mayor by 1900 majority over W. T.
Malster, Republican and present in
cumbent. Mr.. Hayes will be remem-
bered as the gentleman who some years
ago had secured the majority OF dele
gates to the Democratic State Conven-
tion to nominate a governor, but lost
tho nomination by the orders of Sena-
tor German that the delegates must
vote for John e. Hurst, the millionaire
merchant, who was nominated and de-
feated by Floyd Lowndes, present
governor ~
Mr.. Hayes and his friends have been
credited with giving the Republicans
q revengeful boost at every election
since. and, In order to placate them,
Mr.. Hayes was accorded the Democratic
nomination for mayor, and, with q
united party behind him, besides many
disgruntled Republicans, he has won
handsomely.
Enough returns have not been received
to positively indicate the vote for City
Council, but the Democrats will con-
troll both branches and have elected
James IL. Smith to the comptrollership,
and Skipwith Wilmer to the presidency
Of the Second Branch OF the City
Council.
There were i've tickets in the field,
but only those of tho two leading
parties cut any figure. Many Pro,
hihitionists, including several of the
leaders OF that party, voted for the
Democratic candidate for mayor, not
withslandine the fact that there was %
Prohibition ticket in the field. There
were also Social Democratic and So
cialist Labor tickets.
The new mayor will take his seat
next November. The comptroller will
begin his term on May 10th. The new
Council will organize on May 18th,
when the Second Branch president will
begin his duties. The two Second
Branch members from each Council
manic district will draw lots for the
long and short term, and in future
elections only ono will be chosen.
The mayor, under the new city char
ter, will have tho appointment of 1000
city employees
The independent vote, which four
years ago enabled the Republicans to
turn out the Democrats. who had been
in power 30 years, today, helped the
Democrats defeat the Republican City
Hall organization.
The negro vote of over 1900,
upon which the Republican managers
counted as a strong factor, proved their
greatest source of weakness, because il
alienated thousands Of white Republi
cans. The employment of negroes as
laborers in city work turned o large
part of the white labor vote against the
Republican ticket The nomination OF
Hiram Watty, eolored politician, for
City Council, the charges of an increase
during the past year in negro rowdyism
| and the speech of Senator Wellington,
in which he said, This is not white
mans city, but a city for all natiorali.
ties and colors Of men, increased the
race prejudice TO such a pitch that
many dyed in thew white Republi
cans who had never before voted the
Democratic ticket did so this time te
| prove, as some of them said, that this
was aud would remain white man's
| city. y
The Reform League also contributed
largely to Mayor Masters defeat. Its
agents unearthed numbers of cases oI
negroes registered illegally, which il
charged to the Republicans Nearl,
all the leading citizens who led the in
dependent voters in the fight agains
tho Democrats four years ago wert
today with the Democrats, and theiI
influence undoubtedly changed manJ
votes.
While the result is u Democrati,
victory, it proves that Raltimor,
| politically is doubtful city, the indie
pendent voters holding the balance O
| power in all elections.
The two Republican United State
Senators (MoComas and Wellington
took leading part in the campaign
but ex-senator Gorman, for the frs
time in his political career, was silent
He made no speeches and did not ever
visit headquarters during the bite
fight
The Democrats are delirious will
Joy, and at % late hour crowds of then
are psrading the streets, shouting them
selves hoarse. The Democratic mana
gers admit that it was with the aid o
Republican and independent votes tina
the Democratic ticket received SO slarg
q majority.
Senator Gorman's predictions fou
years ago, when the Republicans frs
came into power, that they would b.
turned down before 1900. have beel
fulfilled so far as Baltimore city is con
cerned.
The Democrats arc now confident o
electing the State ticket and a ma jorit,
OF the Legislature this fall, as the rul
has always been that as goes Baltimor
city SO goes tho State.