The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-07
MARYLAND FOR k'KINLEY
The Republicans Victorious in the
Old Line State.
Returns Indicate Plurality of
10000 Votes Against Rrsnn and
Stevenson - Reported Administrn-
ton Gains in the Cong
Observation-Disclosures to Politicians.

been carried by Mckinley by a plurality
| OF about 10000. The claim is made that
the Maryland delegation in Congress will
be ssfidly Republican. Mckinley carried
| the city of Baltimore by about 1000 plu-
rality. Official returns from each Of the
precincts in the city except two have been
received by the police commissioners.
They give Mckinley 5S,3S1, Bryan ST.
$751; This places McKinleys plurality at
exactly 1000. 1t will be changed only
slightly by the two precincts stlll to be
heard from.
While these figures are compiled from
| the official returns submitted to the po-
lice commissioners. the Baltimore Sum-
| declares that Bryan has been defeated In
the city by at least 5000 votes. The same
authority comedies the State to the Re-
publicans by about 10000 or 1000 votes.
In this estimate it is Joined by the most
careful observers at this hour.
| The first three precincts in the city
of Baltimore gave Mckinley 6S3.
Bryan 2S1 This was discouraging to
! Democrats. When thirty-six precincts had
1
S.6S5. Bryan $685. The count of ITO pre-
| cincts showed 1874 votes for Mckinley
| and 1852 for Bryan. On the count of
the 160th precinct Mckinley had 2S,573 and
Bryan 25.S79. When $50 precincts had been
counted. Mckinley had 1920 and Bryan
2s.1as.
| At this time Mr.. Goldsborough. Chair
man of the State Republican Central Com
mittee. claimed the city of Baltimore for
Mckinley by 5000 plurality and the State
by lL0UO. The Board of Supervisors made
| the estimate that Bryan would carry the
city by 5000.
An hour before midnight the Baltimore
| World" Democratic paper. conceded the
city to Mckinley by 1000 and the State
of Maryland by 5000. At this time the
| Baltimore American" claimed the State
for Mckinley by $1,000. and said that a
solid Republican Congressional delegation
had been elected.
Toward 10 O'Clock. reports encouraging
| to Democrats came from Hartford, Anne
Arundel. and Carroll Counties. pronounced
gains for Bryan being shown.
The first thirty precincts out of 354 in
Maryland, outside of Baltimore, gave Nc
kinney 1901, Bryan 1851.
A little after 10 o'clock, Murray Vandi-
yer. Chairman Of the State Democratic
Central Committee, conceded the city of
Baltimore to Mckinley by 1000, and said
1t looked as though Wachter, in the Third
district. and Schirm, in the Fourth district,
bad been elected to Congress. He said
that Talbot, Democrat, in the Second dis
trict. was probably elected over Baker, the
present Representative.
Murray Fandirer, at II o'clock, conceded
the State to the Republicans.
The election here passed off quietly. The
day was almost perfect, and when the
polls opened at 6 o'clock in the morning
voters were standing in line at many
places ready to cast their ballots. One
half the vote was polled by 1870 o'clock
About 10000 votes were cast in the
city The heavy balloting was looked upon
hopefully b. party managers on each side
The polls closed at 8 o'clock, and the first
returns began to come in at about I
O'clock. They caused amazenlsnt at
Democratic headquarters, as precincts
that had been depended upon as safe for
Bryan proved to have thrown their votes
! to Mckinley.
The returns. excepting from two pre-
ciDcts-the eleventh in the Seventeenth
ward and the first in the Eleventh ward
were in by 1890.
In the Third Congressional district
| Wachter. Republican, has majority of
2,0o2 over Leach, Democrat. The figures
were q. 623 and 1886.
c. r. Schirrn. Republican. was elected
over Denny, Democrat, by about Lass votes.
Returns from all but one precinct give
Schirm g, 79s. to 20,312 for Denny.
The Twenty third and the Twenty-fourth
wards are included in the Fifth district.
where b. H. Camaiier. Democrat, and Sgd
ney Mudd, Republican, were the contest
ants. The two wards went: Mudd. All:
Camalier, 4,025; plurality for Mudd, 446.
Returns from country precincts indicate
that Mudd has been elected.
The Twelfth. Sixteenth, Seventeenth. and
Eighteenth wards of the city are all in
| rality of 991. The Republicans are conf
claim Talbot will win by a narrow margin
They claim that as an Offset to the heavy
Blakeney vote in the city Talbot has car
ried Carroll County by $50 and Hartford
County by $50, with other country districts
certain to be with him.
The heavy Republican pluralities here
have surprised even the Republicans and
have astounded the Democrats. All agree
that the gold element Is responsible for
the result The Honest Money" League
has made strong fight here and ii went
into the campaign well equipped with
funds
Senator McComas declared at II O'Clock
tonight that the Republican delegation of
six Representatives had been elected and
| that the State had been carried for Nc
Kinley by 1000 or 1900.