The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-10
ELECTION IN BALTIMORE.

In the municipal election in Bait
more Tuesday the republicans were
even NOE successful than their leaders
had hoped to be. They elected seventeen
of the twenty-four members Of the first
branch ami all four Of their candidates
for The second branch.
The democrats elected seven mem
bers of the first branch, namely: Messrs.
Greene, in the fourth; Register, IN the
ninth; Mcmahon, in the tenth; Brown,
in the eleventh; Gephart, in the
twelfth; Watts, in the fourteenth, and
Hoffman, in the twenty fourth.
In the second branch the democrats
sill have the president and four mem
b"rs holding over for two years more
This will give the democrats continued
control by the vote of the presiding
officer.
In its comments upon the result the
Baltimore Sun says:
ut is not strange flat the Demo-
Gratis should have lost or that the Re
publicans should have won sweeping
victory in Tuesdays local election
The discussions among Democrats
made it almost impossible for them to
elect their ticket, although it is signi-
ficant that the two Democratic candi-
dates who encountered the bitterest
and most vigorous facticnal opposi-
ton were elected over :he combined
opposition of Republicans and hostile
Democrats.
"The voting, as far as Democ1a S
were concerned, was of free lance
character, and this contributed largely
to the success of the Republicans. 1t
was an open secret that the Demo
cratic candidates would be opposed 10y
voters in their own party. That there
was also an abundance of what in DO
litical parlance is known as "kniline ,
there is tile doubt. Consequently
the result OF the election cannot be
said to have been unexpected. Tie Re
publicans, through Democratic dissen.
s!ons and the Discrimination of voters
to he bound by party ties in an cleo
ton in which the issues were wholly
local, have been able to turn the tables
on their political opponents. 1t re
mains to be seen whether they will
use this victory to wise and good ends
or whether they will bc controlled ly
bosses and corporations. Their vic
tory is not so much party triumph
and the assertion Of the principle O
nonpartisanism in municipal elections
"a force which will probably exert a
controlling influence in future munich
pal elections.
"The vote cast at Tuesdays cleo
ton was not as large as in previou:
municipal contests, thus indicating
the existence of a spirit Of apathy il
both parties, more particularly, per
haps, Democrats. The new Ballo
law worked satisfactorily, as far a:
known, and if any defects were devel
oped they can be remedied in due sea
son. Under the new system the vote
has no difficulty in making discrimi
nation between candidates, and the re
suit Of the election shows plainly tina
the law secures fair and free expires
sion Of popular will and that it is no
merely device for the promotion O
party ends. Republican success in tn,
first election under the new law can
not be regarded in any degree as thu
verdict of the people upon the useful
ness of the law. The fact that les
that GO per cent. of the registered vot,
of the city was cast shows that til,
public mind was not worked up to an,
great extent on this question. Th
Republican victory was clearly the re
suit of conditions having not the re
hottest relation to public approval O
condemnation of the Election law.
Sebastian Martinelli, titular arch