The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-08
THE ELECTION.

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and Pennsylvania.
Legislatures which will choose
United States Senators were elected
in Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky and
Iowa.
Connecticut elected delegates to
Constitutional Convention.
New York city elected a Mayor
and other municipal officers.
In Maryland the returns received
up to Thursday morning indicated
the election of DR.. Joshua w. Her
ing, democrat, Comptroller of the
Treasury by a majority of over
1000 and j. Frank Turner, demo,
Graf, Clerk of the Court of Appeals,
by majority of about 700. These
figures, however, are partly esti
mated and may be changed by the
official returns. The democrats
appear to have elected As members
of the House Of Delegates and II
Senators, including the 10 hold
over Senators. This, if confirmed
by the official returns, will give the
democrats a majority of 10 on joint
ballot, the total membership being
26 Senators and 50 Delegates. The
republicans will have 8 Senators
and AZ members of the lower house.
William Fl. Thomas, democrat,
was elected Associate Judge Of the
Fifth judicial circuit, composed of
Carroll, Howard and Anne Arun-
del counties, over Judge Reifsnider,
and Judge Charles +. Holland,
democrat, was re elected Associate
Judge in the First circuit over
Robert P. Graham. Judge Edwin
Fl. Brown, democrat, was elected
Associate Judge in the Second cir
cult without opposition.
All three of the constitutional
amendments appear to have been
adopted, only a small number of
votes being cast for or against them.
Tie total vote in the State was the
smallest for long time, and it is
made to appear still smaller by the
large number of ballots rejected
because Of improper marking. In
many counties the election was very
close and the official returns may
entirely change the results as given.
The returns indicate that the
democrats swept Virginia, electing
the State ticket by "a majority of
10000, and carried both branches
of the Legislature by large
majorities.
The republicans carried Ohio by
fully $4,000 plurality, re- electing
Gov. George K. Nash and choosing
Legislature which will elect a
republican successor TO Senator
Foraker.
New Jersey elected Franklin
Murphy. republican, Governor by
from 5000 to 10000 plurality.
The republicans of Massachusetts
reelected w. Murray Crane Gov
ernor by about SIS, 900 plurality.
A. B. Cummins, republican, was
elected Governor of Iowa, with the
entire republican ticket. The Leg
islature, which will elect two Unit
ed States Senators, is strongly
republican.
In Mississippi the election was a
special one to fill vacancies in the
offices of Secretary of State and
Treasurer. All the candidates were
democrats, Carlisle was eieeted Sec
rotary of State and Powers Treas.
Pennsylvania republicans elect
ed their State ticket. In Philadel-
phia the fusionists were defeated
but they made gains.
The State officials chosen in
Pennsylvania were a Justice of the
Supreme Court and State Treas.
Nebraska went republican by
from 5000 TO 10000, electing a
Judge of the Supreme Court to fill
vacancy and Regents of the Tn
iversity.
Kentucky elected a Legislature
which will appoint the successor TO
United States Senator William J.
Deboe. Returns from all over the
State indicate democratic gains.
In Rhode Island the republicans
carried the State by a reduced
plurality, eiecting all the State
officers, headed by Gov. William
Gregory. This is the first time the
State election has been held in
November, and the change from
the spring was made by an amend
ment 10 the Constitution recently
adopted. Heretofore the city cleo
tons have been held in the fall
and the State electors in the
spring.
The election in Connecticut was
for members of a constitutional
convention which will meet in Jan
nary. The republican elected a
large majority of the delegates to
the coming convention.
After an exciting campaign Seth
Low, fusionist. was chosen Mayor
of Greater New York by fully
80, 900 plurality. VIM. Z. Jerome,
fusionist, was chosen District At,
torney. Mayor Van Wyck, demo
erat, was defeated for Judge. The