The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-07
ECHOES OF ELECTION
FURTHER RETURNS FROM YES
TERDAY's BATTLE of BALLOTS.
GORMAN WINS IN MARYLAND
LEGISLATURE WILL BE DEMO-
CRATIC BY ON JOINT BALLOT.

controversy in Baltimore Leads to
Locking Up the BaiIots-CompIete
Unofficial Returns in Greater New
York Place Lows Majority at 29,-
s64 - MayOr-eIect COnEratulates
the City Upon the Overwhe imi N Z
Triumph of the Forces of Decency.
Baltimore, Nov. 6.-Returns received
In this city up to midnight and includ-
ing every county in the state, partly
official and partly estimated, indicate
a result in the legislative contest which
is almost without parallel in Maryland.
The most careful estimates and calcu-
lations give the Democrats forty-six
delegates and seven newly-elected sem
ators, which, combined with the ten
who hold over in the Senate, assures
the friends of Mr.. German a total Of
sixty-three on joint ballot. The Repub-
licans, it appears. have elected forty
nine delegates and six senators, which.
added to their three hold-over senators,
gives them a total of fifty-eight on
joint ballot. These figures indicate that
the Republicans will be able to organ
ize the House of Delegates.
The situation in Baltimore city, is
a peculiar one in that the returns from
the Second Legislative District are in
such an incomplete state. as to make
the result there uncertain as to two
legislative candidates. The election
Judges in two precincts became inVolv-
ed last night in a controversy over the
rejection of several ballots and finally
i all AAl-c
in the ballot box and turned them over
to the supervisors of election with the
statement that they declined to sign
the returns. One of the Democratic
candidates lacks but 81 votes of cleo
tion and another needs but 103. The
Republicans seem inclined to concede
the election of the first mentioned
when the returns are in from the two
missing precincts, but assert that the
other will be beaten. In the accompa-
nying table, therefore, but one Demo-
cart in Baltimore city is put down as
probably elected, while the Repubh-
cans are given sixteen. The ballots will
not be counted until noon tomorrow,
until which time nothing definite can
be known.
One Of the surprises of the day was
the close vote in Allegheny county,
heretofore safely Republican by ma
jorities ranging from 1000 to 1000. The
Democrats have elected their senator
and one representative in that county
and the result as to the remaining
fourqs delegates is close. st. Mary's
county which has been considered
doubtful, has gone solidly Democratic
and Washington Wilkinson, one of the
picturesque figures on the Republican
side of the Senate, is relegated to pri-
vate life. The following shows the
probable makeup Of the House OF
Delegates by counties:
Allegheny, Democrat 1; Republican
q: Ann Arundel, Democrat, 4; Balu-
more county, Democrats 6; Baltimore
city, Democrat 1, Republican IT; Cal
vert county, Republicans Q; Caroline,
Democrats l, Republican 1; Carroll,
Democrats ?, Republicans 2; Cecil, Re
publcans 5; Charles, Republicans ,;
Dorchester, Democrats 4, Republicans
2: Frederick, Republicans 8; Garrett
Republicans 2; Hartford, Democrats 4;
Howard, Democrats 2; Montgomery,
Democrats 4; Prince Georges, Demo-
Gratis 8; Queen Annes, Democrats 8; st.
Marys, Democrats 2; Somerset, Demo-
crat l. Republicans 2: Talbot, Demo-
Gratis 2; Republican /; Wicomico, Dem
ocrats 3; Worcester, Democrats 8;
Washington, Republicans 5.
Total-Democrats 4e; Republicans 49,.
The senators elected are Democrats
from Dorchester, Hartford, Montgom-
cry, Prince Georges, Worcester, St.
Marys and Allegany, and Republicans
from Caroline, Cecil, Charles, Garret,
Talbot and the Second district in Bal
t;nore civ