The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-11-08
Feigned Satisfaction.

1t is amusing to read the interviews of Re-
pubIicans on the result of Tuesdays election
in Maryland. Up to the very hour of open
| ing the polls the leaders predicted sweeping
Republican victories in all six congressional
districts. The Democrats carried two dis
| tricts-a gain of two for the Democrats and
loss oftwo for the Republicans-and one dis
trict is in doubt, claimed by both parties.
McComas now calls the result in the State
Republican triumph, and President Roose-
welt telegraph him that Maryland has done
excelently" Schirm, who was defeated by
Maj. Denny in the fourth district thinks he
did we'll, aud so the whole crowd seems to be
happy that they did not lose every district.
! And they are exulting over plurality in
! the State of about 5000, when they know that
the Democrats made little or no effort to car
nv either the first, fifth or sixth districts
They did not have the means to get out the
Democratic vote. They did not have the
Trusts and Monopolies and high tariff beneh-
Charles generally to draw upon for campaign
funds, and they concentrated their efforts upon
these, two were carried, and the third dis
trict is so close only the official count can de-
termine whether Wachter, Republican, or
Meyer, Democrat, won.
Anne Arundel and Prince Georges counties
each gave Mudd over 1000 majority, and both
counties are Democratic by combined vote
of about 600. This takes off nearly 1000 OF
the Republican plurality in the State, and
400 more can be substracted from the Repub-
lican lnajorities in Calvert and St. Mary's.
Two thousand FIVE hundred votes can be sub
stracted from Pearre's majority also, for Nc
Conas and all Republicans known that III
Frederick county the Republicans have moth
ing like 1000 majority, nor has Washington
county a Republican majority of 900, nor
Alegany county 1000 and Garrett 900, while
they also know that there is more than 100
Democratic majority in Montgomery county.
The Republican majority of 232 in Carroll
is not true test of party strength; on the
contrary the county has Democratic majori-
ty of $50.
On the Eastern Shore the Democratic ma
joriiy is fully $500, yet Democratic apathy
and jackson bribery caused Republican
majority on Tuesday of about 100.
When these facts are consid cred it will be
seen that the Republican plurality of about
| 5000 disappears, and the Stale is Democratic
by at least 10000.
Mr.. McComas will realize about this time
next year that the State is not only surely
Democratic, but a Legislature will be chosen
that will send Democrat to the Senate to
replace him.
Republicans are also laughing at Yelling
tons influence in Allegheny. He was not in
the campaign this year, but he will be next
year, and the laugh will be on the other side
Of their mouths. And they will see all nine
of the Eastern Shore counties in the Demo-
cratic column, ard certainly eight on the
Western Shore, and Baltimore city well up in
the front of the Democratic column.
The satisfaction over the result of Tuesday 5
election is simply feigned. McComas and
Goldsborough and all the McComas clique
fully expected to carry every congressional
district. They are deeply chagrined at the
loss Of two aud possibly three And they
know, too, by the result throughout the conn
try, that the trend of public sentiment is to-
ward Democratic policies, and they are sim
ply whisting to keep up their courage.
McComas, Goldsborough, Pearre and Stone
must go.