New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-05
GORM4N'S VICTORY.
His Followers Think He VAL Be
Candidate for President.
Isr TELEGRAPH TO THE TE1BUxE-I


baltimore Nov 4-Concerning Senator Cor
man and the Presidency. his political associ-
ates here figure it out that the Democratic VIC
tories in New-York City and in Maryland make
him the most prominent candidate for the Dem
ocratfc nomination. The selection or the New
York ticket. they say. was made on the auNlce
of Mr. German. and he is credited with teihg
the only man with the influence to get Con
trolIer t,rout into line. me fact that the ticket
won by a handsome majority, Will 1t Is argued
make Mr.. German the real choice OF Iamnahy
Hall for the Presidency. Chairman MURRAY
ya,diver the Senator's closest friend ard CHIEF
political manager, said nothing puohely ABOUT
Mr. German and the Presidency, although he
will no doubt have charge Of the German loom
I'm Maryland but he did say that good govern
rnent in MARYLAND means government by the
white people
Senator McComas's friends are charging the
Republican followers of Congressman Wacnter
with '.knifng" the ticket. 1t is known that
hundreds Of the Wachter men, believing tnat
Senator McComas helped TO defeat Wacnter lot
Mayor last May, either voted the Democratic
ticket Yesterday or cut the candidates Tor the
legislature.
Ex-Governor Lloyd Lowndes, a leading Re
publican explains the Republican slump as
follows: II attribute the result to jealousy
and personal tSellng between SOlilC VI VII -
publican leaders, and fear, in part. that some
one besides themselves might receive benent Oh
2 partv victory. Some Of the followers OF these
leaders did nothing for the success OF the local
tickets. This affected the State candidates
There was too much self; too little PATRIOTISM
At midnight the returns of Tuesdays election
from Baltimore City and the State of Maryland
had not all been received. Two missing pre-
cincts in the city had been counted by the cleo
ton Judges but owing to the long vigil OF the
clerical force in the Office of the supervisors
Of election it was decided to close the office The
figures of the missing precincts are promised
Tomorrow morning. They will not materially
change the result In the city OF Baltimore tne
entire Democratic State ticket. comprising Ed
win warield. of Howard County, Governor
Gordon T Atkinson. Of Somerset county. SOi,-
troUer and William Shepard Bryan, il OF bdI((
tin1ore Citv Attorney General. had about 5OOo
plurality The Democrats elected IN Balurlore
C,ity three State Senators and eighteen members
Of the House Of Delegates by large majOrltles.
The Republicans elected one state senator anu
six members of the House of Delegates VIII
lam H Green Republican. is apparently electeG
Sheriff of the city by a plurality or between 1uv
and 300 The returns from all the counties o.
the state have not been received. out enough
reports are in hand to assure an oVerWneinllns
Democratic majority on Joint ballot in the Cen
eraI Assembly which will elect a successor 10
T-nitAd States Senator Louis Z. MCCOmaS
From returns received at this hOur IL IS Cou-
cadad that the Democrats Will have on JOINT
ballot SO votes in the General Assembly 70 Il
Republican War1eld's plurality in the STATE
will probably reach 5000