The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-11-06
Friday. Nov. 6, 1908.
THE ELECTION.

Iowa remained under republican colors,
while Maryland and Kentucky were true
to democracy. Small contests made
matters lively in Colorado, Nebraska and
New Jersey. Great interest centered in
New York city and the Mayoralty fight.
The republicans were generally success
full in local elections in New York state.
BY majority of nearly 100000 it was
decided that the State shall spend $780,
ooo, 900 for improving its canals.
George B. Mcclellan, the democratic
(Tamtnany) candidate, was elected Mayor
of Greater New York by about IS, 900
plurality.
The republicans carried Pennsylvania
by at least PIT, 900 plurality. The prin.
cipa1 contests were over Judges in ten
counties.
Throughout New Jersey the republicans
were generally successful, and they will
control both the Senate and Assembly.
III Ohio Tom J.. johnson was defeated
by majority that is more than 100000
The full republican State ticket was elect
ed and that party will have majority of
100 in the Legislature on joint ballot, in
surfing the reelection of Hanna to the
Senate.
Massachusetts, went republican, elect
ing the full State ticket, but the demo-
Gratis polled more votes than last year and
will gain, perhaps, dozen seats in the
Legislature.
Governor Cummins and the entire re-
publican ticket were elected in Iowa,
with probable democratic gains in the
Legislature.
The republican state committee of Ne
braska claims the election of the Justice
of the Supreme Court by plurality of
10, 900, which is regarded as a conserva
tive estimate.
The vote for Governor in Rhode Island
was close, with the rec election of the DEM
ocratic candidate, Garvin, by a reduced
plurality. The republicans elected the
balance of the State ticket and will return
Nelson Aldrich to the U. S. Senate.
Returns from Kentucky indicate that
Beckham, the democratic candidate for
Governor, was reelected by an increased
majority.
In Colorado the republicans reelected
Campbell Supreme Court Justice.
The Result In Maryland.
The democrats made clean sweep in
Maryland, electing Edwin Warield Gov
ernor by over 10000 majority, and secur-
ing the Legislature on joint ballot, which
will insure the election of a democrat in
place of Louis E. McComas, republican,
as United States Senator, after March
next. The democrats carried three of
the four legislative districts of Baltimore
city and I6 of the 20 counties. The ma
jority in the Legislature will be over
whelmingly democratic, more than two
thirds of each house, the largest for many
years. Of the IS Senators elected the
democrats got IL and the republicans s.
The Legislature will be as follows:
Senate-democrats 49, republicans s.
House-democrats 70, republicans 81.
To propose an amendment to the Con-
stitution requires three-fifths' vote in
each house of the General Assembly, and
this the democrats will have in the next
Legislature for the first time in many
years.
Ofthe seven judges elected in the State
five were democrats and two republicans.
The returns show that throughout the
State thousands of ballots were rejected,
the average being placed at 10 per cent
The success of the democrats, in addi-
ton to giving them control of the Gener.
al Assembly and of the many offices under
the Governor and in the city courts,
means also the reelection of Murray
Vandiver as State Treasurer and the cleo
ton of democratic United States Sen
ator. There are now in the field three
aspirants, and it is probable that the con-
test for the election will be a bitter one
The result in Baltimore city and county
sends to the Legislature % delegates
pledged to support the candidacy of Mr.
Rayner, which, while not nearly enough
to control the democratic caucus, is con-
siderably more than are committed TO
either Governor Smith or Ex-Governor
Jackson.
The Vote In Cecil County Close.
The vote in Cecil county was close, and
owing to the length of time required to
make the count, the officials in some of
the districts not completing the stipend
GUS task until the afternoon of Wednes-
day, the result was not known until
Wednesday night. The election was
holly contested and big vote polled,
factional differences causing a division OF
the county offices. The democrats car
'ried the county for their State ticket,
while the republicans won several of the
county offices. The republicans elected
Thomas B. Miller for register OF wills,
George Spence and Levi Patterson for
county commissioners, Thomas S. Miller
and William J. Clark for judges of the
Orphans Court, and Cecil Kirk for the
House of Delegates.
The democrats elected Manly Drennen
for clerk of the Circuit Court, ]. Wilson
Squire for states attorney, George c. Bid.
die for sheriff, Vim. H. Holm for county
treasurer, Geo. G. Hopkins for assistant
treasurer, S. K. Blake for judge of Or
phans' Court, VIM. 7. Fryer and Samuel