Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-07-13
THE CITY ELECTION
A BIG VOTE POLLED IN THE THREE
WARDS BY BOTH PARTIES.
A Nip And Tuck Contest With Chances
For The Democrats tS-The Result
Will Be a Divided
Board.
REPUBLICANS JUBILANr

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usual interest to the taxpayers. and in
consequence a large vote was polled--
both parties working like Trogens In all
the wards to get out their full vote
Many luke'warm and indifferent voters
held of voting until the last moment,
ready to flop TO either side that offered
the largest sum for their vote.
The day dawned gloomy, with lower
ing clouds and rain. but toward noon the
clouds lightened and the remainder OF
the day was more favorable. By noon
more than halt the vote was polled, and
the ward workers then went after the
delinquents and stragglers. and before
the hour tor closing the polls. nearly the
tull vote was gotten out. The 10 o'clock
train brough, about iorlyeight members OF
Companies q and NJ OF the MARYLAND
National Guard from Camp Saunders
at Bel Air. Hartford county.
The soldier boys we're in command Of
Major James {. Porter and Captains p.
Ellwood Porter and Hugh X Riley. who
came home to cast their vote for their
respective candidates, returning to camp
in the afternoon. Captain Riley, OF Com.
pany M, is a candidate for City Coun-
much interested in his election. The req
islered vote OF the city is 7.I26. OF these
there are 1913 white votes and sos col
ored. making the white majority $40.
One white vote was added BY the
Court and thirty y-nine colored were or
dered stricken off, so that the total white
vote is I,3Io and the total colored vote
7oo. This makes majority for the whites
| OF $50. BY giving the Republicans ago
white votes il would make their total
1919, and the Democratic vote 900,
but at least IS colored voters are off at
sea or else at watering places. Deduct
this from 1919 and 1t would make the
full Republican vote ga. against I.o6o.
But there will be a number OF colored
voters who will not vote and few whites,
the number of coloted non-voters being
the greatest. Under these conditions the
head OF the Democratic ticket on straight
vote should be elected by from 100 10
$50 votes. There will be cuts both ways
an the result Is a condition of guess
work, with chances In favor of the Demo-
Gratis, as there Is no dissension In the
party other than individual antagonlsms.
The colored vote, with a few excep-
tions. will be for the same ticket. A
combination Of the colored vote, with a
small percentage Of the white votes, is
~ that IS necessary to win the election.
to whether this IS slaIp What sha. !! is fight as
Two years ago the Republican majority
for Mayor Dubois was only nineteen
and for Counselor Claude eight. Each
party recognizes the closeness Of the
result and have been on the alert.
Many OF the independents are openly
declaring that they will cut the ticket so
as to vote for the best men. II is i'm
possible to correctly predict the result as
to the Mayor and Counselor, although
both sides claim a victory. The First
ward will probably elect Democratic
aldermen and the Third ward Is over
whelmingly Republican. Much interest
is cenleTed in the Second ward, which
is at present represented by two Demo-
cratic aldermen, candidates for reelection.
The Republicans claim they will carry
the city with, perhaps, the election OF one
or two Democrats. which will not change
the present complexion Of the Board.
They claim they will poll goo votes in the
Third ward this year against ago last
year. Tney also lay claim this year OF
electing one of their aldermen in the
| Second ward, II not both. This is con-
sidered to be, and always has been. the
banner Democratic ward, and to lay
| claim TO this ward is rather boasting or
more OF bluff on their part.
On the other hand, the Democrats
claim they will carry the Firs. and Second
wards by good maiorIiies aud expect to
elect their Mayor and Counselor by
safe majority. The outlook is that the
result will be very close. The following
is the vote OF the city for Mayor and
Counselor two years ago:
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