The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-07
MARYLAND LOST
BY A FEW ERRORS
Voters Ignorance Made the State
Democratic, Tho They Tried
to Be Republican.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Dec. Had few
hundred Maryland voters been bit
more careful in marking their ballots,
that state would have been counted
The Official canvass of the returns
shows that one Of the eight electors is
republican and the rest democratic.,
The republican elector won by few
hundred ballots, which were credited
to him because on each cross was
marked opposite his name. Now, 1T
happens that his name was at the head
of the list of electors. and the evident
idea of the voter was not to vote for
Mr.. Bonaparte in preference to his
seven fellow electors, but to vote for
the list of republican electors. But
ignorance of the proper way to mark
the ballot led the voters to believe that
this cross opposite Mr.. Bonaparte g
name was like cross at the head OF
the republican column. AS a matter
of fact, they simply lost their votes
for the other seven electors.
Had these voters known how to mark |
scratched ticket, the result would
have returned solid republican dele
purposes of political calculate lion, Mary
land must be classed as close Roose-
welt state.
Cortelyou to Resign.
Within a few weeks Chairman Cor
head of the republican national COM
mttee. But before his resignation ne
will name vice chairman Of the COM
mittee who will succeed to the duties
of the Craftsmanship and will practical
ly become chairman of the committee.
Harry S. New Of Indiana is most likely
to be chosen as vice chairman. Incl.
dentally, this may become a matter OF
Importance to the Fairbanks presiden-
tial aspirations of 1908.
Mr.. Cortelyou does not care to take
the duties of the national chairmanship
into the cabinet with him. He will
enter the cabinet soon as, postmaster
general The Chicago convention gave
authority to the national chairman TO
fill any vacancy in the committee or
ganization, and Mr.. Cortelyou can name
Mr. New, or some other man, without
consulting the rest Of the committee.
The work of the chairman during
the next few years will not be heavy:
All the routine will be looked after by
Secretary Dover, vino, has opened per-
The duties of the chairman will not be-
come important until the time for ar
f ranging the preliminaries of the next
. republican national convention.
Payne's Place Remains Vacant.
The vacancy in the republican ma
tional committee caused by the. death
of Henry c. Payne of Wisconsin will
not be filled at present, and may not
be filled for three years. This is the
determination of Chairman Cortelyou
There are number of more or les
active candidates for the position, bu
K Mr. Cortelyou takes the ground tha
there are no rights lost by the delay
4 and no duties being neglected, and tina
y time may show way of filling the va
z cancy with less offense to good men il
\ the party who are now arrayed agalns
one another in factional feud.
Cortelyou Takes Rest.
Last Thursday MIR. Cortelyou woun
\ I'D his business in Washington and wen
for vacation-the first real rest fo
fifteen years. He set aside week TO
I this purpose, and went first to Virgini
{ with Surgeon General Rixey. He wa
mysteries of squirrel shooting, and tha
he might catch q rabbit.
After his hunting experiences M
Cortelyou will visit the school in Pen,
sylvania where he has a son.
Postmasters in the South.
Considerable interest will attach I
the policy to be pursued by Presidel
1 Roosevelt in, the matter Of appointir
southern postmasters. He will not
confronted with this problem until a
I ter March 4, but soon after that da
several thousand postmasters will ha'
to be reappointed or replaced. ~
It has always been the custom f
these offices to be filed on recomme
dation of the chairman Of the repu
lican national committee. This pra
tice has placed at the disposal of tt
official a wonderful amount of patro
age, which might be used to contl
the southern delegates to the nation
convention, and for other purposes
It need cause no surprise if Pre-
dent Roosevelt inaugurates another ]
form here, and takes this out of t
hands of the national committee.
he could scarcely do all the work
appointment himself, the only alte1
= ative for him will be to establi
friendly relations with the democra
senators and members of the house, a
allow them to make recommendatic
as they do in the northern states.