The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-05
Baltimore Election.

nicipal methods for greter Balti-
more by the victory of the Sewer,
Annex and Park Loans. and the
majority of both branches of the
City Council at the election held
in that city on Tuesday last. A
day of gloomy forebOdings was
followed by the splendid results
told above. The statement had
been repeatedly made that if il
were not for the loans not more
than 60 per cent. of the registered
vote would be polled. AS it turn
ed out, less than 90 per cent. was
pOlled, but the unexpected hap
pened when the candidates ran
ahead of the loans, instead of the
loans, running ahead of the candi
dates. All kinds of rumors were
afloat during the day, one OF
which was 20 the effect that the
Democratic organization was try
ing to defeat the loans. The re.
suit shows how absolutely un-
founded the reports were. During
the campaign both Democrats and
Republicans appeared upon the
stump, speaking heartily for the
success of the loans and the RI
mors were probably started By
some persons hostile to the par ty
organization.
The election was for four mem
bers of the Second Branch of the
City Council. there being five
hold over members, twenty five
members Of the First Branch OF
the City Council, and the Sewer,
Annex and Park loans. There
was considerable opposition to the
three loans, some fearing that the
bonding of about $4,000, 900
would necessitate and increase in
the tax rate. A great fight was
made against it in some quarters
but the result shows that the ma
iority favored them. The sewer,
age Improvement will cost about
$40, 900, 900, the Annex Loan 50,
600, 600 and the Park Loan LOCO, :
600. The newspapers were all a
unit for the loans and did remark
able work in shaping public Opin
ion. OF the % candidates recon-.
mended by the Municipal League,
IL were elected, not such a favor
able showing after all. There
may be contests in three or four
wards here the results were close.
In the 18th ward the returns show
the election of o. Milton Dennis
over Hiram Walty the cOlored Re
publican. The official count may
change this. 1t was a great vic
tory for the Democratic party, as
out OF twenty eight candidates
elected, twenty two were Demo
Gratis. And proves that under
ordinary circumstances. Baltimore
can be depended upon to prove
true to her hOnored traditions.
The Republican Mayor. Ii. Clay
TimanuS, who came into Office
through the unfortunate death of
Mayor Mclean, democrat, has
taken the greatest interest in the
success of the loans, and has made
All active campaign in their be-
half.
The Baltimore Sun. making an
analysis of the result of Tuesdays
election, says:
"COincident with the emphatic
adoption of the three public i'm
prOvement loans upon which the
hopes of the city were hung, there
came as result of the election
yesterday a sweeping Democratic
victory and the placing of both
branches of the City Council firm
ly in the hands of that party.
The outcome is the more sur.
prising because of the belief which
prevailed that the Republicans
would ride into power upon the
loan sentiment. 1t indicates that,
while the people heartily approved
the plans for greater and more
progressive Baltimore. they were
also strongly in favor OfinStalling
a Democratic City Council as a
check upon the Republican Mayor.
No such landslide toward De-
mOcracy was suspected until after
the polls closed and the returns
began to come in. 1t then be.
came apparent that while the vote
was not particularly heavy, the
apathy which had been hailed
as a characteristic of the cam
paign was not apathy at all, but
the quite interest of the discrimi.
mating ~oter. The extent of the
Democratic victory surprised even
the party leaders. none of whom
had claimed more than 16 mem
bers Of the First Branch. 1t
distinctly that both sides
deceived by the quietness of the
voting masses, and utterly missed
the real drift of public sentiment.
WHERE PROPHETS FAILED.