Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-07-10
THE BATTLE Of THE BALLOTS
The Municipal Fight For Mayor
And Council Is On
Today.
BOTH SIDES EXPECT vICToRX.
1t Is Thought That The Result
Will Show Divided
Council.

The battle OF ballots Is ON touaN III
Annapolis, and the contest is almost
as heated as the weather. Votes are
being cast for the municipal election
and much interest is being manifested
at each of the polling places in the
three wards
Tie election is for new City Coun-
Gil. or some change in the old one,
composed of q mayor, a counsellor aud
two aldermen from each of the three
wards. The vote, it is thought, Will
be very close, and today marks the
close of a quiet bnt intensely deter
| mined campaign. Both sides claim
the city by about 100 to $50 majority,
| and conservative members OF each
party concede but one ward TO the op-
| position.
It is admitted that the Third ward,
in which the colored voters predomi
nate. will be carried by the Republi-
cans, and practically certain that the
First ward will 90 Democratic. These
wards may offset each other and make
the Second ward, which is close, tho
battle ground both for the two alder
men and the Mayor and Counsellor.
| The Democrats claim that much apathy
exists among the colored voters, while
it is stated that some of the Demo
cratic candidates will be cut III some
quarters ON account of their opposition
| to an increase of liquor saloons, This
stand is also expected to gain votes in
some quarters.
AS the day advances and voting pro-
crosses the Democrats are claiming
everything; ditto the Republicans.
Both tickets were cut by the voters in
each of the wards 1t is thought the
result will be a split ballot and the
Council may be about evenly divided.
The foregone conclusion is that Mr..
Douw will be Mayor, but that MIR.
Randall will be Counsellor, it being
intimated that MIR. Riley's opposition
to the increased number of saloons
has classed these and their following
against him. Those who know declare
that at least one of the aldermen III
The Second ward will be Republican
Mr.. Frank A. Munroe, and there is a
possibility of Mr. Brewer election
also.
Speculation of all sorts is rife. 1t is
universally conceded that MIR. Douw
will be the next Mayor of Annapolis.
DIR. Henkel, the Republican candi-
date is being cut in the Third ward,
the Republican stronghold. The Re
publican vote in this ward is not be-
| ing polled at one-third its strength.
| This is said to be due to the absence
of large number of the colored con-
tingent who are on the summer cruise
or acting as walters at various sum-
mer resorts.
Up to / O'Clock today the following
vote had been polled
First Ward-Water Witch Hook and
Ladder Company's House-Register
ed number of voters, 59G; polled up to
| p. m, 1876.
Second rd-Independent No.
Fire Company's House, Assembly
Rooms-Re Registered number of voters
671; vote polled up to ! p. M, ,2S0.
Third Ward-Rescue Hose Company,
| Registered vote, 923; vote poll
ed up to | p. m, 26O.
Ii will be seen by this that a very
slim vote is being cast at all OF th'
| voting places. The first to cast hi
ballot in the First ward was James il
Murdock; the first in the Secon'
ward, Roy l.. Morgan, and the frs
in the Third ward, the old veteran
Democrat, Mr.. Thomas Basil
Governor Warfeld votes in the Sec
ond ward, but had not voted up TO /. 81
O'Clock. He is expected TO arrive her
this afternoon and to cast his ballo
in this ward. The Secretary Of Stat
also votes in this ward. Admira
Sohley is a registered voter in TIN
Third ward, but he is not expected tC
come here to vote today.