Evening star., 1905-11-07
MOST QUIET IN YEARS
Ideal Weather for Voting in
Maryland.
HEAVY VOTE EXPECTED
BALTIMORE MAJORITY AGAINST
AMENDMENT PROBABLY 10000.
More Than Half the Registered Vote
Cast by Noon-Conditions at
Other Precincts.
HEAVY VOTE EXPECTED
Special DISPATCH 70 The Star

| Nd, November IA heavy
| vote Is being polled throughout the city 20
| Gay. The indications at this hour Q:3o
p.m) are that the amendment will be de-
feated by a good majority. sufficient at
| least to insure its defeat In the state Or
| ganiZation democrats are even fearful that
| the legislative ticket in this city will be
| beaten
The republicans and Independent demo-
| Gratis claim that the amendment will be de-
feated by from 1900 to 20.oOO majority
| In the third ward. the democratic strong
| hold of East Baltimore. the indications
| were not encouraging to the democratic
| candidates. Large majorities against the
| amendment had been cast in this ward at
| 1 o'clock. King Bill Garland. the deposed
| democratic executive. is working indus
| triously and has been to every precinct
| in the ward. On the other hand. the regu-
| lar democratic organization leaders are IN
| active. They are claiming that the very
| little money they have received from head
| quarters has In a way tied their hands ana
| that they cannot obtain runners.
| You say for me-" said Garland to Tho
| Star correspondent. that the third ward
| will give 1000 majority against the mend
| ment and 700 for the republican ticket. with
the possible exception of Mr.. Cougar, the
| candidate for sheriff on the democratic tick
| ct, who may possibly carry the ward by
| very small ma jority.'
| In the Hebrew precincts the democratic
!
| that the Polish vote is solidly agains the
| amendment.
| In the business section things were as
| quiet as If the burnt district had never been
| rebuilt and everything was still deserted
| and in ruins.
| Throughout the southern section of the
| city it has been the most quiet election in
| many years.
A Heavy Colored Vote.
| Not since the colored voter was given the
-
a ballot been so generally availed in what
| is termed the black precincts" of Balti-
more today. Colorei voters were awaiting
| the opening of the polls and by $50 o'clock
| 1: was estimate that two-thirds of the col
ored vote In the city had been cast.
| The interest of the Afro-American clti-
| zen is, of course. centered on the amend
| ment. AS an evidence of this interest. some
| OF the negroes scrutinized every move of
| the ballot officers from the instant the big
| pieces of paper got into their hands until
| they were safely deposited in the square
| glass boxes.
| One of the most notable features of the
election is the cutting of William B. Ray
| ner. the democratic candidate for the legis-
| lature. In the groups of democrats seen
standing on the street today it was noised
about that Mr.. Rayners chances of victory
were by no means bright, and that he was
being knitted in all precincts Those who are
In touch with conditions in many of the
precincts do not hesitate TO say that il
young Rayner is defeated he can trace his
defeat to the action of his father in re-
fusing to support the amendment.
1t is said that hundreds of democrats
in the sixteenth are bitter against the junior
senator and are seeking revenge by refusing
to vote for his son.
Lack of Funds Noted.
Lack of funds in the democratic ranks.
added to a plentiful supply in the republi-
can lines. was given a cause for the de-
pressing conditions to amendment workers.
l.. III. II.
ception OF a few wards, only about Sl2J
was given to ward workers for the amend
ment. This would mean about IS OF $40
apiece, and generally regarded as IN
sufficient.
The republican workers went away smI-
Ing from headquarters last night when they
received their funds, and the work TINS
morning was encouraging in the extreme TO
the leaders at headquarters.
Leigh Bonsal, the anti-amendment leader,
smiling he entered headquarters this
morning.
There is no doubt in my mind he de-
clared that the amendma ant Will he defeat
ed by over 1,0Go in the city today. There
never has been any doubt. so far as the city
is concerned
No reports of rowdyism have been receiv-
ed and tie city is as qu-et as on Sunday.
Bulk of Colored Vote Cast Early
Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, November THE
and no disturbances of any kind have been
reported The bulk of the colored vote
came out early and IT is believed that the
vote of this class will be the heaviest in
the history of the county. At / o'clock the
indications were that a full vote would be
polled The democrats are using their funds
to hold their own voters In line. while the
republicans are entirely without money.
Owing to a very large number OF scratch
ed tickets and the unusually lengthy bal
lot II is not thought the result In this coun-
ty will be definitely known until long after
midnight. In several of the districts two
years ago the count not completed
until daybreak the following day, and the
same may be true this time.
1t is possible, however, that sufficient in
formation may be obtainable by midnight
to give some idea as to how the county has
gone. 1t was noticed in Rockville district
today that those colored voters usually
given to drinking to excess on election day
refrained from indulging until after depos-
iting their ballots.
The same is believed to be true of the
other districts of the county, as the party
managers went % special pains TO impress
upon this class the Importance of their abb
staining until al least after they had voted.
1t Is thought that this will mean fewer
spoiled republican ballots than formerly.
c. X.
Large Vote in Prince George County.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, November Tn
dian summer weather is having the effect
of bringing out a large vote throughout
Prince George county. This is regarded as
favorable to the democrats. Most of the
farmers in the county democrats. and
they taking day off from their work
to attend the polls and chat politics and
crops with their neighbors. Francis s. Car
mody, republican candidate for state sem
ate, is said to be polling large vote in the
upper section of the county, but is being
cut In the lower districts, where the Ryon
faction of the party is said TO be working
against him.
. As has been anticipated I'm these dis
patches for several weeks past. the Hitter
ate voter is having trouble marking the
new style of tal OF. VIII ch contains no rarty
designations. and many of them are making
No attempt to vote. This is also reearded as