Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-08
Proposed Maryland Statute
Overwhelmingly Defeated.
SEN ATE DEMOCRATIC
COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES UNCERTAIN.
state Controllership in Doubt, and
Only Official Count Will
Determine Victor.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. November S.-The re-
suit In the city and returns from all over
the state show that the Poe amendment has
been defeated by over $1,000 majority, and
with It Senator German and his state demo-
cratic machine has gone down in defeat.
The city vote Is as follows: For Poe amend
ment. 5000: against amendment, 46,845:
ma Jority against. 2O.536 The estimated
majority against the amendment in the
counties is 1900. The city vote for state
controller is as follows: Atkinson, demo-
crat, 1885; Holme. prohibition, 1866; Nc
Cullough, republican, lib; Young, social
lst, 1910; Atkinson's plurality, 1.1S2.
There is a prospect that Mccullough
(repD has defeated Atkinson (dem) for
state controller. The result will not be
determined until full returns from the
counties shall have been received. Henry
D. Harlan (dem) is reelected chief judge
OF the supreme bench by handsome ma
jOrity.
The returns from the counties are ar
irving late. and the exact majority of the
republicans in the house Is hard tosesti
mate. With thirteen republican members
from Baltimore republican control Of the
house seems to be possible. In this city
the democrats have probably elected part
of their local ticket and about one-half
of the Legislative ticket.
1inthicum, democratic candidate for state
senate in the third district, who was sup
ported by Gov. Warfeld Is elected by 1890
majority, and five OF the six democratic
candidates for the house Of delegates In
this district also win. William B. Rayner
(dem.), son OF Senator Rayner, ran an av-
erage of more than ten a precinct behind
the head Of his legislative ticket and has
been defeated Lehlayer, the democratic
legislative candidate from the fourteenth
ward. who was nominated by the anti
amendment element in his ward. made the
best run OF any democratic legislative can
didate in the district. In the second dis
trict the democrats seem to have pulled
through four of their legislative candidates.
namely. Murphy. Heatwole. Orem and
Whiteford.
McFaul and Cleveland. republicans, are
apparently elected. This district was very
close. John L. V. Murphy. the candidate
of the Warfeld element of the thirteenth
ward, led the democratic ticket in this dis
trict. In the fourth district Ogden, demo-
crat. is beaten for state senator by JONES'
republican, but the latter's majority Is
very much below the normal republican
majority in this heavily republican dis
trict.
The first district went republican, but
two democrats, Ash and Wilcox, have prob
ably slipped in.
George W. Padgett. republican, is cleo. ed
sheriff over John T. Cougar. The race for
clerk of the city court Is very close, and IS
still in doubt. Incomplete returns seem to
indicate the reelection of Raleigh &.
Thomas, as city surveyor. Returns from
the counties still incomplete owing to
the length Of the ticket. and the time re-
quired for the court, but the indications
are that the vote on the controller Is close.
The ma jority In the counties against the
Poe amendment is about 1000
First precinct of Prince George county
goes republican by a small majority of 81
against the Poe amendment. Hyattsville
district is republican, the majority against
the amendment being so. Incomplete re-
turns indicate that the republicans have
carried Cecil county and their entire local
ticket is elected. Mccullough is running
ahead of his ticket. The amendment Is
showed under in Cecil