Evening star., 1905-11-07

favorable TO the democrats II Is said that
both sides have an ample supply OF the
long green to make things interesting ioI
the boys. The election Is being conoucteo
I'm quiet. orderly manner. Owing TO tho
length of the ballot. II is doubtful II the re-
suit In Prince George county can be ascer,
tained with any degree of accuracy unui
early Wednesday morning.
Democrats Scratching Ticket.
Special Dispatch. 10 The Star.
BOYD'S. Md, November T.-Up to noon
today in GAINESVILLE. Clarksburg anu
pooIesviIle districts. this section of Mont
gcmery. a fair vote is being polled and DEM
ocrats are especially active in getting out
the vote for the ticket. The amendment Is
running fairly we'll in this section. but at
Gaithersburg and Damascus districts both
the ticket and the amendment are peIils
severely cut. and six democrats were hearo
70 say this morning they had never Voteu
anything but democratic ticket an tneii
lives but they made their ticket look iike
n Chinese puzzle this time. A gooo ueaa - -
the cutting is reputed to be in the TWO iast-
named districts. to be directed toward Lee
and this comes from reliable sources. Ihose
who have been connected with the 1actiohsi
fight in opposition to Mr.. Lee in recent pri-
rnaries are being held responsible for it, and
while there seems to he no doubt OF the sue
cess of the head OF the ticket, there is no
doubt of the cut especially in several dis
Vote in Other Maryland Cities.
CUMBERLAND, Md, November Up
10 noon today the vote was going on slow
" with the exception fthe negroes, who
are at work as never before. voting solidly
against the amendment and for the straight
republican ticket. Leaders on both sides
admit that the county will vote against
the amendment. but that the vote for op-
posing candidates will be chosen
HAGERSTOWN, Md. November IA
heavy vote is being polled in every district
in this county and election day is remark-
ably quiet. There is large silent vote
going in on which neither party can ngure
The democrats claim that numbers OF re-
publicans are voting for the negro dlsfrah-
cbising amendment and II may win IN the
county The republicans, on the otner
hand. are predicting the election of nearly
their entire ticket and the defeat Oh 'he
amendment.
EASTON Nd November THE weather
IL fine and the election is progressing peace
fully independent republicans are scatter
ing the local county ticket 1t Is DeheVeu
the county will give majority Tor tne
constitutional amendment TO eXcluue hii'ei
ates from the suffrage.
Ballots Spoiled at Annapolis.
Special Dispatch to The STAR
ANNAPOLIS, Md, November g The
election is a quiet one in Annapolis. Many
1putilated ballots are being thrown out
and many mistakes made by the Leading
politicians of the town as well as the
tlliterates Mayor Douw spoiled his hrst
ballot and had to be given second.
Robert Moss Acknowledges having made
a mistake in voting by marking pallot
wrong The illiterates are lined up fourleeH
deep at some of the voting places and are
having trouble with the ballot. The result
will not be known before tomorrow.
Heavy Vote in Washington County.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HAGERSTOWN, Md, November IA
heavy vote is being polled In Washington
county. Up to l o'clock there had been no
serious disturbances at the polling places
and only one arrest has been made at
Hagerstown. The republicans are comment
of sweeping the county by several hundred
majority against the Poe amendment.
Indications point to the election Oh lho
entire republican ticket Leading demo
Gratis in this section of the state practicdlIy
admit the defeat of the disfranchising
amendment
Ny Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Md. November In Bal
ttuore the polls opened at CLOCK Inns
morning and Will close at U pm -
"ounties they opened at 6 am. and Will
close at pm, The election Is prosre;s,s5ihhs ;,5 hs
quietly and it is evident that there Will pe
an unusually full vote polled. The weather
Is ideal in every part OF the star, 'he
sun shining brightly and the air crisp
'roday's election Is the most quiet IN tnls
city for many years. and apparently the
vote will be the heaviest. 1t Is admitted
by the democratic managers that the ma,
iority in the city against the proposed
amendment to the constitution to limit the
suffrage will be large, probably 100o
Reports indicate that d"
Hebrew precincts the vote against the
amendment Is almost solid. Several wards
normally democratic MAJ go
iorities against the amendment, but 1t Is
claimed that otherwise democrats are Vot-
ing the party ticket.
Al noon more than half the registered
vote had been cast In the twenty-four
wards OF the city. The colored vote in all
the precincts is exceptionally heavy.
Reports from all over the state show
that the democrats in all counties are cut
ting the amendment.