Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06
CROTHERS SELECTED
incomplete But Reliable Re-
turns From Maryland.
DEMOCRATIC LANDSLIDE
Entire State Ticket Wins by Plu-
rality of 1000.
LEGISLATURE GATHERED IN
Montgomery County Results-Re-
publicans Fall in Very Heavy
vote-All Night to Count.
LEGISLATURE GATHERED IN
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. November 6.-Re-
turns late today indicate that the demo-
cratic ticket headed by Austin l. Croth-
ers has defeated Geo. R. Gather by about
5000 ma tority Warfeld carried the state
in 1903 by 1900 majority.
In Baltimore city the entire democratic
ticket was successful in yestert ay's cleo
ton with the exception of the Legislative
candidates from the fourth district. Croth-
ers' plurality over Gather. with nineteen
precincts missing. is 1868; Herring's plu-
raity over Baker is about 5000; Strauss
plurality over Turner is about 1000; Ma
gruder's plurality over Parran is about
$500; the democratic candidate for
Judge. Gorter. and Mics are elected by
substantial majorities; States Attorney
Owens Is reelected over Dorton.
The predicted opposition of the liquor
interests did not develop. or If II did. 1t
was offset by the support Of the temper
ance people received by Mr.. Owens. For
state senate Coady Is elected in the first
district by about 1000 plurality. Campbell
in the second by about 1.JO0 and Linthi-
cum In the third by about I50o. The
democratic candidates for the legislature
are elected in the first. second and third
districts. In the fourth district te re-
publican candidates for the legislature won
out. Padgett, democrat. Is elected sher-
ih. Little Is elected clerk of the superior
court by 1880 plurality over Ogle. Pleas
ants Is elected clerk of the circuit court
by 2.4so plurality over Robinson.
The constitutional convention call vas
defeated by about 5000 votes. r. nark
loan was also defeated. the majority
against 1t being about 1,0O9. The returns
show that Crothers was cut largely in the
city. DR. Herring running ahead of him on
the actual vote polled. Former Gov. John
Walter Smith was the winner in the dem
ocratfc senatorial primary, but until there
are returns from the counties complete
enough to show the political complexion
of the next legislature the question
whether not former Gov. Smith will be
elected United States senator is still an
open one.
Gov. Warf1eld and Representative J.
Fred c. Talbot between then, have can
tured 81 votes in the democratic caucus.
This means that Smith must have at
least Sc votes to win. which presupposes
that there will be at least II democratic
| members of the next legislature ouf OF a
total of 1913 If the political complexion Of
| the legislature is close and its exact condi-
ton Is still In doubt, ex-Gov. Smith, desnite
the fact that he has carried a majority
of the counties and has clear plurality
of all the votes cast in the primary in
the city and counties. may still be unable
TO land the caucus nomination. Because
of a Warfeld- Talbot com bina ton against
him the situation is an interesting one.
and is due to the fact that many Of the
counties which Gov. Smith carried have
gone republican in the general election,
and therefore his victories in them We're
barren ones.
There are a number of surprises In the
returns. While eX-Gov. Smith - =ured as
| he was of the support of the organization
made d remarkably good showing in the
city on the popular vote he carried only
two of the city districts, these being thu.
first, which has gone democratic and gives
him seven votes in the caucus, and the
fourth, which went republican, and there
fore does him no good