The Washington herald., 1907-05-08
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Special 20 Tie Washington Herald.
Baltimore, Nd, May The Democrats
carried the city in to-day's election. They
elected:
J. Barry MahOol. mayor. TO succeed Z.
Clay Timanus, Republican.
Harry +. Hooper. comptroller. 10 sue
coed George R. Henner. Republican.
George y Numsen. president Of the
second branch Of the city council, to sue
eeed George r. Gather, Republican.
Both the $4,000 fire loan and the
sl0o0,00o school loan were carried by big
majorities.
Both branches Of the city council VIII
be controlled by the Democrats.
The second branch viii stand as fol-
lows; Republicans. .; Democrats, 8; Re
publicans newly elected, /. Republicans
holding over, !; Democrats newly elected.
g; Democrats holding over, 3.
The first branch viii be divided as fol-
lows. Republicans. Z; Democrats, T. The
outgoing council was as follows: Repub-
licans, 6; Democrats. IS.
NumseH Leads Democrats.
In the total vote Numsen led the Demo-
cratic candidates. 4 determined onslaught
/ seems 10 have been made against latter
/ SAIL the Republican candidate for presI-
dent Of the second branch city council
This fact explains Mr.. Numsens large
/ lead over Mr. Mahool
/ While the majority by which Mr.. Ma
/ hO0l is elected IS a compliment TO him. in
view of the fact that Baltimore is the
| closest city in the Union. politically, his
majority falls far short Of Gov. Brown
/ prediction Of 1000 by over 15009. As q
political prophet, therefore. the former
/ governor was "a failure. Mr.. Mah00l's
/ prediction of 1900 majority also falls
| short by several thousands.
/ study OF the returns for the city
/ demonstrates two important facts. That
/ 1lr MahOOl p0lled The fun Democratic
vote. and that Mayor Timanus did not
poll the fun Republican vote.
Mr. Mah0oi pOiled the full Democratic
vote because the party was united. Mr.
Timanus did not poll the fun Republican
vote because his party was not united
The returns indicate. however, that Mayor
| Timanus led his ticket by q fattering
[ vote. The returns also indicate that hs
received a larger portion of the inde-
! pendent Democratic vote shan was antici-
rsfed. His vote in the uptown wards.
whi,h are the strougholds of The iHde-
!
Where Timanus Falls on.
In the East ard South Baltimore wards
the mayor failed however to receive
the vote which. it is believed. was due
him. It is 10 be assumed that some OF
the friends Of Frank c. Wachter de-
clined 10 follow their leader in his sup
port Of Mr.. Timanus. for which MF.
Wachter cannot be held responsible.
Throughout the campaign and on election
day his efforts We're put forth to elect
the ticket His chief lieutenant. W N.
Stewart, seems TO prove loyal TO Mayor
/ Timanus in his ward. the Fifth. which
/ gives Mr. Tinanus a majority Of less than
100. though Mr.. Stewards friend. Bernard
Dietz. candidate for first branch of city
council. was defeated.
The earliest returns indicated large Re
publican gains. as compared with the
vote of Wachter in the mayoralty cleo
ton Of 1913, but later returns began to
show Democratic gains, and by the time
100 precincts had been heard from Ma
hOOrs election was practically assured by
o500 plurality. Numsens indicated pleral-
ity was about 500. owing 10 the manner
in which Tatte.sall had been cut by Re
publcans everywhere. HoOper's election
was indicated by a small plurality, but
was stin in doubt.
With the reports from the later pre-
cincts the Democratic victory assumed
more emphatic form. AfahOol's estimated
plurality increased 10 about 4000; Num-
sens ran UP TO S0oo. and FfoOpeT's cleo
ton by about 800 plurality was assured.
Wachter Detection Marked.
The indications are that about $1,000
votes out OF the I15,OOO registered voters
were cast This does not hear out the
earlier indications Of small vote The
vote was. in fact, about normal. The
returns indicate, however. that Nj hOol
, failed TO get his expected plurality IN the
stronger Democratic precincts. while VI
manus suffered most severely in strong
Republican wards, Ike the Twenty-sec-
, ond where the Wachter element was
much in evidence. The Wachterite defec-
: tion. in fact is very marked.
: Rowland Slinglun was the only one OF
) the four corporation" candidates for the
r city council TO be defeated.