Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
WAKEFIELD AND THE GANG
Still Chewing Over the Recent Elec-
ton Count.
TASK IN MENTAL CALCULUS
II Certain Propositions Are True,
Them It Is Clear That Gather
Should Have Been Elected.


BALTIMORE, Md, November % 1907.
The indications are that the fur will
fly early In the session of the next lagis-
lature. Gov. warfield has announced that
he will send a message that will hit out
squarely from the shoulder and throw
light on certain matters which he thinks
the public should know. Certain recon-
mendations made in previous messages.
which were ignored at the time, will
again be made part of the paper. and
vigorous language will be employed by
the governor in setting forth his views.
In other words, Warfield will squarely
throw down the gauntlet and practically
demand that the general assembly enact
certain measures, such as corrupt
practices act and a more economical adj
ministration OF the states finances. The
governor intimated that the message. will
probably create a mild sensation. just as
his famous message on the disfranchise-
ment amendment did several years ago.
The incoming legislature is a dyed-in-
the-wool organization body, and the
members cannot be expected to take
kindly to any structures upon the conduct
OF commonwealth affairs by Gov. War
field On the other hand, the general as
sembly and the senate in particular may
be relied upon to hit back and hit back
vigorously. So it can be readily seen
that breakers are abs ad and the feud be-
tween Warfisld and the organization is
by no means at an end
Election Was a Farce.
That George r. Gather was elected
Governor of Maryland on the 9Th of this
n.onth, according to the popular will was
Shown on the face of the official returns
made public this week. According to the
supervisors of elections there were count
ed 106,502 ballots. The total registration
according to the latest available informa-
ton, Is 21O, I52, and these figures do not
include the supplemental registra, Ion in
the city last spring and the fall registra-
ton In the city and counties. 1t Is safe
to conclude that the total registration in
Maryland is 300, 600, and in figuring out a
calculation showing the discrepancy be-
tween the vote Counted and the vote reg
fstered, the strength of the socialists and
prohibitionists must be taken into consid-
GRAFTON. The combined vote of these two
parties did not exceed 1000, and deducting
this from the estimated registration the
total vote of the two big parties Is 293,-
600. Deduct from this the vote counted
19o. 5OS-and there remains $4,000, repre-
sent1ng the stay-at-home and the rejected
vote, mostly the latter The total regis
tered colored vote of Maryland is a tritie
over 10000, and 1t is reasonable to assume
that $4,000 of these vu,es were counted
Accepting this figure, the returns show
then that 71.OOO white voters in Mary
land either stayed away from the polls
or had their ballots rejected 1t is safe
to assume that of this number $4,000
voted and had their ballots rejected. OF
this SO. 900 it is safe to assume that the
democratic judges, with the connivanca
II crooked republican officials, threw out
i'y,000 that were for Gather.
What Figures Show.
Crothers on the face of the official re-
rns received 100, coo votes and Gather