The Washington herald., 1907-11-06

Special 20 Tie Washington Herald
Baltimore, Nd, Nov 6-Judge AusuA
L. Crothers is probably the next Demo
cratic governor Of Maryland and former
Gov. John Walter Smith. Democrat. VIII
be the next United States Senator.
At / o'clock this morning. owing 20
the cumbersome and long ballot, but
scattering returns are in. but they indi-
cate a plurality for Crothers throughout
the State OF between 400 and 5000.
The Democrats viii have a majority in
the general assembly. which assures the
choice OF former Gov. Smith TO succeed
German for the long term in the Senate.
and that William Pinkney White VIII
MI out the unexpired term Of German
The Democrats have probably elected
their state and local tickets. Smiths de-
feat Of Warheld in the senatorial pri-
maries was overwhelming. Smith car
ried the entire Eastern Shore. In Worces-
ter county Smith got 2OOO and warheid
but 50. In Caroline county. Smith got
1.1l6 and Wardeld 212- In Talbot county
Smith got 1906 and warfeld "a. In Cecil
county Warheld got 1886 and Smith 5e5.
Smith carried Baltimore City by 4fs0.
smith in the Lead.
Queen Anne county may have declared
for Gov. WarheId II the counties on
the Shore. which are usually Democratic.
{ this year elect Democratic members Of
the general assembly. the former gov
ernor wiz come to Baltimore with -tae
following vote:
Caroline, 9; Cecil 3: Dorchester, q;
Kent, 3; Somerset I; Talbot, 4; wicomico.
4; Worcester. :: total. g
To these twenty-nine votes there may
be added with certainty seven Of the
First legislative district Of this city.
Montgomery, I'VE votes, and five from
Prince George. making a total of forty
six. which viii be sufficient 10 bring
about his election if the legislature is
/ Democratic.
The Second district Of this city. with
one precinct missing. gives Smith 4.S.5:
Warfield 4Ss5; Smiths majority. -
The Third district. with three precincts
missing. shows that Gov. Warield has
carried thar district The vote as re-
turned IS as follows:
warfeld $40; Smith, $50; Warfeld's
majority. loss.
An unconfrmed dispatch from EllcoJ
City SAYS that Howard County is for
ex-Gov. Smith by a majority OF -.
This is Gov Warheld's home county.
WarheId Carries Anne Arundel.
. Gov. Warfeld has carried Carroll and
Anne Arundel counties anC. probably sew
eraI counties ir Western Maryland.
which usually elect Republican members
OF the general assembly.
The following are the pluraHties for
former Gov Smith and Gov. Warfield in
the several legislative districts Of this
city:
First district-Smith's plurality. 3,4S7-
Second district-Smiths plurality, 1S4
Third district-Wsrfeld's plurality, 1.15Z
Fourth district-Smith's plurality. 2.45l
Gov. Warfeld's friends are claiming the
second district. One precinct is missing
Congressman J. Fred c. Talbot was
{ not in the running. He carried Balti-
more County. which is his home county.
and Hartford. where former Gov. Smiths
. friends supported him rather than run
the risk Of the county declaring for Gov.
WarheId- Mr.. Talbot received a con-
D siderable scattering vote IN this city
e and in rural counties.
The count in the ZubernatOrial contest
is stilI in progress at 1:30 a. m
b The first precinct report 10 come in was
d the Tenth precinct, in the Thirteenth
E ward, which had given War4eld & plu-
l. rality OF 81 in 1893 This time il gave
Gather a plurality of q, d Republican
{. gain of So This same precinct gave Ma
; hool Il plurality. showing a gain OF IS
e over the spring vote. The next came in
from the Eleventh precinct. in the Sew
& enteenth ward. and showed a Demo
cratic gain Of 2S over Mahoors vote
Majority for Gather.
: The first eleven precincts showed a ma
! jority of 50 for Gather. In the indie
pendent wards in Northwest Baltimore
| Mr.. Gather apparently held his own,
I ! Running even better in sections than did
/ Mayor Timanus. He also gained in the
/ South Baltimore wards. reports from the
] Twenty-hrst and Twenty-second wards
! indicating good Republican majOrities.
/ II is very evident that hundreds OF
1 Democrats voted for Gather for gov
/ Iernor, and the nmarked for the Democratic
/ candidates for the ether Offices. In some
/ Of the precincts, particularly in those
/ in independent wards ike the Thirteenth
! Fourteenth. and Fifteenth, the difference
/ is marked.
;. The Republicans apparently voted
straight ticket, as in the few return.
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