Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-06
CLAIMS OF REPUBLICANS
Saw Taft Will Have Seven of Eight
Electoral Votes.
MAKE GAINS IN WARDS
Big Changes Made in the Vote In
Twelfth and Thirteenth.
Democratic Claims.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, November Com
fusion worse confounded today prevailed
in the minds OF those men engaged In
striving to figure out the returns in
Maryland and even experienced light
ming calculators were unable to compute
the division of the electoral vote Of the
border state And SO. after hours of ad-
dition, subtraction, multiplication. divi-
sion and guesswork. all threw UP their
hands and decided to await the result of
the count in the city of Baltimore.
On official returns from fifteen counties
and pretty accurate estimates from other
sections In which the republicans claimed
the city by . 100 Chairman Thomas Par
ran of the republican state committee
was inclined to claim at least seven cleo
toral votes for Taft. with possibly eight.
although the wide range of figures in
each of the great parties made positive
prophesy impossible. AS. for instance:
Robinson the high republican elector.
led Ray the high democrat by hO7 votes.
Robinson. high republican, led Thomas.
low republican, by 1.414.
Ray. high democrat. led Thomas. low
republican, by 9O7.
Bidlier. low democrat led Thomas. low
republican. by 80 votes.
The comparisons might be carried fur
ther, but this is sufficient to confuse the
average citizen.
Seven Tardy Counties.
Composing the list of tardy counties
were Dorchester, Worcester, Prince
George, Caroline, WicomicO. st. Mary
and Frederick, one box of Prince George
not even having been unlocked at IL
o'clock this morning. On Chairman Par
rams estimate. however. the democrats
seemed entitled to the following conces-
sions: Dorchester, 143; Worcester, AS;
Prince George, 50; Caroline, 357: WI
comico, 47S and the rest he claimed for
the republicans.
LAS a matter of fact. though" said
Mr. Parran. I'VE cannot settle the possi-
BILE division of the electoral vote until
the entire vote of Baltimore city is count
ed; in the meantime. 1t looks as though
the republicans would have at least seven
Of the eight electors"
That a majority of the popular vote
had been given to Taft, however, there
seemed not the slightest question. but as
the electoral vote counts rather than the
popular vote, interest centered cn the
electoral proposition
Confident of Mudd's Election.
From reports from all parts Of the
fifth congressional district, including that
part of Baltimore city included therein,
Mr.. Parran was confident Of the re-elec-
tion of Mr.. Mudd. and expressed the
greatest satisfaction thereat. The Balti-
more figures were trasmitted to Mr.
Mudd by Mr.. Parran over the phone this
morning. and the representative from the
fifth seemed to consider his victory GER
tain.
The second days canvass of the city
vote was begun at 10:45 o'clock this morn
ing in the superior court room. Yester-
day the third and fifth congressional dis
tricts were canvasSed and the time today
Is being occupied with the second and
fourth districts. The gain for Taft yes
terday of 1871 votes over the unofficial
returns has put the republican clerks and
attorneys and Mr. Nice. the only repub-
lican member of the supervisors of cleo
fion. who are sitting a board of can
vassers. in jublant mood
The gain of 16I added to what the re-
publicans believe will be gained by Taft
today. will, il is thought, seriously AFFECT
Mr.. Bryans chances of a majority in the
entire state.
Canvass begun this morning on the
fourth congressional district, the ninth
district is composed of the NINTH tenth,
eleventh, twelfth. thirteenth. fourteenth,
seventeenth and twentieth wards and the
first. second third and twelfth precincts
OF tine eighteenth ward.
This Is the district in which Mr.. Hill
made such an excellent though losing,
hight against Mr.. Gill.
Democratic Gains in Ninth Ward.
In the ninth ward the democrats gained
sixty-fve votes over the unofficial returns
The gain was made In the seventh pre-
cinct, where the democrats expected to
gain 100 votes. 1t was known that there
was mistake in the unofficial returns
and the democrats claimed it a mis-
take of 100 votes. but the canvass today
showed II to be but sixty-five votes.
In the tenth ward the republicans made
gain o: seven votes. One of the biggest
gains to be made by the republicans was
III the eleventh ward. In the ninth pre-
cinct there was gain of 1856 votes. This
tremendous mis-, AXE is. said TO have been
made in sending out the returns on cleo
tion night. In some manner the returns
for the eleventh precinct OF the mint h
ward were read twice. once IN mistake for
the ninth precinct OF the eleventh ward.
Consequently, the returns of the ninth
precinct OF the eleventh ward were not
read out or published.
lie itpuDHtdHS conllnue tnelT gains In
the twelfth ward. where eight votes more
were found 10 have been cast for the
heads of the ticket than were returned
unofiicialiy. In the thirteenth ward an
other large gain was made. where lis OF
the republican votes were found to have
been missed in the unofficial returns The
biggest gain I'm this ward was made in
the thirteenth precinct, the number being
10 votes.
Bryan Gets Six Electors
BALTIMORE. November &, 3 P.M.-The
official returns from two of the missing
counties. Dorchester and Prince George
were received later in the afternoon and
the count was completed In all but five
wards in Baltimore city. The result
however is still in doubt. From the lat
es; figures ii seems certain that Bryan
will have six electors aand maybe seven
Taft is sure of one. The latters plu-
rality in the city. far the highest
elector is concerned, has swelled by gains
over the unofficial count until 1t Is now
certain to reach 400. His plurality In
the state will be about go.