Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-04
MARYLAND IN DOUBT
Result May Not Be Known
Until Tomorrow.
BOTH SIDES MAKE CLAIMS
Democratic Chairman Says Bryan
Will Win.
COUNTIES TO BE HEARD FROM
Taft Carries Baltimore by Nearly
2,O0O-Is Supported by Bust
ness Interests and Labor.
BOTH SIDES MAKE CLAIMS
COUNTIES TO BE HEARD FROM
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, November $50
close is the vote in Maryland that the
actual result may not be known until to-
morrow. At noon Gen. Murray Vandi-
YER democratic chairman. claimed Mary
land by the small plurality of $50 votes.
The republicans are not giving figures,
but believe Taft has won by a small
margin.
AS the total vote of the state is nearly
100000, the closeness of this contest
has not been equaled since the famous
vote of New York in the Cleveland Blaine
contest.
There is no doubt about the congress
SIGNAL results, but the presidential fig
ures are SO close that any announcement
Is a mere guess. At the same time.
Taft's carrying Baltimore city by about
1000 ought to give him the state.
At democratic headquarters, in the Eu-
taw House, there was much jubilation
as the various workers throughout the
state made their reports.
Gen. Vandiver's Claim.
Gen. Murray vandiver, chairman
said he had received corrected figures
to show that Bryan will carry the
state.
Il claim the state by from $50 to
300" said he to The Star correspondent,
land the figures that have justify this
claim. The reports coming in from the
various counties show that the earlier
figures were all in favor of Taft, even
where Bryan had good sized majorities.
am sure of the state, and. although
1t may not be by 300 l am inclined to
believe that it will not be less than
800"
Gen. Vandiver was at headquarters
shortly after 8 o'clock and for the next
three hours there were many telephone
and telegraph messages received.
1t is claimed that Bryan made gain
of II in Carroll county, cutting Tafts
gany county. cutting Taft's majority
to 200: a gain of $50 in Queen Anne
county, making Bryan's majority BOO
a gain of 90 in Caroline county. making
Bryans majority IS; a gain Of 155 In
Talbot county. changing Taft's report
ed majority of Do to a majority of 155
for Bryan, and Dorchester county is re-
ported to have given small majority
for Bryan. the exact figures not having
been obtained up to noon
AS some of the counties nave not Deeh
heard from at all. and allowing for pos
sible discrepancies. the democrats believe
that the final count will show that the
state has gone for Mr.. Bryan.
Taft Carries Baltimore.
Taft has carried Baltimore city by
nearly 1000 votes, the vote for President
and representatives being as follows:
President-Taft. 1929: Bryan. 47.941 ;
Chain, 1.O11; Debs, 1910; Hissen. 2is.
Taft's plurality in Baltimore. 1.9s7.
Congress-Seoond distrct-Garrett trep.),
4725; Grill (pro.), 1885,: Talbot tdem.),
4 1923. CARROTS plurality in Baltimore.
302
Whitehurst (pro), 81. Kronmiller's
plurality, 81.
Fourth district-Hil trep.). 1918; Gill.
(dem). 1875: Woods (proD. 437; Gill s
plurality. 1857.
Fifth district-Mudd Crep). 9,166: Smith
(pro.), 1914. Smiths plurality in Balti-
moro sos
The republican victory in Baltimore did
not cause much surprise. and the result
here shows that the republicans not only
won a large majority of the 5000 indie
pendent voters. but also neld the anti
Bryan democrats in addition to the regu-
lar republican figures
Labor Supports Taft.
Financial, commercial and manufacture
ing interests voted solidly for the repub-
fngmen followed their lead.
Through this combination of conditions
Baltimore returned plurality of almost
2, 900 votes for Taft and Sherman. Even
further, the city elected another repub-
lican member to Congress in the person
of John Kronmiller. and thus again offset
the county which lost jackson to the
party in the first district.
The labor vote Of Baltimore did not turn
to the Nebraskan with that unanimity
on which the local party leaders had
counted. and South Baltimore showed its
independence Of Gompers by voting for
Taft. with the exception of the twenty
fourth ward. which gave Bryan a plural
ity of 454 votes. Against this. however.
were the Taft pluralities Of 2S2 in the
twenty-third. 430 in the twenty-secOnd
and HD1 In the twentieth.
So. too. In East Baltimore. Taft broke
even with Bryan in six wards, carrying
the first fifth and sixth against the Sec
ond. third and seventh for the Nebraskan.
Proposed Loans Favored.
That the subway and water loans would
be Endorsed in the city there had been
but little question. the final decision on
this point also lying In the hands of the
business element.
Convinced that the issues were abso-