New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-05
MARYLAND FOR TAFT
PLURALITY IS 1876 VOTES.
Possibility That States Electoral
Vote VII Be DiUided.
J. o. DAVIDSON RCP9.
WISCONSIN.
LBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.l

Baltimore, Nov 4.-The political pendulum
has swung once more, and tonight. on the face
of unofficial returns, Taft has carried Maryland
by 1876 votes
These figures are rather unsatisfactory be-
cause of the way in which returns from few
OF the precincts of Dorchester and Worcester
counties have been sent in by correspondents
In these precincts. sufficient easily TO change the
result. the correspondents have figured out the
pIuraIities instead of sending in to their papers
the number of votes cast for each candidate
Unquestiona bly,. the official count. which is to
begin tomorrow. must be looked to for. the
actual result and neither side will feel convinced
until the result Of that count is made known
There must be taken into consideration. too
the possibility Of a divided electoral delegation
as while figures are lacking. it is known that
the votes for the several electors have varied
and this variation may prove material.
The returns from the counties have caused
the greatest surprise. When most BaItfmoreans
went to bed las night It was in the belief that
Mr. Taft had carried the state by plurality in
the neighborhood OF 5000. It was long past
midnight when he returns from the counties
began to cut down this apparent lead. Indeed.
as late as o'clock this morning there was no
sufficient reason for believing that the Taft
plurality would fall below 500 But the early
morning returns continued TO reduce it. and
finally after some fluctuations it appeared to
be wiped out altogether.
The News" in its last edition this evening
gave the state to Bryan by 332. But still later
returns showed a reaction Of small but potent
nroportions Tonight every precinct in the
state has been heard from, and from all but about
a dozen the full figures on Bryan and Taft have
heen received From the others have come. as
stated, the pIuraIties for one or the other as
figured by the local correspondent Using these
figures. Taft's vote in state and city combined
is 111254 and Bryan's Hills.
In this city, with all precincts reported Taft
has 80 $50 and Bryan 49OS2 giving the city
TO the former by just IS00- But here, again.
the official account may change the apparent
result Throughout the state the votes polled
by the Prohibition. Socialist and Independence
party candidates made only a trifing total The
figures are not obtainable tonight. Indeed,
all returns from this election in Maryland have
been unusually difficult to obtain.
While the Maryland delegation in Congress
remains unchanged in political complexion it
Is changed in personnel Kronmiller, Repub-
ucan. replaces Wolf Democrat in the third
district and Covington. Democrat succeeds
Jackson. Republican. i'm the 1st. The great sur
prises appeared in the heavy reductions in the
r7aiorities Of Congressman Mudd in the 9TH
District and Congressman Pearre in the 9th.
Covingtons plurality in the 1st District is Gun
officfaI1y) 2S72: TaIbotr's in the ID 2,4SS;
Kronmiler's. in the 3D. 311; GilTs in the 18th.
2O33: Mudd's in the 9TH. 354, as compared with
2 134 two years ago. and Pearre's in the 9th,
AiG as COMPARED with 4.454 two years ago. The
vote throughout the state was heavy.