The Democratic advocate., 1908-11-06
RATTLEOF THE BALLOTS
pFpTBLICAN POLICIES AGAIN ENDORSED
BY LARGE MAJORITY
Voters Apparently Satisfied With Ez
listing Conditions


,.o+orc while the first man on the he
nnhlican ticket is probably elected by
.n,a1I majority. This is a duplica-
.;on Of the result four years ago, when
parker got I and Roosevelt l OF the
o,octors from this State.
IN the light of the latest returns II
..or,s that Judge Taft will have at
I,ost 200 electoral votes. He has car
.;od nearly every doubtful State in
tho country and will have popular
nInrality estimated at a little more
than 100000 votes.
The Republican party, according
=, the latest figures, loses II mem
hors Of Congress, but still retains con-
,ror cf the House Of Representatives
l.. comfortable working majority.
:, ic estimated the Republicans will
rora 20f members of the next House
and the Democrats, 166. To control
tho body 1876 votes are necessary.
THIS estimate is given with Congress
si0ual districts still to hear from.
These may increase the Democratic
membership. but will not affect the
si,uati0u in the House SO far as the
control OF that body is concerned. The
Senate o. course. remains Republican.
Vie Fight in Maryland.
The f2Ires Of the State are full OF
SURPRISES 1t does not amaze any
well-posted person that Maryland
should have been close, as the situation
mere was such as to convince everyone
py,en, enthusiasts on both sides that
il Was g. ueck-and-neck fight, but it is
the remarkable changes in the differ
ernt Conversational districts that have
made tire politicians on both sides
sit up and take notice"
Weeks go it was apparent that the
Democrats in the counties were united
for Bryan, and that the real battle
grouaG was in Baltimore. Bryan, it
was realized, could not carry the city
unless ha received the support OF
practically 20 per cent. of the labor
vote, regardless of party af1iliation,and
tie returns show that this was not
given TO him.
Very Little Corruption.
IN looking at the result, and for
the time leaving aside the question of
the strength of Bryan or Taft with the
people, it seems as if two important
factors in Maryland are the Corrupt
Practices act, which applies to the
whole State, and the absence of sam
Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland
where the Wilson ballot law is in eff
feet.
1t was not only the existence of the
law, but the vigorous and earnest way
IN which Governor Crothers went
about its enforcement that made the
election singularly free from vote buy
ing or selling.
Lewis Game Fight.
An analysis of the figures of the
last election shows some astonishing
gains for Bryan in heavy Republican
Strongholds, the most striking being
'he vote i'll Allegany county, which
iour years ago gave Roosevelt nearly
ISOO plurality and is the heaviest and
most reliable Republican county in
Tue State. This time it gives Taft but
oSo plurality and is carried by the
democratic candidate for Congress-
David }. Lewis-by a decisive vote.
lhls was one of the big surprises
ol the election in Maryland-the SEN
Sduonal run made by Mr. Lewis and
tne narrow margin by which Col. Geo
A. Pearre, the Republican candidate
10 returned to Congress. Not only did
MI Lewis carry Allegany county, but
lie got the record-breaking majority
VI eSo IN Montgomery county and ran
IN way that exceeded the expecta-
uonS OF his most sanguine supporters
IL dill the district Garrett county was
uie only one which did not show g
republican slump and in which Col
'earFe was not knitted. Lewis rar
eAcad OF Bryan everywhere but Bryan
''H several thousend votes better ir
rue district than he ever did before
"Heh 1t is remembered that two years
"so Pearre carried this district b!
practically 5000, and that this time
"e WINS by 49S, it can be realized JUS
"naI KIND of fight Lewis made.
Pulled Pearre Through.
Oarrett and Frederick pulled Pearre
N'ioush, but Lewis, comes out of the
oi''eSt with all the glory and the sat
'@' uon CT having made as good {
9"l 2Sainst oyerhelming odds as has
,ef 0een made in Maryland. Part O.
10 Dig vote in Allegany is said to b,
70 BIS strength among the miners
'"iS ran several hundred ahead O
Ivan IN Montgomery, but this is sale
" nave been due not only to Pearre'.
N1ii-ieS' hut to the number of Republi
NN tederGl officeholders who live il
e county and who voted for Taft ant
iearre's enemies slaughtered hin