Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-03
AMENDMENT, IS LOSi
Republican Victory in BaIti-
more and Maryland.
|C0NTROLLERSHIP is CLOSE
Herring Probably Reelected by
Small Majority.
LEGISLATURE Is DEMOCRATIC
Woman Candidate Polls S97 Votes.
Disfranchisement Defeated by
10000 Majority.
CONTROLLERSHIP is CLOSE
Is DEMOCRATIC

Special Dispatch To The Star
BALTIMORE. Md, November 3.-A
great victory for the republicans I'm city
and state is the result of the election
held in Maryland yesterday.
The vote on the controllership is close.
Both sides claim victory Indications are
however. that Controller Herring (dem)
has been reelected by a meaxer ma
jority
1he Acknowledgement amendment IL
defeated by a majority of about 10000
The republicans have carried the iudSe-
snip contests in the counties ID. Lindley
Sloan is winner in the fourth circuit
over Chief Judge Boyd Frederick's ma
jority for Hammond Urner will over
come the vote for his opponent. Glenn IT
"orthinston. in Montgomery county.
southern Maryland has probably elected
r. Snowden Hill and Adrian Posey. both
republicans, as circuit judges.
Legislature Is Democratic.
The senate will have twenty-one demo
Gratis six republicans. The house. on tb.
latest returns, stands sixty-seven deno-
Gratis. thirty-four republicans.
In the city the republicans have elect
ed two out Of three candidates for tha
supreme bench. Judge DobIer ,renrh,,-
cam is reelected. Another repubuc.n
VIII be added to the bench i'm .Judpe D,,-
~ Judge Heuisler democrat. q. ,h.
third successful candidate for the an
preme bench.
John j. Hanson Republican, has h.o
erected sheriff. William NJ. Carson ,re-
pubfican) has been elected cIerk ., 81.
circuit court. defeating Max WAYS tbe
rsh'-nand man OF Sonny Mahon, the
city democratic boss
ATWOOD republican, is leading for sur
veyor by 2.319 majority, with one ward
| missing.
win one ward missing. the city gives
'a~ksoh tdemocrat 1s5 majority for
register or wills, and Thomas (repubIi-
cam 2'S'o majority for clerk of the court
OF common pleas
The fourth legislative district has gone
completely for the republican ticket Tho
hrst district has elected at least four re-
publican members OF the house
Republican leaders are claiming that
every republican candidate has been elect
ed in the first district
Ihey also claim several members of the
third districts u anu
Herlng (dem), for controller has carried
tne city by plurality Of 1.276
Inc majority against the amendment I'm
the city is 15,7S3. -''
Vandiver Comedies Defeat.
AT noon today Democratic State Chair
man Nandiver gave the following state
ment to The Star correspondent:
10 OF course, concede the defeat of the
aIilendment, but by what majority seems
uncertain at this time. / believe that
Dr Herring is reelected. although the
vote is close. / concedc CScrolI cc.-:.ty
Or: Herings home county, To the re-
publicans.
They have undoubtedly carried the
fourth legislative district and elected one
or two delegates to the house of delegates
Ia the first district. We have proba bly,
LOST a part of the city ticket
The demOcraS will control both
branches of the legislature"
Claims Of Republican Chairmen.
Republican Chairman Hanna's state
! ment at the same hour is as follows:
The figures received up to this time
show that the amendment is defeated by
about 15.OO0 and the majority against it
is still growing.
Il will not concede the defeat of Mr..
Williams for controller On the colt
trary IL western Maryland rolls up as big
a majority as the indications now are
Mr.. Williams will defeat DIR. Herring
Information / have received from the
sixth congressional district gives Mr.
Williams a majority of LOO instead OF
900. as the newspapers claim. If that Is
the case, his chances of election are eX-
cellent
THE indications are that Mr.. Williams
has carried Cecil county, and that he bss
defeated Herring in his home county. I
claim the entire city ticket. with the
possible exception of Padgett.'
William ID. Platt, chairman of the re-
publican city committee, said this after
noon:
Last fall. when the official count was
| made by the board of election supervisors
| for the city OF Baltimore. who under the
law compose the official canvassing
board. il was found that some republican
presidential electors had gained as many
| as 900 votes.
1T is my purpose. as chairman OF the
republican city committee, to have couu-
| sci of the city committee present at the
| official count and tabulation OF the can
vassins board of every precinct i'm the
city.
I'VE claim that every republican candi-
date has been elected and that the official
count will show il.
I'VE believe also that in addition TO the
first and fourth legislative districts We
have elected several members OF the house
of delegates from the second and third
districts. as we believe the official returns
will prove. 1t is the purpose of the city
committee to safeguard the interests or
every republican candidate on the city
ticket to the utmost of our ability"
Vote for Woman Candidate.
Mrs Ada Smith Lang the socialist
woman candidate for the house of dele
gates in the second district, polled S?7
votes. Although a candidate, Mrs. Lang
was not allowed to cross the threshold
of any polling place to cast vote for
herself and her ticket.
Mrs. Lang resides in the third precinct
of the fifteenth ward. While some OF
her friends and admirers went to the vot-
Ing booth to cast a ballot for the first
woman candidate any political ticket
in this state, she was denied that envl-
able privilege.
Mrs Lang viewed both her inability TO
vote as well as her defeat very philo
sophically. but strongly expressed the
hope for better things In the near future.