The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-09

Baltimore. Md. Nov maryland elect
ed five Democrats and one Republican
Congressman at the election to-day. The
successful ones are:
First District. Harry Covington, Dem
larat. incumbent.
Second district-J. F. c. Talbot. Demo-
crat. incumbent
Third district-George KONG. Democrat.
who succeeds John Kronmiller.
Fourth district. Charles Linthicum.
Democrat, who succeeds John Gill.
Fifth distriet-Thomas Parran. Republi-
can. who succeeds Sydney Mudd.
Sixth district-David ]. Lewis. who sue
ceeds George A. Pearre
Democrats Gain Two.
The Democrats- gained two Congress-
men-Konig and Lewis-in districts which
were formerly represented by Republi-
cans.
The election passed OFF without any par
ticular features. excepting the fights in
The Third and Sixth districts In the
former the Democrats had Mr.. KONG m
the field. whose record has not been the
best, and who is known over the entire
city of Baltimore, having held several
public offices against Mr.. Main, the Re
publican candidate who was a new as
pirant in the political field.
The contest was a close one. KONG
winning out by the small majority OF 27S.
Linthicum, In the Fourth district, de-
| feated Addison X. Millikin. the RepuD-
lican candidate. by majority OF over
1909.
This has always been a Democratic
stronghold and usually gives anywhere
from 1000 to ZOO majority for the candi-
dates OF that party. Lnthicum is al
present member of the State senate.
In the First district, COvington had a
walkOver He carried every county on
the Eastern Shore except Somerset, and
probably Dorchester.
Talbot Reelected.
Fred Talbot won out again in the Sec
ond district He swelled his majority In
his home county-Baltimore, 10 2,500 He
lost the city wards and also Hartford
and Carroll counties 10 Baker In the
Fifth district Parrans majority will be
at least 500. He carried Charles County
by d majority Of 74S
jority Of a. Howard gave Ray big
majority. and Prince Georges a small
majority. ST. Mary gave Parran about
800 majority. Calvert County's returns
are late. but Parran has carried 1t.
Lewis Carries AneEany.
In the sixth Lewis carried Allegany
by over 800. Montgomery by e25, and
Washington by 500 Warner won in Gar
rett and Frederick. but his majorities In
these two counties were more than OFFSET
by the big gains that Lewis made in the
three other counties.
The four loans voted in the city, involy-
ing sum Of $4,5oo,ooo. were approved.
Republicans Indifferent.
About 60 per cent OF the vote was cast
in Allesany. In Homecoming a Republican
| stronghold, only about 40 per cent Of the
total vote was out. There was general
| Indifference, while with few exceptions
the Pearre faction knitted Warner. some
working openly against him. Edward
Weber, Socialist polled over coo votes in
| the county. In two districts In Cumber-
land Weber received 2l3 votes. ms
strength coming almost entirely from the
Republicans.
Democrats Celebrate Victory.
Complete returns from all but four
mountain districts in Frederick give
| Warner 80 majority.
The missing districts will not materially
change the result. With the exception OF
/ Frederick City, which was carried by
Warner by 2o3 majority, the vote polled
was far short Of the registered vote
Democrats are celebrating the victory
won by Lewis by parading the streets
| TO the strains of bands of music.