Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01
McNulty May Be Winner.

AS the grand jury count proceeds, indi-
cations point strongly that Thomas f.
McNulty. the anti-organization candidate
for sheriff, has won. The recount, whic.
includes thus far only about 10 per cent
of the city precincts, shows that 81 votes
cast for McNulty We're counted for J..
Albert Hughes, the machine candidate.
Hughes, according to the official returns,
defeated McNulty by So votes, and now
his lead, on the recount, is cut down to
800. 1t is reasonable to presume that in
the remaining 30 per cent of precincts
McNulty will gain over 26J votes, which
will give him the nomination.
The recount also shows that Senator
Blair Lee suffered at the hands of the
organization counters, and the outcome
the complete recount is awaited with
a great deal of interest. 1t is by no
means certain that Arthur p. German
carried the four city districts, and the
loss of one district would give Lee the
majority. The situation is SO tense and
fraught with so many proba bilities of
gigantic fraud being revealed that many
friends of Senator German are express
ing the hope that he will retire from the
race. In some quarters it Is even stated
that German will refuse to continue as a
candidate for the governorship.
Talk of County Frauds.
The cry is now being raised that gross
frauds were perpetrated in the coun-
ties. and that a recount of ballots would
reveal conditions rivaling those exposed
i'll Baltimore city. 1t is said that the
charge of fraud in the counties was
one of the reasons why the governor
decided not to call a session of the
general assembly, because it was feared
that the demand might become so in
sstent that a statewide recount would
be imperative.
1t is now generally conceded that
Maryland will go republican this fall
as result of the frauds disclosed. The
Independent democrats hold the balance
of power in this city, and it is asserted
that to man this element will vote
for Goldsborough. and the entire repub-
lican ticket. The democratic party in
the city and state is without leader
and is thoroughly demoralized. The
bosses, big and little, are up in the
air. and even registration work, regard
ed as the most important in a cam
paign. has been forgotten.
Machine Is Wreck.
The once powerful democratic ma
is now a wreck. Sonny Mahon, the
city boss, has left for parts unknown
on an automobile tour, and the ring
ing about in the political whirlwind
many of them ingufed in the sea
of fraud and corruption. The repub-
lcan organization, on the other hand,
presents a solid front. and the candi-
dates are on the huStings every night.
These candidates are being furnished
with ammunition a result of the
grand jury. and are not even confronted
by the democratic candidates on the
defensive. The democratic state and
city committees are becalmed, and the
chairnen do not seem to know when
the campaign will be opened, if at all
1t is not at all unlikely that the
grand jury may go back and probe the
mayoralty primary election last May.
The grand jury is preparing a petition
to the court asking that the ballot
boxes in the Preston MahOOl election
be kept under the jurisdiction of the
court until such time the suber-
Material primary count shall have been
completed. and it is expected that Judge
Duffy will sign such an order early
next week.