New-York tribune., 1911-11-09
MARYLAND WILL HAVE
REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR
Constitutional Amendment Dis
franchising Negroes Defeated
by Decisive Majority.
G0LDSB0R0UGH BY $500
Remainder of State Ticket and
Both Branches of Legislature
Observation-Disclosures
Judge Re- Elected.

Baltimore Nov. S.--With complete un-
official returns from Baltimore and prac-
tically all parts Of the state heard from,
the election of Phillips Lee Goldsborough,
Republican candidate for Governor, over
state Senator Arthur Pue German. Dem
ocrat. has been established Mr. Colds
borough's plurality. II is estimated, Will
be- between $500 and 5000 Both houses
of the Legislature will he Democratic by
safe majorities
Edgar Allan Poe and Emerson G. Har-
rington. Democratic nominees for Attor-
ney General and Controller. were elect
cd by comfortable plurslities. although
earlier in the day il looked as though Mr..
GoldsbOrough would carry with him his
associates on the state ticket for these
offices.
Henry Stocl;bIi idge, Republican, was re-
elected Judge of the state Court of Ap-
peals TIE constitutional amendment dis
franchsing the negro was dccisively de-
feated.
In Baltimore the Democrats elect three
judges Of the City Supreme Court, the
Judges of the Orphans Court and the clerk
of the city Court. the Republicans captUr-
City Surveyor.
Mr.. GoldsboroUgh who is collector Of in
terna revenue for the Maryland district Is
the second Republican to be elected Gov
ernor of this state since the civil War,
Lloyd Lowndes in 1895 being the first TO
achieve that distinction
Senator German this morning declined TO
concedc the election Of Mr.. Goldsborough
and declared his conviction that he had
been successful He insisted that when full
returns are I'm II would be seen that he had
a sufficient majority in them to overcome
the Goldsborough vote
In Baltimore q bitter fight was waged
against Democratic city organization lead
ers by the Republicans and considerable
element Of the independent Democrats.
Thomas +. NCNUlty. who ran as an inde-
pendent candidate for Sheriff. divided the
Democratic vote with his Democratic oppo-
nent. J. Albert Hughes, enabling Theodore
Weis, Republican 10 win by a good purs J.
ity McNulty started the grand jury in
vestigation into the recent primaries. re
sultng in tho presentment Of nearly three
hundred election officials for alleged frauds.
Mr.. Godsborough primarily owes his cleo
a.
the negro voters in the lover counties.
This provides that a single mistake in
validates the entire ballot. 1t has cost the
Republicans thousands OF votes but this
is the first time ii has hit the Democrats.
In Baltimore City an independent cand-
cate for judge of the Orphans Court used
the party designation of Progressive
Democrat" Three were TO he elected. IN
marking their ballots about three thousand
Democrats. paying no attention TO the
names, marked next to Democrat and
made the mistake Of marking for four.
The Republicans had advised their election
officials 10 throw out all such ballots. They
knew from experience that mistakes would
be made. The Democratic officials pro
tested against throwing out the ballots.
but the supervisors of elections instructed
them 10 comply with the law. and out they
went. They cost the Democratic candidate
his election.
Great interest was manifested i'm tho Con
trollers vote. as he and the Governor con
stitute the BOARD of Public Works.
There Is some talk OF the present Gov
ernor calling an extra session Of the TAEis-
lsturc to enable the Democrats 70 put
through some laws which would handicap
tine incoming Governor. II is said TO be
seriously considered by the party man
ayers.