Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-05
IS VICTOR
Defeats Mayor MahooI of Bal
timore for denomination.
MACHINE RETAINS CONTROL
Organization Candidate Gets Major.
ity of 0,123-Republicans
Name E. Clay Timanus.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 5.-The dem.
ocratic city organization won a de
cisive victory yesterday. James H
Preston. the organization candidate fol
mayor, received o9.978 votes. and May
or Mahool. the Independent candidate
2o,s55 votes. giving Preston a majority
OF 1923. Mahool carried only sin
wards of the twenty-four.
Mr.. Preston ran far ahead Of the
other candidates on the organization
ticket, his total vote being 10,107 ahead
of his running mate, Hubert, candidate
for president second branch city coun.
Gil. and 1884 ahead of Thrift, for con-
trol1er. The vote cast was the larges,
ever polled in a democratic mayoralty
primary in the city. The total number
Of ballots cast for Preston and MahooI
was 50.S53. The total democratic reg
istration in Baltimore is $500. and OF
this number only 1927 votes were
missing yesterday.
A careful analysis of the vote show:
that many citizens cast their ballots fol
either Mr.. Preston or the mayor ant
failed to vote for either candidate fol
controller or president of the second
branch. city council. The total vote cas-
for the three candidates for president Of
the second branch fell short of the tota
poll by more than 1900.
Organization Lost Some.
Many unaff1liated voters and over f,OOt
republicans changed to democratic at
filiations last Monday and politicians be
lieve that many of these voters caused
the shortage in the poll Of the minor
candidates.
While successful in nominating it's prin
cipal candidates. the organization los
out in some Of the councilmanic battles
In the third district Duke Bond received
comfortable majority over Charles w
Grant. a notable victory won by ar
anti-organization candidate was in the
twenty-fourth ward where Henry j. G
Hoffman was defeated by John G.
Wehage. Henry L. Wienefeld. opposed
by the organization, also won out in the
twentieth ward against "Matty' Angel
mier; in the eighth ward w. w. Stock
by CAS- and in the twelfth ward Timothy
0. Heatwole. Independent. had a ma
jority of 497 over Robert e. Lee, or.
ganization candidate.
Easy Victory for Timanus.
While the nomination Of E. Clay Tt
manus was looked for by the majority OF
republicans. the size Of the party poll was
a great surprise to many. The total re-
publican vote cast was 30, 49,, and of this
Mr.. Timanus received 17.S43, clean ma
jority Of 1929 over Charles H. Torsch
Practically no money was spent in the
campaign or in the getting out Of the
vote.
Mr.. Torsch polled a larger vote thar
many of his opponents expected he would
but the minority candidate was himself
disappointed that he did not make bet
ter showing. The large number in which
the republicans went to the polls, the
leaders say. is proof of the complete party
harmony that exists.
Next to the large majority that was
rolled up for Timanus most interest was
taken in the controllershp fight, in which
George II. Henner was the victor over
Frank w. Fryden. The individual mem.
bers Of the republican organization were
almost evenly divided between the two
candidates. and the contest was a warm
one. Mr.. Heffner won by a majority OF
3,617.