Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08
PRINCE GEORGES VOTE
IS FOR GOLDSBOROUCA
Republicans Also Capture Two
of Four Delegates to the
Legislature.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special OlSpatcu 10 Inc Stdf.
HYATTSvILLE. Nd. November g.
The republicans carried Prince Georges
county for Goldsborough, republican
candidate for governor. and captured
two Of the four delegates to the house
Of delegates from the county. according
to unofficial figures received here. For all
other candidates. the pluralities in the
county went to the democratic candi-
dates Some claim the official count will
show different results in some cases. The
election of a county commissioner and OF
another delegate is claimed by repub-
licans.
The two republicans elected to the
house OF delegates are Oliver 8. Met
zerott and William r. Smallwood; and
they led all the candidates in the total
votes. Richard T. Whitley and Ogle
Marbury were the democrats elected
to the house of delegates. As State
Senator Wells, democrat. holds over.
the Prince Georges county delegation
to the legislature will stand three
democrats to two republicans. Robert
H. Hughes gave Marbury close run,
losing by only fifteen votes.
The race for sheriff was close, but the
complete unofficial returns from all dis
tricts indicate that A. B. Suit, democrat.
has been elected over James A. McFar-
land. republican, by twenty-six votes.
The gubernatorial race in the county
was close, Goldsborough nosing out Cor
man by only forty-eight votes.
Many defective ballots were cast, ac-
cording to the reports from the various
districts. 1t is estimated that at least
500 ballots, held defective by the election
judges, were thrown out.
County Vote in Detail.
Unofficial returns from all districts
iv toll 10, tho ~
as follows:
For governor-Goidsborou republican,
2546: German, democrat, 2,49S.
Controller-E. c. Harrington. democrat,
1.649; j. H. Cunningham. republican,
1,131.
Attorney general-Edgar Allan Poe.
democrat, 1862; Morris A. Soper. re-
publican, 1,2O6.
County ommissioners-Harry n. Bow
en-. democrat. 1887; William H. Owens.
democrat, 1851 John NJ. Bowie, republic
an, Ito; John l.. Waring. republican,
1,623. This does not change the demo-
cratic complexion of the board of county
commissioners.
County treasurer = Richard ]. Swami,
democrat, 1886; Hartman E. Burgess, re-
publican, 1,757. A democrat is now in
the office.
House Of delegates-Oliver S.. Metzerott.
republican, 2221: William r. Smallwood,
republican. 2,O4O; Richard r. Whiteley
democrat. 1913; Ogle Marbury. democrat,
1851: Robert II. Hughes, republican, L.
S36: Henry H. Sasscer, jr.. democrat. L.
$50; Benjamin F. Hoffman. democrat,
1,691; Thomas H. Wildman. republican.
1851. All the retiring delegates are demo-
Gratis.
Sheriff-A. B. Suit, democrat, 1918;
James A. Mcfarland. republican, 1.792.
The present incumbent is democrat.
States attorney-Clarence NJ. Roberts.
democrat, 1872; George b. Merrick, re-
publican. 1893. The present incumbent is
Judges Of the orphans court-R. l.
Bowie James A. heiskell and John A.
Schultz. all democrats. elected without
opposition.
democrat, elected without opposition.
All Of the proposed amendments to the
state constitution were turned down In
the county. There was little interest
shown in them and practically all Of the
votes cast were those In opposition.
Oxon Hill District.
The Oxon Hill district, which borders
on the District Of Columbia, gave ma
jority to republican for governor for
the first time in it's history. And also a
majority to three Of the four republican
candidates for the legislature. Colds
against 81 for German. Harrington.
democratic candidate for controller.
however, carried the district by 81 votes
against 50 for Cunningham, republican.
For the legislature the vote in the dis
trict for the four republican candidates
was as follows: Metzerott, 101; Small
wood, So; Hughes To- and Wildman. 81.
The four democratic candidates received
the following vote: Whitley. 50: Mar
bury, 81; Sasscer. ~. and Hoffman. 50.
Whitley was the only democratic candi-
date for the legislature who had pledged
himself to vote for local Opetion, ana the
supporters of that policy agreed to cut
Wildman, republican, and vote for
Whitley, who tied SmallwOod, republican.
for the second highest vote in the dis
tFict. Metzerott, who had previously
voted in the legislature for local option.
led all the candidates by many votes.
Swami. the democratic candidate for
treasurer received the largest vote in the
district. that also being due to the sup
port Of the local option people. who un-
derstood that Burgess. the republican
candidate, was getting the vote of the
opposition. SWANS vote was Ito as
against 90 for Burgess, republican.
For sheriff Suit, democrat. received
ninety votes in the district to sixty-six
for Mcfarland.
For states attorney the local option peo-
pie supported Roberts. democrat. giving
him ninety-two votes as against fifty
seven for Merrick republican