Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-16
STATE TREASURER 7 TIMES.
Today General Murray Vandiver Was
Reelected to Position Joint Vote
Gives Vandiver 77-Cunningham

For the seventh consecutive time
General Murray Vandiyer, of Havre
de Grace, Md, was elected today
State Treasurer of Maryland by the
House Of Delegates and the Senate
of Maryland.
The two branches Of the Assembly
balloted separately on the election.
and the Democrats carried through
their program without a hitch. Mr..
Vandiver was placed in nomination
on the House side by Mr.. Hopkins,
OF Hartford county, as the choice of
the Democratic caucus last night, and
his name was seconded by Mr.. Dor
sey, of st. Mary's county.
: The De nocrats made no speeches.
Delegate Warburton, of Cecil, Repub-
lican, placed in nomination as the
caucus choice of his party John II Gun
ningham. of Westminster, the defeat
ed candidate for State Comptroller
in the last campaign. Mr.. Warbur-
ton said:
Mr.. Speaker. on behalf Of the
Republican minority of this House it
affords me great pleasure to place be-
fore this body the name of a gentle
nan for the office of Treasurer who
needs no introduction TO the people of
Maryland, nor any extended eulogy
from me. His qualifications for the
office for which he is named are
prominent. His personal character
above reproach, and if elected to
he office of Treasurer it can be pre-
dicted with absolute certainty that
he will discharge his duties in a man.
ner that will reflect great credit upon
the State and add additional proof to
the people of Maryland of his sterl-
ing character and personal worth.
dominate John II. Cunningham, of
Carroll county,"
Delegate Pairo, of Baltimore city.
Republican, seconded the nomination
of Mr.. Cunningham. Delegate Farm
er, Of Baltimore city, Democrat.
moved that the nominations be closed.
Tellers appointed from both branches
of the Assembly canvassed the vote
of the Senate and House.
Following the canvass of the votes
cast, the tellers announced the Joint
vcte to be Vandiver, n, Cunning
ham, &c. Total vote cast. Senate .F27.
House, Sc.
The Senate and House ballotted
separately, each side naming tellers
to count the vote, which was cast bv
each member as his name was called
by the reading clerks in each branch.
Senators Beck and Matthias were
the Senate's tellers.
Each Senator wrote out on a small
piece of paper the candidate of his
choice, the Democrats, presumably
giving Mr.. Vandiver their undivided
support, while the Republicans were
equally loyal to John II. Cunningham.
After the vote had been cast the
House and Senate tellers met Jointly
and proceeded to canvass the returns.
Separate reports were made in
the House and Senate Of the result
of this canvass.
When the tellers reported in the
Senate President Price announced:
"The report showing that Murray
Vandiver received az votes and John
H. Cunningham 46 votes, Murray
Vandiver is declared elected Treasurer
of Maryland"
Senators Benson and Wilkinson
were named as a committee on the
part of the Senate to notify the Gov
ernor of Mr.. Vandiver's election and
Senators Moore, Andrews and Sproes-
ser were selected to convey similar in
formation to Mr.. Vandiver.