Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-11-06

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wave of Democratic sentiment in the
election of yesterday, and complete,
though unofficial returns from Balti-
more city and the several counties
show that the State rolled up the
huge majority of more than 10000
for Governor Woodrow Wilson. And
besides, the State will send a solid
delegation of six Democrats to the
next Congress.
Wilson's sweep in Maryland, graft
flying as it is to the Democracy of
the State, probably brought no great
er smiles of satisfaction to the lead
ers of the party than the election of
Mr.. Frank o. Smith, as Congressman
from the Fifth Congressional dis
trict, to succeed Thomas Parran. Be
fore the election, it was felt that the
Democratic candidate had a good
fighting chance to defeat his Repub-
lican opporent, despite the fact that
the district normally is Republican by
a good margin in a national fight,
but the break within the ranks, not
only in Anne Arundel, but in other
sections of the district, show that
they had telling effect upon the vote
for Mr.. Parran. Mr.. Smith is re-
turned elected by the decisive major
ity of more than thousand votes.
Little did the Democrats of the
district expect that the Calvert coun-
tian'5 triumph would be that great.
But with a majority approaching 900
in Anne Arundel, and the fact that
the four wards of Baltimore city,
included in the district, stood by the
Democratic candidate, instead of
'laying down, as they did two years
ago, coupled with the fairly substan-
tial maiorities from Howard and
Prince Georges counties, made certain
the defeat of Mr.. Parran.
When it is considered that the
late Congressman Mudd, who served
seven terms in Congress, often car
ried the district by pluralities up
in the thousands, the magnitude of
MIR. Smiths victory is better APP
prciated. The figures of the vote
for Smith and Parran in the several
sections of the district, are given
elsewhere in The Capital.
Latest returns from throughout
the State this morning only continue
TO pile up Woodrow Wilson's al
ready large plurality. Complete re-
turns are still missing in half dozen
counties, but the absent figures will
have no material bearing on the final
result. Wilson's plurality in Mary
land will probably exceed 47,000, he
having polled nearly 100000 votes.
The only close race in the Congress.
sional fight was in the Fifth district.
The plurality of Smith, Democrat,
in the Baltimore city wards of the
district, together with his victory in
Howard and Prince Georges, and
Anne Arundel assured his election
over Congressman Thomas Parran.
The latest election figures bear out
the early statements that Republi-
cars throughout the State voted
largely for Wilson. In many cases
where Wilson's plurality might other
wise have been in doubt the Republi-
cans lined up strong for him. This
action, of course. cut down Presi7
dent Taft's showing. fhis was nota
blv the case in Western Maryland, the
Republican stronghold. where Wilson
carried every county with the single
exception of Garrett. Roosevelt ap-
pears to have carried the latter by a
very slender plurality.
The stand Of the Republicans in
Western Maryland for Wilson was a
terrific blow to the Bull Moose lead
ers. 1t was on the vots in this Sec
tion that they based their hopes of
Roosevelt carrying Maryland. In
stead Roosevelt's Western Maryland
defeat was complete. Wilson's vic
tory in the Sixth district also carried
into Office Glenn H. Worthington, the
district Democratic judicial eandi-
date. J. Albert Constable, the Dem
oeratic judicial candidate in the First
district, was elected without opposi-
tion.
The results in Baltimore city
speak plainly fJr themselves. As in
the State, President Taft finished
third in Baltimore. Wilson polled a
total vote in the city of 4s,007, v
Ing him a plurality OF 14,604. RJs e
Welt received 39, ,2es votes and aft
1881. Many Democrats voted for
Roosevelt, but their defections were
more than made up by the vote Viii
son received from the Republicans.
Their support was material ia push
ing the winners total above 4S, 900.
All of the Republican Congressional
candidates suffered because of the
break in their party. The Congress
sisnal candidates wh1 were practical