Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-11-06
ANNE ARUNDEL S PART
IN THE GREAT VICTORY
Gives Largest Majority for Con
gressman-Elect Smith.
NATIONAL TICKET LEADS.
Complete Returns Show Many Fluct-
uatiOns and How tom" Psrran
Was knitted BY Republicans.

Anne Arundel county made a most
flattering contribution to the peoples
victory or the sweeping triumph Of
the Democratic party throughout the
country in yesterdays remarkable
election.
The voters of the county registered
their favoritism for Governor Wilson
and the Democratic platform, as well
as that of Frank o. Smith, the can
didate for this Congressional district
alike, by rolling up substantial ma
jorities for each Of the candidates.
The complete vote OF the county gives
Governor Wilson a plurality of sS4
over President TAFT, and Candidate
Smith. a majority of s5s over Con-
gressman Thomas Parran.
The total vote of the three prom
inent candidates, and the vote for
Congress, follows: Wilson, Demo
erat. 3,042; Taft Republican. 2,15s;
Roosevelt, $50; Smith, Democrat,
2, 776; Parran, Republican, 1918.
The returns show how solidly the
Democrats cast their ballots at the
polls, and the fluctuations in the vote
pared to the vote in National and
Congressional elections, indicate that
| Congressman Parran was cut heavily
by the Republicans 30 bones was
made of the fact that there was a
number of disgruntled Republicans
who were determined to even up with
Parran for past differences.
Notably was this the case with
Capt. John K. GLADDEN., of this city,
former leader of the party, who was
defeated in the last primary fight,
and who has been given little consid-
GRAFTON at the hands of the Fifth dis
trict congressman. Mr.. GLADDEN. was
an avowed supporter of President
Taft in the Presidential fight, but he
dealt blow to the Republican forces
with the announcement that he would
not support Parran. With him went
many Of the Republican voters who
have followed his leadership id form
or campaigns. The vote in the city
shows the effect of this turn around
very cunelusively, as Mr.. Smith car
ried the city by majority of 1873.
Mr.. Smiths vote, however, did not
run ahead of Governor Wilson s
though the Presidential candidate s
plurality in the city was 90. Will
sons total vote in the city was 724,
as compared to 625 for President
Taft. while Smith polled 69S, against
555 for Parran, the latter figures
strongly indicating how Parran was
cut, combined with the fact that there
/ was a number of spoiled ballots. rhe
alleged simple ballot, because of
only two * marks being required
to vote it, either straight or split,
| proved to be puzzle to many of the
voters.
And as to Colonel Roosevelt, the
Bull Moose candidate, he polled a
larger vote than was anticipated. The
| COlonel's tocal in the city was 1872,
whereas he got nearly 700 more in
| the outlying districts. In fact, he ran
ahead of President Taft in four pre-
ciocts of the county. These were the
three precincts of the Fifth district,
and the upper precinct of the Third
/ district, in all of which he ran far
ahead of the President.
| q The result in the county really eX-
/ ceeded the fondest expectations of
Democratic leaders. That the party
would win both ways, because the
| district leaders were working solidly
| together, was the general belief, but
even the most sanguine leaders did
not anticipate that Wilson or Smith
would carry the county by more than
500.
? 1t was figured that their votes
would run close and they did. as shown
by the fact that Wilson's plurality is
only 81 more than the majority Sc
cured by Smith. The count of votes
in the four wards of the city was the
first completed, and when the figures
showed that both Wilson and Smith
had carried the city, and the returns
OF some of the rural precincts slowly
came in, indicating Democratic gains
| everywhere, estimates were then
made that the ticket would pull
through by something like 500. Tne
result in the city alone is splendid
triumph for local Democracy, as COM
pared to the results of former cam
pAigns.
Four years ago Bryan carried the
city over Taft by the scant majority
of Ia. In the county the same year
Bryan's majority was 509, while that
of George W. Smith over the late
Congressman Sydney E. Mudd. was
39s. TwJ years ago Ray carried the
county over Parran by the small ma
jority of Is. These figures bear evil
dence of the great upheaval in yester-
days election.