Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-05
MAJORITY OF lee
IS ABOUT 10000
Maryland Democrats Elect
Senator and Capture
State Offices.
EASILY HOLD CONTROL
OF THE LEGISLATURE
"Cy' Cummings Has Narrow Escape
IN Monfonmerv Counfu- Vn<e
"Cy' Cummings Has Narrow Escape
in Montgomery Countrywide
in Prince Georges.

| BALTIMORE. Md, November 5-
Owing to the long and cumbersome bal
lot, returns from yesterdays election in
Maryland were still incomplete this
| morning. The indications. however. were
| that Blair Lee. democrat was elected
| to the United States Senate by a plural
| ity of about 20 nn. and that the demo-
| cratic state ticket would do nearly as
we'll.
The democrats claim a majority of
| three-flfths in each house of the legis-
lature. This would be sufficient to over
| ride any vetoes of the republican gov
| ernor. Goldsborough.
The progressive vote fell off heavily
| In Baltimore it was less than per cent
OF the vote cast for Roosevelt last year
| Democrat Elected to Congress.
| Charles P. Cody, democrat. was elect
ed to Congress from the third district in
place of the late Representative George
KONG.
The democrats were victorious all
along the line electing Emerson G.
harrington state controller; Caleb c..
! Magruder. clerk of the court of appeals,
and retaining control of the state legis-
| lature.
Montgomery County Victory.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, November 3. 1913
The democrats scored a big victory In
this county at yesterdays election. They
not only gave Blair Lee. senatorial candi-
date, and his associates on the state tick
ct majorities Of approximately one thou
sand. but elected all their candidates on
the county ticket by majorities ranging
from 27O to 1,4Oo
"Cy" Cummings, against whose re-elec-
ton to the house OF delegates a deter
mined fight was made by the Anti-Saloon
League. led by William H. Anderson.
state superintendent, pulled through by a
narrow margin. His former. majorities
were badly cut in every precinct, but
he managed to defeat his nearest repub-
lican competitor, Charles T. johnson, by
30 votes. Cummings was given big ma
jorities in Wheaton, Bethesda, Potomac
and Barnesville districts.
For the state senate, DR.. Eugene Jones
carried the county by majority OF So1
over his republican opponent. Charles F.
Kirk. His home district Of Wheaton
rolled up majority of 2S3.
Whalen Elected Sheriff.
Whalen. democratic candidate for sher-
III, was badly cut in number Of pre-
cincts, but the lower section Of the county
stood by him loyalty and furnished the
bulk of the majority of 611 by which he
defeated Frederick w. Page, the repub-
lican candidate
There was probably more cutting. of
tickets yesterday than at any election
held In Montgomery county in many
years. 1t was INDUCED in by both demo-
Gratis and republicans. but the chief suf-
ferers We're Cummings. Whalen, Dr. Jones
and Senator Lee.
| That the bull moose movement has
about failed in this county was shown
by the small vote received by the candi
dates of that party. Wellington, for
United States senator, and his associates
on the state ticket did not receive more
than twenty-five votes in the county.
All of the six proposed amendments to
the state constitution were given large
ma ajoriteS. Not more than one-third of
! the voters paid any attention to that
part of the ticket, but fully four -fifths
| of those who did vote on the proposed
amendments were in favor of their adop-
/ ton.
| 1t is understood that "Cy" Cummings
| will be candidate for speaker of the
| house of delegates. His Montgomery
| friends feel that his long legislative ex-
| perience has fitted him for the duties
L
their power TO help him land the
| honor.
| Summaries of Vote Cast.
| The total vote of the democratic and
republican candidates i'll the county
| yesterday was as follows.
For United States sen4tor-Blair Lee.
democrat, 3,434; Parran. republican,
2,514.
For controller of state treasury
Harrington, democrat, 3,454; Metzerott,
republican, 2.309.
For clerk of court of appeals
Masruder, democrat. 3.474: Bernhard,
crat, 3.s44; Kirk. republican. 2,523.
| For the house of delagates-Demo-
Gratis. Snowden, s.45l; Waters 3.211:
White. Si1s; Cummings. 2,s4s; re-
publ1cans. Johnson. 3.574: Mount, 1883;
Dawson. 2.Sa5: Stabler, 2.363.
/ For Sheriff Whalen. democrat, 3179;
Page, republican,. 2.56S.
For county mnissioners-Demo-
Gratis. Lewis. 1913; Roby. 3.4SS: Walker
3.4lo: republicans. Day. 2,194; Weller
2,17S; Harvey. 2.2l2.
For county surveyor-OFutt. demo.
crat. $50; no republican opposition.
/ In Prince Georges County.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HfATTSV1LLE, Md. November o.
Prince Georges county, on unofficia
returns. gave the democratic ticket
clean sweep. On account of the length
of the ballot and the heavy vote police
in several OF the districts returns from
all the election districts are not We
in. and their count will probably not b,
known until the official count at Uppe
| Ma rlboro tomorrow.
One OF the btterest fights of the cam
paign was waged by the liquor elemen
on George w. fiardy. candidate for sheriff
, Hardy the center of attack II
Fly attsville district, but he carried thi
district by siNtyseven votes and de
feated his opponent, James A. Sweeney
, by aSS The largest majority registered
: by any one candidate was that secured
by George p. Hickey of Hyattsville
democratic candidate for register of wills
, who defeated his opponent by $50 votes
Blair Lee piled up about 800 majort,
In the county over Thomas Parran TO
the United States senatorship. Harring
ton carried the county for controller o
the treasury and Caleb C. Magruder va
successful, far as his home count
was concerned, In his quest for clerk t
the state court of appeals.