Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-11-05
TODAYS ELECTION
OBSERVED QUIETLY
THROUGHOUT CITY
Letter Of President Turned
Apathetic Campaign Into One
OF Unusual Bitterness
CANDIDATES NAMES
ON OFFICIAL BALLOT
Fight On In All States But Spe-
cial Interest Centers In New
York Where Women Vote

In this county and Congressional
district, as in other parts of the
United States, the interest stirred up
by the Presidents appeal for a Con-
gress with a majority of his own party,
was the means of stirring up intense
feeling in the election. There can be
no question that many Democrats who
were faltering and who intended to
stay away from the polls, were
brought to a keener interest in the
contest and determined to vote for the
party nominee. This was indicated by
the vote today.
OF course, the vote fell much behind
that of former years owing to the alb
sence of so manw with the colors. The
vote, up to l o'clock, was noticeably
short in the First, Second and Fourth
/ Wards, while an extra effort was made
in the Third and good vote cast, con-
sidering all the conditions. Reports
from different districts of the county
are to the effect that voting is along
the same general lines as in An
napolis.
The Official Ballot.
The ballot contained only the names
of the candidates for the House of
Representatives and one proposed con-
stitutional amendment, that providing
a means by which registered men from
Maryland who are in the military and
naval service may cast their votes.
The candidates are: Frank NJ Du-
vail. Democrat; Sydney e. Mudd, Re
publican, and James l.. Smiley, So
cialist Mr.. Duvall is a resident of st.
MargaTets, four miles from Annapo-
lis, Mr.. Mudd lives in La Plata,
Charles county, and Mr.. Smiley is an
Episcopal minister living in Annapo-
lis.
Governor Harrington voted i'm the
Second Ward of Annapolis, depositing
his ballot shortly before o'clock, and
he was followed almost Immediately
by Mayor Strange. Not the slightest
excitement or unpleasant incident of
any kind was reported from any poll
ing place in city or county. Every
thing indicated that election officials
and party workers are polishing up
themselves so as to have everything
ready for the woman voters when they
come in Maryland as they are in so
many other places.
The campaign, which began in
apathy, developed in its closing days
| in most States into one of the most
bitterly contested in years The chief
| issue has been the election of United
/ States senators and representatives.
/ The appeal of President Wilson for
the return of a Democratic Congress
has been the storm center of attack
and counter attack.
Close Results Are Indicated
Both Democratic and Republicans
were claiming that they would gain
seats in Congress, but the indications
were that the result would be close
except in districts where one party
or the other normally has an over
whelming majority.
In New York party leaders are "up
in the air" because women will vote
for the first time, and there is no
way of knowing how they will divide
politically The Republican State
chairman predicted that Gov Whit
man would be reelected by at least
200 900, but the Democrats were
equally insistent that Alfred E. Smith,
president of the New York city board
of aldermen, would be the victor, but
they did not claim so large a margin.
Senate Fight Chief Issue
Contests for seats in the Senate
have occupied the voters in Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, New Hampshire,
Delaware, New Jersey and West Vir-
ginia While two senators will be
elected in New Hampshire, the Demo-
Gratis in that State have centered their
energies upon the election of John b.
Episcopal minister living in ARnnapo-
pired term of the late Senator Cal
linger In New Jersey, which also
will elect "long" and short" term
senator, woman suffragists, although
they cannot vote, have joined forces
with the Democrats to defeat David
Baird, who seeks the short" term.
Massachusetts Democrats profess to
be hopeful of electing former Gov.
David l. Walsh as successor to Sen
ator Weeks, who is a candidate for
another term. The contest in West
Virginia between C. w. Watson, a for
mer United States senator, and Maj.
Davis Elkins, Jr., son of former SEN
ator, is expected to be close