Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-06
R|TCH|E IS LEADING
|N|MARYLAND VOTE
Believed Democrat Has Been
Chosen Governor by
327 Votes.
VIEWS HELD AT CAPITAL
Outcome of Balloting Said to
Have No Particular
Significance.


Significance.
w ASHIN TON, Nov. 5.-omcial
Washington viewed the results Of YES
terday's elections with eouani,nity
Republicans and Democrats uniting in
the opinion that the outcome in none
OF the States has any significance SO
Dar as the presidential contest Of 1920
Is concerned. National issues were
not involved in any of the contests
ana Tor that reason none of the leaders
has sought to draw any inspiration
Tor the coming contest from the manner
IN psnnht, %hieh the t people voted yesterday.
nirht ipor.s s:i,h from baltimore, Md. to-
EEnchie. Democrat. has been elected
governor Govern Of Maryland over Harry w.
gin of 327 votes. With Garrett County
only estimated the total unofficial vote
Nice (Republican). 11o.81S.
Republicans stin Confident.
Galen l.: TAFT chairman of the Re-
publican State central committee, to-
night In formal statement refused
clartng that when the complete returns
are at hand they will show the election
OF mr. Nice and his associates on the
SSnte tiChel py several hundred
The Legislature appears to be Demo
cratic the Democrats having a ma
verted a Republican majority in the
last House of Delegates to Democratic
Lee and sses
Democrat. clerk OF the Court Of Ap,
peals; on the face of the returns. but
T. ]. Heating. Democratic nominee
n
been defeated by Alexander Armstrong,
Jr.. Republican.
l;eans IN evssy AT nn, saan yhat nd dhe Repnhs3
have representatives, at the meetings Of
the the boards Of, of ,eanvassers tomorroW. and
! open canvass OF all the returns
p.s,, Mt ,,nrai TAFT charged ELECTION officials IN
back the returns in two precincts.
Cooiidse's Great Fight.
The smashing victory of Calvin Cool
idge, Republican, in Massachusetts. re-
by. the largest vote ever polied by "a a
Eubernatorial candidate in that State.
dhsEad desIsi, hodors With an almSst equally
m9st striking result Of the voting.
the eighty eight counties. and repre-
ssnting slightly more than one-third Of
the ee ct seeressry es s'at at ss sms
tonight showed the four prohibition
Broposais giving wet majorities OF from
Officials OF the Secretary of State office
ponted out that p praftica,ly ,h all OF The
resented in the above figures by con,-
plete votes, while the rural districts,
the stronghoids of the drys. are yet
Chief statistician Johnson. of the sec
Ietary.s office, continued tonight to pre-
carried by the drys. some OF them by
So 900 to $4,000.
act referendum was 63,559. The ratif-
cation referendum gave a vet majority
per 'e Cent % Beer en smendmeHt ntVEa gave .ne wet
majority of 52,a5s. and the repeal pro-
Claims Made In Ohio.
On the strength OF available returns
Ohio Home Rule Association, issued a
statement at Cincinnati saying the vets
SEiiGn by ;nS 5000 sSSeS BIT
sisting that the vets had carried the
On the other hand. James A. White.
manager for the Ohio dry federation,
continued to predict that the drys had
carried all four proposals by major
tiles ranging from $4,000 to $4,000.
Oficials of the Secretary OF States
tiles. of 10000 to 5000 upon enor-
nous gains said to have been made
In many. OF. the rural communities.
Drys contended that in many counties
they had made a gain of from eight
to twenty-five votes to precinct. de-
than double the $4,000 majority they
gave Statewide prohibition last year.
AS possible indication OF the drift
OF popular sentiment preparatory to
the national elections next year yes
.terday's results were being closely
was swept into To- the ,eIs RepublIean foid
in the governorship fight. but today's
returns made it certain that New Jer-
Column. mn Edward ward ]. Edwards. Ts Iemu5c Demos
crat. running on wet" platform.
had a do an apparently safe lead of almost
publican. but the Legislature will be
Republican by narrow margin.
Defeat of Governor Black.
Defeat Of Governor James D. Black,
Democrat for reelection In kentucky,
can opponent. was credited today with
plurality approaching 10000. prob
ably will be more discussed than any
who have their eyes fixed on. next years
campaign. Previous Democratic ma
5orities were upset in some parts Of
The Senate fight, over the league of
nations entered into the Kentucky con-
test to some extent. Governor Black
paign. The Republicans also will con
troll the lower house Of the Kentucky
LegislatYre. while the Democrats will
The wet and dry issue also entered
into the Kentucky contest statewide
prohibition amendment apparently hav-
ing been defeated decislvely.
Lee n. Russell. Democrat. was
elected Governor of Mississippi by the
usual majority. He was opposed by a
Socialist. who polled only about 10000
votes. The Legislature will be solidly
Democratic. 715
| In New York State, the election turn
ed on Judges OF the Supreme Court,
| lTammany Hall candidates suffering
! complete defeat.