Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-11-05
TY.-GENERAL RICHIE
APPARENTLY ELECTED
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The Local Fight


With but one exception the Demo-
Gratis swept Anne Arundel county in
yesterdays election-an election that
| in some ways was the most remark
able that has been held in the County
for years.
Definite returns have been received
from all but three of the precincts and
the count shows that Attorney-Gen-
eral Albert c. Richie, for County is
leading his Republican opponent
Harry W. Nice by a little more than
100 votes, and the complete returns
it is expected will increase his ma
jority to about 200. Along with
Richie, went the three other State
candidates, by even larger MAORI
| ties, and so did the local candidates
except States Attorney Nicholas H
Green. who was defeated by James NJ
Munroe, his Republican opponent, by
a majority that on the present re-
turns is estimated at about 800.
The fight was among the keenest
and the results in majoritics the clos
est that have been known for years
AS had been indicated in The Capital
the Republicans had laid their plans
to muster the full strength of their
vote. and this they performed well
Both parties polled a heavy vote in
every section of the County, and as
a result the count of the ballots in
several of the precincts was not
known until after O'Clock this morn
ing, because of the tiresomeness OF
making the count. The vote in the
city was considerably of a surprise
A total OF 1885 voters went to the
polling houses in the four wards, and
cast their ballots. The registered
vote of the city is something more
than 1900. These figures, therefore
show the deep interest that was mani
tested in the election by the rank and
| file of both parties. And coupled with
this, cutting" and trading" mani
tested itself in every direction as a
comparison of the vote will indicate
When the count of the ballots start
ed in the four city wards last night
Democratic leaders began to fee
somewhat uneasy because the Repub
lican candidates were holding up in
the poll so we'll, and for a time fear
was felt that practically ;le;r entire
ticket wa sendangered. The Capita
will publish tomorrow the result OF
thevoting by precincts in tabular
form. The poll of the city for the
State Candidates and the principal
local candidates appears elsewhere in
| this issue. The complete table, how
ever will furnish an interesting study
of how certain candidates were
slashed here ad there all over the
county.
| Though the returns received assure
the election of A. Theodore Brady
to the State Senate, he was given a
hard fight by former Sheriff John
Bowie of Annapolis Junction. His
majority will be perhaps over 800. Al
present the vote of these two candi-
dates stands-Brady. $500; Bowie, q
! $40. And quite as close and interest
| ing was the contest between William
| N. Woodward and J.. Clayton Brewer
| for Clerk of the Circuit Court, but
the complete returns will show the
veteran clerk returned winner by q
majority greater than that of Brady's
General Richie carried the city by
majority of At. Thomas S. Dove for
Sheriff, appears to have led the field
with total poll of 1858, and rar
strongly all over the county, his ma
jority over Humphrey being about 900
Besides their Senator the Demo
Gratis also elected their entire legis,
latiye ticket by substantial majorities
.hese nominees running considerably
ahead of the State candidates. This
is true also of the Democratic nomi-
nees for County Commissioners
James A. Walton and st. George Bar
Der polling an especially strong vote
as did w. Meade Holiday and Ber-
nard j. Wiegard for the House Of