The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-11-08
Richie GOES IN AS THE
GOVERNOR BY $4,000
Carries With Him All Demo-
vratic State Candidates-the
Legislature Democratic

In the Democratic landslide Tues
day Governor Albert C. Richie was
reelected by the largest majority
ever given a Governor of Maryland,
and carried with him the entire
Democratic ticket.
Estimates at noon Wednesday were
that Ritchie's majority will be at
least 41,0OO. In this sweep to victory
he carried with him State Comptroller
William S. Gordy, candidate for re-
election; Thomas H. Robinson, candi-
date for Attorney General, and Jas.
A. Young, candidate for Clerk of the
Court of Appeals.
In Baltimore city the complete
democratic ticket was also successful.
Democratic control of the senate
was assured through the election of
five city senators and that of Stephen
W. Gambrill in Howard county and
David G. Mcintosh in Baltimore coun-
ty, while in Queen Anne's and Kent
counties the democratic senatorial
nominees were unopposed. In a SEN
ate of 20 members, the democrats
have 9 holdovers while Tuesdays
election gave them sure nine more,
with prospects Of an even higher ma
jority.
The personnel of the next house of
delegates will not be definitely known
until complete county returns are in.
Baltimore city will, however, send
Democratic candidates from five of
the six districts, having elected Demo-
Gratis in the first, second third, fourth
and sixth districts. The Republican
senate and house nominees appear to
have carried the fourth district, where
three negroes, the first of their race
to sit in the Maryland Legislature,
have been elected.
Unless early returns are upset by
the complete count the democrats will
have 10 members Of the lower house
from the counties with the probable
" apparently stronger that this
lf.nnbeT viii De increased rather than
diminished.
This number, together with 80
members from the city will give gov
ernor Ritchie's party a total of 70 in
house membership of 115, retaining
democratic control in the branch.
In the last legislature the demo-
Gratis had majority of 40 in the
lower house and 55 on a joint ballot
Continued democratic control of the
general assembly insures the reelec-
ton Of state treasurer John NJ. Den
mis-. Mr.. Dennis was agreed upon by
the city leaders when the state slate
was made up last summer.
In Washington county Mr.. Arm
strong's home county, where the dem
ocrats had been divided by fractional
strife, 16 precincts out of Al gave
Armstrong 1851 and Richie 1879.
On the same ratio for the remain
ing precincts Armstrong; plurality
would be about 1900. 1t is expected
however, to run over the figures, but
we'll below the 1000 by which his
friends had claimed it.
On the shore, Dorchester and Wor-
cester counties were of interest, the
former being the home of former Gov
ernOr Emerson c. Harrington and the
latter the home of former Senator
John Walter Smith. Twenty precincts
out of the 26 in Dorchester gave Arm
strong 2673 and Richie 1910, Re-
publican lead which could not well be
overcome by later returns. In Wor-
cester, 8 precincts out of II showed
1889 for Armstrong and 1904 for Rit~
chic, leaving that field still at issue.
Howard county has been the scene
of democratic dissension, but both
factions were united on the surface in
this campaign. Eleven precincts out
of IA gave Armstrong 1908 and Ritch-
lie 1899, assuring it to the democratic
column. On the republican side W..
Bladen Lowndes first had jockeyed
state chairman Galen L. TAFT into
contributing $3.50 for the county fight
and then had dug down into his own
jeans, and today he was given full
credit for keeping down the democrat
ic margin.
Cecil also was a county at issue,
normally, it should have gone demo-
cratic; from II precincts out of 10
the republicans laid claim to it. These
precincts gave Armstrong 2243 and
Richie 2009 and this ratio was ex-
pected to stand to the end. Cecil had
been scene of democratic inter-ma-
chine strife and the democrats beat
themselves.