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716 HISTORY OF MARYLAND.
" straight-out" democratic candidates. They, however, confined their action
to issuing an address, and recommending a convention to be held at Louisville on September 3d. The choice of this party for president, was Charles
O'Conor, of New York, with John Q. Adams, of Massachusetts, as vice-president. Mr. O'Conor, however, declined the nomination.
In Maryland, the election this year, Avas for members of Congress, as well
as for president. The Greeley, or "New Departure Ticket" * Avas carried by
a small majority, as compared Avith that given for GoATernor Whyte, in 1871:
PRESIDENT. GOVERNOR.
, 1872 , , 1871- ,
COUNTIES. GREELEY. GRANT. WHYTE. TOME.
(D. L.) (Rer.) (Dem.) (Rep.)
Alleghany 2,695 3,301 2,711 2,541
Anne Arundel 2,249 2,546 2,703 2,403
Baltimore City '.... 24,694 19,522 22,874 14,762
Baltimore County 4,1.73 3,774 5,209 3,054
Calvert 692 1,070 1,073 908
Caroline 1,036 1,108 1,269 1,198
Carroll 2,505 2,587 2,858 2,588
Cecil 2,103 2,547 2,536 2,676
Charles 1,200 1,591 1,575 1,400
Dorchester 1,755 . 1,852 2,039 1,766
Frederick 4,065 5,186 4,671 5,068
Harford 1,955 2,117 2,553 1,891
Howard 1,196 1,300 1,497 1,153
Kent 1,623 1,658 1,907 1,698
Montgomery 2,121 1,949 2,257 1,840
Prince George's 1,631 2,264 2,285 2,191
Queen Anne's 1,804 1,654 2,046 1,690
St. Marys 1,339 1,636 1,512 1,404
Somerset 1,122 1,615 1,751 1,641
Talbot 1,521 1,663 1,703- 1,569
Washington 3,204 3,664 3,740 3,651
Wicomico 1,470 1,081 1,680 1,006
Worcester 1,734 1,166 1,504 728
67,687 66,760 73,908 58,820
Majority for Greeley, 927. Whyte's majority, 15,088.
In the general result Grant and Wilson received tAvo hundred and eighty-
six vTotes in the electoral college. Horace Greeley died on November 29th,
before the meeting of the college, and the majority of his votes Avere cast for
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, who receiAred forty-two, and B. Gratz
Brown eighteen, Charles J. Jenkins two, and David Davis one, by the States
of Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas,
sixty-three. The Maryland electoral college met at Annapolis on the 4th of
December, and cast the vote of the State for' Hendricks and Brown, and
adopted a series of resolutions to the memory of Hon. Horace Greeley.
1 The electors on this ticket were Augustus James Black Groome, John M. Carter, James A.
W. Bradford, Frederick Raine, Philip D. Laird, Buchanan, James T. Briscoe and William Walsh.
| Title | History of Maryland - 3 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000753 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 716 HISTORY OF MARYLAND. " straight-out" democratic candidates. They, however, confined their action to issuing an address, and recommending a convention to be held at Louisville on September 3d. The choice of this party for president, was Charles O'Conor, of New York, with John Q. Adams, of Massachusetts, as vice-president. Mr. O'Conor, however, declined the nomination. In Maryland, the election this year, Avas for members of Congress, as well as for president. The Greeley, or "New Departure Ticket" * Avas carried by a small majority, as compared Avith that given for GoATernor Whyte, in 1871: PRESIDENT. GOVERNOR. , 1872 , , 1871- , COUNTIES. GREELEY. GRANT. WHYTE. TOME. (D. L.) (Rer.) (Dem.) (Rep.) Alleghany 2,695 3,301 2,711 2,541 Anne Arundel 2,249 2,546 2,703 2,403 Baltimore City '.... 24,694 19,522 22,874 14,762 Baltimore County 4,1.73 3,774 5,209 3,054 Calvert 692 1,070 1,073 908 Caroline 1,036 1,108 1,269 1,198 Carroll 2,505 2,587 2,858 2,588 Cecil 2,103 2,547 2,536 2,676 Charles 1,200 1,591 1,575 1,400 Dorchester 1,755 . 1,852 2,039 1,766 Frederick 4,065 5,186 4,671 5,068 Harford 1,955 2,117 2,553 1,891 Howard 1,196 1,300 1,497 1,153 Kent 1,623 1,658 1,907 1,698 Montgomery 2,121 1,949 2,257 1,840 Prince George's 1,631 2,264 2,285 2,191 Queen Anne's 1,804 1,654 2,046 1,690 St. Marys 1,339 1,636 1,512 1,404 Somerset 1,122 1,615 1,751 1,641 Talbot 1,521 1,663 1,703- 1,569 Washington 3,204 3,664 3,740 3,651 Wicomico 1,470 1,081 1,680 1,006 Worcester 1,734 1,166 1,504 728 67,687 66,760 73,908 58,820 Majority for Greeley, 927. Whyte's majority, 15,088. In the general result Grant and Wilson received tAvo hundred and eighty- six vTotes in the electoral college. Horace Greeley died on November 29th, before the meeting of the college, and the majority of his votes Avere cast for Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, who receiAred forty-two, and B. Gratz Brown eighteen, Charles J. Jenkins two, and David Davis one, by the States of Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas, sixty-three. The Maryland electoral college met at Annapolis on the 4th of December, and cast the vote of the State for' Hendricks and Brown, and adopted a series of resolutions to the memory of Hon. Horace Greeley. 1 The electors on this ticket were Augustus James Black Groome, John M. Carter, James A. W. Bradford, Frederick Raine, Philip D. Laird, Buchanan, James T. Briscoe and William Walsh. |
