Too Close to Call:
Presidential Electors and Elections in Maryland
featuring the Presidential Election of 1904

 

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Newspapers,
a selection from 1904/1905
by Julie Price & Jim Dowdy, Archives Staff

For an overview of extant newspapers for Maryland  see the Guide to Maryland Newspapers Featuring the Newspapers Collections of the Maryland State Archives.  Newspapers provide a contemporary record of daily life in Maryland. Unfortunately, the deterioration of these valuable historical documents is a serious conservation issue. The paper used since 1865, particularly for newsprint, is not durable. Original newspapers which were available for reference twenty years ago are now so fragile that they can no longer be handled without crumbling to dust. Scanning and microfilming original issues are the most effective and cost-efficient means of preserving the information in newspapers. For those newspapers with images such as photographs, and supplements in color, scanning is the only viable alternative for their preservation. Since 1979, the Maryland State Archives has cooperated with concerned individuals, historical agencies, libraries, and newspaper publishers in a project that has microfilmed and scanned nearly 300 Maryland newspapers representing over two million pages. An equivalent number of deteriorating pages remain to be preserved, including pages poorly filmed by sources other than the Archives, and pages adequately filmed for text content, but which must be scanned to recover images that are not legible on high contrast copy film.  Several examples of the latter are represented in the following:
 

The Baltimore American (MSA SC 4150)
 

November 7, 1904,  Page 1 Ads for Democratic and Republican organizations;  Page 2 "A Wicked Falsehood, Says The President", "Final Forecast By Cortelyou", "Trust Gave To Democrats," Page 3; Page 4; Page 5 "Official Ballot"; Page 6 "Judge Parker's Farewell", "Maryland For Roosevelt"; Page 7;  Page 8; ;Page 9; Page 10; Page 11; Page 12; Page 13; Page 14 "Important To All Republicans","Ballots Plain To Democrats"

November 8, 1904,  Page 1 "A Wicked Falsehood, Says The President", "All Over But The Balloting", "Cortelyou Sums Up The Situation"; Page 2 "Fighting Hard For New York", "All Over But The Balloting", continued from page 1, "At Western Headquarters"; Page 3 "The Feeling In Washington"; Page 4; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10; Page 11; Page 12; Page 13; Page 14 "No Protection For Democrats", "Confident On Election Eve", "Important Facts For The Voters", "Cross Marks That Will Count Today"

November 9, 1904, Page 1  "Roosevelt's Victory Greater Than That of McKinley", "Maryland Republican By Majority of 2,000", "Narrow Margin For Democrats"; Page 2  "Empire State's Big Surprise", "Great Victory For Roosevelt" (continued from page 1), "Big Majority In The House"; Page 3  "Narrow Margin For Democrats" (continued from page 1), "Election Returns", "Maryland is Republican", Picture of V.P. Charles W. Fairbanks; Page 4, "Turbulence In New York City", "Election Brawl Ends In Tragedy"; Page 5,"His Suspense Soon Relieved", "Roosevelt Goes Home To Vote", "Roosevelt Returns From Oyster Bay", "Warmly Greeted Here", "Judge Parker Took Things Easy", "Fairbanks At The Poll", "Mr. Cleveland's Vote", "Election Judges Killed By Deputies", "Policemen Arrested"; Page 6, "Maryland Also Republican", "It Was A Glorious Victory"; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10; Page 11, Political Cartoon, "Roosevelt Wins At Woman's College"; Page12, Political Cartoon, Picture of Elected Congressmen, "Glorious News For Republicans", "Quiet Prevails During Election"

November 10, 1904, Page 1 "The Republican's Greatest Victory", "Maryland's Vote For Roosevelt"; Page 2 "The Republican's Greatest Victory" (continued from page 1); Page 3 "Press On The Great Victory"; Page 4 "Parker Hard To Convince"; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10; Page 11; Page 12; Page 13; Page 14 "The Republican Leaders Happy", Cartoon, "Death Blow To Democrat Plans, A Sad Day In Parker's Camp"

November 11, 1904, Page 1 "Depends Upon Official Count"; Page 2 "Depends Upon Official Count" (continued from page 1); Page 3; Page 4; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10; Page 11; Page 12; Page 13; Page 14 "Third District Vote Canvassed", "Defeat Of One Republican Elector Indicated"

November 12, 1904, Page 1 "State Hanging In The Balance"; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10; Page 11; Page 12; Page 13; Page 14; Page 15; Page 16
 

November 17, 1904, Page 1; Page 2 "Maryland Divided"; Page 3; Page 4

The Baltimore World (MSA SC 2964)
 

November 7, 1904, Page 1 "Battle Of The Ballots; Tremendous Vote Expected"; Page 2; Page 3 Picture of Candidates, "We, The People Say Which?"; Page 4; Page 5; Page 6 Official Ballot; Page 7; Page 8

November 9, 1904, Page 1 "Thousands Of Congratulations", "Danger In Victory According To Taft"; Page 2 "Greater Baltimore", "Parker Plurality In City Is 304"; Page 3 "Parker On Trusts And Purchased Vote", Cartoon; Page 4 "The Election"; Page 5; Page 6 "Theodore Roosevelt"; Page 7; Page 8

The Baltimore Sun (Courtesy of the Maryland State Law Library) Microfilm Reel 174
 

November 3 1904, Page 1 "Solid for Parker", "Rights of States"; Page 2 "Has Parker Proof?; Page 3; Page 4 "A Wise president and statesmenship needed to keep the United States a Peace Power"; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9 "A President in Leash?"; Page 10; Page 11; Page 12

November 6, 1904, Page 1 "Judge Parker Replies to President Roosevelt"; Page 2 "Judge Parker Replies to President Roosevelt" (continued), "Injury to Roosevelt", "Counter Charges by Knox", "Cortelyou Claims 314"; Page 3 "Edwards on Charges"; Page 4 "Haste and Waste in Politics"; Page 5 "Outlook for Election", "Claiming Wisconsin", "Public Funds Diverted"; Page 6; Page 7 "Spellbinding at an end"; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10; Page 11 "Tuesday's Election", "State of Maryland", "Virginia Not Excited"; Page 12; Page 13 "Hoshall, Democrat"; Page 14; Page 15; Page 16 "Voters Go Wild"

November 9, 1904, Page 1 "Sweep for Roosevelt; Maryland is Close"; Page 2 "City, Parker 474", "Vote By City Precincts", "Maryland", "West Virginia Slow"; Page 3; Page 4 "Mr. Roosevelt Elected President"; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7 "Roosevelt, Fairbanks";Page 8; Page 9; Page 10 "Virginia Vote Light", "Maryland" (Continued from Page 2), Results from throughout the United States; Page 11 "Gains In House", "Roosevelt's Last Term", "Quiet Day at Capital", "Cleveland Votes at 10AM", "Fairbanks Made a Mistake", "Parker Cheered at Polls", "How the President Voted"; Page 12 "Day Most Peaceful", "Illegal Voting Alleged"

November 10, 1904, Page 1 "Roosevelt 126 Ahead on Maryland's Vote", "Maryland Close"; Page 2 "413 for Parker", "Parker to His Party", "Mr. Rose on the Result", "Taft Sounds Warning"; Page.3; Page 4 "The Quadrennial Battle of the Ballots"; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8 "Bryan on the Results"; Page 9 "What the Papers Say"; Page 10 "Maryland Close", "Members of New House"; Page 11; Page 12 "Democrats are Dazed"

November 11, 1904, Page 1 "Roosevelt at the Fair"; Page 2 "Two Democrats who escaped the Roosevelt Storm"; Page 3; Page 4 "The Attitude of the South"; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10 "Vote of Maryland", "Hitch in Charles County", "Cleveland Went Hunting", "Williams with Bryan", "Telegrams to Fairbanks", "Leaves Fairbanks Home", "How Roosevelt Views It"; Page 11; Page 12 "Canvass Begins in City"
 

November 12, 1904, Page 1 "No Hurry" - Parker; Page 2 "Mr. Roosevelt's Course";Page 3; Page 4 "A Sensible Southern View of the President";Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8 "Still in Doubt: But the Vote of Maryland Will Probably Go To Parker";Page 9; Page 10; Page 11; Page 12 "Mr. Cull on the Causes"

November 13, 1904, Page 1 "President of all the People"; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4; Page 5; Page 6 "Combined for Victory"

November 14, 1904, Page 1 "As an 'Era of Energy'"; Page 2; Page 3.; Page 4; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10 Results of the Election, State Wide; Page 11; Page 12

November  17, 1904, Page 1; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4 "Some Possible Party Divisions in the Future"; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8 "Parker Moves to New York"; Page 9; Page 10 "Charles County Quiet", "Vote of Maryland", "Won't Change the Result"; Page 11; Page 12

The Evening Capital (MSA SC 2733)
 

November 1, 1904, Page 1 "How To Vote The Ticket"; Page 2 "The Candidacy Of Parker"; Page 3; Page 4

November 7, 1904, Page 1 "The Day Before Election"; Page 2 "Claims Of All Sides"; Page 3; Page 4

November 9, 1904, Page 1 "Roosevelt Fairbanks", "Anne Arundel Republican"; Page 2 "President Roosevelt Elected"; Page 3; Page 4 "Congressmen Chosen"

November 10, 1904, Page 1 "The Aftermath Of Election", "Official Count Made"; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4

January 9, 1905, Page 1 "Presidential Electors Meet"; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4

The Baltimore Evening Herald (MSA SC 2958)
 

November 9, 1904,  Page 1 "Roosevelt Sweep Grows; Congress Completely Republican", "Maryland For Roosevelt", "Parker Calm In Defeat", "Maryland's Vote"; Page 2 "Congratulate Roosevelt", "Douglas' Great Victory", "Popularity, Prosperity"; Page 3 "Herald Led Other Papers", "When The Tale Was Told"; Page 4 "What The Papers Say Of It"; Page 5 "London Paper's Comment"; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10; Page 11; Page 12; Page 13; Page 14 "It Surprised All", "Man Of Results Exults", "Asked For Money In Vain", "Parker Wins In The City"

November 11, 1904, Page 1 "Fraud In Election", "Roosevelt Will Visit Georgia"; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10; Page 11; Page 12; Page 13; Page 14 "Parker Is Ahead By 176"

November 12, 1904, Page 1; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10; Page 11; Page 12 "Bonaparte Is A Winner"

January 9, 1905, Page 1 "President Chosen Today"; Page 2; Page 3; Page 4; Page 5; Page 6; Page 7; Page 8; Page 9; Page 10 "Parker Carries Maryland"; Page 11; Page 12 "Republican's Depressed"

The Archives of Maryland Documents for the Classroom series of the Maryland State Archives was designed and developed by Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse and Dr. M. Mercer Neale.  This packet was prepared with the assistance of Kathy Beard, Nancy Bramucci, Roger Kizer Ball, Jim Dowdy, Greg Lepore, Lynne MacAdam, John Maranto, Ryan Polk, Julie Price, R. J. Rockefeller, Emily Oland Squires, and other members of the Archives staff. MSA SC 2221-31. Publication no. 2090.

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