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Show MARYLAND HAS A LANDSLIDE Democrats Overwhelmingly Victorious Senator-Elect Pledged to Wilson Policies. Baltimore, Md , Nov. 4. There has been a Democratic landslide in Ma ryland Blair Lee, tho candidate and college mate of President Wilson, has been elected United States senator over Thomas Pnrran, Republican, and George L Wellington, Progressive, and stands committed to carry out the Wilson policies. As the vote went for Lee, so It did for all tho other state and city Democratic can didates McNulty, at one time an in surgent, was elected sheriff despite the belief that he would be slaugh tered by the rank and file. The Hem ocratle legislature ticket Is Bat" in tho First. Second and Third districts, and it is believed has a chance In the Fourth district heretofore a Rppub llcan stronghold. All the constltu tional amendments were indorsed. Today's "lection Insures tbe Demo crats sufficient votes to override any vetoes of Governor Goldflborough, thf Republican executive. Some drastic legislation is projected that has for Its design the making of Maryland a one-party state for years to come. Some days ago the public service com mission decided that It had the right ta overrule an ordinance of tho may or and city council and it Is now be lieved that the Democratic party now In power will legislate the commission commis-sion out of existence, thereby cutting off the heads of the Republican majority ma-jority of the commission. It Is then planned to create another commission commis-sion with a Democratic majority but to restrict its power so far as the power of the mayor and city council officials are concerned. Charles P Cnartv Democrat. was elected to congress from the Third district in place of the late Reprc sentatlve George Konig The Democrats were victorious all along the line, electing Emerson C Harrington, state comptroller Caleb C Magruder. clerk of the court of appeals, and retaining control of the state legislature by probabh an in creased majority oo |