Maryland 1813 House of Delegates, Allegany County
- Office:
- House of Delegates (State)
- Title:
- Delegate
- Jurisdiction:
- State
- Label:
- Maryland 1813 House of Delegates, Allegany County
- Date:
- 1813
- State:
- Maryland
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- House of Delegates/Delegate
- Candidates:
- Upton Bruce, Benjamin Tomlinson, William Hilleary, Thomas Greenwell, George MacCulloh, Beal Howard, Samuel Porter, George Robinet
Candidates: | Upton Bruce | Benjamin Tomlinson | William Hilleary | Thomas Greenwell | George MacCulloh | Beal Howard | Samuel Porter | George Robinet |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affiliation: | Republican | Republican | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Federalist |
Final Result: [1] | 596 | 594 | 593 | 587 | 582 | 580 | 573 | 559 |
Allegany County | 596 | 594 | 593 | 587 | 582 | 580 | 573 | 559 |
Town of Cumberland[2] | 195 | 192 | 159 | 189 | 151 | 152 | 187 | 144 |
Glades | 29 | 27 | 57 | 27 | 57 | 58 | 27 | 58 |
Holtzman's | 106 | 113 | 74 | 105 | 77 | 71 | 104 | 67 |
Old Town | 81 | 77 | 154 | 84 | 151 | 152 | 73 | 144 |
Shelby's Port | 92 | 92 | 72 | 92 | 71 | 71 | 92 | 72 |
Western Port | 93 | 93 | 77 | 90 | 75 | 76 | 90 | 74 |
Notes:
[1]In 1813 the control of the House Of Delegates, which would elect the Governor and Council along with various other state appointments depended on the outcome of the election in Allegany County. It was the last county to report and the Federalist seized upon a technicality to have the votes in District 4 (Holtzman's) declared illegal, thus allowing the entire Federalist ticket to be elected and ensuring them control of the State Government. There was a lot of discussion about this in the newspapers and the Republicans were livid. They however, had done the same thing on previous occasions, a fact pointed out by the Federalist. The four newspapers that printed to full returns from Allegany were all Republican.
[2]"District 4 was rejected and the entire Federalist ticket was declared to be elected." A Plain History of the Conduct of the Federal Party. Dated Book, A.A.S. Collection. 8. 1816.
References:
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 12, 1813.
The Alexandria Herald (Alexandria, VA). October 13, 1813.
National Intelligencer (Washington, DC). October 13, 1813.
Baltimore Patriot and Evening Advertiser (Baltimore, MD). October 18, 1813.
The Maryland Republican (Annapolis, MD). October 23, 1813.
The Alexandria Herald (Alexandria, VA). October 25, 1813.
Republican Star or Eastern Shore General Advertiser (Easton, MD). October 26, 1813.
A Plain History of the Conduct of the Federal Party. 1816. 8.
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