The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-20
PUBLICAN WAVE
Spring Election Results Re-
Echo the Sentiments Of
Last November.
MAN OF DESTINY DOWNED
Charles T. Warwick Elected Mayor OF
Philadelphia Over Ex-Governor
PattiSOn by a Majority of
$4,000 - Republicans
Sweep the State
at Large.
BY the United Press.

aDy titS Si4ittu L INSSs
Philadelphia Feb. 19.-Philadelphia
today maintained it's reputation for
stalwart Republicanism and elected the
elected the candidates of the Republi-
candidates of the Republican party by
majority of $4,000.
The election today was for mayor,
! receiver of taxes, councilmen, police
magistrates and school directors The
Republicans made a clean sweep and
llected their candidates for mayor and
eceiver of taxes by Il greater majority
ban ever given to similar offices upon
gal issues The candidates of the
publican party for mayor and re-
liver of taxes We're City Solicitor
p'harles +. Warwick and William j.
Roney, respectively. Ex-Governor Rob
ert +. Pattison and Colonel Sylvester
BOnnaffon. jr,, We're the candidates of
the Democratic party for the same
offices.
Seldom in the history of local politics
has campaign been so ercely fought
as the one which closed tonight. The
Democratic papers made violent as
sault upon Mr.. Warwick and his asso-
cates on the ticket and accused them
\ of being the tools of a Republican ring
\ that would use them to further the
individual interests OF certain men,
bers of the party. The Republican pa
.pers retaliated in kind and scoffed at
Mr.. Pattison's reform platform and
published columns of matter purport-
ing to show that during his recent term
as governor he used that Office to fur
ther in the most partisan manner the
interests of the Democratic party.
Mr.. Warwick in his letter of accept
I ance and repeatedly from the platform
\ denied the charges of the Democratic
papers that he was under pledges 10
! any one, and that if elected, he would
admjnister the Office of mayor for the
hest interests of the city Of Philadel-
phia alone.
The supposed Disaffection a Myth.
While the Republican papers more or
less made the campaign upon national
issues, the Democrats conducted their
canvass upon the ground Of local inter-
ests. The situation was complicated
by a supposed disaffection in the Re-
publican ranks, by which the followers
of United States Senator Quay, State
Senator Boies Penrose and Coroner
Samuel II. Ashbridge were believed to
dacy. This supposed fight was the out
growth Of the abrupt turning down
of Senator Penrose for the mayoralty
nomination and the substitution Of Mr..
Warwick on the day before the conven-
tion for Mr.. Penrose by the Republican
leaders national committeeman, David
Martin and State Senator Charles A.
Porter. Much political capital was
made out Of this supposed disaffectioa
by the Democratic papers, and charges
of various kinds. affecting local inter-
ests, were brought against Martin AMI
Porter.
If split ever really existed in the
Republican ranks it has been healed
and no evidence Of a knitting Of the
candidate Of the party is visible in to.
days vote.
Independent Vote Did No: Matcrializc
a great effort was made by the Demo-
cratic managers Of the campaign to ar
ray the Independent Republican vote
of the city against Mr. Warwick. and
up to today it was thought that they had
oeen to certain extent successful The
fight for The receivership of taxes was
obscured by the greater prominence to
the mayoralty campaign. Mr. Roney,
as the brother-in-law Of Mr.. Martin,
was subjected however. to a number of
fierce assaults by the Democratic press,
and, as Colonel Donation was an Inde-
pendent Republican with magnificent
war record. it was thought that Mr..
Roney was even more liable to defeat
than Warwick. This belief, however,
was erroneous, and Mr.. Roney has been
elected with probably an approximately
equal majority to the head OF the ticket.
The Republican We're also victorious in
their councilmanic fights, except in one
or two instances where local ward is
sues dominated the contests and their
majority in the city councils will be
greater than ever.
When Mayor Stuart, the present in
cumbent of the chiefsexecutiveship of
the city. was elected, his ma aiority was
$4,000, and at the last state election.
when Governor Hastings was elected,
Philadelphia gave him $1,000 majority.
Elections were held in every city, bor-
ough and township in Pennsylvania to-
>day, and returns received tonight indi-
nt& that the Republicans in every case
We either held their own or increased
majority.