New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-20
PATTISON SHOWED UNDER.
PHILADELPHIA ROLLS UP A TREMEN-
DOUS REPUBLICAN VOTE.

MAJORITY OF ABOUT 5oooo-wILLIAM J.
RoNEY ELECTED RECEIVER OF TAXES
REPUBLICANS HOLD THEIR OWN
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Philadelphia Feb. 19-Philadelphia to-day
maintained its reputation for stalwart Republi-
cinsm and elected the candidates Of the Repub-
lican parry by a majority Of from $1,000 to $1,000
The election was for Mayor. Receiver Of Taxes
Councilmen. police magistrates and school direct
ors The Republicans made a clean sweep, and
elected their candidates for Mayor and Receiver
Of Taxes by a greater majority than was ever
given to similar officers upon local issues. The
candidates OF the Republican party for Mayor ana
Receiver Of Taxes city Solicitor Charles f.
Warwick and William ]. Roney. respectively EN-
Governor Robert f. PattisOn and Colonel Sylves-
fer Ronnaffon. ir. were the candidates Of the
Democratic party for the same offices.
Seldom in the history OF local politics has
campaign been fercely fought as the one
which closed tonight. The Democratic papers
made a violent assault on Mr.. warwick ana MS
associate on the ticket and accused them OF
being the tools of a Republican ring that wouid
use them to further the individual interests of
certain members Of the party The Republican
papers retalated in kind. and scoffed at Mr..
umns of matter purporting TO show that during
his recent term as Governor he used that ONCE
to further in the most partisan manner the IN
terests Of the Democratic party.
Mr. Warwick in his letter Of acceptance, ana
repeatedly from the platform, denied the
charges Of the Democratic papers that ne was
under pledges to any one, and declared tha'' II
elected he would administer the office or Mayor
for the best interests Of the city OF Philadei-
phia alone.
While the Republican papers more or less
made the ampalgn National issues. the DEM
ocrats conducted their canvass on the ground OF
local interests The situation was complicated
by supposed dsaffection in the Republican
ranks by which the followers OF United states
Senator Quay State Senator Boies Penrose ana
Coroner Samuel II. Ashbridge were believed TO De
inimical TO Mr. Warwck's candidacy. This sup
posed fight the outgrowth or the abrupt
turning down of Senator Penrose for the
mayoraty nomination, and the substitution OF
Mr. Warwick on the day before the convention
by the local Republican leaders. National COM
mitteeman David Martin and State Senator
Charles A. Porter. Much political capital was
made ont Of this supposed disaffection by the
Democratic papers. and charges OF various KINDS
affecting local Interests were brought against
uessrs Martin and Porter II a split ever really
existed in the Republican ranks it has been
healed and no evidence Of "kning OF the
candidates Of the party Is visible In to-days vote.
great effort was made by the Democratic
managers Of the campaign 10 array the lndepen-
don, Republican vote OF the city against M
Warwick and up u to-day IT was thought tndt
they had been To a certain extent successful. The
nght for the Receivershp OF Taxes was ooscured
nv the greater prominence given 10 the Mayorai-
~ campaigr Mr. Roney. the brother-in-law
~ Mr. Martin. was subjected. however, to num-
her Of fierce assaults by the Democratic press
and as Colonel Bonnaffon an Independent
Republican with a magnificent war record. II was
thouRht that Mr. Roney even more liable 70
dafent than Mr. Warwick This belief. however,
was erroneous and Mr.. Roney has been elected
with probably an approximately equal ma JoiiS
10 the head Of the ticket. This majority Is 70
night estimated at anywhere from 4oV0o To oo'oVV
but the returns are very slow IN col'ihE III dilu
Will probably be morning before the exact vote Is
known. -, =,
The Republicans were also VICTORIOUS III '"ei
Councilmanic fights. excepting IN one or TWO III
stances where local ward issues do'ninatec me
contests and their majority in the CITY COUNCIL
VIII be greater than ever. - 40
There was no fight on police magistrates as
under the law their number IL apporuorco a'-
cnrdng 10 tie vote Of the TWO parties
when Mayor Stuart the present incunpant
of the chief executiveship OF the city. was eiCti
his Majority was 5000. and at the lest state
election when Governor Hastings was elected
Pi fladelphil gave him $1,000 majority
Elections were held In every city, borough 1''u
tnvnship I'm Pennsylvania to-day ara returns
received tonight indicate that the Repu liodilS
ir every case have either heId their o"h VI III
creased their majority.