The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-22

ELECTIONS
Republican Victories Throughout
Pennsylvania,
AsHBRIDGEs BIG PLURALITY.

uel II. Ashbridge Republican, was yes
terday elected mayor OF Philadelphia To
succeed Charles f. Warwick, by a plu.
rality OF at least 100000 over DR. W.
Horace Hoskins, Democrat, and the
Prohibition, Peoples and Single TaN
candidates. John l.. kinsey, Repuhli
can was elected to succeed himself as
city solicitor, and q. Harry Fletcher
and John ID. Lukens, Republicans, and
john A. Thornton, Democrat, were
elected police magistrates, the minority
party being entitled by law TO one Of
these Offices Select and common coun-
cilmen, school directors and other minor
ward and division officers were alsu
elected. Mayor-elect Ashbridge's plu-
rality will be about 10000 in excess Of
that received by Mayor Warwick ia
1898. The election was the quietest In
years The following brief dispatches
show the result in other Pennsylvania
cities and towns.
Altoona-E. f. Giles, Democrat was
elected by the largest majority ever given
a mayor in this city, about loo Fred
erisk SchefHeld, Democrat, is elected
treasurer and Jesse b. Wilkes, Republi-
can, controller All OF these offices are
now filed by Republicans. There is a
Democratic majority in select and Re
publican majority in common council.
Carisle-Edgar S. Manning, Demo
cratic candidate for the legislature, car
ried Cumberland county by 1,2O0. H.
succeeds his father, Henry Manning,
who died recently. Carlisle elected two
Democrats and two Republican council
men, a Republican gain Of one. The
Democrats gain one school director
Lancaster-Republca elected their
candidates for councilmen in all the
wards except the Eighth, the Demo
cratic stronghold, where four Demo
cratic councilmen were elected. These
are the only Democratic Representatives
in both branches, and the Republicans
have 80.
orristowu-Democrats gain in the
town council. John c. Metzger, chair
man of the highway committee, who has
held the position for years, was de
feated for reelection by % majority. A.
NJ Bergey, Republican, defeated o. G.
Hoskins for high constable.
Lebanon-Dr. Samuel Weise, anti-Quay
Republican, was elected state senator by
an estimated majority of from 1000 TO
| 5000 over Alfred Hersh, Democrat.
| Gerhart, Republican candidate for may
| or, has an estimated majority Of $50 over
! Miller, Democrat.
Reading-Leader Republican, elected
mayor over Yeager, Democrat, by a ma
jority Of about so. In the council the
Democrats have nine majority on joint
ballot Hoffman, Democrat, elected
city treasurer and Moll, Democrat! city
controller
HarriSburg-The election resulted in a
victory for the city Democratic ticket
Dr. John \. Fritchey was elected mayor
| over William Sheesley, Republican, by
| about 400. Republicans carried the city
| by 100 last November.
| Chambersburg-Ge +. Cooke,
| Democrat, was chosen auditor over Will
lam H. Speer, Republican, hy 26 votes.
| G. NJ Swishcr, Republican, defeated F.
| p. Bictsch, Democrat. for high con-
stable by 1S5 majority.
! Chester -Jefferis. Republican, was
! elected mayor by 3O4 majority over
! Ross. Democrat and Citizens. Nearly
! all Republican candidates for council
were elected and the school board is
| solidly Republican.
Bcllefoute- Republicans elected Bor-
| ough Treasurer Cook, Auditor Pontius,
| three of the four councilmen and two
out of three school directors. Democrats
reelected John Trufford poor oyerseer
| Easton-Democrats swept greater Eas
| ton. Or. b. Rush Field was elected
mayor by probably 80 majority. Indi
cations point to the election Of the entir,
| Democratic city ticket
Lewistown-J. II. Leahy, Democrat
and John A. Brown, Republican, wer
elected to the town council, two Repuh
lican school directors and Republican
high constable.
Johnstown-A very bitter contest end
ed in the election of Lucian II. Wood
ruff, the Democratic candidate for may
or. The rest of the Republican ticke
was elected.
Allentown 49, Allentown elected tn
Democratic ticket. James l.. Schaad
had 600 majority for mayor over II. W
Allison, Republican, who served twic
as mayor.
Hollidaysburg-J. A. Martz. school di
dector, is the only Democrat elected. Re
ports from various districts Of Blai
county show uniform Republican vic
tories.
Snydertown-Dem candidates
for school directors were all women, anC
were badly defeated. All the other OF
ficers elected were Democrats.
| Williamsport-Re swept tht
city for mayor, treasurer and controller
Samuel y. Williams, for mayor, viii
have about 1000 majority.
Beaver Falls-Repuhlican sweep ev
erythiug except in the Third ward
where they lost a school director.
Pottsville-Republican alone had
borough ticket in the field, and the con
! u.