Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-07
The Machine Gangs Triumph is Com
plete In the State and in the
City Of Philadelphia,
WEAVER WINS EASILY
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Democratic Machine Vote Was
Very Small.
LATER RETURNS FROM OTHER STATES

Associated Press Dispatches by Special Wires.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. G.-Tbe latest
election returns from Pennsylvania in
dictate that Frank q. Harris, Republic
can, has been elected Stale treasurer
ever Elisha A. Coray, DR., the Fusion
candidate, by between $4,000 and 30, 900
plurality. In 1899 Barnett, r., for
State treasurer had a plurality of no.
bSS over Greasy, ID.
William p. Potter, H., has defeated
Hartman Yerkes, f.. for judge of the
Supreme Court by about 90, COO.
The vote polled in the State was un-
usually light, but in this city the vote
for State treasurer exceeded Barnett q
vote for the same office in 1889 by more
than $4,000 votes.
In I.uzerne county, the home of Coray,
the latter carried the county ny about
1900 plurality against less than LOCO
plurality for Greasy, d., in 1899, while
iu Montgomery county, the home of
Yerkes, the plurality was increased
nearly 1900.
Common Pleas or Orphans Court
judges were chosen in Ii judicial dis
tricts in the State and in great ma
jority OF these the Republicans we're
victorious.
DEMOCRATIC q ANG REPUDIATED.
William Wilkins Carr, who headed
the Donnelly- Ryan Democratic city
ticket as candidate fol district attorney,
received only S,022 votes. lie ran be.
hind his TICKET in nearly every ward.
Allowing the highest vote cast in each
ward for its representative on the ticket
the total Donnslly Ryan Democratic
vote Is increased to 1000. Last year
the Democratic candidate for President
received So. l79 votes IN Philadelphia.
The entire vote cast in this city
fuoted up 237, 429, as against 25S, 600 IN
the Presidential contest Of last year.
The great interest in the fight made by
the tusionists to defeat the Regular
Republican city and State tickets Il
responsible for the extraordinarily heavy
vote. In the stats, where there was
little or no interest in the fight, except
In certain localities, the vote was I'M
usually light, some counties reporting n
falling off of 80 por cent as compared
with last year. The decrease was notice
abe IN the strongly Democratic coun-
ties. ,1,
The Fusion leaders in Philadelphia,
extract consolation from the fact that
they elected one OF three judges chosen
for the new Court of Common Pleas
No. 5, defeating Judge Maxwell Steven
son, the Donnel)y Ryan Democratic
candidate, who was also rominated by
the Publio Opinion party, and received
Republican support While three Judges
were to be chosen only two could be
voted for by each voter. Judge Steven.
500 received only AZ votes. q.
Harry Davis, FUSION, received 81, 24i
votes and will be the third judge. n
PHILADELPHIA VOTE IN TAIL.
The count was not completed in this
city until daylight today. Following
is the complete vote:
For State Treasurer Harris, r..
1856. $40 Coray, Fusion, 100, 6S5; Harris
plurality, 30, 100.
For Supreme Court Judge-Potter
r., l34,6l6: Yerkes, Fusion, 10l, $50
Potter's plurality, 30, 977.
For District Attorney r.,
1873, 100; Rotherlnel, Fusion, 81, 1853
Carr, D., S,022; Weayer's plurality
43,667.
For Recorder Of Deeds-Vare, r.
1876, $50; Virden,, Fusion, 91, 105; Fern
berger, D., 1o,7Ss; Vare's. plurality
For City Controller r. ant
Fusion, 2l9,731; Martin, D., 10, 494
Walton's plurality, 200, 237.
For CLERK of Quarter Sessions
Brooks, r., 1876, 1853; Hartranft, Fusion
S9.41B, Hetzel, D., lo,S09; Brooks
plurality, 46, AIS.
The vote on the proposed amend
ments to The Constitution was a
follows: I'll
No. 1-Yes, 71,062; no. 0, 422; No. 2
Yes, 63, BOG; no, 7,04l; No. 3-Yes
AZ, 1873 no, 6,705.