Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-02-22
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Pennsylvania Cities Voted For
Officers For Ensuing Term.
LIGHT VOTE PoLLEp IN STATE

The Hottest Contests Were Waeed In
Cities Electing Mayors and Other
officers-Result of Pittsbure's Con.
test-Other Places.
Philadelphia, Feb. 19.-In the mu-
nicipal election here the Republican
administration forces won practically
sweeping victory. The election was
for a city solicitor, six city magts-
trates, city councilmen and school
directors. The electors also voted on
proposition to increase the city's
debt $5,000,000.\ For city solicitor
John l.. Kinsey, the Republican and
Union party candidate and the present
incumbent, was elected by $4,000 ma
Jority over Charles c. Binney. the
Democratic and Municipal League Flu
sion candidate. Each elector was al
lowed by law to vote for four of the
SIX magistrates to be elected, thus
giving minority representation. The
six successful candidates are: Robert
j. Moore, David S. Scott, James A.
Briggs and w. j. Hughes, Republi-
cans, and James E. German and
Thomas e. fitzpatrick, Democratic and
Municipal League fusionists.
The proposition to increase the city
debt was carried by a substantial ma
jority
In every ward where there was a
night for councils the administration
won. The bitterest contest was in
the Thirty-fourth ward, where ex-Post-
master Thomas L. Hicks, the Munich
pal League and Union party fusion
candidate, was opposed by James
Dunlap, Republican, for select coun-
ellis. Dunlap won by a decided ma
jority.
Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 19.-After one
OF the fiercest and most stubbornly
contested campaigns the heaviest vote
ever polled in municipal election in
Pittsburg was polled, and the present
Republican administration has been
defeated by the Republican: Demo
cratic or Citizens ticket by
5000 majority. John B. Larkin is
elected controller. While numerous
fights took place and much bitterness
was shown by the workers, nothing
serious transpired, and only four or
five arrests were made. The fight for
controller was the principal battle,
but in many wards the contest fol
councilman was almost as exciting.
The new council will be Republican,
but the Citizens have elected quite a
number, which will give the Fusion
lists a good sized working minority.
The administration has saved five out
of 10 select and II out of 81 COMMON
councilmen. Contests win be made on
two select and four common council
men on charges of fraud at the polls.
Lancaster.
Lancaster, Pa, Feb. Rochester
Cummings, Republican, was elected
mayor over Clifton Evans, the Demo.
cratic candidate, by a majority of l.
1SS, the largest ever given to a Re-
publican mayoralty candidate, after a
sharp campaign, in which the anti.
Quay Republicans, who opposed Cum.
mings at the primaries, clashed with
the Quay faction, led personally by
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Griest- The Republicans also elected
five out of six select councilmen and
"a out OF % common councilmen, leav.
ing the complexion Of councils un-
changed. with 80 Republican and four
Democratic members.
Chester.
Chester, Pa, Feb. 19.-The Republi.
cans carried every ward in this city
and elected Howard H. Houston, their
candidate for mayor, by 1900 ma
1ority over William H. Nelson, the
Democratic and Unionist candidate.
The chief issue of the Democrats and
Unionists was on the passage of the
ordinance for the elevated railroad
through the city on the Pennsylvania
railroad. and the election is looked
upon as an overwhelming endorse
ment Of the action of the Republican