Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-09
PENNSYLVANIA PICKS BERRY
Candidate Backed BY PbilGdslphiS Re-
formers Elected a. State Treasurer,
PHILADELPHIA SWEPT BY CITY PARTY
with $1,000 Names stricken from
Rolls Total vote il only
28,382 Behind vote
for President.

for President.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov S-rhe political
revolution In this city and state yesterday
was the greatest that has occurred in Penn
sylvania in nearly a generation There
rave been previous upheavals, but this is
the first time in years that the Office for
which there was any semblence of contest
has been lost to the regular republicans. II
is also the first time in quarter of a CEN
tury that the regular republicans have been
defeated for control Of the state treasury.
Memorable contests have been waged
against the republicans for the ofice. but
without success, and it is worthy OF note
that yesterdays election II the first that
has been held for the place since the death
OF Former UniteG States Senator Quay.
The plurality Of William II. Berry. who
was nominated by the democrats, indepon-
dent party. Lincoln party and prohibtionsts
| for state treasurer, will be nearly 10000
and may go above these figures. ]. Lee
/ Plummer. republican candidate, ran far
behind his ticket I'm nearly every county
| in the state The remainder of the republi-
can ticket was elected by the usual republl-
can pluraIties President Roosevelt's plu-
rality last year Of more than 100000 The
NltlblN Ol the tlNN party liic III W
zation. over the regular republicans in
! Philadelphia was complete and beyond
| the expectations Of the former leaders.
| The city party's plurality is 1888. The
reform wave carried Berry along with 1t,
he defeating Plummer in the city by Sso5
plurality
Complete Vote in City.
! The complete vote FOR the office for which
| there were contests, Is as follows
For sheriff: Wilson II. Brown. city party.
! 1859; Joseph S Neff, republican 105,3A6;
| G. r. Fisler. socialist, 1267.
| Coroner: j. NJ r. Jermon, city party,
| 1iL0S4; Thomas Duga (present incumbent,
lg4;ll6; Julius, Weber, socialist l'2,O. ,,,o,
! but no elector to vote for more than two):
Rudolph Blankenburg, city party, las ii6;
| Chase. republican. 100 l59: William Emslcy,
iiGs9Oi''" i9ssg ''''li A'DN0"' o'0''''' '0''''''''
Chase is elected as the third commits
sioner, defeating Emesley his colleague,
by 63s votes.
The vote for state treasurer in Philadel-
phla was as follows
w. II. Berry. fusion, 13i,797; ]. l.. Plum
mer. republican, rs go. r. r. Ringler. SOC
ialist. 1913; E. J. Drugmand socialist
The proposed 100000 loan for the aboli-
ton Of grade crossings was carried by
large majority.
The highest vote cast for any one officer
was that for sheriff, the vote being 555. .29e
The total vote for president last year WAS
,e54 The city party claims that :nasmuch
as 51,oOO alleged fraudulent names were
stricken from the voting lists since the
nght against the republican organization
began last Nav, the vote cast yesterday
was the highest ever poled in the city.
Some focal Surprises.
The regular republicans carried only four
teen OF the forty-two wards for their local
ticket. Plummer, for state treasurer. carried
I sixteen. One of the surprises of the cleo
tion, was tho loss by the regular republi-
cans of United States Senator Penrose's
ward 1t gave the city party plurality OF
fifty, but Plummer carried it by ffty-two
votes.
Insurance Commissioner David Martin, at
one time the republican leader Of the city,
lost his ward yesterday for the first time in
thirty years.
David II. Lane the veteran leader. upon
whom much of the work OF the republican
campaign fell, also lost his ward, the Twen-
tieth.
Complete returns from every ward in the
city gives the city party 1853, and the re-
publicans candidates 1O5346, a plurality for
the city party of 1888. Berry. fusion can
: didate for state treasurer. carried the city
| over Plumer. republican, by S6037 plurality.
Demonstration in Mayors once.
There was a great demonstration at the
mayors office today by the victorious city
party leaders and others. Scores OF leaders
and hundreds of workers of the reform or
ganization who had assembled at the city
party headquarters to offer congra tula tions
to the successful candidates, formed in line
and headed by two brass bands marched
> through the streets to the city hall. In the
' line were some of Philadelphia's best
known citizens. Each carried a flag and
the enthusiasm was so great that hundreds
OF persons on the street caught the spirit
!, and Joined The marchers. The men marched
: into Mayor Weavers large reception room
andi cheered him while the bands played
patriotic airs. Mayor Weaver was lifted
= upon table and made stirring speech
in which he paid a warm tribute to th'
Y police for their loyalty to duty. He CAV,
e the people credit for the victory and sait
5 it was the cleanest election held in Phila
n delphia in many years.
v Rudolph Blankenburg one OF the success
n full candidates for county commissioner
e aroused much enthusiasm by declaring tina
the fight against the republican organiza
ton must be carried on to February wher
an election for members OF the city council
! will be held The other candidates and
= number Of leaders also spoke The demon
: stration lasted more than an hour.
VIII Continue the Fight.
: The city party has planned to hold ,
:, mass meeting and street parade Frida,
), night in honor of its victory. The man
= ayers of the reform movement intend to a
y once begin the campaign for the Februar,
:. election.
staff Of attorneys employed by the re
. form leaders is at work preparing [,
s bring about 300 prosecutions for offence
g against the ballot laws. Judge Biddle II
= common pleas court today ordered the ar
. rest OF the entire boards of eleven division
for neglecting TO make returns TO the pro
thonotaries' Offices.
Chairman Franklin Spencer Edmunds, o
the city party city committee. said toda,
IS that the cost of running the reform cam
p paign was approximately $4,000
'e The republican organization leaders hal
D little TO say today regarding their defeat
a The result OF the election, they said. toll
Nt the story. United States Senator Penros
e. and Israel w. Durham. the leader of tn
:; local republican organization, had a Ion
conference at which they discussed IN
situation. Sr. Durham accompanied b
a few friends will 20 sotlth tornorrov, -