Evening star., 1905-11-08
REFORM PARTY WINS
--latest Returns Indicate Plu-
rality Of 1888.
BERRY BEATS PLUMMER
SWEEPING VICTORY OF PHILA-
DELPHIA CITY PARTY.
Pennsylvania Republicans Carry Only
BERRY BEATS PLUMMER
Pennsylvania Republicans Garry Only
Fourteen Out Of Forty-Two Wards
for Local Ticket.

PHILADELPHIA. November S.-Com-
plete returns from every ward In the city
give the city party 14S,679 and the repub-
lican candidates 1O5,346 votes, a plurality
for the city party of 1888.
Berry, fusion candidate for state treas
urer, carried the city over Plummer, repub-
lican. by 36.o37 plurality.
The political revolution in this city and In
the state yesterday was the greatest that
has occurred in Pennsylvania in nearly a
generation. There have been previous up
heavals, but this is the first time in years
that every office for which there was any
semblance of a contest has been lost to
the regular republicans. 1t is also the first
time in a quarter of century that the reg
ular republicans have been defeated for
control of the state treasury. Memorable
contests have been waged against the re-
pubncans for the office. but without success.
and 1t is worthy of note that yesterdays
election was the first that has been held
for the place since the death of former
United States Senator Quay.
The plurality of William H Berry. who
was nominated by the democrats inde-
pendence party, Lincoln party and prohibi-
tiontsts for state treasurer will be nearly
100000. and may go above those hgures j.
Lee Plummer, The republican candidate,
ran far behind his ticket in nearly every
county in the state. The remainder of the
republican ticket was elected by the usual
republican pluralities. President Roose-
velts plurality last year was more than
half a million.
The Victory Complete.
The victory of the city party, the reform
organization, over the regular republicans
in Philadelphia was complete and beyond
the expectations of the reform leaders. The
rhe refn
wave carried Berry along with it, he de-
feating Plummer in the city by 36,037 plu-
rality The complete vote for the offices
for which there were contsts is as follows
For sherir-wnson H. Brown Getty party.
las 679; Joseph S. Neff Cepublican), 1Oo,-
s46; G. r. Flsler tsocialisp, 1,2al
Coroner-J NJ. r. Jermon Getty party).
LAT .OS4; Thomas Dugan tpreSent incumDen1,
lO4 116; julius Weber (socalisD, 1,27O.
County commissioners dhree to be elect
ed, but no elector to vote for more than
two)-Rudolph Blankenburg tcity partyl
l4S, ,446; e. A. Anderson Getty party. las, ,2o3;
H. A. Chase (republican). 10O,1o9; William
Emsley (republcan), 9952l; Alphons Oh
brich (socialist), 1297 Case is elected as
the third commissioner, defeating Emsley,
his colleague, by 63S votes.
The vote for state treasurer in Philadel-
phia was as follows: w. H. Berry fusion).
1874, 1877: ]. L. Plumnler (republican), 9S. 100;
r. B. Ringler (socialst), 1919; f. J. Drug
The proposed 81 100000 loan for the aboli-
ton of grade crossings was carried by a
large majority.
Highest Total Vote Cast
The highest total vote cast for any one
office was that for sheriff, the vote being
255 292. The total vote for President last
| year was 2s1,6 ,654. The city party claims
that inasmuch as 81 ,O0O alleged fraudulent
names We're stricken from the voting lists
since the fight against the republican or
ganization began last May the vote cast
yesterday was the highest ever poiled in
| the city.
The regular republicans carried only four
teen of the forty-two wards for their local
ticket Plummer, for state treasurer, car
ried sixteen. One of the surprises Of the
election was the loss by the regular repub-
licans of United States Senator Penr1ss' S
ward. 1t gave a city party Eicsa1ty or
fifty, but Plummer carried ii by lifty-two
votes. Insurance Commissioner pav'd Mar
tin. at one time the repupii I'm header of
the city, lost his ward yesterday for the
| first time in thirty years.
David II. Lane the veteran ltader upon
whom much of the work Of lie republican