The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-05
OUTLOOK THE COUNTRY OYER.
PENNSYLVANIA rs CLASSED AS
Z CLOSE ron STATE OFFICES.

Republicans Expected To Have n small Ma
g JOrIIy Over Fusion Ticket Both sides
IIaIm OlIio Indiana. Iowa and Wis.,
cOnsln WIN Probably 40 Republican.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. Though both
aides are claiming the victory in Pennsyl-
yania, conservative observers are inclined
strongly 20 the belief that the Republican
State ticket win win.
Thc contest involves virtually the entire
State government, the Offices to be filed
being those Of Governor, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor. Auditor General. Secretary Of In
ternal Affairs, half of the Senate and the
entire membership of the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
fhe rival candidates for Governor are
ex-Mayor Edwin $. Stuart OF Philadelphia,
the regular Republican nominee. and Lewis
Emery. Jr., of Bradford, an independent
Republican nominated by the Lincoln party
and the Democrats. The remainder Of the
fusion ticket is Democratic.
Backers Of both candidates are talking
OF lOO, 600 majority. The fight is admitted
10 be close, however, and The winner prob
ably will have a much smaller lead than
that.
4 year ago Berry. the fusion candidate
for State Trea surer. had only $4,000 ma
jority and il was a landslide.
calculations are upset this year by a
new law requiring personal registration
of voters in cities. About Is per cent.
OF the city voters Jailed 10 register and
both sides are claiming The benefit. TAX
ing the various claims into consideration
a fair estimate of the prospect appears TO
lee that Emery will carry the State outside
Of Philadelphia and Allegheny counties
by from lO.OO0 to Is 900 majority. This
will probably be Offset by the Republican
majority in Allegheny county alone, elect
ing stuart by just about the majority he
receives in Philadelphia. This is not likely
to be more than %, 600.
The fusionists have made their fight
on the alleged graft on the Sl3, 900, 900
Capitol and the charge that Stuart's nomi-
nation was dictated by Senator Penrose.
Stuart has promised to investigate
the graft charges and punish the guilty,
il any, and he and his Collea CUES have
made the most OF President Roosevclts
public declaration that the work Of the
Republican Legislature las, winter marks
en- epoch in the history Of reform legi~la-
ton"
Attorney-Gcnera Moody and Secretary
Shaw have addressed Republican meetings
and Senator Knox has urged the election
of the entire Republican ticket
Ash result of the fusion movement,
Democrats may gain six congressman.
They now have only one IN a total OF thirty
two.
In the Tenth, 4. d. Nichols, one of the
district presidents of the United Mine
Workers, is expected 10 defeat Congressman
Dale, because OF the labor vote.
In the Eleventh, John F.. LenahGl viii
probably win because the Republican forces
are divided. Congressman Henry W. Pal
mer, the present Republican member. l.,
openly opposing DR.. j.. b CoblelKh, who
prevented his denomination Cobleigh has
the Lincoln Party nomination and the M
dorsement OF the Republican county o M
Inittee.
In the Fifteenth, W. r Wilson, national
secretary of the United Mine Workers, IL
the Democratic candidate. He has the
Endorsement Of John Mitchell, against
Congressman Elias Deemer.
o. In the sixteenth, the district is ~nominally
Democratic, and the present Republican
be defeated by John 6. McHenry. Democrat.
In the Twentieth Congressman Daniel +.
Lafean, Republican, il making a hard
fight against heavy odds. but the chances
are in favor OF his Democratic opponent,
Horace Keesey.
In the Twenty-siXth !. d. ~Broadhead,
Democrat, expects to have a small ma jor-
ity over Congressman Sc~hneeboli.
ine OOuDtlul OlstElCN~, WIFI Nut tHhuNfS
favoring the Republicans, are:
. Eighth. Congressman Irving +. Wagner,
Republican; Walter r. Leedon. Democrat.
Twelfth, Charles II. Brumm, Republican;
Watson +. Shepherd, Democrat. Nine
tenth, Congressman John NJ. Reynolds,
Republican; Joseph IL. Thropp, Indepen-
dent.
A strong fight il being waged against
Congressman John DalzelI in the Thir-
tieth district, labor organizations having
combined on ). }. Black, Democrat; but
Dalzell is not thought to be in great danger.
Marlin +. Olmsted, Republican, will have
a safe majority over John Liminer, Fusion
list, IN the Eighteenth district.
The Republicans will certainly control
the state Sena te, a. ~twenty-fonr Of the
twenty-five follower Senators are Repub-
licans, and the Democrats cannot hope TO
carry more than twelve of the twenty-five
districts In which Senators are to be elected.
The House. OF Representatives probably
will be closee The Democrats have only
10 members now in a total Of 2O7,
but The districts they carried last year for
State Treasurer are represented by ~
additional members. They are not likely
10 do well this year.
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