Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-11-10
NEWBAKER MAKES
PHENOMENAL RUN

DR.. p. @. Newbaker, independent
candidate, was elected representative in
the general assembly at the election
h eld Tuesday, receiving 1l5i votes as
against Il. Scott zimmerman $50.
For senator in general assembly
Charles W. Sones, Democrat, wins
out, in Montour county his plurality
being 2s2.
John q. McHeury, who was can
didate on both the Democratic and Re
publican tickets, was reelected rep
resentative in congress, the combined
vote being ll4l as against DR. Hart
er's CAS-.
For governor, in Montour county
William II. Berry, Keystone candid
ate, received 1918 votes as against 429
for John X Tener, Republican, and
400 for Webster Grim, Democrat.
When Mr. Berry ran for State treasur-
er in 1905 Montour county gave him
1451 votes as against 56S for J. Lee
Plummer.
For lieutenant governor Thomas II.
Greevy, Democrat, leads with G73 votes.
d. Clarence Gihhony, Keystore can
didate, received 5sl votes and John NJ.
Reynolds, the Republican candidate,
400.
For secretary Of internal affairs
James | Blakeslee, Democrat, leads
with G5S votes. John j. Casey, the
keystone candidate, received 607 votes
and Henry Honck, Republican, 447
votes
The weather while not of the ideal
sort was not sufficiently unpleasant TO
keep anyone away from the polls The
ground was covered with snow in the
morning. During the early part of the
day this melted, leaving the streets
and the country roads wet and muddy.
The weather at times was threatening,
but no rain or snow fell during the
day, although the air was raw. The
sidewalks dried off during the after
noon and in town, at least, no discom-
fort attended being out of doors.
The results indicate that something
less than full 70 was polled in any
of the districts, which is not unusual,
although Judging from the interest
shown in the general issue. during the
campaign. one would have thought
that practically every person entitled
to vote would have found some way
of getting to the polls. Voting was
slow during the early part of the day.
Up to 1 O'Clock in the afternoon at
the voting places in town less than
half the full vote was polled. The
rush that occurred between that hour
and closing time swelled the vote.
Although it would be difficult to lie.
call campaign in which so much in.
terest was manifested in the genera
result as during the one just passed
! vet it is remarkable that there was nc
real contest in the general acceptance
of that term except for one office, that
I for representative in the general as =
salnbly. Opposed to r. Scott Ammer
man, who was ON the Democratic, the
Prohibition and Keystone tickets, wa.
DR.. p. G. Newbaker, who was not OF
/ the ticket at all, but who was votet
/ for by "stickers The contest wa,
generally regarded as an unusual one
A great deal of hard work was done by
each of the two candidates Probably
every voter III the county was seen OF
was communicated with through the
mail.
Relating to the State ticket in thi.
county it became manifest early in the
campaign that party lines would not
be closely drawn. There was BERRY
sentim ent" that seemed to grow al
election approached, the converts ap
parently coming in equal number.
from both the Republican and the
Democratic ranks. The issues of the
campaign were warmly discussed, but
no one seemed in any way positive a,
to the results and as rule no fore
casts were made.