New-York tribune., 1910-06-06
DALZELIS CLOSE RACE
Tariff Leaier Ren0minated, but
by aNarroW Margin.
OPPONENT CHARGES FRAUD
Says His Votes in McKeesport
and Pittsburg Were Counted
for Dalzeu.
rRv reerrsph to The tribune. !


Pittsburg. tune 5.-After bitter bat
tie that almost ended in defeat Con
gressman Jdnn Dalzell has been renom-
mated by the Republicans Of the 18th
District by about 400 votes, with two
districts not Yet heard from, according
to a statement made at 10 o'clock to
night by his campaign manager, W. H.
Coleman. who had been touring the dis
trict in an automobile all day.
At Republican county hea adquarters
earlier in t1e day DalzelI's majority
over r. T. Black. Of McKeesport was
given as 60 but it was admitted that
a least one error had been made in the
count. Il was stated that the vote Of
the East McKeesport district, counted
as 66 votes for Black and 1S7 for Dal-
zeII. should have been counted the other
way: but with the nomination appar-
emily won. DaIzell is up against the
hardest fight Of his life. DR.. Black to-
night announced that frauds had been
perpetratod against hiza-and that lie
would fight. Or. Black said;
II do not 'concede the nomination OF
Dalzel. His managers claim he is sue
cessful by narrow margin. ! have him
decisiveIy beaten. but they are trying tc
count me out.
In McKeesport and Pittsburg gross
election frauds were praCtised. Election
boards deliberately counted my votes for
Dalzell, thus giving him the slight ma
jority which he claims. omOrrOw will
lay an information against at least one
Judge of elections who counted many OF
my votes on the Dalzell tally sheets. My
brother in-law made q protest. He was
told to mind his own business. | have
decided to demand a recount. L will
prosecute every fraudulent election Of
ficer and will fight Dalzell to the finish y
Should DR. Blacks contest fail Con-
gresham Dalzell will be up against d
combination of independent Repub-
Iicans, Democrats and Socialists in No
vember.
Mr.. Dalzell left for Washington this
morning without making statement.
A surprise at yesterdays primaries
was the crushing defeat of Congressman
w II. Graham for denomination in the
attorney and anti-cOrporatiOn man
Porter defeated Graham by more than
1000 votes in district which has been
for a generation a rock-ribbed Repub-
lican stronghold.
Graham was attacked for being a
..stand-patter' His defeat resembles
that of George Delamater for Governor,
when Delamater ran as Quay's candi-
date in 1890, after Delamater's bank had
failed
Grahams bank, the Mercantile Trust
Company. failed in Pittsburg two years
ago. one cause being the fact that 1t was
surety for state funds for the Enterprise
National Bank of Allegheny, a 'politi-
caT' bank, which blew up, and whose
cashier, Lee Clarke, committed suicide
to keep out OF the penitentiary.
United States Senator q. 7. Oliver
nominated his entire state ticket for the
Legislature and the Republican State
Convention yesterday, with the excep-
tion Of one candidate for the state Sem
ate and a single delegate to the conven-
ton. divers triumph is generally con-
sidered a sure sign that the Republican
state organization will nominate him to
succeed himself.
Congressman James F. Burke, Repub-
Iican. reneminated yesterday in the 31st
District also secured the Democratic
nomination. achieving this feat 1t is
said. for the first time in the history of
Pennsylvania Congressional nomina-
tions. He was opposed for the Demo-
cratic nomination by ]. j. Thorpe, bust
ness agent for the Street Car Employees
Union.