New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-09
.PENROSE'S MAN REBUFFED
|. BY PHILADELPHIA VOTERS
George H. Earle. Ir., Defeated
for Mayor by FuslOnlst Plural
lily of Nearly 5000.
COALITION WINS COUNCIL
Contest for City Solicitor in
Doubt-Republican Candidate
for Clerk of Quarter SEES
sions Safe.
COALITION WINS COUNCIL
Ia Telegranh to AZ Trlhune. !

Philadelphia Nov. S.--The Republican or
ganization of Philadelphia went down to
defeat Yesterday for the first time in thirty
years. Rudolph Blankenburg. long known
in this city as tho war horse Of reform,
backed by the fusion OF the keystone party
and the Democrats was elected Mayor for
four years, defeating the Penrose candi-
date. George II. Earle. jr.. by 1864 votes.
Not only did the fusonists elect their
Mayor but they elected forty-four council
men, enough 10 give them control Of the
legislative branch Of the city government.
To the organization the most serious as
pect Of the defeat is the effect it will have
upon the election of i United states Senator
IN 1918 when Senator Penroses term OK
pires 1t is Pennsylvania political history
that when a revolt against the organiza-
ton has It's inception In Philadelphia II
gathers Roadway IN its march through the
state and political rebellion sweeps Penn
sylvana from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
from east TO west ami takes in every county
in the state
An error OF 10000 was discovered in the
vote recorded for Clerk of the Quarter Ses-
slons Thomas f. Cunningham, the Repub-
returns indicate his election by more than
5000 plurality
1t will require the official count 10 de-
termine the winner Of the contest for City
Solicitor. The original computation indi-
Gated the reelection Of the present incum-
bent, James Alcorn. who was candidate
on the Republican ticket, by about eco
Numerous errors were discovered in the
first figures. however, and the friends of
Michael J. Ryan, the candidate Of the Key
stone and Democratic parties. claim his
election by about 500.
Election Long in Doubt
So close was the election that It was i'm
possible TO predict accurately the outcome
even of the head of the ticket until 6
o'clock this morning When the early re-
turns from supposed organization strong
holds were received II was seen that
! BlankenburS was making heavy inroads
upon the Republican vote. on the other
| hand, In the residential sections Of the
city, where Bankenburg was supposed TO
| be very strong. the organization machine
! kept down his majorities.
I Senator Penrose refuses TO discuss the
defeat. but Senator James =. McNichol.
| king for him. declares that the voters
| simply are crazy about lot Of 'isms. 4"
and that in short time the organiza ton
will come into its own.
| Revised returns show that the rcformers
will have at least forty-four members in
| the two branches OF the Council. Some Of
the hold-over councilmen are independent
in their political action, and il ~ believed
that Councils on vital issues will not be
unfriendly TO the incoming Mayor. who
! takes Office on December I.
! The downfall of the Penrose candidate
may be traced directly to several causes.
the most important of which probably was
/ the outspoken opposition Of the local bank
ers. headed by Il. r. Stotesbury, against
| Penrose and his banker candidate for
| Mayor. Added 10 this was the revolt
! against the ruling OF Philadelphia by con-
! tractors, the apparent trcachery OF the
wards controlled by William s Ware. IN
which ordinarily large organization ma
! jorities were cut TO a minimum. and the
didate by all OF the independent news
papers OF the city.
! The attitude OF Ware, who had aspired
! TO the nomination for MAYOR i'm the Re
publican primaries only 10 have his ambi-
/ lion killed By Senator Pcnrose. was a large
! factor in the defeat OF Earle. During the
/ primary fight Earle called the followers OF
Ware thugs, roughnccks and ballot box
, suffers Wares followers refused TO forge;
these words. and. although Ware declared
he endeavorcd TO whip them into line. he
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