New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-07
RooseveIt's Plurality in State Is
Estimated at 28,073 Over
Gov. Wilson's Vote.
COLONEL TO RUN IN 1916
Progressive Chairman Says
Fight Will Be Kept Up-Sen-
ator Penrose Soon to Re-
sign Seat, Is Report.
LRr Telegraph TO The Tribune J


phiIadeInbia Nov. 6.-Colonel Roosevelt
carried PENNSYLVANIA by an estimated
plurality Of 2S,073 votes over Governor
Wilson and Of 129,053 votes over President
Taft. The total vote OF the state based Oh
fve-sixths of the 6.593 districts Is koose-
welt, 3S4,3Si; Wilson, 356,3ll; TAFT Z9o'Sol'
Following the election here In PenhsSl-
vania, II is not a question of who car
ried the state, but the question the poll
ticians are considering and speculatihs
on Is: What is TO become OF Senator
Penrose?" Close friends of Senator rem
rose to-day answered that question by de-
claring that he would resign his seat III
the United States Senate very shortly and
would allow Governor Tener TO appoint
his successor, who Will be an independent
business man, on whom the leaders OF all
parties may combine TO elect when
the time comes for the Legislature TO
act.
The Washington party. the state name
for Colonel Roosevelts Progressives, hold
the balance of power in the Legislature
II they should combine with the Demo-
Gratis the two parties might come together
on some common ground and send an
independent protection Democrat TO the
United States Senate.
The credit for the domination Of the
Roosevelt vote in Pennsylvania must be
given to ex-senator William Finn, Of
Pittsburgh, the Bull Moose leader OF
the state. Ii was the western end OF
the state that rolled up the big Roose-
welt pluraities. In Pittsburgh Senator
Finn, with the assistance OF Mayor Will
lam Magee piled up a Roosevelt vote
equal 10 the combined vote Of Wilson and
Taft. Magee paid back some old scores he
has owed United States Senator oliver for
some time and Finn paid back with In
terest the debt he owed TO Senator Pen
rose, who temporarily retired him from
active politics years ago.
BY virtue of the vote cast in the state
yesterday the Progressive party becomes
the dominant party in Pennsylvania poll
ties Chairman GrOut made this plain this
afternoon when he announced that the
leaders Of the party would get together
Immediately for the purpose OF continu-
ing the battle for supremacy. not only
during the heat Of campaigns, but in
systematic manner at all times. lie also
announced that Colonel Roosevelt viii be
the Presidential candidate Of the party in
1916
I'VE polled the largest vote in the
state" said Chairman Grout, land We are
entitled to the first place on the ballot.
We will start 10 work Immediately for
1916, when Colonel Roosevelt again will be
our leader and our Presidential candidate
If he lives. But the life of one man
makes no difference. We will continue 70
fight for the Progressive cause"
But all is not serene in the ranks Of the
Progrcssives. There already has arisen
GOODNESS between William Finn, the
state leader. and f. A. Van Valkenburg
the Progressive leader in Philadelphia
and the eastern end Of the state. Weeks
before election Finn served notice upon
Van Valkenburg that he had 20 carry
Philadelphia for the Progressive cause.