The Washington times., 1912-11-06
ROOSEVELT SWEEPS
PENNSYLVANIA, HAS
2O,OOO.PLURAl|Tl
Complete Returns From Two
Thirds of State Indicate
Colonel's Victory.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6.-Compiete
figures from two thirds OF the election
districts In Pennsylvania give the State
TO Roosevelt. His plurality will prob
ably be 1000. At the present time. with
number OF interior counties to be
heard from. he Is leading Wilson by
20. 800 and Taft by 1s,lSi His vote now
IL 260. .296.
The Republican State ticket. which
was named and indorsed by the Pro-
gressives, was elected By heavy ma
jorities over the Democrats. Progress
i've leaders have n sweeping majority
OF the 207 members OF the State legis-
lature. Twenty-six State senators have
been elected and a majority OF them
are pledged to carry out the Progressive
platform adopted at the last State con-
vention.
United States Senator Penrose was
Overwhelmingly beaten. The majority
Of the State senator's elected, all of
whom will be hold over senators in
1915 when Penrose comes up for re-
election. are pledged against him. The
pledge by the State senators against
receiving the Progressive support in
=
elected in Philadelphia. where Penrose
was strongest. only two are known as
his followers. They are Senator Jim"
McNichol and John Sheath. Senator
William II. Keyser. one OF his hench-
men. was beaten for reelection.
The Progressives elected their State
treasurer, State auditor. and four Con-
sressmen-at-large. From present indi-
cations. II seems that Congressman
Griest. of lancaster county. will win
out by a narrow margin. Congressman
Crago. who ran for reelection, is also
beaten. Ir Philadelhia, ]. Washington
Logue. a Democrat, has been elected In
the Sixth district; heretofore strongly
gressman from the Fifth district, has
been reelected. The Pittsburgh dele
cation has been reelected and most OF
the Republican Congressmen from the
interior Of the State. Congressman ].
Hampton Moore, of Philadelphia. and
Congressman William s. Ware. have
been reelected.
Taft carried Philadelphia. his vot,
being 9l,562 Roosevelt came second
with SO,9s7. Wilson received 5.47s. Thi.
1908, Bryan receiving 1870 votes In
| Philedalphia. Roosevelt carried Pitts
burgh and Allegheny county by a cub
stantiai plurality.
| Inc lSH' thc llttTlCT O
the State was bitter. The Democra Il,
vote held well In nearly all the countle,
but It was not sufficient to overcom,
the heavy Roosevelt vote. The Re
publican state committee was in tn,
hands Of the Rooseelt men, and thi
prevented the county chairmen from
making night for Taft. They wer,
| Informed that II their candidates dit
not support the State Progressive, plat
form they would be fought In the
own districts. AS result, there wa
but little anti-RooseVelt activity. witt
the House and Senate In the hands o
new leaders, Progressive legislation vii
be put through next winter.
Congressman Robert r. Dlfenderfer
Democrat from the Eighth district, wa.
reelected after a bitter fight had beeI
made against him by the Progressives
The reelection of Congressman A. Nit
chell Palmer. Democratic national com
mitteeman from this State, IL still IL
doubt. The ProgressIves and Republl
cans fused on a single candidate agains
him. and returns from his district ar,
not yet complete. II he wins 1t will b,
| by narrow margin.
The Republican organization In Phila
delphia was robbed of one of the chiei
weapons In the election here when thu
| police were taken out of politics b,
Mayor Blankenburg. the reform mayor