The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-02
Brumbaugh Says 25O.-
900 Majority-H. B.
Mccormick Picks
Brother by 10000
CROW GIVES TO
PENROSE 10000
Says the Senator Will Beat Palmer by
That Margin-Blakslee Predicts
Penrose Will Go Down by at Least
40,0O0--McC Cormick Out of City

DIR. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Republi.
can candidate for Governor, to-day is
claiming that he will win by 100000
votes over Vance c. Mccormick, of this
city, his Democratic and Washington
party rival.
Mr.. Mccormick was absent from the
city, making a final campaign tour IN
Northampton county to-day, and will
not return to the city until late to-
night, so no direct statement was OBJ
tainable here from him. Mr.. McCor-
mick S brother, Henry B. McCormiek,
chairman of the Fourth Pennsylvania
subdivision of the State Committee,
was asked for his estimate of the re-
suit of the election.
'Well," said Mr.. Mccormick. "I
might as well give my guess along with
the <thers. | believe that Vance will
have at least 10000 majority in the
State, and that he will carry Dauphin
| county and Harrisburg.
Glow about Mr.. PaImer?"
Mr.. Palmer will run close to Vance,,
as near as l can figure it out, but I,
think Vance will have a tArger vote'
than Palmer
DR.. Brumbaugh made his claim in his.
| closing speech of the campaign in
West Chester on Saturday night. He
predicted his election in the following
language:
g will be eiected Governor by ma
jority of net less than 100000. say
this advisedly and not boastfuly. I
say 1T a. the conclusion Of my tour of
the State, during which have visited
practically every county and have seen
the situation with my own eyes.
Crow Looks for Penrose Victory
Republican State Chairman William
E. Crow predicts that Senator Penrose
will have a majority of 1885, 900 over
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer with
Pihchot running "A poor third, and that
DIR. Brumbaugh, candidate for Govern.
or, will win by from $4,000 to 220,-
600 against the combined Democratic
and Washington organizations.
Among Senator Crow S claims are
the following.
67 counties il the State. DR.. Brum-
baugh will carry at least 80 counties.
All of the other Republican candidates
will win without difficulty. The Re
publicans will get 81 Congressman, the
Democrats and the Washington party
l. Twenty of the 81 State Senators
will be Republican. The Republicans
will gain a strong working majority in
the House of Representatives.
On Saturday night, after the big
Democratic meeting in this city, State
Chairman Morris, James |. Blakslee,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General;
Congressman Palmer and Mr.. McCor
mick held conference in state head
quarters at the close of which the fol-
lowing statement was given out by Mr.
! Blakslee:
Blakslee S Forecast
"Under any method of computation,
Penrose will be defeated. 1t may be
by margin of thirty to forty thousand
votes, or, as is more likely, by land
slide that is apparently sweeping the
State, which would place his vote only
trihe above Taft 8 1912 count. Pen.
rose is absolutely running beyond his
own or anybodys expectations if he
gets $4,000 votes at the outside linn
it. Palmer will roll up splendid re-
turn of 425,000. Pinchot will get what
is left either way, whether in tabulated
computation or in landslide possibiIi-
ties. 425, 900 Palmer votes and $4,000
Penrose votes aggregate $4,000 out
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