Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-04
REPUBLICANS ELECT
SIX CONGRESSMEN
IN SWEEP OF CITY
Unexpected Defeat of Dono-
hoe and Logue Gives Phil
adelphia Solid Delegation
for Next Session.


the election. upsettlng predictions by de-
cisively defeating Congressman Michael
Donohoe and J, Washington Logue for
reelection, in spite Of their good records.
Little interest attached to the first four
congressional districts, as there was
no doubt the incumbents, Congress-
men William s. Ware. George S. Graham,
J. Hampton Moore and George w. Ed
monds, would be reelected.
In the 5th and 9Th Districts. however,
the Democrats expected Donohoe and
Logue to win. The candidates made
their fights on their records for service
to Philadelphia in the terms they served.
In the LIST district Ware ran up a total
vote of 30, 1862 Two of his colleagues
beat this figure, Edmonds getting 1904
and Darrow getting the highest vote Of
the local Congressman, 1889. John Burt
Washington and Keystone nominee, ran
second best, but was far below Vares
figures. His total vote was 44l2. l.. Il.
McCrossin, Democratic candidate, was
given 4lSs votes.
The 1st district is made up of the 1st,
9TH, 26th, 90th, 36th, 39th and 4Sth wards.
Ware got a big plurality in each ward
over the combined votes of his competi-
tors. His highest vote for one ward was
III his own, the 26th. 1t gave him $3.50.
Burt got his highest vote in the 36th. 1885.
and McCrossln In the same ward, with
goo.
Graham carried every one of the seven
wards comprising the I'd District. They
are the Sth 9th, 10TH 18th, 18th, goth and
9th His total vote was 2S97S. The goth
gave him the largest vote of any one
ward with 5S0S p. p. Conway. Demo-
cratic and Washington party candidate,
got his largest vote in the 18th Ward
with 1888 votes. His total for the dis
trict was 642O.
MOORE RECEIVES BIG VOTE.
Congressman Moore carried the 9Th
Ward by close margin. His total in
this ward was 46J. John II. Fow, Demo-
cratic candidate, received 4lO votes in
this ward and a. L. Weinstock, Washing
ton party candidate, got SO votes. In
every other ward Moore's total was
larger than the combined votes of his
opponents.
The wards comprising the Sd district
are the I'd, Sd, 4th. 5th, 9Th l1th. 18th,
18th, 18th. 18th and 18th. Fow's total for
the district was S3OS, and Welnstock's,
26O9.
Edmonds had no difficulty disposing of
his only opponent in the 4th district P
VI. Lynch, Democratic candidate. The
latter's total was 1861. as against Ed
monds' total for the district of 33, O9l
Edmonds also carried every one of the
five wards in the district. getting his
highest vote from the 3Sth Ward. with
1886 votes. The wards comprising the
4th district are the 2Sth, 29th. 32d, 3Sth
and 47th.
Donohoe's showing was a severe dlsap-
pointment to his friends The 5th District
gave him 14,S5l Peter f. Costello Organ
ization candidate, received a total of q. 1886.
and DonohOe failed to carry a single
which gave him 3299 votes. Costello's
highest was in the 33d, with 5O32 votes
The wards of this district are the 23d,
25th. 3lst, 33d. 35th, 41st. 43d and 18TH
George P. Darrow's total vote in the
9Th District was higher than the COM
bined vote of his two opponents. Logue's
total was 1880 and brakes 1865 Their
combined vote was 2S,3S9, while Darrow's
was 37S69. Darrow carried every ward
The 22d gave Logue his highest vote at
1858. Drake got 263O in the 3ith and Dar-
rows highest was 1887 in the 22d Ward
The wards of this district are the 21st, 22d,
gath, 9th, 3ith, 10th, 42d, 44th and 10th
COSTELLO ONCE INDEPENDENT.
OF the two new Congressman elected
from this city Costello is the better
known. Both are members of Common
Council, Darrow from the 22d Ward and
Costello from the 41st Ward.
Costello has been one of the stalwart
Organization men in Councils for years.
He has been known as a 'land- -jobber"
to the city, in one instance making a
profit OF about $61 600 according to tes-
timony given before the Catlin Com
mission.
Donohoes record in the two terms he
served in Congress is looked upon as re-
markable. He has been declared one of
the most efficient Congressman ever elect
ed from Philadelphia, and in view OF this
his defeat is all the more surprising.
The Delaware River appropriations ad-
vocated by Donohoe in his two terms
were as large as the combined appropria-
tions obtained by all other Philadelphia
Congressmen In the six years preceding
him. He has always been an aggressive
fighter for the Philadelphia Navy Yard
and has fought for the cause of the
Frankford Arsenal.
I.ogue's record In fighting for these and
other improvements also has been good.
One of his greatest achievements was the
Improvement of the local postoffice sys-
tenn. Logue was given 229Ol votes in
1919.
In the city vote on Congressmen-at-
large the sweep OF the Republicans was
overwhelming. They carried every one
OF the 4s wards by large majorities, OF
the four Republican candidates. John r.
X Scott got the largest vote, with total
OF 16sslT. In second place was Thomas
s. Crago, with a total OF 1853 OO6. d. f.
Lafean got l62,sol and NJ. M. Garland
l62. $50.
REPUBLICANS CARRY 22D WARD.
The 22d Ward gave the Republicans a
larger vote than any other ward This
Is an Independent ward. one Of the
strongest In the city. The high vote for
the Organization Congressmen-at-large Is
explained BY the strength Of DR.. Martin
g. Brumbaugh In that ward,
Democratic and Washington party can
didates for Congressmen-at-large showed
little strength anywhere in the city
Crosby, Democrat, had the highest vote
OF any OF the losers, his total being 40, ia
The vote for the other Democratic can
didatss was; Bright S,0sS; Clark, S2,s5O.
and Cation. 32.S5
For the Washington party candidates
the vote stood: Walters, ds27 Watson,
"a. 599 Rupley. 57,1s0, and Mitchell, s5,579.
Lafean Is an educator and a personal
friend OF the GoVernor-elect Scott made
a name for himself In his one term as
Representative IN the General Assembly.
Although he has always been a Republi-
can, he has never been absolutely under
control OF the leaders and has shown in
clinations toward Independence on numeF-
Gus occasions
Crago is OF the terrible 10th" Con-
sFessional District from the western part
Of the State. Garland Is an old-line Ra-
publican.