Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-30
YEAR MARKED BY
POLITICAL UPSET
In PENNSYLVANIA
Republican Restoration
Came With Landslide
That Showed Condemna-
ton Of Wilson Tariff Act.


eomplote political change in Penn
nyivahia marked the years history in
politics in the State. During 1914 the
voters Of Pennsylvania repudlated the
Wilson administration, and there was a
complete revulslon from the third party
movement which swept the State in 1919
TO an overwhelming Republican victory
Ono OF the features of the return TO
Republicansm was the election OF Boies
Penrose by popular vote for fourth
successive term as United States Senator.
The liquor interests. facing local option
Issue, spent enormous sums in one of the
most costly campaigns ever conducted In
Pennsylvauia TO help elect him. Added
TO this support he had the united assist
ence of the manufacturers of Pennsylva-
MIA, who blamed the Wilson admlnistra-
tion's low tariff law for business depres-
sion that gripped the State. The Repub- |
iIcan tidal wave brought him nearly half |
million votes in the face of an energetic |
campaign waged against him because of |
his record and the system of organization
Politics which he represents.
In Philadelphia and Allegheny Counties
every Republican candidate. whethor a
Local candidate or candidate for State
Office, was carried TO victory in the land
slide. All of the State officers elected
were Republicans and an overwhelmingly
Republican Legislature was elected The
aftermath of the election was that the
Republican Organization leaders IN the
State made plans to maintain a perma-
ent machine in every county.
Senator Penrose was nominated over ].
Benjamin Dlmmlck, ex-Mayor OF Scran-
ton. In the primaries on May 10. DIR.
Martin g. Brumbaugh, superintendent of
schools in Philadelphia, without deliver
ing a single campaign speech, received
the Republican nomination for Governor |
BY an overwhelming majority, and car
ried the Republican State ticket to vic
tory at the election in November
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer, who
led the fight to nominate Woodrow Will {
son at the Democratic national conven- I
tion at Baltimore in 1872 won the Demo- ,
cratic nomination for United States Sem
ator over Henry Budd of Philadelphia,
who had the backing of the Democratic
"Old Guard" Vance C. Mccormick. of 6
Harrisburg, reorganization Democratic t
leader, was nominated for Governor on 6
tho Democratic ticket over City Solicitor I
Michael j. Ryan. of Philadelphia. City t
Solicitor Ryan was the Old Guard candi- c
date.
Representative Palmer directed his fight .
against Senator Penrose on Penroses
record. and came out openly as the Will ~
son candidate. He received fewer votes :,
'n November than did Clifford Pinchot,
he Washington party candidate for
United States Senator.
Pinchot was unopposed in the primaries >,
md continued his campaign without a =,
et-up all through the summer, person. u
lily visiting every city and town in the al
State. He received 100000 fewer votes b
han Roosevelt did in 1912, notwithstand- h,
nE this and the fact that Colonel Roose- at
elt toured the State in his behalf for | nj
our days just prior to election. N
One OF the contributing causes OF the 81
yerthrow OF the Bull Moose movement be
fas fusion deal between the Democrats 10
nd the Washington party. whereby Will CO
am Draper Lewis, OF Philadelphia, who Is
ad won the Washington party nomina-
on for Governor over Judge Charles N yc
'rumm, OF Schuylkill County, in the eli
withdrew from the Washing BY
on party ticket in favor of Vance Mo in
ornfclS the Demooratic candidate be
ri,