Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-03
MCCORMICK CASTS
VOTE IN AFTERNOON,
] JUDGE KUNKEL, TOO
Elarisburgs Can didate8
Break Custom of Years of
Arriving at the Polls Early
in Day.

HARRISBURG, Nov Both OF Har-
risburg's candidates for state Office
voted this afternoon at about the same
time In the same ward. though in dit
ferent precincts
President Judge George Kunkel. cam
didate for the Supreme Court, instead
Of voting early in the day. as has been
his custom, waited until his eldest son,
George Kunkel Jr.. arrived here from
Lancaster. where he is a student at
Franklin and Marshall, the Judges own
alma mater. The younger Kunkel cast
his first ballot today. voting on age. and
was accompanied to the polling place at
the Hope Fire Engine House by his
father
Vance C.. Mccormick Democratic
Washington candidate for Governor also
usually votes early in the day. but was
uHnble TO leave Easton until this morn
Ing after the closing meeting OF the
campaign last night. As soon as he
reached this city he attended to a few
personal matters and then went to his
polling place in n tailor shop on Locust
street near Federal Square.
ar. Mccormick and Judge Kunkel live
within two blocks of each other on Front
street Both are In the eth Ward. but
the Gubernatorisl candidate is in the 1st
Precinct and the Judge In the I'd.
Mr.. Mccormick had little to say about
the campaign.
- can only repeat what I have been
stating for days" he said when he step.
PED from the train at the Reading Terml.
nal here. "T'his fight Is won and PEN
feseism is wiped out. Mr.. Palmer and I
are elected"
Judge Kunkel declined any comment at
10 TfrNrrN lit.
marked his campaign throughout the
spring, summer and fall. His campaign
chairman, John K. Geyer had little more
ton. '''' 'os e'e'-
-t'our campaign has been entirely an
educational one" said Mr. Geyer I'VE
nave ondeavored to impress the voters
1Tst with the Importance of the Supreme
Court and, secondly. with the method OF
voting the non-partisan section OF the
ballot, which is not familiar to many OF
the voters. We have succeeded in this
and Judge Kunkers magnificent record
IN the Capitol graft cases and other suits
assure his election today by handsome
majority"
Weather which can be described only
as ideal prevails here and the vote
IS phenomenal. Throughout the CITY tho
polling was heavy from the start and at
noon 1t was estimated that between 20
9ilu " per cent OF tle entlre registered
vote had been cast. Some residential
precincts had polled half their vote by
10 o'clock this morning.
Reports of similar heavy voting are
comiFS in from all parts of Dauphn ana
Z adjacent counties.
Republicans and Democrats alike are
jubilant over the heavy voting, each side
asserting that such weather was all
that was necessary 20 clinch their vic
tory beyond a doubt.
Reports OF ballot corruption in this city
are as thick as usual. but they are with
out confirmation. Up to noon no reports
of any sort had been received from any
part OF the state at Democratic State
headquarters. Cards bearing the offer of
taR Palmer rMcCormick League to pay
10000 reward in sums OF from $3.50 to
: 5000 are posted in virtually every poll
ing precinct In the State. with instruc-
tons that evidence should be reported to
Democratic State headquarters at once