Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-04
BRUMBAUGH'S LEAD
MAY REACH 100000;
PENROSE'S 175,OOO
Entire Republican State
Ticket Elected by About
$4,000 Great Gains in
Congress and Legislature.

Martin G. Brumbaugh was elected Gov
ernor and Boies Penrose was reelected
United States Senator from Pennsylvania
yesterday in Republican victory that
was a landslide. Brumbaugh's plurality
over Vance C. Mccormick. the Democratic
and Washington party fusion nominee
may reach 100000. Senator Penrose's s
plurality over Clifford Pinchot. the Wash
ington party candidate. who apparently
ran second. Is estimated at 175,OOO
The Republican victory was the most
sweeping of recent years The Wilson
Administration was repudiated in Penn
sylvania. A. Mitchell Palmer, who made
his fight against Penrose on the strength
OF the present national Administration.
was showed under. clifford Pinchot, the
Washington party candidate for whom
Theodore Roosevelt campaigned for four
days, received at least $1,000 more votes
than Palmer and ran second.
The entire Republican State ticket was
elected by a majority that will reach
r175,OOO This includes Frank McClain, who
was elected Lieutenant Governor; Henry
Houek. Secretary of Internal Affairs, and
the four Congressmen-at-Large. John r.
X Scott, Daniel f. Lafean Thomas S.
Crago and Mahlon NJ. Garland.
Returns from majority of the counties
in the State indicate the Republicans
elected 81 of the 36 Congressman from
Pennsylvania, including the congressman
at-Large Seven OF the IL Democrats in
the former delegation from Pennsylvania
were replaced by Republicans, as well as
=
Large Of the five remaining Congress-
man. three are Democrats and two still
in doubt. The entire Philadelphia delega-
tion of six are Republicans
STATE IN COMPLETE CONTROL
The landslide also gave the Republi-
cans the largest majority in the State
Legislature in many years. They viii
have complete control OF every part OF
the State government In Philadelphia
the entire delegation OF Al members of
the House and four State Senators are
Judge Robert s. Frazer. of Allegheny
and Judge Frank M Trexler, OF Lehigh,
both of whom had the support of the
Organization were elected to
the Supreme Court and Superior Court,
respectively
candidates carried the following 4s of
the 81 counties in Pennsylvania; Allie |
Rheny, Armstrong. Beaver Bedford, |
Blair, Bradford. Bucks. Butler, Cambria, |
Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Co |
lumbia. Crawford, Delaware, Elk. Erie, |
Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Huntingdon, |
Indiana, Jefferson. Juniata, Laokawanna, |
Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon Lehigh, /
Iazerne, Lycoming, Mexican, Mercer, /
Northampton. Northumber- /
land. Perry. Philadelphia, Schuylkill, |
snyder, Somerset. susquehanna, Union.
Warren, Washington, West /
and Wyoming.
IN Philadelphia Republicans were elect
I'd 10 hn the four vacancies Ia Select l
Council and the ave In Common Council. /
The sll, 10000 loan bill. which had the
support of the Republican ORGANIZATION,
was carried by an overwhelming ma
ioFity.
Brumbaugh and Penross carried all OF
he populous centres. including Allegheny
County, the anthracite region and /
County Allegheny gave PEN
rose a plurality of 20.000 ana Brumbaugh
! majority of 5.000 On the eve OF the /
sisetion, Republican leaders predicted the
county would give Brumbaugh % 600 ma
ority and Penrose q very slim plurality
Penrosa and Brumbaugh carried Lu-
serne by 600. Penrose won IN Laeka-
VIENNA By ZOO and Brumbaugh carried
he county b. 1900. BFumbaugh took
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