Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-04
REPUBLICAN TICKET
SWEEPS CITY WITH
GREATPLURALITY
Brumbaugh Leads McCor-
mick by I19,036-Pi inchot
Runs Second, and Palmer
Receives Only 34,340
Votes.

The Republican tidal wave that swept
Pennsylvania yesterday carried every
! Republican candidate, from United States
Senator and Governor down to the Leg
islature and City Councils to victory in
Philadelphia.
Martin G.. Brumbaugh, Republican cam
didate for Governor, carried the As wards
in Philadelphia by the splendid majority
of 1906 over Vance C. Mccormick, the
Democratic and Washington Party fusion
candidate. Brumbaugh's vote in this city
was lSOS23 McCormck's, 617S. Doctor
Brumbaugh ran 1882 ahead of Senator
Penrose, and about 5000 ahead of the
rest of the Republican ticket.
Senator Penrose carried Philadelphia by
a majority of S054S over the combined
votes of Clifford Pinchot, the Washington
party candidate, and A. Mitchell Palmer,
the Democratic candidate. He received
16l ,S91 votes, 1l4,SSS more than did Plnchot
who ran second in Philadelphia, with
1908. Palmer received only 1880 votes
in the city.
HEAVY VOTE IN CITY.
The vote in Philadelphia was larger
than in the Tener campaign. Yesterday
2i2 6lO votes were cast for Governor, while
in 1910 there were 24O,s23,
A larger percentage of the registered
votes was cast at this election than for
many years. There were 272,OOO electors
registered, and all but one-ninth of them
voted
Brumbaugh's vote was almost equal to
the old-tlme Republican strength in Phil
adelphia. Philadelphia gave Taft 1856. .2s3
votes in 1908. Brumbaugh received 1sO.s2s.
His vote was far in excess of that given
Tener in 1910. when the Republicans of
Philadelphia gave Tener 1SO,465.
DoNoHoE AND LOGUE LOSE.
Representative Michael Donohoe. of the
5th District. and Representative ]. Wash
tngton Logue, the only Democrats in the
previous Philadelphia delegation of six
were defeated in the Re-
publican victory that swept the city.
The Republicans elected their whole Con-
gressional ticket in the city.
The Republican State ticket as a whole,
including Frank McClain for Lieutenant
Governor, Henry Houck for Secretary OF
Internal Affairs and the four candidates
for Congressmen-at-large. John r. X.
scott. Mahlon NJ Garland. Daniel F.
I,afean and Thomas s. Crago, had large
in Philadelphia
The Republicans elected every one OF
the a state Representatives and the four
state Senators sent to the next Lsgisla-
turs from Philadelphia, as well as filing
he four vacancies In Select and the five
vacancies In Common Council
The Sll, 800 900 loan bill for permanent
was carried by an over
,yhelming majority. Judge Robert s.
Frazer, Of Allegheny, ana Judge Frank NJ
Trexler, OF Lehigh, carried the city for
Judges OF the Supreme and Superior
Courts. respectively.
WARE WARDS FAIRLY REGULAR.
The voting indicates that for the most
mart those who cast Republican ballots
voted the straight ticket" The ex-
,setlng "knihng'' Of Penross IN the Ware
stronghold OF south Philadelphia did not
materiallzs to any great extent. despite
he talk by Ware workers yesterday that
Penrose vas being badly eaL
Brumbaugh ran 22o7 ahead of Penroae d |
osneluasa en- Pass E.sa