The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-06
Friends of K u n k Ell.
However, Still Hope
Official Count Will
Show Victory
HE SEEMS NOW TO
BE 1000 BEHIND
Ii Report That Judge Stewart Intends
Quitting Supreme Bench Is True.
Loser in Tuesdays Election Is Like
ly to Be Appointed to Vacancy

The members of his campaign com.
m1ttee are yet hopeful that judge
George kunkel, of this city, will win
over Judge Robert Frazer, of ALLEGHENY
county, in the race for Justice of the
supreme Court. None of the commit
tee would give out any figures this
morning, although it is known that the
complete, yet unofficial, returns from
all counties give Frazer lead of ap-
proximately 1000 over the local can
didate.
The committeeman did say, however.
that they believe the official figures will
show Kunkel ahead. They point to the
fact that when Justice Kephart, of the
Superior Court, ran last year, the ofii
cial count gave 10000 more than did
the unofficial figures compiled and pub
lished shortly after the election.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Philadelphia said: Judge Frazer had a
lead of 1864 over Judge Kunkel this
afternoon. The revised totals gave
Frazer, S69,432, and Kunkel, 361..
56S. This dispatch said that several
counties still were missing. The Kun.
kel committees returns here are the
unofficial figures from all counties.
Philadelphia newspapers tkis morn.
ing carried story, supposedly sent out
of Chasaassrsbstrg, to the effect that JUS
lice John Stewart, of Ohambersburp.
VIII retire from the State Supreme
Court bench some time during the pres.
ent month or early in December. III the
resignation is rendered before Governor
Tener retires in favor of Governor-elect
Brumbaugh, it was learned upon good
authority here to-day, the Judge de.
feated In the present race for the Su.
preme Court will, in all probability, be
named as Judge Stewards successor.
Stewart Declines to Talk
However Justice Stewart, who now
IS at his home in Chambersburg, in a
long distance telephone conversation
with Star-Independent reporter this
morning, refused either to confirm or
deny the story of his contemplated re.
tirement.
''This is Justice Stewart,'' he be;
gan, Wnat is Wanted3'|
He was Informed that the inquiry
concerned the newspaper reports that
he intended resigning and he said:
81 am not in any way responsible
for the report concerning me that ap.
peared in the Philadelphia morning pa
pers. Therefore [ do not feel called
upon to confirm or deny the statement.
That is all I have to say
Judge Kunkel was in his chambers
to-day and was cheerful despite the
fact that the outlook was not as bright
as it had been. Like the members of
the committee who worked in his be-
half, he still is hopeful. He would not
discuss the question of the possibility
of Justice Stewart resigning the Su-
preme Court post and the vacancy that
would result.
fThat is another matter,' said
Judge Kunkel. "We now are thinking
only of this election"
The committeeman last evening re-
ceived report on the last missing
county and to-day said they will do
nothing now, with respect to comparing
returns, until the official count is com.
pleted in all counties.
In the event of vacancy occurrin Q
on the Supreme bench, the Judge az
pointed to fill it would serve for less
than a year, as there would have to be
an election for the post held in 1915.
The appointee would have to obtain the
nomination in the primaries and then
stand for election.
Kunkel Gains Seven in Count
In Dauphin county the official count,
go g I,,1 Ne
rell, will not be completed before to-