The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-11-16
HUGHES GETS STATE
BY BIG LEAD
Snyder and Kephart Chosen
Auditor General and State
Treasurer
KNOX AN EASY VICTOR

Harrisburg. Pennsylvania rolled up
an olu time Republican majority when
Charles Il. Hughes, Republican nom.
inee for President, carried tne State
by plurality not below 100000,
according to best estimates.
Phllander c. Knox was elected Unit
ed States Senator by vote approx
mating that given to Mr.. Hughes, and
the four Republican nominees for Con.
gressman.at.large were returned win
ners by heavy pluralities.
In the district contests for Congress
the Republicans have at least held
their own. They retain thirty OF the
thirty-six seats in the delegation. Rep
resentative Thomas S. Butler, OF
Chester County, dean of the delega.
ton. was elected for his tenth term,
and he will head the Naval Affairs
Committee in the next House.
The heavy vote for the heads Of the
ticket carried along Charles A. Sny.
der and Harmon NJ. Kephart, Repub-
llcan nominees for Auditor General
and State Treasurer, respectively, and
Snyder has been reelected to the
State Senate from Schuylkill County.
Both branches OF the State Legisla-
ture will be strongly Republican, as
many OF the % Senators elected from
the odd numbered districts were Re-
publicans seeking reelection. or the
207 Representatives elected TO the
lower house, a majority is Republican.
T. Larry Eyre, Republican candidate
for the State Senate in the Chester
County district, won by big margin.
His candidacy was vigorously assa1l.
e6 by the Democrats, and Collector OF
the Port W. II. Berry supplied much
Of the pyrotechnlcs in this connection.
Wide interest was taken in the non.
partisan contest for Supreme Court
Justice, in which Justice Emory A.
Walling, of Erie, was opposed by
Charles Palmer, Of Delaware.
STATE sENAToRs-ELEcT.
The following State Senators were
elected:
First District-"Edwin II. Ware, r.
Third-'James P. McNichol, r.
Fifth-Davld Martin, r.
Sixth-'George p Darrow, r..
Seventh-'A. F. Daix, Jr., r.
Eighth-'Henry W. Watson, r.
Ninth-'W. C. Sproul, r.
Eleventh-G. w. Sassman, D.
Thirteenth-'John G.. Homsher, r.
Fifteenth-'E. Z. Beidleman, r.
Seventeenth-H. l.. Haldeman, r.
Nineteenth-T. Lawrence Eyre, r.
Twentieth-Andrew r. Brodback, D.
Twenty.hrst-'S. r. Catlln, r.
Twenty-third-E. f. Jones, r.
Twenty-seventh-'W. c. Mcconnell
r.
Twenty.ninth-'C. A. Snyder r.
Thirty-seventh-Wilbur P. Graf r.
Thirtyninth-'J. B. Weaver r.
Forty-frst-'J. Frank Graf r.
Forty.third-'C. ]. Magee r.
Forty.ffth-N. A. Whitten r.
Froty-seventh-W. d. Craig r.
Forty.ninth-Miles r. Mason r.
'P7esent member.
STATE LIST IN CONGRESS
The following Congressman were
elected in Pennsylvania:
At large-'Thomas S. Crago r.
At large-"Mahlon NJ. Garland r.
At large-Joseph Mclaughlin r.
At large-'John r. X. Scott r.
First district-'W S. Ware r.
Second-'George S. Graham r.
Third. Hampton Moore r.
Fourth-'George w. Edmonds r.
Seventh-'Thomas S. Butler II.
Ninth-'WW. Griest r.
Tenth-'John r. Farr r.
Thirteenth-'A. G. Dewalt d.
Fourteenth-Lewis T. McFadden R.
Sixteenth-tJohn V. Lesher d.
Eighteenth-'A. S. Kreider r.
Twenty-second-E. e. Robbins r.
Twenty-fourth--'H. w. Temple r.
Twenty.sixth-'H j. Steel d.
Twenty-seventh-Nathan L. Strong
r.
Twenty,ninth-'Stephen G. Porter
r.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ. NORM r.
Thirty.second-'A. J. Barchfeld r.
"Re-elected.
Lancaster county has anchored again
in the Republican column with '1aj
ority of fully 10000, and Congressman
w. w. Griest goes through with the
samo majority. The Republicans mako
a clean sweep of the county, and In
Lancaster carry every ward but the
Eighth, the old Democratic stronghold,
which gives Wilson small majority.
John G. Homsher is reelected State
Senator in the Thirteenth district
Southern Lancaster county, and Col
onel Horace L. Haldeman is elected in
the Seventeenth Senatorial district,
The Representatives elected are A.
B. Hess, George Hibshman, NJ. r. Hoff.
man, Quinlin o. Reitzei and Harry
Rhoads.
HAS TWO WORLDS CHAMPS