Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-17
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the result of the primary. so far as it
relates to the national =crisis, Will be
the absolute reuniting of the Republi-
can protection forces of the state ana
country. The essential purpose of our
effort was the election in November of
Republican president and Republic
can Congress.
Party unity is essential to party
success To labor for this end was
surely proper The Statewide primary
is designed to give voters Just this
opportunity. The citizens who yester-
day voted the Republican ballot e&-
pressed their means of accomplishing
this result. and IL Is gratifying to note
that so many voters agreed with usl
The results in detail will afford
much food for thought. much data FOR
wise and patriotic action"
Men familiar with State politics
declared that the total vote for Re-
publican delegates -at-large in Phlla-
delphia, If close, would indicate what
the State would do on the delegation
at large In other words, they held
that If Brumbaugh did not lead Pen
rose for delegate-at-large by over l0,-
600 his chances in the State would be
slim.
Associated Press dispatches show
that Governor Brumbaugh received
69,S61 votes for Republican delegate
Penrose 63,9S9. These returns are
complete. The returns from other
counties of the state are fragmentary
It may be tonight before any official
statement of the result on delegates
at large can be made.
Complete Philadelphia Vote
Complete vote of Philadelphia Tor
Republican delegates at large:
Aaron, 81 ,497; Acheson, 6O.O2o: Al
corn, 64.759: Armstrong. 62,670; Bah
cock. $500; Baker, 81, 10; Brum-
baugh. 1851; Burke. 59,S21 Clement,
$4,000; Elverson, ss,0lS; Gillespie,
57,206; Johnson, 62,S20 kendrlck,
Oliver. 5S,01s; Penrose, 6S,9Ss; Pow
ell. 56,525: Reynolds, 1879; Idch,
53,916: Schulz, 50,1S1; Shoemaker.
61,562; Smith, 72,609; Wanamaker,
EARLY ESTIMATE
Philadelphia, May 1T.-lnterest in
the first presidential preferential pri-
mary election in PENNSYLVANIA yester-
day was overshadowed by the contest
for the leadership of the Republican
party in the State, in which United
States Senator Boies Penrose appar-
entity was victorious over Governor
Brumbaugh after one of the bitterest
fights in the history of the organ
ization. The fight centered on the
office of Auditor General and the re-
turns at an early hour to-day indi-
Gated the nomination of State Senator
Charles A. Snyder representative OF
the Penrose element, over Charles A.
Amber, standard bearer of the Brum-
baugh forces, by q comfortable margin.
Penrose Faction Ahead
In the fight for the election OF
twelve MISUNDERSTANDING to the Re-
publican national convention the Pen
rose faction apparently elected the
majority, if not all, of its candidates.
Leaders of the Brumbaugh element,
however. claimed the election of sew
eral of their candidates, including the
Governor and Mayor Smith, of Phila-
delphia. The Brumbaugh candidates
are pledged to support the popular
choice of the party in the State while
the Penrose delegates are uninstructed
Included in the Penrose list of dele
gates-at-large are Joseph G. Arm
strong. Mayor of Pittsburgh; James
ElVerson, Jr., publisher of the Phila-
delphia Inquirer; Alba B. Johnson,
Philadelphia, president of the Bald
win Locomotive Works; Guy 7. Moore,
editor of the Wilkes-Barre Record;
United States Senator George T. Oil
YER, Pittsburgh; Senator Penrose and
John Wanamaker. Philadelphia, for
mer postmaster general.
Counting Slow
Counting of the votes wasevery slow
owing to the enormous size of the bal
lot and returns received from the
State up to Z a. m. were meager.
There were only two candidates on
the presidential preferential ballots,
Presiden Wilson on the Democratic
and Governor Brumbaugh on the Re-
publican, but Henry Ford, the Detroit
manufacturer. received a surprisingly
large number of votes by the use of
stickers, a million of which had been
distributed throughout the State by
his business agents and associates.
In many districts it was found that
Democrats had voted for Ford while
rumors were current before the cleo
ton that the leaders of the Penrose
faction in the Republican party favor
ed the Ford support as a means of
reducing the vote of Governor Brum-
baugh and possibly prevent the Gov
ernor from becoming the popular
choice of his party in the State.
Many Scattered Votes.
Former President Roosevelt, United
States Supreme Court Justice Hughes
and others received a scattered vote
from admirers who wrote in their
names.
Former Congressman A Mitchell
Palmer, the present Democratic ma
tional committeeman from Pennsylva-
MIA. was successful in his fight for re-
election, defeating Michael Liebel, Jr..
of Erie, by large majority. All of
the candidates of the Palmer faction
for delegate-at-large to the Democra-
tic National convention were elected.
They were pledged to support the re-
nomination of President Wilson.
Philander c. Knox was unopposed
for the Republican nomination for
United States Senator to succeed SEN
ator Oliver, while Harmon NJ. Kephart
was chosen the Republican nominee
for State Treasurer. ]. Emery Wall
ings of Erie county, was named for
of the State Supreme Court on the
nonpartisan ticket.
Philadelphia Loans Passed
In Philadelphia interest in the pas
sage of the S114.400, 900 loan bills for
rapid transit and other municipal i'm
provements overshadowed the general
primary. The loans were approved by
large majority.
Wards owing allegiance to Congress
man William S. Ware and his brother,
State Senator Edwin II. Ware, rolled
up tremendous majorities for Cover
nor Brumbaugh in the preferential
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