Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17
SCOTT, PARTY LEADER,
HONORED IN DEATH BY
HEAVY VOTE AT POLLS
6122 Ballots Cast for Revered
Politician in Third District.
Leads in Seventeenth,
Home Ward
FUNERAL SERVICE TODAY

Not alone by attending his funeral in
numbers that mounted into thousands did
neighbors and friends of David s. Scot at
test their regard for him today, but 6122
voters of the Sd Congressional District, in
which Scotts ''home ward" the 18th, is
located, cast their ballots for him % an
alternate delegate to the Republican ia
tional Convention, according to the returns
from yesterdays election.
In two of these wards, the I'd and the
18th, the vote for Scott was the highest
on the party ticket. In the others he was
remembered by n substantial compliment.
airy vote. 1t was an unusual tribute, and
was commented upon by many politicians
who assembled for the funeral services this
afternoon, at Schuylers undertaking par
lors, Broad and( Diamond streets.
Many floral fferings of unusual beauty,
the tributes of '1~rsonal and political friends
and the organization with which he had
been affiliated, surrounded the casket of
the dead County Commissioner and former
Police Magistrate. The funeral services
were held this afternoon, with Rev. Will
liam Greenough former pastor of Cookbook
sink Presbyterian Church, officiating. In
terment will be made in North Cedar Hill
Cemetery, where the Elks' ritual will be
followed at the gravesde
OLD PARTY LEADER
Some of the organizations represented
by delegations, either last night or today,
were Jolo Tribe, No, 377, I. o. r. NJ; Will
lam Penn Lodge No. 80, knights of
Pythias: Philadelphia Lodge. No 2, B. p.
o. E.; Republican Executive Committee of
the 18th Ward Public Building Relief
Association of City Hall and the County
Commissioners and their employees, The
Board of Magistrates of which Mr.. Scott
was president until a few months ago, when
election a. County Commissioner com.
PEELED his resignation, was also represented
Mr.. Scotts sudden death, which occurred
early Friday morning at his home, 1442
North Lawrence street, removed one of
the Oldest members in point of service of
the Republican City Committee and of the
18th Ward Executive Committee Resolu-
tions mourning his death will be adopted
by these bodies, as we'll as by the other
organizations to which he belonged
Scott's name was on the ballots as
candidate for alternate to the Republican
National Convention. His death last Fri
day left no time to remove his name or to
substitute another, except by the individual
filling in by the voter in the blank space
provided, Rather than do this, many vo-
ters in the river front and lower northeast
ern wardsS-which comprise the Third Dis
trict. voted for Scott among their prefer
ences for alternates to the convention.
POLL FOR SCOTT.
In the I'd Ward Scott polled 2751 votes,
while Elias Abrams and James A. Carey.
mates, received 80 and 120 respectively In
the 18th Ward the result shows that Scott,
thouyh dead. actually received the highest
wte on his party ticket. Here the totals
stood: Scott. $50; Abrams, 524; Carey,
421 The Sd Ward gave Abrams 1906;
Carey, 1909. and Scott, 1113. The 4th Ward
gave Abrams 463, Carey, 512, and Scott,
102 In the 5th, the totals were: Abrams,
1882; Carey 1867; Scott, As. The 9th re-
turned Abrams. 1856; Carey, 205 Scott, go.
The 11th added 13 more for Scott, giving
1190 to Abrams and 1191 to Carey.
The 18th Ward returns give Abrams
1871; Cary. 1858; Scott, II. In the 18TH
Abrams polled 1928; Cary, 1918; Scott, So
The 18th supplied S07 more for Scott, while
giving 1869 to Abrams and 1472 to Carey.
The 10th Ward, which adjoins the 18th to
the northward, gave Scott. 394; Carey
1851, and Abrams, 1915. Abrams total in
the district was 13,462, Carey receiving 49,
3S1, and Scott, 6122.