Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-08
DAUPHIN COUNTY
FOR HUGHES WITH
2,AS PLURALITY
Senator Beidleman Who Leads
Local Ticket Gets 1852
Over Opponent
KREIDER is REFLECTED
Mccormick Fails to Garry Pre-
cinct, Ward, City or
State

Dauphin county, which gave a ma
jority to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
four years ago. swung into the Repub-
lican column yesterday with plural
ity of ALAS for Charles Evans Hughes
and plurality of 4.592 for Senator
Edward E. Beidleman who led his
ticket All of the Republican candi-
dates in the city and county won, with
the exception of Augustus Wildman,
who was defeated by Ramsey Black.
Democrat, for one of the city's legisla-
tive seats in a close fight.
Much interest was attached to the
vote in Dauphin county throughout the
State because of the fact that it is the
home county of the Democratic ma
tional chairman, who, by the way.
failed to get majority for Wilson in
his precinct, his ward. his city. his
county or his State. Another thing
which caused unusual interest in Dau-
phin county was the strenuous effort
made by the Democrats to win over
the Progressives, who seem to have
preferred the advice of Roosevelt to
hat of Mccormick.
Congressman Aaron S. Kreider who
was reelected by \ substantial ma
1ority. carried Dauphin county, includ-
ing Harrisburg city which gave him a
nne vote, received a splendid testi-
monial from his neighbors in Lebanon
and good vote in Cumberland.
Justice Emory A. Walling, who had
the endorsement of the Dauphin
county lawyers. was loyalty supported
not only in Dauphin but in the other
counties of this district. Returns indi-
cate that the vote for him in the State
will run many thousands above that
for Charles Palmer.
Vote For President
Justice Hughes carried both the city
and the county having a total of 6,551
votes in the city and 1906 in the
county, an aggregate of 1887. Will
son had 6,041 votes in the city, and
6,395 in the county, total of 11,439.
Benson, Socialist, had $50 in the city,
800 in the county, a total of S35 and
Hanly, Prohibition, got 195 in Har-
of 40S.
BY far the most interesting contest
in the county was that for State sena-
tor. DR.. William N. Yates. the Wash
ington party candidate who was run
ming on a local option platform. was
poor third despite the fact that he
had the covert support of the news
paper of the Democratic national chair
man. Owing to this fact Alderman
George d. Herbert's friends consider
that he made a remarkable showing
having 4.24s votes in the city and 1905
in the county. or a total of S,344 as COM
pared with 2,2S6 for Yates in the city
and 1918 In the county, a total of 3604
Senator Beidleman simply walked
away with his two opponents, having a
vote of $3.50 in Harrisburg and 6s43
in the county outside. a grand total
of 1885 This gives him a plurality
of 1882 and a clear majority over all
of 1.24S. The Senator will be reelected
president pro TEN of the State Senate
in January.
For United States Senator - Phil
ander c. Knox polled 6.755 votes in
the city and 6,405 in the county. to-
tai of 1850 as compared with 6.1s1
votes for Ellis L. Orvis. the Democra-
tic candidate in the city and 1850 in
the county, a total of 1915
senator Charles A. Snyder, who is a
native of the upper end of Dauphin
county, won a fine vote in the city
and county. having $685. In the city
and 6,967 In the county, a total of ia
952. James Murrin, his rival for Audi
tor General, received 4,7S0 votes in the
city and 1887 in the county, total
of 9.377.
Harmon NJ. Kephart, for state
Treasurer, polled total of 1886 in
the county, the city giving him 6.s71
and the county districts and borouehs
6.sS5. James NJ. Cramer. Democrats
candidate, had total of 10.36I. the
city giving 5,644 and the county OUT
side 4,717.
The vote for Congressman Kreider in
Harrisburg was $500 and in the coun-
ty districts 6,737. a total OF 13.037. as
compared with 5.727 In Harrisburg
and 1921 in the county for III. B.
Saussaman, his Democratic rival
Saussaman got a total 10,54S.
The Republican Congressme men-at-
large carried the county by figures
approximating those of Kreider.
Justice Walling's vote in the CITY
was 5,3ss and in the county 4,063. a
total of 9.451. Charles Palmer re-
ceived 3.927 in the city and 2,93s in
the county. or 6.865 all told.
Legislative Contest
The votes for the candidates for the
Legislature in the two districts was as
follows:
First, or City District
Black. Democrat. $40; Werner.
Democrat. 5.4s0; Swartz, Republican,
5,0s8; Wildman. Republican, 5.364.
Second, or County District
Bechtold. Republican. 6,937; IJIsh.
Republican, $3.50: Martin, Democrat