Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-08
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By the Ex-Corumitteeman

Pennsylvania not only swung back
into it's place as banner Republican
commonwealth yesterday. but it re-
tanned Republicans in charge of the
financial end of the state government,
maintained it's strength in Congress
and clinched Republican control of
the Legislature. Four have been
added to the thirty-eight Republican
senators of the last session and it is
predicted that the Republicans in the
House will run over $50.
Richard j. Baldwin. of Delaware.
Will be candidate for Speaker and
James f. Woodward, of McKeesport,
will be back again as chairman of the
ether Republicans bitterly assailed
who won was Robert p. Habgood, of
Mexican.
Returns from two-thirds of the dis
tricts in the state show a plurality for
the Republican national ticket of
169,76S and Republican leaders claim
that complete figures will increase this
lead to nearly q quarter of a million
votes The Republicans also elected
Philander G. Knox to the United States
Senate and their candidates for State
Treasurer and Auditor General by sub
stantial pluralities. Judge Emory A.
Walling, running on a nonpartisan
ticket, was elected to the State Su-
preme Court
Returns indicate that the Repub-
licans elected twenty-nine congressman
districts in doubt. The Republican
state committee claims the election
in two of the districts which have not
filed complete returns. The Democrats
gained congressman in the Twentieth
district adams York;. where A. r.
RI-nd IL
Mccall. his Republican opponent, and
lost one in the Eleventh Guzerne),
where Z. w. Templeton defeated Con-
sressman j. ]. Casey, according to the
latest figures. The doubtful districts
are Blair Bedford Cambria, Somerset,
fayette, Greene and Erie, Crawford
districts.
Among the notable fights won yes
terday by the Republicans was in the
Thirtieth district, where Congressman
w. Fl. Coleman was reelected over
NJ. Clyde Kelly.
The Socialists polled less than half
as largo vote in Philadelphia as they
did four years ago, while the Pro-
hibitionists had nearly twice as many,
Benson receiving 1926 while Hanly
received 1,133.
Republicans have increased their
strength in the PENNSYLVANIA State
Senate and late returns show that four
will be added to the thirty-e of
the last session. But one Democratic
senator, G. w. Sassaman, Berks, seems
to have been elected.
Ex-senator Frank E. Baldwin will
succeed Robert M. Hilton in the
Iwenty-fifth district; F. H. Barker de-
feated Senator H. A. Tompkins in the
Thirty-fifth. and David Martin de-
feated Senator Richard V. Farley in
the Fiftieth, while T. Larry Eyre won
out in contest for the seat held since
1918 by John w. Gyger, fusion, from
the Nineteenth.
Senator w. C. Sproul, oldest senator
in point of service, was among those
reelected yesterday.
Twenty-Five senator's were elected,
q similar number holding over.
Republicans won a large proportion
of the House of Representatives as the
result of the election of 207 members
for two-year terms yesterday.
Chairman James F. Woodward, of
the last House appropriations COM
mittee, and a score of other committee
chairmcn We're reelected and late re-
turns showed that James II. Maurer,
the Socialist member from Reading, is
leading for reelection. Representa-
tive John M. Flynn. Elk, oldest Demo-
Representative Fred c. Ehrhardt,
Lackawanna, Oldest Republican men,
ber were both reelected with men,
bers of the last House from Allie
gheny, Bucks, Berks, Chester, Lam
caster, Delaware, Lehigh, Blair, Tioga,
Philadelphia and Fayette counties.
The Republicans had 164 and the
Democrats Al in the last House. Wash
ingtonians and Socialists l each.