Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-04
HARDING IS GIVEN
! MILLION IN STATE
President-Elect's Plurality Now
Stands at 63s,oo4-Roose-
\ velt's Vote Nearest
PENROSE TRAILS G. o. p.

Revised figures containing the vote in
scattered districts show that Senator
Harding polled we'll over 1000 900
votes. the biggest popular Endorsement
ever given candidate in Pennsylvania.
President elect Uarding's plurality
In 62Sa Of the 1919 districts of the state
now stands at CAS-. .00i. The nearest ap.
proach to that plurality in Pennsylvania
was given to Theodore Roosevelt In
1904. when he received plurality OF
Dos. .OO0 votes.
Each additional district heard from
during the night helped make the Ike
publican party victory In pennsylvania
greater. But In the districts yet to be
heard from Senator Harding is not ex-
pected to maintain the average in those
already reported.
Should the same ratio be maintained
IN the 92O districts vet 20 report, his
plurality would exceed $40 900. hut this
Is not considered probable as most OF the
missing districts are in the interior
counties where there Is strong Dem.
ecratic leaning.
Women's Influence Felt
Returns already in give Harding n
vote Of 1,079. .058 and Governor Cox
al .032. This vote includes Philadel-
phia, which gave the Republican can
didate more than 21S, 900 plurality. and
Allegheny, which rolled up plurality
Of 1903 .347 for him.
The influence Of women voters is
- seen In the manner Senator Penrose
slightly trailed the Republican ticket.
although he was returned to the SEN
ate by the biggest vote he ever nollcd
His plurality in the city was 2O4 III
votes, and in the state 52S.3SS votes.
His entire vote was 044. .173. with many
districts to hear from. and Major Far.
rev his Democratic opponent. polled
4O5. .7S5 votes. Returns are In from
627t districts.
The Democratic representation from
Pennsylvania in eve next Congress prob
ably will be red ID to one or two. The
Democrats now have seven. The Tenth
and Eleventh districts, now repre-
scented by Democrats, went Republican.
Charles II. Connell defeating Patrick
McLane, and Clarence ID. Cough'in
winning over John J. Casey, according
70 incomplete returns. In the twenty
sixth district, O Democratic stronghold.
W. Fl. Kirkpatrick, Republican. de-
feated G.. w. GciSer Democrat. This
Is the district In which Attorney Gen
eral Palmer lives.
ii. j. BiXler Leads
The Sixteenth district, now repre-
ssntcd by John V. Lesher. Democrat,
apparently was won by L. Clinton
Kline, Republican. In the Twenty
eighth district, where there was three
cornered fight, II. J. Bixlcr, Republi-
can, is leading by close margin. The
Twenty fifth district. comprising Craw-
ford and Erie counties. where there
was another three -cornered contest,
was won by Congressman Milton Z.
Shreve. Defeated in the primary for
the Republican nomination by Robert
J. Firman. he ran on the Prohibition
ticket and also as an Independent. The
Democrats, because of the split in the
Republican forces. made every effort to
win. their candidate being Max B.
Haibnph.
Returns received for the larger cities
indicated that the two constitutional
amendments were adopted. One permits
the Legislature to enact laws for the
incorporation Of banks and trust COM
panies and the other permits municipali-
ties to make certain deductions from
their bonded indebtedness in cases where
their borrowed money Is invested In pub
lie utilities or works that bring the mu =
nicipality n return.
The Congress Delegation
Those elected to represent Pennsyl-
yania in the National House Of Rep.
resentatives were:
At large. william ], Burke tR.l.
Al large. 'Mahlon NJ. Garland (R.).
Al large. Joseph Mclaughlin R.(
Al large. Anderson H Walters R.)
i. 'Willam $. Ware R.l.
q George $ Graham (R).
g. (To Al! vnCanCyD Harry g. Ransley m.)
B. (Ful term) Harry c. RanRley tR.>.
a sGeorGe w. EdmOnds RI.
g. James J. Connolly R.l.
g. 'George P. Darrow lR.).
q sThomas 9. Butler R.(.
g. sHenry w. Watson (R.(.
g. civilian W. Griest tR.
40 Charles r. Connell (R.).
II Clarence D. Coughlin (R.l
AZ. sJohn Reber R.)
Is Fred w. Gernerd tR.).
IA sLouis T McFadden (R.),
i5 edgar K. K!Css R.),
ia l. Clinton Kline R.)
ii sBenjamin X Focht (R).
ls sAaron 5. Kre!der R.)
10 John NJ. Rose (R).
20, Edward s. Brooks 0R,)
81. 'Evan J, Jores R y
%, Adam NJ. Wyant R.l.
% Samuel A. Kendall M.l.
pa sHenry w. Temple (R.).
2b milton r. Shreve R.).