Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-19
Mccain Sees Wares
Dealt Final RLOU


Co0thucd nsm rage One
disappoint the expectations of the ad =.
ministration. In the presumed home OF
his friends and with one of the larg-
est votes cast in the city. it gave MIR.
Kendrick SO votes the advantage.
Even Break In Wards
In the general lineup on Moore and
Kendrick results show that it was q
fifty -fifty break in the number of wards
carried, each side having twenty four
to it's credit.
The congressional districts carried by
the administration forces are the Third,
where Charles Delany defeated Fl. G.
Ransley, who was the Ware personal
representative: the Fifth. where James
J. Connolly was the winner in tri-
angular fight between him and Peter +.
Costello and the Ware banner bearer.
Alfred NJ. Waldron. and the Sixth dis
| trict. which was carried handily by
George r. Darrow, the present con
gresham. over Daniel F. Waters. an
avowed ''wet" partisan.
One of the great surprises Of the many
which the day furnished is the inroads
made by the administration on the Ware
bank OF legislators. From all available
figures the Ware delegation will consist
OF but nineteen members in the next
state House. as compared to twenty
three for the administration.
Franklin Spencer Edmonds will go ia
Harrisburg from the Fifteenth district
as an Independent. So also will Harry
]. Trainer, who was nominated In the
Third, q former Ware district. Trainer
! is the bitterest opponent of the Wares
in South Philadelphia.
This gain In anti Ware members in
itself is q hopeful sign Of political re-
generation. 1t minimizes the trading
power Of the Wares and limits their &C =
tivities in the state.
The complexion of the city commit
tee will be completely changed. Old Re
publican leaders who have been ostra-
cized and blacklisted by the Wares will
now come into their own, and represent
in virile and emphatic way the entire
Republican party Of Philadelphia.
An Oddly Of Vote
One of the curiosities of the general
vote is the number of presidential pref
crence ballots cast for Edward r.
who received 81 900 votes. Wood 8
name was the only one appearing in the
presidential column.
These ballots were evidently cast by
the careless and unthinking, who we're
under the impression that they were
voting for General Leonard Wood. 1t
is difficult to fancy that there are so
many Of this class Of voters, who heed
lessly cast their ballots without exam
ination.
The fact is that the 81 900 should
70 to the credit Of the soldier who has
played such q conspicuous part in our
military history.
OF the other candidates whose names
were written in on the ballot by the
voters themselves, Johnson led Hoo
yer by 1858 votes: Hoover getting 1858,
Knox l493, General Leonard Wood
1912 and Governor Sproul 1868.
In the battle for congressman at =
large, the four Philadelphia favorites
are w. ]. Burke, Of Pittsburgh; Jo-
Mphlon Nah N. Garland, Of Pittsburgh. and
Anderson II. Walters, of Johnstown
with Colonel Thomas Crago 10000
votes behind the lowest of the quar-
tet.
Former State Treasurer John o.
Sheath, of Philadelphia. ran sixth.
Sadler Way Ahead
Judge Sylvester B. Sadler ran away
from Judge George Kunkel in Philadel
phia as candidate for the Supreme
Court. II looks as though Sadler would
maintain very generous and com
prehensive lead all over the state.
The Ware fight in Philadelphia had a
state wide signific, nee. It's effects were
not alone confined to this city. They
we're interested in cutting down the
vote Of Mayor Moore as a candidate for
delegate at large. They were interested
in being represented by q large delega
ton in the next House OF Representa-
| tiyes.