Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-09
JOHNSON SWEEPS
DELAWARE COUNTY.
Majority for Judgeship Is Esti-
mated at ia, 900 Over
Geary
ELECT CHESTER W 0 NJ A N

Judge Isaac johnson swept JieIa"are
County, as was expected. winning the
judgeship over his nearest competitor,
Alexander V. Geary, Democrat. by mn
estimated majority Of 14,0o0. Mr.,
Geary carried only three out Of thirty
two Chester precincts.
Tho county returns are not in. but
the city figures give Judge johnson
1902 and Mr.. Geary 1900. Thus far
the county districts are strong for Judge
johnson.
Justice William l. Schoffcr also rsn
strong in Delaware County ns we'll aa
the City Of Chester. lie carried the city
with vote Of 666O against the 1881
polled in Chester By his rival. Judge
Eugene e. Bonniwcll.
Mrs. Mary y. Luckie. candidate for
school director. had the honor Of being
the first woman ever elected to Office IN
Chester. She had 6S00 votes. Her
nearest competitor. Mrs. Clara Osborne
Brown, was so far behind Gs not to be
in the running. Two men elected wore
George s. Mitchell md r. C. Hickory.
Mrs. Elizabeth Baker ChCyrer. Of
Chaddsford. was the first woman TO be
similarly honored in the county, VIM
ming the election for Director Of the
Poor.
The successful candidates for Coun-
ell in Chester were J. =. Eyre Price.
son of General William G.. Price, Jr..
and f. F. White. who was reelected,
Mr.. Price had 6602 votes; Mr.. White.
6135. The defeated Democratic cNnli.
dates. Frank Schmidt, with 1914 votes,
and J. +. anderson. with 1919.
Thomas W. Allison, Of Ridley Park,
was elected Sheriff with n vote in
c H.gH ~.
cratic candidate, had 1910 votes in
Chester. The county returns. it is cx-
pected. will bring Allison's vote up by
some thousands
The county approved an important
proposal which was put before the
people. that of building county hos.
'pital for ConSumptives. The vote IN
the city of Chester was 5209 for the
hospital and 027 against it.
Three townships approved loan items.
Haverford Township voted S3NO. 600 az
a school loan; Upper Darby Township,
S153, 900 for sewerage disposal, and
Middletown Township. $40. 900 for q
school loan.
Light Vote Cast
The lightness of the vote throughout
Delaware County is accounted for By
the fact that a Republican win was a
foregone conclusion. The vote was
heavy only in the places where there
We're bitter local contests.
One of these was in Alden Borough.
where Miss Elsie V. Marplc, with the
aid of the American Legion, won n
place on the school board over Albert
q. Render, by n majority Of seven.
James I. Stewart, called "the most
popular man in Lansdownc," was
elected unanimously as Chief Burgess.
He is president Of the Lansdowne fire
company. and was the candidate OF all
parties for Chief Burgess.
There were three hard fights in
Upper Darby Township. two OF which
may be taken to the courts.
Il. NJ. Errirson, candidate for Com
missioner. defeated William Ruth by u
majority of eleven votes. Both were
candidates at the primaries, Ruth rum
ming as an independent when he was de-
fedted for the nomination. His friends
charge that there was Illegal voting
yesterday, and may take the case to
court.
fight Of its own. w Robert N. Hacke,t,
independent, yesterday defeated Philip
Il. John, Republican. by three votes.
At the primaries John Won by the same
number of votes. Hackctt and his
friends carried on successful stickcr
campaign. His defeated rival threatens
to GO to court, charging that voters
cast their ballots on tax receipts issued
too late.
In the 'uI.ngham district Frank
Palmer ds.'l'tl Harlan Tallcy by Z
votes. t. 20 men ran tie at the
RepublicGn l.,rnareS. and drew 70 see
who would be the candidate. Palmer
won the draw Gnd the election.
Clifton Heights Borough went strongly
Democratic yesterday, upsetting four
years of Republican rule and furnishing
the surprise of the election in Delaware
County. There were two notable exccp.
tions to what otherwise was clear
sweep. DR.. w. W. Hawk. Republican
defeated John J.. Connor for Counc.
by a majority Of 10. and John Blake
Republican, defeated John A. McGir
ney, Democrat, for magistrate, by 1
majority OF 80.
The other Democratic candidates wNr,
put into office. however. by substantial
majorities. Albert S. Byre and James
r. Gallaghcr were elected as school dt,
rectors. Samuel J. Crawford, Demo
,cfat, defeatrd W. II. Wise. Republican
for tax co e'tor; Charles Gallon. Dem
ocrat, defe,tcI Robert M'Kcagc, Re
publican, for Council from tho Eas
Ward. an Joseph CorsOn. Democrat
defeated James Sheplcy, Republican
for Council in the Middle Ward.