Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-08
REPUBLICANS WIN
!, IN DELAWARE CO.
Dut Chester Turns Out lts
!, lightsst vots-eutler Vic.
J torious Over Ellie
MRS. BLASER IS DEFEATED

DDsctal Dispatch to Ersniro Public Ledoe>
Chester. Pa. Nov. S.-Delaware
County is still in the Republican col.
umn with all the q. o. p. candidates
victorious. although the City Of Ches-
ter turned out its lightest vote In ysars.
Little interest was shown by the city
organization and Clifford Pinchot's en- (.
tire vote was only few hundred in
excess Of Alters majority at the prl
mary. The Forester received $3.50 bal =
lots in the city as against 110S by his
opponent. James \. McSparran.
Congressman Thomas =. Butler,
chairman Of tho Military Affairs Com :
William I. Ellis Swarthmore. the lat =
ter running on the Democratic and In.
dependent tickets.
Walter II. Craig. newly elected leg.
islato. from the Chester city District.
headed the Republican ticket. rol!i".
up 3IOS votes in comparison to 4l3 By
John Z. Mcponough. Dem.
". Howard Metcalf. William Cloud
Alexander and Harry II. H"vhurn. lr.,
were returned winners in til" Second
County Legislative District. Workers
were More active in the county tham IN
the city because Of the apathy against
Mr.. Heyaurn. defeated AZ the piimar
les, and selected by the County Conn :
mittce upon the death OF Representa- :
tive Miller.
Many Republicans. especially women,
supported by Mrs. Florence J.. Dorm
baser. Democratic nominee, but fOrme,
Representative Hepburn emerged tri
umphantly. Mrs. Dornblaser ran ahead
Of McSparran all through the county.
United States Senators rep,ar and
Reed each will have q majority OF from
1000 10 10000 in the city aud county.
Lack Of lntcreSi among the city Or
ganizat!on by the m.ager vote cast yes
terday iN causing considerable comment,
But 1000 Of the normal voting strength
OF 10000 was registered and 1000 q
this number remained az home.
Always counted on tor a large mat
chine ma ioritv. the preciu,r controlled
BY a Ninth Ward leader weng 70 Ne
Spartan by on" vote. Another pr"r;nr'
bossed by a county committeeman wen,
to MCSparran
Chester City voted TO supporr tn
amendment 10 the State CONSTITUTION
for more home rule by ,ote Of 2lHH2,
for and 96I agains'
Coatesville. Nov. S.--Gti'ord Pm
chot carried Chester County BY 900
VOTES, acNOTuluk 10 estl!NeIes IpuuN III
JOG precincts heard from out OF ~
the vote was: Pinchot. 1896; Nc.
Spartan, SiiJ.
In the congressional fight IN HI,
Chester Delaware County district
Thomas $. Butler. Rep. Of Wesr Ches
TER, defeated DR.. William 7. Ellis
Dem. of Swarthmore. by u majority o
about 1900 Two-th!rds of this leal
was given by Delaware COUNTY voters.
W. W. Long. OF Coatesrille. Repub
Hcan candidate for the General As.
sembly in the First District. defea .,
his Democratic opponent, Hayes Turn
er, Of Lower Oxford. b. T60 votes. II
the Second District Miss Martha G
1hofnns. Rep, OF Whitford. and Cap
tain Samuel A. Whitaker. Rep. o
Phoenixville. were elected over Mrs
Jeane F. Browne, o. West Chester. on,
II. J. McCnbe. of Coatesville. Dems
by major!tics Of about $500.
Coatesville citizens. voting on th
proposition Of surrendering the third
class city charter and returning 70 III,
borough form Of government, defeated
ths project 1872 TO 4G5.