Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-17

Robert Grier, the old Pcnrose leader
and Councilman Hetzcll. Ware leader.
we're working in harmony. Pinchot
pollcd 1852 votes 10 300 for Alter.
lturkc was even stronger against
Pepper. getting 1885 against 29I5 for
Pepper.
Nineteenth Ward
The Organization got another Jolt in
tho Nineteenth. where for so long the
late David Martin was the lcadcr. The
cx- Forester ran up n total of 2222
against Alters 5000. Here also Burke
cut deeply into Pepper, getting 2540 to
1910 for the Senator.
Twentieth Ward
Even David II. Lane. the sage Of the
Organization, could not hold down the
pinchot vote. The cx Forester pollcd
1870. while Alter got GjI0. Burke had
1871 votes to 5s33 for Pepper.
Twenty first Ward
Pinchot came close to carrying this
ward where he received total of
1861 tS 3SOl for Alter. Burke pollcd
only 1871 against 1910 for Pepper.
State Representative Wallace Bromley
carried the ward which is the Four
tecnth Legislative District. He de-
fcated the Ware slated candidate. James
{. Wobcnsmith. BY 1920 to 1867.
Twenty. second
TIE leadership Of City Treasurer
tee. was rcpudiated IN the Twenty sec =
ond Ward. Germantown. The Forester
ran of with the ward by a majority of
approximately 45OO over Alter. While
senator Pepper carried the ward, Burke,
his opponent. pulled 2O75 votes. Sen :
>atOr Woodward, who was rpnominatc cd
showed William II. Dentzel, the Ware
candidate, under by about 1000 ma :
jority.
Franklin Spencer Edmonds. who was
n candidate for denomination for the
House. led the two Varc candidates by
about 5000 votes. Congressman Oar
row. who was rcnominatct, carried his
home ward over Daniel +. Waters. the
Ware candidate. by about 5000 votes.
These returns indicate that the forces
led by Councilman Roper, who directed
the Philadelphia Pinchot campaign. also
tee. unseating Tom Watson.
Twenty third
This ward shows how Pinchot sup
porters concentrated on the guberna
torial contest and allowed Ware can :
didatcs for the Legislature TO win OUT A.:
James a. Dunn, who was renominated
as a candidate for the Legislature, car
ried tho ward over Charles A. Burgcn
by 4O60 to 2126. On tho other hand.
Pinchot carried the ward by a vote OF
323S to 2556 for Alter.
Twenty fourth
The OK. Forester po.lcd n heavy vote in
the nome ward of Collector of Internal
Revenue McCaughn, getting 1910 to
5503 for Alter.
Twenty. fifth
Senator Pepper was Heavily cut In
the bailiwick of Register Of Wills
Campbell. Congressman Burke polled
1870, against 4276 for Pepper. Camp
bell. however. delivered the ward for
Alter. turning in majority of 1000
for the Attorney General. The Burke
vote indicates that Campbell had to
work hard to deliver the usual Or
ganization majority to Alter. 1t is
probable that votes for Alter were
traded for votes for Burke.
Twenty. sixth
Congressman Ware, unopposcd this
time by Joseph Trainer, turned in a
majority of GOOO for Alter and about
5000 for Icppcr.
Twenty seventh
The Organization sustained a severe
blow in the home ward of Senator Pat
ton, n Ware leader. where Pinchot won
ont over Alter by fifty votes. while
Colonel Mechan. Independent candidate
for the State Senate. pollcd less than
1000 votes.
Twenty. eighth
The home Of Councilman 1.imcburn"r
went for Pinchot by 4621 TO 4JJ2 for
Alter. This is another instance show
ing where independents concentrated on
the gubernatorial campaign. allowing
the Organization candidates for the Leg
islature to carry the ward.
Twenty. ninth
Richard Weglein. president Of CIty
Council, came to the front with a ma
jority of 5000 for Alter. Pinchot's S
vote Of 1871 was considered fairly
heavy, being twice the vote for other
independent candidates.
ThiItieth
Councilman McCOach carried the ward
for the Attorney General by about 1900.
PinchOt, however. ran ahead of Burke
by about 300 votes.
Thirty. first
Senator Pepper was cut. his opro-
ncnt, Burke. receiving 1910 votes. Pep.