Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
PinClOt Wins Penn.
Republican Primary
Backers Of Alter Concede
Nomination to Pinchot
Vote Stands: Pinchot 488,-
t539, Alter 3,774.

Philadelphia, May 17.-Gifford Pinr
chot, former state forester, had increas-
ed his lead over Attorney General George
E. Alter in the fight for the republican
nomination for governor tonight to A.
765 on unofficial returns from yester-
days primaries. With only 619 districts
out of total of 1894 to oe heard from
the vote was Alter 4SS.774; Pinchot
4SS,539.
Pinchot's lead was obtained entirely
from districts outside of Philadelphia
and Allegheny county, in which Pitts
burgh is located. The vote in the outside
districts as unofficially reported was ::
Alter 1SS,00S; Pinchot 311, SIS.
Alter carried Philadelphia by S304S
and in Allegheny county with a few dis
tricts still missing hey.had lead of Az
794.
OF the 619 districts which had failed
to report their vote tonight 26 are To-
Gated in Allegheny county mostly outside
of the city of Pittsburgh. The 1915 dis
tricts represented in the tabulation in
clude 1,430 in Philadelphia and ,290 out
of 1915 in Allegheny county.
The compete unofficial vote had been
received from 36 of the 81 counties in
| the state. Many of the missiong dis
tricts are located in central and west
ern mining regious which cannot readf-
ly be communicated with.
Organization leaders who had back
ed Alter conceded Pinchots nomination
! this afteroon when unofficial returns
| showed Alters majority steadily decreas-
| ing.
Alter, accordir~ to the unofficial re-
turns, qarriedc A aeve ncINnties of
the 81 counties. They( included Phila
| delphia. which gave Alter a majority o
S3,O4S and Allegheny in which Pitts
burgh is locaed, which, with SO of tn
| 1916 districts missing. turned in an
| Alter majority of 42,936. Dauphil
| county, which includes Harrisburg, ant
| Delaware county, the home of Governo
Sproul, who supported Alter, turned Il
small majorities for the attorney gen
eral
Unied States Senator George Whar
ton Pepper, candidate for the unexpire'
term of the late Senator Penrose, wa
nominated by a large majority over Con
greSsman-at-Large William j. Burke, un
official returns from 6,236 districts ou
of the 1924 giving him majority Q
more than 211.000.
After Mr.. Pinchot learned that regula
| republican leaders had conceded hi
nominationg. he gave out statemer
saying that with no grudges to satisfy
no enemies to punish and with the sur
port of the united party" Re woul
approach the great task ahead wit
Confidence that it can and will be cal
ried through to the credit Of the II
publican party and the advantage {
all the people of Pennsylvania"
governor Sproul said: "Mr. Pinchot
victory is a great personal triumph.
81 have sent my congratulations
Mr.. Pinchot." the governor said, ian
1 shall be glad to assist him in ever
way in his campaign as well as in IL
{ big problems we will have to meet in h
) administration
{ In the face of the unofficial figure
. twenty-six of the thirty members of IL
l Pennsylvania congressional republica
: delegation who sought denomination WEI
successful. Those who met defeat, a.
cording to the uofficial figures WEI
Representative Evan ]. Jones. Benja
min K. Focht, Charles r. Connell ar
! Anderson H. Walters.
a The next Pennsylvania legislatu,
a probably will see women seated amor
the law makers at Harrisburg. both r
publican nd democratic parties havir
NOMINATED a<number of them to be vo
ed for next November.