The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-18
P|NCHOT LEADING
ALTER ACCORDING
To LATE RETURNS
Former Progressive May Wi
Pennsylvania
REGULARS LOSE COURAGE
Inclined to Concede Pinchot a
Winner AS Alters Lead
Is Cut Down

Philadelphia, May 18.-Returns
from all but 391 election districts in
Pennsylvania give Clifford Pinchot a
majority of 1927 over George E. Al
ter in the race for the republican
gubernatorial nomination.
/ Philadelphia, May 1S.-Gifford Pin
chot, former state forester, had in
creased his lead over Attorney-Gener-
al George f. Alter in the fight for the
Republican nomination for governor
tonight to 4765 on unofficial returns
from Tuesdays primary. With only
619 districts to be heard from out Of
1884, the vote was Alter 4S3,774;
Pinchot 4S8,539.
/ Organization leaders who had
backed Alter conceded Pinchot's
nomination this afternoon when un-
official returns showed Alters ma.
jority steadily decreasing. Earlier in
the day W. Harry Baker, secretary
OF the Republican state committee
said that Alter was not defeated. But
as other returns were received from
Allegheny county, the home OF the at
torney general, and they failed to
show increased majorities the secre-
tary conceded the victory to Pinchot,
Alter, accordingly to the unofficial
returns, carried only seven counties
OF the 67 counties. They included
Philadelphia, which gave Alter ma
jority OF S3,O4S and Allegheny in
which Pittsburg is located, which,
with SO Of the 1916 districts missing,
turned in an Alter majority Of Az
1885, Dauphin county, which includes
Harrisburg. and Delaware county,
the home of Gov. sproul, who sup
ported Alter, turned in small MAORI
ties for the attorney general.
United States Senator George
Wharton Pepper, candidate for the
unexpired term OF the late senator
Penrose, was nominated by q large
majority over Congressman-atI.arge
William J. Burke. unofficial returns
from 6236 districts out OF the 1884
giving him majority of more than
3l1,O0O.
After Pinchot learned that regular
Republican leaders had conceded his
nomination. he gave out stateme<''
saying that with no grudges to sat.
isfy, no enemies to punish and with
the support Of a united party he
would approach the great task ahead
with confidence that it can and will
be carried through to the credit Of
the Repub lean party and the advan.
tage TO all the people of Pennsylva-
MIA" 4NFy
Gov. Sproul said: "Pinchot's vic
tory is a great personal triumph" "
when informed that Secretary Baker
had conceded the nomination.
Il have sent my congratulations
to Pinchot," the governor said, "and
shall be glad to assist him in every
way in his campaign against the
Democrats as well as in the big
problems we will have to meet in his
administration.
State issues figured exclusively in
the contest, Pinchot having made his
campaign on a platform OF economy
and efficiency. He charged the state
administration with extravaganza
and also declared that Alter had been
! picked as candidate by group or
political contractors.
AS the campaign progressed, Ger.
tain county leaders, powerful in the
councils of the party during the
leadership Of Senator Penrose, fell in
line with the Pinchot followers,
which gave much encouragement to
his supporters. On primary day, the
ward leader in the late Senator Pen.
roses home ward. who had fought
with Penrose in many political bat.
ties, went over TO Pinchot and gave
the forester a substantial majority
In the face OF the unofficial figures,
26 OF the 30 members of the Pennsyl.
vania congressional Republican dele.
cation who sought denomination
were successful.
The next Pennsylvania Legislature
probably will see women seated
among the lawmakers at Harrisburg,
both the Republican and Democratic
parties having nominated a number
of them to be voted for next Noyem.
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