The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-11-08
G. 0. P. SWEEPS
PENNSYLVANIA
Pinchot, Pepper and Reed
Are Elected.
MAJOR|T|ES ARE CUT DOWN
Republicans Suffer Some Losses in
Rural Districts, But Vote in Cities
is Unbroken.

Philadelphia, Nov. S.-GiffOrd Pin
chOt is Pennsylvania governOr-elect,
and George Wharton Pepper and Ma
ior David A. Reed return to the Unit
ed States senate.
The vote dispelled Democratic
dreams of electing John A. McSpar-
ran to the governOrship. The pOlit1-
cal unrest that is countrywide showed
in this state in cutting down OF
Republican majorities, particularly In
the rural districts. The big Republi-
can vote in Philadelphia and other
cities where the party is strong was
not so much broken.
Undoubtedly the Democrats elected
a minority group among the state
thirty-siX congressman, slicing into
the present abnormally solid Repub-
lfcan delegation. They made gains in
the membership of thu legislature.
The other candidates on the Repub-
lican state ticket were elected along
with inchot, Pepper and Reed. They
are Colonel David ]. Davis, for lieu
tenant governor James F. Woodward.
secretary of internal affairs, reelected,
and Robert S. Gawthrop, chosen as
judge of the superior court.
The statewide vote on the "home-
rule -for-cities" amendment to the state
constitution is believed to have rH-
suited in the amendments adoption.
Opposition to it was based largely on
the fear that the giving of the power
to cities to make their own charters
would in some instances lead TO the
loOSeRing of Sunday observance laws.
Women voters who took so import
ant a part in the nomination of Pin
chot for gvernor in the primary again
worked effectively in his behalf at the
polls. Their support eof him was more
solid than that Of the men. The
great majority Of public school teach.
ers were on Pinchot's side, for which
fact McSparran's Geaseless campaign
attacks on the public school system
were i'm some part responsible.
In many of the industrial centers
Pinchot ran ahead of his colleagues
on the ticket because of the indorse
ment given him by labor Senators
Pepper and Reed suffered cuts heealise
of their opposition to tn soldiers
bonus and the tariff legislation of die
present congress also worked agaisst
them TO some degree.
Senator Reed ran behind Senator
Pepper through votes taken from him
by the independent candidacy of Con-
gresham Bill Burke, who stood for
liquor and appealed to labor. Pepper
had no such independent opponent
The liquor people were unsuccess-
full in making themselves a serious
state political power. Their influence
was thrown to McSparran and the
rest of the Democratic candidates,
but it was offset largely by the lean
ing of the drys to the Republican
nominees
The siZ of the vote in the cities
was held down by failure of an un-
usually large percentage of citizens tc
qualify for voting b, personal regis
tration. In the country districts,
where personal registration is not
required, all citizens with their taxes
paid had the right to participate in
the voting. This was counted a point
in McSparran's favor.
Mr.. and Mrs Pinchot cast their
votes at Milford, Pike county, in the
morning and boarded an automobile
for this city to receive the returns at
night. Candidate McSparran put in
his ballot at Furniss, Lancaster coun-
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