Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-11-09
C. 0. P. SWEEPS
PENNSYLvANI
PIRehot, Pepper and Reed
Are Elected.
MAJ0RlT|ES ARE CUT DOWN
Republicans Suffer Some Losses In
Rural Districts, But Vote in clties
10 Unbroken.


Philadelphia. Clifford Pinchot Ia
Pennsylvania governor-elect, and
George Wharton Pepper and Ma
jor David A. Reed return to the Unit
ed States senate.
The vote dispelled Democratic
dreams OF electing John A. McSpar-
ran to the goyernorship. The politi-
cal unrest that Is countrywide showed
In this state In a 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 states
thirty-slx congressman, slicing into
the present abnormally solid ReDub-
lican delegation. They made gains in
the membership Of tho legislature.
The other candidates on the Repub-
lican state ticket were elected along
with Finchot, Pepper and Reed. They
are Colonel David ]. Davis, for lieu
tenant governor; James n. Woodward,
secretary Of internal affairs, reelected,
and Robert S. Gawthrop, chosen AZ
Judge Of the superior court.
The statewide vote on the "home-
rule-for-cities' amendment to the state
constitution Is believed to have re-
suited In the amendments adoption.
Opposition to 1t 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
loosening Of Sunday observance laws.
Women voters who took so import
ant part In the nomination OF Pin
chot for gvernor in the primary again
worked effectively In his behalf at the
polls. Their support Of 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 ceaseless campaign
attacks on the public school system
were in 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 because
OF their opposition to thu soldiers
bonus and the tariff legislation Of the
present congress also worked against
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 theI
rest Of the Democratic candidates.
but 1T 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 I'M
usually large percentage of citizens to
qualify for voting BY 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 Pinehot cast their
votes at Milford, Pike county, in the
and boarded an automobile
for this city to receive the returns at
night Candidate ATcSpalran put in
his ballot at Furniss, Lancaster eoun-
Is and went to Lancaster for the
election news.