New-York tribune., 1922-05-18
Has Majority of 7,639 in
(,ubernatorial Contest.
With 42O Out of 1884
Districts TO Be Counted
Organization Cut
In Two Big Cities
Nominee SAYS His Success
Vas Helped by " omcn's
Support; Pepper Victor
in Senatorial Fight

Spec.7l DiSpotch 10 Are Ty}ouHe
PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-Gif-
ford Pjnchot, formerly national aud
Pennsylvania State Forester, and
disciple Of the political teachings of
Theodore Roosevelt, has won the Re-
publican nomination for Governor of
Pennsylvania over Attorney General
George E. Alter.
Pincbots nomination is conceded
by Governor William G. Sproul, w.
Harry Baker. secretary of the Re
publican State Committee, and lead
ers Of the Allegheny County organi-
,ation, all Of whom supported Alter.
Mr. Baker conceded Pinchot a final
rajor'tr OF from 10000 to 10000 on
the face Of early afternoon returns.
Shortly after . o'clock. when it was
apparent Tic Alter majority was
steadily fading, Mr., Baker sent
message 10 Pinchot congratulatins
him upon his victory in the closest
fight in the history cf Pcnnsylvania
politics.
With only 42S eiectien districts of
the state 5 1881 missing Pinchot had
lead over Attorney General Alter of
'sSa. The unofficial figures were:
Prchot, lso,442; Alter, 437,so3.
The missing districts are said to have
ai. heavy majorities for Pinchot The
'sunt was slow, but on the basis of the
'mpleted returns Pinchot's majority
aver Alter is not expected to be nearly
lie $4,000 to 10000 estimated by Mr..
Baker.
Allegheny Faila Alter .A
Ntscugh Mir. Baker conceded. the
domination to Pinchot before the &C
'ua' figures showed lead for hin,
here was no installing the ultimate
fesak Early in the morning when AL
ter had a lead of $4,000 oyer the For
eHer, Mr.. Baker entertained hopes that
he orsanizotlon would WIN hy small
halorlty. But as increasing returns
rom Allegheny County failed to make
up the losses suffered by the Ware or
sanizatlon in Philadelphia, Mr.. Baker
Hahzed the fight was lost.
finchot was sitting with Bakar in
ms ONCE at the headquarters t.f the
hefuhllcan State Committee as the
Republican secretary flashed his con
eesslon across the state.
United States Senator George Whar-
~.
pred term of the late Senator Bvios
lenrosc was nominated over Congress
'""a William i, Burke by a majority
'Stimated at mou than 900.
tajor David A. Reed. candidate for
f0e Knox scat III the United States Son
'te, had no opposition and vas given a
leayy vote.
Colonel David A. Davis was the nm.
opposed candidate for the Office of
~ieutenant Governor and James Wood
ard the unopposcd candidate for the
'ihce OF Secretary Of Internal Affairs
Finohot Gets Sixty-onc Counties
inchot carried siHty-ouc of the
'i>tr- seven counties Of the state. n
sweep which gives hin, absolute free
dem of action, in the opinion of or
yani7ation politicians. His victory is
toncedcd' TO be q peoples victory over
INC organization IN its greatest strong
1eids5. fhiadelphis and Allegheny
counties
Alter'. defeat was credited 10 ma
o1ine tsscos in Phiade lrhia and Ale
eheGy counties. Here the Wares as
serted they would give the Attorney
GENERAL 10000 majority. They gave
nm plurality of S3.o4S. the figures
neine; Alter GOO, 500: Pinchot. 117T5s.
Allegheny County. with three OF the
republican candidates on the state
ticAet credited TO it. could do no better
tean 10000 majority for Alter. Alter
Mmsef IS A citizen OF Allegheny as
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