Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-08
ANDY GUMP WINS,
! RETURNS INDICATE
H.
9lsctsd to Congress, Says Cam.
i palgn Manage Opposition
/ Hasn't Yet Conceded Victory
ADAMS APPLE CELEBRATES

Andrew Cump, nominee for Congress.
Who made a stirring campaign with the
slogan, 100 Per Cent for the People. "
apparently has won by a fair majority.
His campaign manager said this morn. :.
Sng that he had won easily, though the
opposition still refused to concede his
victory.
| In some instances, by error. votes
we're cast for him for other Offices
than that for which he was a candidate.
For instance. in the twenty first divi.
| Eeceived a vote for Senator.
Election officers had an argument
when they came across the vote for
Andy. John NJ. Amweg, of 1914 Jud.
con street. a committeeman working for
Pinchot, instructed the judge Of elec.
tton to tally the Gump vote for Repre-.
sentative, us that was the Office to
which Andy aspired. The vote was
thus counted and Gumps name was
ancludcd in the official tally sheet.
MIR. Gump remained at his head.
ming the returns. closely. The Offices
were crowded. Mr.. Gump retained his
self composure, the only evidence of
emotion being the throbbing of his
Adams apple.
AT 3 o'clock this morning he and
Mrs. Gump called taxi and sped out
TO their home. With them was their
SON.. Chester. who had begged per.
Mission to sit up for the returns. They
made an appealing family picture
fhestcr. in his mothers arms. looked
with afectionate eyes at his father and
tried 10 stroke his chin--but found this
impossible. Mrs. Gump's deep purple
eyes were wet with tears Of joy.
At the Gump home. despite the hour
Heighbors crowded the front porch and
cheered Justify as the taxi ratified up
immediately invited every one in to
breakfast.
Andy took his seat at the head of
the table, and inadvertently poured
Molasses on his oatmeal. lie apoiogized
for his faux pas.
1T must be-" he explained. that
my nerves have at last overcome me.
This has been a night of strain
a lady of the neighborhood reached
over to give Mr.. Gump a sympathetic
kiss. and was Instantly beaned with the
coffee pot by Mrs. Gump. Apologies
were then made by all concerned and
che incident was forgotten.
1t was not until he had finished his
forty third buckwheat cake that Mr..
Siump could be prevailed upon to speak
it was at the same time that he re-
moved his broad -brimmed campaign
hat.
MY friends he said, Ibis voic,
deep with emotion ION present indca
tions win. go to Congress as YOUR
representative. l am 100 per cent fol
the people. l wear no mans collar
and suiting action to word, Mr.. Gum,
stripped off his thirteen and. q half ant
trampled on it.
And now-and now" Mr.. Gump'.
voice was breaking with emotion
'.'gettell out of here. I'm going t
sleep
Feeling that an effort will be mad
70 steal the election from Gump
George G.. Green. an upholsterer, livin
at 2lS buckingham place, West Phila
delphia, came forward today with a,
offer to contribute funds with which T.
retain legal counsel.
Il am not personally acquainted wit
Mr.. Gump,' the campaign worker sal
this morning. ''But | was impresse
by his campaign speeches and deter
mined to work in his interest in Yves
philadelphia. believe he has bee
elected
Reading. Pa. Nov. S.-Two vote
were cast for Andy Gump in the thir
precinct of Tilden. 1t is the first tim
eince Andrew Jackson that the distric
has not gone solidly Democratic, Dis
frict Attorney Mays declares he viii
start an investigation Immediately t
ascertain whether a repeater was a
work.