New-York tribune., 1922-05-17
Attorney General in 716
Pennsylvania Districts
Out of 1884 Has l89,-I
III to Rivals 1858
Pepper Has i26,349
And Burke 6O,654
Piuehot, However, in
1854 Country Districts
Has 1855 to 1907

,,s.e rftYrrS tonight in the statewide
Urinary IN Fenns lvania showed that
attorney General George Z. Alter. can
di;ate for the Republican nomination
for Governor, vas leading Clifford Pin.
ehot, his principal opponent. by mar
row margin, which it was expected late
.sturns would reduce. Returns from
sTi6 districts ou. of 1884 in the state
gaze Alter 1917 and Pinchot i72,54S.
OF this vote Philadelphia gave Alter
ss.4a7 in 651 districts out Of 1870 in
,hs city and Pinchot 3l,s10
Returns from 1,S54 districts out of
I 5.isS in the state outside Of Philadel.
pbia and Allegheny County pitts
ourgh) gave for Governor: Alter.
7s.017; Pinchot, 1885.
Pnchot is leading in Chester County.
The home of 7. larry Eyre. one of the
three contractors who selected Alter as
the Republican organizations candi-
5 date for Governor.
Up to midnight Pinchot had carried
the following counties: Pike, Lehigh,
Bucks, Bradford. Centre. Montgomery.
franklin. northumberland, Cumber-
lsnd. l ORR ana Erie.
For Untcd States Senator in the
districts heard from George Whar-
tan Pepper. candidate for the Ecpub-
lean nomination to fill the unexpired
term Of the late Senator Penrose, was
isding Congressman st-Large W. j.
Burke. Returns from 1880 districts in
he state gave Pepper 126,349 and
Burke So.6o3
l'a'd y. Reed, of Pittsburgh, Rcpub-
lssn, was nominated for the unexpircd
v'r Of the late Senator Knox and also
.M the full term beginning next March.
M was unopposcd.
Interest in Governorship
Pennsylvania electors went to the
sels to nominate candidates for Gov
etner. Lieutenant Governor. Secretary
y ldtsrnal Affairs. two United States
Senator's, Representatives in Congress
aadnembere of the state Legislature to
tsrosed for at the November election
~ Sse polls were open from z g. M. to Z
?. n, standard time. Weather condi.
tions were favorable.
W wershadowing interest was the
Contest for the Republican nomination
Tor Governor between Attorney Gen
sral Alter and Clifford Pinchot,
former State Forestry Commissioner.
Il mas the first time in years that the
fepublicans had gone into a primary
Aeht without 2 recognized leader and
mere was widespread interest in The
outcome.
Both sides, before the voting. gave
eqt , confident claims Of victory, the
HNef campaign managers declaring,
'he attorney General would be nom
mated by more than 100000 majority.
Nhile the Pinchot hackers said his
majority would be at least 10000
supporters OF Pinchot conceded that
Hiter a would carry Philadelphia and
flttsburgh, but predicted that pinchot
would run UP vote in the sixty-five
osaer counties sufficient to overcome
ms and give him the estimated plur-
sllty. Alter leaders claimed that he
would not only carry the two largest
cities by big majorities. but would re.
ceive at least $4,000 plurality in the re.
ma lnder of the state.
Senatorial Contest
There also was a contest in the Re-
publican party for one of the United
States Senatorial nominations. This
was between Senator George Wharton
Pepper, of Philadelphia, and Congress
msn-at Large William j. Burkc. OF
l.iSp puiSH. Ior inc uneAplTcu Term OF
the late Senator Penrosc. running un-
Ill 1927 Pepper supporters claimed
that his plurality would be at least
100000. While no definite estimates
have ben made by the hackers of Burke.
they claim he wild. ~ nominated by a
substantial i1s~
The nomination of David A. Reed, of
Pittsburgh. both for the unexpired
term Of tho late Senator Knox. the
seat noH filed by Senator William f.
Crow. snd alsc for the full term of
slI years f~on next March. was as
slred. Senator Crow was not 8 candi-
cate because of i'll health and Reed
vas supported by both the Pinchot and
Alter forces.
On .he Democratic side. John A. Nc
Sparran, of Lancaster County, wide
yknoWn granger. had the field to HIM
self for The gubernatoriel nomination
'ndge Samuel L. Shull. of Stroudsbure
shd Frederick r. Kerr. of Clear6cld
also were unoprosed for the Demo
cratic Senatorial nominations. Shuil
was candidate fer both the uncx-
tN';l knoN term and the full tcrm
sad hecr for In, balance of the Pen
asse term.