Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-17
P|NCHOT PROBABLE
VICTOR OVER ALTER,
SAYSG. 0.P.LEAOER
Pennsylvania Returns, How
ever, Still Give Attorney
General 22,291 Lead.
PEPPER BESTS BURKE:
NOW AHEAD BY 190,419
Two Congressman Fail of Nom
ination-Close Legislative Con-
tests-Women to Run for House.

AAotAOA-SlOSC ACS AsAoVA7S SoAA
tests Women to Run for House.
BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May IT,
Returns from 6,i7S Of the 1894
districts in the state. received
shortly after Secretary Baker OF
the state committee made his an
nOuncement rs to PinchOt's prob
able victory. had reduced MIR. AL
ter's majority to 11.698. The vote
was: Alter. 443,30O: PinchOt. 431 1894.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May 17.-Gif-
ford Pinchot has apparently won the
republican nomination for governor
on the face of the unofficial returns"
W. Harry Baker. secretary of the
state republican committee. declared
in a statement issued this afternoon.
Unless Allegheny county gives a
larger majority than my advices in
dictate. then there is no doubt that
Pinchot carried the state" the state
ment said
The result in Philadelphia and other
parts of the state mas undoubtedly con-
tributed to the Pinchot victory. which
am prepared to cOncede,'' Mr.. Baker
concluded
Predictions made by Mr. Baker last
night placed the majority for Attorney
General George Alter in Allegheny coun-
", which includes Pittsburgh. at $4,000
I" $1,000, but late returns today indi-
Gated that such d figure would not be
reached.
Standing About Noon.
Returns from 5.693 districts out of
1894 in the state about noon gave
To- ,f
22.291 over Clifford Pinchot. Figures.
including 1,424 out of 1870 in Phila-
delphia and 1910 out of 1876 in AL
legheny. which includes Pittsburgh,
gave Alter 421.503, and Pinchot 405,-
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Returns from 500 districts out of
1884 for the republican nomination
Tor United States senator to fill the
unexpired Penrose term gave Senator
George Wharton Pepper a majority
Large W. J. Burke. The totals were
Pepper, 434.Sos; Burke, 244,3s9.
Outside Big Cities.
The majority of the missing dis
tricts are outside of Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh. where Pfnchot raRrSSry
strong, and additional returns are ex-
pected to very mat erially reduce AL
ter's lead. Senator Peppers demo-
cratic opponent at the November cleo
ton will be Judge Samuel E. Shull Of
Monroe county who was unopposed
for the nomination.
David A. Reed of Pittsburgh. who
was unopposed for the republican
nomination for both the unexpired
term of the late Senator Philander G.
Knox and for the full term beginning
next March. will be opposed by Fred
y. Kerr of Clearfeld, nominated by
the democrats for both places, also
without opposition.
James A. McSparran. head of the
state grange. will be the democratic
opponent in November of the winner
of the Alter-Pinchot race for gov
"rnor- McSparran was nominated
without opposition.
Estimates Are Cut.
Eoth parties today claimed victory
for their candidates in the republican
guhernatorial contest. but Alter sup
purters had reduced their estimates
might they predicted the attorney
fenerais nomination by a margin of
100000
This morning their estimates showed
that Pinchot was leading in sixty-one
Of the siXtyseven counties in the state.
Alter was ahead in the Allegheny,
Dauphn. which includes Harrisburg;
Delaware, the home of Gov Sproul,
who supported the attorney general
Fayette, the home county of Senator
William E. Crow. republican state chair
man: Greene and Philadelphia counties
Senator Pepper received the largest
vote of any candidate on the republic
can ticket.
For lieutenant governor the republic
cans nominated David J. Davis of Lack
Rwanna county, and for secretary of in
ternal affairs. James F. Woodward Of
Allegheny county.
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