Evening star., 1926-05-19
Runs Third i'm State.


Runs Third i'm State.
Although the plurality of 220,92{
given Ware in the city of Philadel
phia was responsible for his lead ir
the entire state, returns from the
outlying districts today showed he re
ceiVed heavier vote than his oppo
nents had predicted for him. Sen
ator Pepper ran first, however, in the
totals for the State outside of Phil
adelphia, with Gov. Pinchot second.
Returns from 6,174 of the S,1S1 dis
tricts in the State for Republican
candidates for governor showed Bel
dleman leading Fisher by 60,667. The
Beidleman vote was 556, ,109 and that
for Fisher, 495,442.
The 163 missing districts in -Afle
gheny County, which includes Pitts
ourgh, are not expected to change
materially the Ware lead in the State
There still remained 1,7S9 districts
outside of Philadelphia and Allegheny
County to report. These are mostly
small districts in the rural sections
and the Ware managers indicated no
rear that they would seriously reduce
The Representative big margin.
In Allegheny County Senator Pep
per maintained lead of approx
mately 10000 over Ware, as returns
of the county were tabulated In
.242 of the 1,405 Allegheny precincts,
Peppers vote was 72.505, Wares Co.
565 and Pinchot's 39.997.
Ware attributed the vote given him
to the modification issue which he
stressed throughout the campaign
lie said the people of the State felt
that he was a safe agency for the
expression of their VIII and desire for
return Of personal liberty and non
interference with American rights
which the Constitution of the United
States originally granted them"
His nomination and election next
November, he said, would force con-
sideration OF the prohibition issue by
the national Republican party. By
virtue of the office, he contended, he
would be a delegate at large to the
1928 Republican national convention
and would be in a position to present
d modification plank which the draft
ers Of the party platform would be
compelled seriously to consider.
Philadelphia Lead Huge.
Philadelphia gave Ware the vote
which put him in the lead through
out the State. Senator Pepper ran
first outside of the city. The city
vote was, Ware. 334, ,495; Pepper, 49,.
o61; PlnchOt, 28,O56.
Gov. Pinchot'S heaviest vote was
in the anthracite mining counties
some Of the Industrial sections and
O. few Of the agricultural districts
The Endorsement of his candidacy by
the United Mine Workers and the
State Federation of Labor was re.
tlected in returns from counties en-
bracing q large percentage Of the
members Of these organizations.
Ware, now serving his eighth term as
a member OF the House, long has beer
active in State and Philadelphia city
politics. He was born in Philadelphia
So years ago. Early in life he entered
politics with his brothers, with whom
he also engaged in the contracting
business. After holding several city
offices, he went to the Legislature an(
then to the national House of<Repre
Sentatives.
Upon the death of his brothers h,
assumed the leadership OF the politica
organizations which they had built VI
in Philadelphia and has remained II
control since.
William B. Wilson Of Blossburg, Sec
retary of Labor in President Wilson!
cabinet, was the Democratic nominee
for United States Senator. He was
unopposed.
Judge Eugene c. Bonniwell of Phila
dephia was leading for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination, with Judge
Samuel z. Shull in second place.