The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-19
Ware WINS
BYHEA|VY
VOTE

eContinued from First PagsJ
that The plurality Of the PhiIaAel.
phia boss over bis dry opponents,
Gov. Clifford Pinchot and Senator
George Wharton Pepper would
reach very close 70 the 100000
mark, II Il did not pass Il.
PiyChot q Bad Third
On the basis OF incomplete re-
turns this morning from all parts
Of the State. Ware has thoroughly
whipped Senator George Wharton
Pepper. who s0ft-pedaIled the wet
and dry issue, and administered
crushing defeat to Gov. Clifford
Pinchot, who picked up the Phtla,
delphia. boss wet challenge and ran
on . bone-dry platform. Pepper
was second and Pinchct had third.
Ware carried Phiiadelphia by q
majority Of little more than
100000 over Pepper. His majority
over both Senator Pepper and Gov
ernor Pinchct In the city was
$4,000.
with approximately two.thirds Of
the State having Feported ct Z
O'Clock this morning. Vars had =
lead OF los 900 over Pepper, and .
lead Of 25e 900 over PinchQt The
figures for B.7as election districts
OF total Of s.2ei in the stats,
were: Ware, sos. l70i Pepper, 400.,
oEe; Pinch0t, 24e .i6e.
! Tor the geverunFehip, with the
same number OF precincts, tne ns.
Fisher, 444.725; Phillips. 45.901:
49,
Country to Cut Lead
Iatsr returns from precincts out
In the State where the wet aentI
ment Is not as strong a. in the
popuieus centers Of Philadelphia
and pittsburgh are expected 10 cut
Wares lead somewhat, but not 10
the danger point.
1t was Wares own city OF Pniia-
deIphia that fulfilled the expecta-
tons Of the boss and gave aim
his victory. He carried every War1
in the city save one, which Went
to Pepper. and when ns lelt me
crest OF q 216, 900 plurality, against
such = tftal wave the Mellon
organization OF Allegheny county
Rittsburgh), supporting Pepper
and the rural strength OF Gov
Pfnchot, were unavatling.
That the magnitude Of the wet
victory made an impression upon
Gov. Clifford Pinch0t was evidenced
shortly before noon when the gov
ernor issued q statement conceding
the nomination Of his wet opponent
and significantly declining to say
whether or not he would be an IN,
dependent candidate for the Senate
In November on q dry platform.
Prior 10 the balloting the gov.
ernor,s friends had confidently as
serted that IL he lost he would run
independently, but the governor In
dicated this morning his mind was
not yet made up.
Wilson to Oppose Ware
At the time Governor Pinchot
made his statement, Senator Pepper
had not yet conceded the election OF
the Philadelphia boss. He went 10
bed shortly before daybreak when
things looked dark for him, and
said he would "let the newspapers
fight Il out"
Representative Wares Democratic
opponent in November will be VII.
liam B. Uncle Billy Wilson, who
was secretary OF Abor lot siBnt
years under Woodrow Wilson. He
was unopposed for the nomination.
May Run A. Independent
From Governor Pinchot there came
no statement. When the governor
does break his silence, however,
many expect It to DO In the form
Of an announcement that he will
be 4 candidate for the Senate on
an Independent ticket with bone.
dryness again his chief plank.
Returns from Congressional dia
tricts were very incomplete. but
reports indicated there were no
serious upaets In the various dis.
tricts where sitting congressnen
were running for denomination.
The defeat Of Senator Pepper
marks the downfall Of another Sena'
tor who was marked out by the
anti.Worid Court forces In tire SEN
ate for political chastisement. Pep
per, originally aiati'court, switched
his position at the behsst OF the