Evening star., 1938-11-09
Republicans Sweep
All But Counties
In Pennsylvania
james and Duvis Pile Up
10000 to 350,000
leod in Voting
Dy the Associated Press,

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. e.-Repub-
licans rode landslide back to power
today in Pennsylvania.
Leads of 100000 to $50, greater
than their most optimistic party
leaders had predicted-elected Re-
publicans as United States Senator,
Governor, Lieutenant Governor and
secretary Of internal affairs.
Democrats lost their majority in
the State Legislature and were left
with only a narrow margin of con-
troll in Pennsylvania's 34-man con-
gressional delegation.
Gov. George H. Earle, who brought
In a "little New Deal four years
ago, after 40 years of Republican
State control, lost by $4,000 votes
his tight to win the Senate seat
held by the silver-haired Republican
veteran, James j. Davis.
From out of the hard coal fields
Superior Court Judge Arthur H.
James drove his way to the gov
ernorship over the Democratic can
didate, Charles Alvin Jones, Pitts
burgh lawyer, who was pledged to
carry on the Earle program.
Most of Precincts in.
With only scattered precincts un-
reported the vote was:
For Governor-T,2 ,246 of S,079 elec-
ton districts) Judge James, 1,882,-
008; Jones, 1908, COL.
For United States Senator-7 246
Of 8079 election districts) Senator
Davis, 1,928,482; Gov. Earle, 1861
1872.
That vote and the Republican
gains in Congress held national
significance. The Keystone State
was an important New Deal battle
front. Some observers said the out
come indicated how the States 36
electoral college votes might be cast
in the 1910 presidential election.
President Roosevelt, In the closing
days of the campaign, wrote letter
commencing the Earle administra-
ton.
Judge James, red haired jurist who
described himself as a former
breaker boy" in the hard coal fields,
hailed the vote as IAN impetus for
Hhe return of two-party government
in Pennsylvania and the United
States" He added:
Naturally, I am happy that the
trend toward dictatorship in this
State has been definitely halted"
Son of Welsh Immigrants.
Like Senator Davis, Judge James
is the son of Welsh immigrants.
He was unable to speak English
until he was Z, worked around the
anthracite mines to help finance
his education and studies OF law
He clings to high-top shoes, walks
miles a day to keep in trim
The Republican victory came
largely from the farms and fac
tories. Only the coal counties
bituminous and anthracite alike
stood by Gov. Earle's little new
deal"
The United Mine Workers Union
strong in both fields, backed the
Democratic ticket.
Only five counties turned in DEM
ocratic majorities. They were Allie
gheny Pittsburgh. Fayette and
Washington, in the Southwestern
Pennsylvania soft coal fields, and
Lackawanna and Luzerne in the
northeastern anthracite district.
Republicans regained at least Il
congressional seats, increasing theil
membership in the national House
from to 18. Democrats clung tc
IA seats. Two Pittsburgh fights were
in doubt.
Were Roosevelt Backers.
All but one of the Democratic in.
cumbents toppled we're regarded a.
strong adherents of President Roose-
welt. Representative Gray, 9th dis.
trict, had left the New Deal reserva-
ton on several vital issues.
The other incumbent Democrats
beaten included: Dorsey and Drew
Philadelphia; Frey, in the predomi-
nantly agricultural Bucks-Lehigt
district; Gildea, in the Schuylkil
Northumberland anthracite district;
Swope, Dauphin-Lebanon; Haines
Adams Franklin York; Gingery
Clearfield Centre Blair; Eckert
Beaver Butler-Lawrence; De Muth
Pittsburgh.
Norbert James Fitzgerald, who
took the Democratic nomination
from Representative Crosby, was
beaten.
Representative Boland of Scran'
ton. the Democratic whip, won hi!
fifth term by 1000 votes in an an
thracite county which cast 10000
ballots.
George P. Darrow, Republican
defeated two years ago by Repre-
sentative Drew after serving II con-
secutive terms in Washington, upse
Mr.. Drew in a Philadelphia district
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