Show MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS EI IN N PENNSYLVANIA Results in Local Contests Are Generally Generally Gen Gen- erly Mixed Mixed- Republicans Sweep Swep Phia Philadelphia phia PHILADELPHIA Feb 19 Elections Elections were held in Pennsylvania yesterday for municipal and borough officers There was no general vote vot either for foro county o nty or State officers In some sections sections sec sec- tons of the State the recent heavy snowstorm had made the roads almost Impassable and a light vote vot w was was ther the r result sul but in most s sections a a- a heavy vote vote vot was vas polled especially in the larger cities Local issues predominated in inthe inthe inthe the various contests general politics not entering as a rule in settlement of fights Thus in Philadelphia the candidates supported by the Reu Republican lican li- li can city ity and State leaders swept everything every every- every every- everything thing electing all al the candidates forthe for forthe the he more important offices and nearly all the ward officers This also In Included Included included In- In a big majority for fo the improvement loan S On On- the other hand Pittsburg was earned carried by th those se opposing the State and City administrations the independent ent Republicans having formed a co coalition coalition l- l tion ton wIth tp tb Democrats Democrats- and the head ead of f the Citizens Citizen party part In the thE other cities cites as a stated local Issues were fought out Scranton elected ejected p. p W. W Costello Costelo Democrat fo for Mayor elected a R Republican pub pub- lican Mayor Charles H. H Price Price ReadIng ReadIng Reading Read Read- ing gave majority for Edward Yeager Democrat for Mayor At Harrisburg Vance M. M 11 McCormick Democratic candidate for Mayor Ia or is elected by 2000 majority McCormick Is but 29 years old and was captain of Yale's football team of 1892 At Lancaster the Quay anti Quay ant Republicans cans joined with the Democrats against Chester Cheter Cummings the Quay Qua Republican can c candidate for Mayor but Cummings Cum Cum- was ele elected ted b by nearly 1200 ma ma- jorl ty D DAt At midnight a conservative estimate at Pittsburg indicates Pittsburg-indicates indicates that the administration administration admin admin- has saved five out of nineteen select and twelve out of one fifty one common common cornmon com com- corn com mon Councilmen Republican City Chairman J. J O. O Brown concedes the election electon of Larkin Citizens Citizen's by about about on council majority but but would give no figures counci |