hiː wʌz twˈaɪs ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn ænd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən bˌʌt ɹɪzˈaɪnd ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən.
He was twice elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1909 to 1910 and from 1911 to 1912 as a Republican but resigned on May 25, 1911.