The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-12
|. GUFFEY MADE A
FIGHT ON BRYAN
Result of Pennsylvania Pri-
marieS Doubtful as to Dem
oCratiC Preference.
REPUBLICANS FOR KNOX
STATE CANDIDATES FOR THE Of
FlCES SELECTED.
REPUBLICANS FOR KNOX


:" Plttsburg, Pa, April 11.-Colonel ::
:: j. Nj. Guffey, national committee ::
y man and leader of the Democrat ::
: ic party in Pennsylvania, when ::
= seen tonight, said: ::
- From information 1 have re- ::
= ceived from over the state, sthe ::
= delegates elected at todays pri- ::
- maries TO the state convention to ::
- be held in May, absolutely insures ::
: an uninstructed delegation from ::
= Pennsylvania to the Denver con- ::
- vention, and rightly so. ::
:" pennsylvania can deliver no .:
y votes in the electoral college, and ::
= should be left free to join in the ::
- choice of candidate deemed ::
= available by the states that elect ::
: Democratic presidents" ::
Philadelphia. April 1.-THE primary
elections of all political parties In
Pennsylvania were held throughout the
state today. Each party elected dele
gates to its national and state conven-
tons, and nominated candidates for
congress and the legislature. In addi-
ton, all of the sixty-seven counties and
nearly all the municipalities in the
commonwealth named candidates for
various minor offices.
The last Republican state cOnven-
ton having endorsed United States
senator Knox for the presidential NOM
nation, there were no contests in that
party over its presidential preference
but there were numerous sharp skirrn-
ishes over the individuals who win
make up Pennsylvania delegation to
Chicago.
Fight on Bryan.
There was a fight in MANY sections
OF the state in the Democratic party
over the question of whether the dele
CATION TO the Denver convention shall
De instructed for William j. Bryan. or
snail go to the convention without in
structions. Democratic National Com
mitteeman James Guffey of Pittsburo
is opposed TO instructing the deIega-
tion, while other prominent men in the
among them State Treas
urer William II. Berry, have been quite
actiVe IN a movement to have the state
instruct the delegates for
Bryan. The returns tonight are late
and scattered. and give no indication
OF what the state convention may do.
Legislative Battle.
The hottest fight of the day was over
the candidates for both houses of the
legislature. twenty-five (half of the |
senate) and full house (207 members). !
are to be elected in November. Local |
option appeared to be the paramount |
ISSUE, and there were spirited contests
N every section of the state. The next |
legislature Will elect a new United /
states senator, and Senator Bots Pen
'ose, whose term Will expire next |
March, is a candidate for reelection.
some of the independent Republican
eaders had announced that they would /
oppose his candidacy and, in conse-
luence. the senator's return TO Wash
ngton was an issue in some sections of
he state.
States All Won.
The primaries in PHILADELPHIA pa.ssad
III quietly. The hardest fights were I'm
everal wards where Republicans were
pitt into several factions With few
EXCEPTIONS, however, the Republican
late candidates for congress, national
nd state delegates, were elected, and
he slated candidates for legislative
nominations were successful. The
Democratic slated candidates for con-
reSs were also nominated, but there
we're many fights over national and !
tate delegates. Among those who were
iected Republican national delegates
rom Philadelphia are United States
enator Penrose, ex-Insuranee Com
missioner Israel w. Durham and State
enatOr James p. McNichOl