The Washington herald., 1908-04-12

Philadelphia, April II. = Supporters Of
Boies Penrose tonight claimed that as
result of to-days primary election
throughout the State his reelection to the
United States Senate is assured.
Candidates for the State senate were
nominated in all Of the uneven-numbered
districts in Pennsylvania, and in every
cotnty a full representation was named
for the lower house Of the State legisla-
ture.
The general assembly viii meet in Janu-
airy next to elect g successor to Senator
Penrose for the full term of six years. In
number Of districts candidates for nom
ination ran upon Penrose or and-Penrose
platforms. In others the candidates were
not committed, but the supporters of the
senior Senator tonight confidently de-
clared that he had won his fight.
Senator Knox viii receive the vote Of
the Pennsylvania delegation at Chicago.
Local option was a keen issue both To-
cally and in the state. Returns Indicate
that in many counties local optionists
were defeated. In the city the vote was
divided.
Returns Coming in slowly.
Plttsburg. April 1.-THE hottest pri-
mary election in the history of Western
Pennsylvania was held to-day. So warm
We're proceedings that at midnight there
were but few final returns In. and no
finals were in from those districts which
are considered important
AT midnight II seems reasonably Ger
tain that Representative f. F. Acheson.
who has been in Congress for the past
fourteen years. has been defeated by
John F. Tener, formerly a National
League baseball pitcher. Acheson's dis
trict Is made up Of Lawrence, Beaver.
and Washington counties.
Tener claims The vote VIII show land
slide IN his favor. and he cites the fact
that he has carried Washington, Ache
son IS own town. as well as Charleroi and
Beaver Falls, the three large towas in
the district Acheson admits the loss of
these points tonight, but hopes to make
it up in the country districts He claims
he viii have 5000 majority when ali re-
turns are in. but the Tener people claim
they alone have the votes.
The fight in Pittsburg to-day was most
bitter, and there were many small riots
which were, fortunately. ali ouelled by
,4a 10 ~, 8
the cities 655 polling places. Bryan. local
option. and Penrose were the three points
the hardest. The anti-Bryan
faction appears TO have been returned
winner. while local option appears to
have an even break.
Senator Flynn Beaten.
It IS ascertained at midnight that the
Penrose forces had beaten State Senator
Flynn on his own ground. the Seventh
legislative district. taking his own legis-
lator away from MIN. It was Flynn who
was quoted as having $s.000o00 TO spend
for a seat in the United States Senate.
and the matter was made q personal
fight between him and Senator Penrose.
Women praying in the streets was one
Of the features OF to-day's primary cleo
ton. They came out IN force to urge
the cause Of local option. and in many
cases they had personal clashes with the
police. who had instructions 20 keep every
one moving all the time
J. n. Guffey, Democratic national COM
mitteeman and leader of the opposition 10
the candidacy of W J. Bryan. tonight
said:
From information I have received
from all over the State the delegates
elected at to-day's primaries to the State
to be held in Nay absolutely
insure an uninstructed delegation from
10 the Denver convention.
and rightly so
Pennsylvania can deliver no votes in
the electoral college and should be left
free to join in the choice Of a candidate
deemed available by States that elect