Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-11
0vershadoWs Everything Else
in Pennsylvania Primaries.
new LAW NOW BEING TRIED
Knox Is the Favorite Son of tho
Republicans.
BRYAN DEMOCRATIC PROBLEM
Busy Day Ahead in Philadelphia.
Many Candidates to Be Nomi.
nated-over 5000 Names.

fITTSBURG, April 1.-THE primary
elections throughout Pennsylvania which
are being held today are marked with
Pennsylvania In a number of districts
factional fights have greatly compn-
Gated the situation, and all the tactics
known to politics are being resorted to.
Pittsburg, the primaries today are the
most interesting and exciting In the his
tory OF this vicinity.
Under Pennsylvania new primary
election law district conventions have
been abolished, and the people today are
selecting the candidates Of all parties.
In Allegheny county alone about $500
offices, including national. state. county
and city Offices. are being voted for.
Candidates in ten congressional dis
tricts. delegates to the republican and
democratic national conventions. state
legislature. county and city officers are
being selected.
Local Option Fight
Supporters of local option have played
a prominent part in the campaign. and
IltOuSduCS OF SCIlOUl Gil al poton'ho
the streets in the vicinity of the polling
booths carrying inscribed banners and
singing for the success Of local option
candidates.
In the churches and homes services are
being held at which prayers are onered
for the victory of local option. The only
issue before the democrats Is the in
dorsement Of Bryan for the presidency
The faction Of the party now IN control.
headed by Col James NJ. Guffey. Is or
ganized In every district against such in
dorsement. while the State Bryan League
has a similar organization working for
instructed delegates to the Denver con-
party machinery.
Local option Is the overshadowtng Issue
before republicans.
Uniform Primaries.
PHILADELPHIA. April 1.-THE first
which was passed by the legislature in
special session as a result OF the political
upheaval in Philadelphia more than two
years ago. will be had this afternoon.
when all the political parties in the
state will elect delegates to their respec-
tive national and state conventions and
nominate candidates for Congress. state
senator. assembly, judges and minor of
fees In the sixty-seven counties OF the
close Mt pm. In addition to the thou
sands of nominations filed with the COM
missioners in all the counties. more than
5000 names Of candidates for national del.
egate, Congress and legislature we're filed
with the secretary OF the commonwealth:
The election machinery Of the state Will
be taxed to the limit. The work OF hand
ling the election and compiling returns Is
expected to be heavier than that Of any
election ever held in Pennsylvania.
N.&iope1 Non~>n<inn
The republican and democratic parties
will each elect sixty-four delegates to
their national convention. In addition
they will elect delegates to the state
conventions. each OF which will select
four delegates-at-large and nominate
candidate for judge Of the state superior
court Thirty-two candidates for Con-
gress. twenty-five candidates for the
state senate and 207 candidates for MEM
bership in the lower house of the legis-
lature will also be selected today by
each party from among the thousands OF
persons whose names have Deen placed
on the primary ballots.
There Is no contest within the repupii-
can party over Pennsylvania preference
for the presidential nomination. The last
state convention unanimously Endorsed
United States Senator Knox. and the
present indications are that tho state
convention to be held at Harrisburg April
20 will reafiirm the action OF last years
state convention and that Pennsylvania
sixty-eight votes in the national conven-
ton will be cast for Senator Knox.
Bryan Contest.
In the democratic party. however, there
is some show Of contest over the cues.
ton of whether the national delegation
shall go to Denver unfettered or be in
structed for william j. Bryan. Col.
James NJ. Guffey of Pittsburg, the demo-
cratic national committeeman from
Pennsylvania, Is credited with favoring
an uninstructed delegation. while there
are many In the democratic organization
who want tho state convention. which
meets at Harrisburg May 20. to indorse
the Nebraskan.