Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-02
ELECTION IN STATE
OF VAST MOMENT
TO ITS CITIZENS
Choice of Governor, Senator,
Members of Legislature
and Congress the Serious
Duty of Voters Tomorrow.

Voters of Pennsylvania will elect to-
morrow Governor, Lieutenant Cover
ror, Secretary of Internal Affairs, United
States Senator, SO Congressman, four of
whom are elected at large; 2j State Sem
ators and 2O7 Representatives to the
Legislature.
Although six candidates are in the
gubernatorial fight, the issue really lies
between DIR. Martin G. Brumbaugh. the
Republican candidate. and Vance c. Nc
Cormick. Democratic and Washington
Party choice in whose favor Dean Will
lam Draper Lewis withdrew as Wash
ington Party candidate.
The other gubornatorial candidates are
Joseph b. Allen. Socialist; Matthew II.
Stevenson, Prohibitions; Charles N.
Brumm, Bull Moose. and Caleb Harrison,
Industriallst.
In the Senatorial contest there are six
candidates. as follows: A. Mitchell
Palmer, Democrat; Clifford Pinchot,
Washington party; Boles Penrose Re
publican; Fred w. Whitesde, Socialist;
Madison f. Larkin, Prohibition, and A.
S. Landis Industrialst.
The candidates for Lieutenant Governor
are William r. Greasy, on the Demo-
cratic and Keystone tickets Percy f.
Smith, on the Washington, Bull Moose
and Roosevelt Progressive tickets; Frank
B. McClain, Republican, Frederic j. Shol-
lar, Socialist, and II. j, Whalen, Prohi-
bitionst.
Farmer" Greasy has a strong following
in the country districts and 1t Is the
consensus of opinion that the real fight
Is between him and the Republican cnndi-
date.
For Secretary of Internal Affairs the
candidates are William n. McNair, Demo-
cratic: Fred e. Lewis, Washington, Bull
Moose and Roosevelt Progressivei Henry
Houck. Republican and Keystone; Robert
r.. R!neler. Socialist, and c. w, r. Smith
Prohibtionist.
GREss-AT-LARGE.
Five parties each have four candidates
in the field for Representative in Con-
gress-at-large. The Democratic candi-
dates are Robert S, Bright, Martin Jen-
nings Cation, Arthur b. Clark and Charles
| n Crosby. The Washington candidates
are Lex N Mitchell, Arthur r. Rupley
| Anderson II. Walters and Harry Watson
| Republican candidates are Thomas s.
Crago, Mahlon II. Garland, Daniel T.
Iafean and John r. X. Scott Socialist
| candidates are Dennis OBrien Coughlin
/ Edward W. Hayden, w. S. Greedy King
and Charles Sehl. Prohibition candidates
/ are George Hart, James j. Patton, B. r.
| pike and s. Harper Smith. Keystone
/ candidates are Albert w. Binz, Joseph b.
Holtz Jr,, John II. Lipsett and Howard
/ S. Welker.
! In the present Congress the Democrats
| in this State haey y members. the Re
! publicans Is and the Washington party g..
/ Unprejudiced observers believe that the
Republicans will have a still larger rep
resentation in the next Congress. 1t is
predicted that the Democratic contingent
win be cut in two,
PENRosE's WEAKNESS.
Charges that he debauched a former
Mayor Of Philadelphia are believed 10
have seriously crippled the chances OF
Penroso for reelection.
Although he has the backing OF the
powerful liquor vote many In close touch
with the situation believe that he will be
KNITTED" In several districts, especially
in the downtown Ware wards Of this city.
SOCIALIST CLAIMS.
Socialists are predicting victory for
their candidates for the lower house Of
the Legislature in Berks and Allegheny
Counties In BerlSs the candidate is
James H. Maurer president OF the state
Federation Of Labor Maurer served one
term as a state Representative. being
elected on the Socialist ticket He was
defeated two years age. His adheFents
point 10 the combination Or Democrats 5
and Republicans against MIN as an in
dlcation OF his strength, and confidently
predict that he viii be elected.
The Socialist candidates IN Allegheny.
Comprising the 80th and slst Districts
are Andrew Hunter and William A. Pros.
ser One or both may be elected. ac-
cOrding 70 Socialist claims.
The present complexion Of the state
senate IS strongly Republican ana e Is
conceded throughout the ST. = that the
Republic - sV'h nn - B power by
tomorrow WeF house.
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