Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
Il BRUMBAUGH DELEGATES
NAMED. HIS BACKERs ASSERT
All Bound by Pledges or in Writing
They Say

1fARRJSBURG, May SIN addition Il
ttHkink general claims that ~ ont of the
5e deleFates to the Chicago convention
viii be Brumbaush men and the statement
~ the t(overnor that he believes in the
fieht OF majority control. the campaign
hncitere Of the Governor and the Governor
would not go further into "details regarding
the outcome Of Tuesdays primaries
Al least six of the delegates-at large
n1edged to Brumbaugh are said to he
elected by the Brumbauel1 campaign work.
8 efs, but they viii give out no lists II is
naid that these siN are the Governor. Mayor
Smith Aaron. Alcorn. Kendrick and Shoe
plHfzer.
Paul N. Furlnan. who Is directing the
arathering of returns in the Governors be-
half said last night that the number of
BrumbauRh delegates might reach i3. but
ne added. that he was not ready to give out
details regarding the vote upon Which he
bases this claim. The 2 counties from
zrhich incomplete returns have been re-
ceived at headquarters, and which 1t is CON
tended have elected Brumbaugh delegates
are said TO include parts of Philadelphia
and Allegheny Counties and backawanna,
Beaver, Blair Bradford. Chester, Cleariield,
Clinton Fulton, Juniata, LycOming. Mercer.
susduehanna Wayne and Westmoreland.
CoMMITTEE ISSUES STATEMENT
The Brumbaugh Campaign Committee
hast night issued the following statement,
nnpplementing that put out during the day
AT least Al of the 76 delegates from
Pennsylvania to the Republican Ma
tionaI Convention chosen gt the pr-
rnaries election on Tuesday are pledged
20 Governor Brumbaugh. These 81 del
egates are bound to the Governor.
either by specific pledges In writing or
by personal promises of support.
Returns received up to tonight are
incomplete, but It Is the opinion OF the
committee for a reunited Republican
party, however. that the number of del
egates pledged to the Governor Will be
Increased by later and more complete
returns.
At least 6 Of the 10 decgatessat-
large favorable to the Governor were
elected. The returns show that of
the ~ district delegates in Philadelphia
pledged to support the Governor were
chosen, while of the district dele
gates In Allegheny County will stand
by him. Throughout the rest OF the
State 20 or more district delegates
pledged to the Governor were chosen.
Lafean and Scott, supported by the Nare-
Brunbaugh faction. are said to have been
nominated as Congressmen-at-la large
III the claim that the Governor has ma
1ority of the delegates is borne out by the
official count his name will he presented to
the Chicago convention as a candidate for
President. Just who will be selected to
make the nomination speech is unknown,
and the Governor will not discuss the ques-
tion until the result of the election is
known. II has been suggested that Attorney
General Brown may attend the convention
on a proxy for the purpose OF naming the
Governor.
RETURNS LIKELY TO BE TOO LATE.
II the County Commissioners Of the State
are as slow in making their returns as they
were two years ago after the primaries and
again last year, when the ballot was COM
paratively small, it may be that the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth cannot GER
tIfy the names of the delegates in time for
the Republican and Progressive conventions
Two years ago, II was necessary for the
State Committees to meet informally and
postpone the time of the meetings, as the
law provides that the State Committees
shall meet three weeks after the primaries.
With the unusual interest in the present
situation, however, It is believed that all
the County Commissioners will be urged to
make every possible effort to get the returns
totaIed as early as possible The count will
atart In all counties Friday.