The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-27
LOCAL OPT|ON|STS
NAME CANO|DATS
VIII support; Dry OrgnniLa-
tlons Cooperate.

Piusburg. Pa, April 25.--The
Pennsylvania and Allegheny county
local option committee met in their
headquarters and Endorsed a partial
slate Of legislative candidates in Allie
gheny and other western counties.
There were two separate meetings.
The Allegheny County Local Option
Committee. DR. C. A. Dillinger, chair
man, met first and Endorsed the men
1t will support for the Rcpublican
nomination in this county. y meet
ing Of the state committee followed,
at which action of the county organ
izatton was ratified and Inducements
in other counties were made. J.
Denny O'Neil State chairman Of the
local option forces presided at this
meeting
While both sessions were executive
Il was learned that there was no ac-
tion and very little mention Of candi-
dates for Congress and national and
State delegates, both organizations
deciding to confne their efforts with
perhaps one or two .Nceptions, To-
the night for Repr natives and
State Senator's
League Is Represented
The Allegheny County Local OPP
tion Committee. which consists Of
representatives of the Anti-Ssloon
League the r g Il e. r a I e q Church
Brotherhoods. the Allegheny County
Committee OF one Thousand. the
Ministerial Temperance Committee
and other temperance organizations
OF the country will have a fun slate Of
legislative candidates before the pri-
mary. The Endorsements made were
as follows;
state Senate, Forty firth Distrirt-
william F. shankey, Of Carrick.
state representatives Fourth Dis
trtct--J. Ralph Park: Eighth District
W. S Bigger and a. II Mercer. Ninth
District. J. u Foster: Tenth District
Or. c. G. Campbell, J Rem WYlie and
John ". Hanna; Twelfth District
John ". Nickerman and Nelson
McNtcar
The state committee endorsed
Senator Chester y. Senseuich Of IT.
win. for recollection in the Twenty
ninth senatorial district. Westmore-
land county. along with the following
slate Of representative First Dis
trict L. r. Weller, OF I1goutcr and J.
b. Goldsmith. of Mt. Pleasant Second
District, Daniel J. snyder. Andrew
". Love and J. y. Luce The other
dry candidates in the First District
have been asked 10 withdraw.
Endorsed by State Committee.
In Washington county. r z n
Brownie. of Washington. Pa: II. L.
Lamb, California. Pa. and William
Donaldson, Canonshurg Pa. were in
10
Beaver-Lawrence District Joseph II.
Thompson. the incumbent is asking
the voters Of the Forty-seventh Dis
trict TO return HIM 10 Harrisburg.
DR. J r. Gromley and Charles -.
Kennedy arc the candidates for Rep
resentatve who will he supported by
the dry forces IN Beaver county
In the Butler Armstrong District.
which is the Forty-hrst Senatorial,
the committee Endorsed ] Frank
Graft Of Warrington Pa. for re
election to the Senate, and Rev. A. z.
Curry and Milton = Jack. of Kittau-
ming. Pa. for Representatives,
J, O Campbell and oliver Stoten
are the candidates for Representa-
tives who viii receive the dry sup
port in Butler county
Following the meeting Chairman
Omen announced that I'm every in
stance Endorsements were made upon
the recommendation OF the local COM
mittees in the communities affected.
The candidates. ne said. were not
selected by the state ORGANIZATION, but
by the dry forces IN the various dis
tricts
Plans were discussed nj the meet
Ing for an active campaign I'm tho
western end of the state. similar
ARRANGEMENTS Mir o. Neil said are