The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16
First Preferential Primary To
day in Pennsylvania.
Both Parties Have on Scrap
Over Delegates.
IT'S PERROSE VS.. BRUMBAUGA
"Big Boss" and Governor Head
G. o. p. Cliques.
Vermont Primary Today Per-
mits Use of Stickers.

Philadelphia, May 16.-Primary
elections were held throughout Penn
sylvania today. The voters for the
first time are participating in prefer
entail presidential primary but appar-
emily little interest is being taken in 1t
as there is but one name entered on
each of the party tickets. President
Wilson'S name is the only one on the
Democratic ballot: Governor Martin G.
Brumbaugh is alone on the Republican
ticket and Allen,L. Benson of Yonkers,
was the only name placed on the ballot
of the Socialist party for president.
The greatest interest centers In the
fight within the Republican party for
control of the delegation to the ma
tionaI convention. United States Sem
ator Boise Penrose is opposed to Gov
ernor Brumbaugh and each faction
has set up a separate II delegates at
large in addition to candidates for dis
trict delegates. In their final state
ment of the campaign each side
claimed it will have majority of the
rs delegates.
Fight on Delegates.
Senator Penrose wants the delega-
ton to go to Chicago uninstructed
while the Brumbaugh faction is sup
porting delegates who have promised
to support the popular choice of the
party in the state for president.
Both elements in the Republican
party have united in supporting Phi
lander c. Knox for the nomination of
United States senator to succeed Geo.
T. Oliver and, as Mr.. Knox has no OPP
position, his nomination is assured
The most important contest in the
ranks of the Democrat party Is that
for national committeeman. Former
Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer. the
ing fought by Michael Liebel, Jr-, of
Erie. for the place. The Democratic
factions have also placed in nomina-
ton two sets of candidates for dele
gates at large, but all are pledged to
support the denomination of President
Wilson at St Louis
Local Fight in Philadelphia.
In Philadelphia there is a warm
fight for control of the local Republi-
can organization with Senator Pen
rose and State Senator James P. Nc
Nichol ranged on one side. and Con-
gresham w. S. Ware, his brother,
State Senator z. H. Ware, Mayor
Thomas B. Smith and Governor Brum-
baugh are on the other. The split in
the Republication organization has i'm
periled the authorization of the pro-
posed municipal loan for STA, 500, 900
winch Is 10 De USED TOT CITY ana mar
Dor improvements and for subway and
elevated railroad extensions.
Can Use Stickers on Ballots.
Montpelier, VT, May 16.-Voters of
Vermont ballotted today to choose
delegates to the Republican, Demo-
cratic and Progressive state conven-
ton and to register their preferences
for the presidential nomination. Dele
cations to the national convention will
be chosen at the coming state conven-
ton.
President Wilson was the only can
didate in the Democratic column.
Voters are permitted to use stickers
or to write in any name, and supper
tiers of Theodore Roosevelt and of
Justice Charles E. Hughes had pro-
vided a large number of stickers for
distribution among Republican voters.