Evening star., 1938-05-16
PARTY 'PER|LED,'
FARLEY ENDORSES
EARLE, KENNEDY
Democratic Head Violates
His Rule on Interfering in
State Primaries.
FEAR OF FALL DEFEAT
BRINGS TRUCE PLAN
Governor Urged for Senate and
CT. O.-Guffey Candidate for
Pennsylvania Executive.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16,-Openly en-
tering into the controversial Demo-
cratic political situation in Pennsyl-
vania, James A. Farley, Postmaster
General and chairman of the party's
national committee, today announced
his support of Tom Kennedy for Gov
ernor and George H. Earle for Sem
ator.
Mr.. Farley said he did so because he
thought the struggle within the ranks
of the Democrats "imperils the success
of the party in the No
vember elections"
Mr.. Kennedy, now Lieutenant Gov
ernor. has the backing of John L.
Lewis, head Of the Committee for In
dustrial Organization, and of United
States Senator Joseph F. Guffey,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania.
The State Democratic Committee S
candidate for Governor in the primary
is Charles Alvin Jones, Pittsburgh
lawyer.
On the other hand, Gov. Earle Is
the committees candidate for Senator
while Mr.. Guffey and Mr.. Lewis are
backing Mayor S. Davis Wilson OF
Philadelphia for that post.
FarIey's Statement.
Mr.. Farley's complete statement fol-
lows:
II have been asked for statement
on the Pennsylvania primaries tomor-
row and this is how I feel about the
situation: In making public my views
on the Pennsylvania primaries, I am
violating my own rule about interfer-
ing in State primaries, but feel that
the situation in Pennsylvania imperils
the success of the Democratic party
in the November election.
For approximately three-quarters
of a century, Pennsylvania has been
a Republican State, but through the
influence of President Roosevelt and
his great social program, the people
of that State elected George Earle, a
Democrat, in 1884, and sent Joe Guffey
to the United States Senate. They
continued their support of President
Roosevelt and in a substantial manner
gave him the electoral votes of that
State in 1886.
Unfortunately, this great triumph
tor the Democratic party is now threat
ened by factional quarreling. This
quarreling mas reached the point where
it may endanger the success of the
Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania, and
the loser in shat event would be the
people of the Keystone State.
"Only Solution"
Therefore, in my judgment, the
only way to protect the interests of the
people of that State would be to nomi-
nate Tom Kennedy for Governor and
George Earle for the Senate in tomor-
rows primaries. This will not be q
complete victory for either faction, yet
am convinced that it is the only
solution of the present situation that
will make possible a united party in
' the November election and thus assure
q Democratic victory.
Again let me say that this is not q
precedent. I intend to keep hands
off primaries in other States. Ordi-
narily, it is bad judgment for a ma
tional chairman to indicate his inter-
est in primary contest in a State
other than that in which he, himself
is voter. The people resent it, and
justly so. However, in this instance
the eyes of the Nation are on Penn
sylvania. I am voicing my opinion
simply in the hope that the voters OF
that State will do what is best fol-
Pennsylvania and best for the United
States