Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-18
Defeat of Kennedy
Seen Reflection
OH Farley.
JAMES AND DAVIS
WIN in G.. o. p. RACE
PinchOt Poor Second in
Effort to Regair
Covernorship.
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.


John L. Lewis and his c. I. o. took
licking in yesterdays Pennsylvania
primaries. And so did Senator Joseph
F.. Guffey. recognized as the Roosevelt
administration leader in the Keystone
State.
Chairman James A. Farley of the
Democratic National Committee, who
entered the primary fight on Monday
with a plea for a harmony ticket,
Jared little better.
It is true that Mr.. Farley supported
Gov. Earle for the senatorial nomina-
ton, and that Gov. Earle won. His
plea for 1t. Gov Thomas Kennedy,
backed by Mr. Lewis and Senator
Guffey, to be nominated for Governor
failed.
Mr. Farley's interference in the
Pennsylvania primary was widely re-
garded as move on the part OF the
White House. despite the assertion
that President Roosevelt was taking
no part in this intra-party row.
The Jones-Earle ticket, supported by
the Democratic State Committee, was
won all down the line. Charles Alvin
Jones, Pittsburgh lawyer. has defeated
1t. Gov. Thomas Kennedy. Lewis
Guffey-C. l. o. candidate, who also
had the blessing of Mr.. Farley. Gov.
George H. Earle, running for the
Democratic senatorial nomination. as
was expected. left Mayor S. Davis
Wilson of Philadelphia, running mate
OF 1t Gov. Kennedy, far behind.
Jones Took Early Lead.
Early in the count last night Mr..
Jones took lead over 1t. Gov. Ken
needy. which he maintained and in
creased as more and more precincts
were heard from. His present lead is
too great to be overcome by the returns
from voting districts still to report,
unless the districts were all virtually
100 per cent for 1t. Gov. Kennedy.
The Democratic race for the nomi-
nation for Governor was the closest
of all the major contests. That had
been expected. Last week it was the
general belief that Mr.. Jones would
win over 1t Gov. Kennedy. The last
minute entrance of Chairman Farley
into the tracas in the interests of 1t.
Gov. Kennedy raised an element OF
doubt. With the backing of the c.
l. O., of Senator Guffey and the Fed
eral office holders in most instances,
and of the w. P. A. workers in large
part. plus the support of the Demo-
cratic national organization, it was
believed that 1t. Gov. Kennedys
chances had been improved.
Pinchot Badly Beaten.
In the Republican primary Judge
Arthur H. James, candidate OF the
party organization, made runaway
race of it from former Gov. Clifford
Pinchot in the contest for the guber-
material nomination.
Republican Senator James J. Davis,
seeking denomination, defeated his OPP
ponent, State Senator G. Mason Ow-
lett. badly.
The Republican organization-in
part, at least-had supported the Ow-
lett candidacy.
On the whole, however. the G. o. P.
organization in Pennsylvania showed
itself functioning far more strongly in
yesterdays primary than it has since
the State went Democratic in 1884.
Associated Press figures of primary
returns showed this morning
Democratic United States Senator
F,309 of S075 districts)-Gov. Earle,
714.O83: Mayor Wilson, 294,6l7.
Democratic Governor 1889 dis
tricts)-Mr. Jones, 553.261; 1t. Gov.
Kennedy, 458,l29; Mr.. Margiotti,
1886.
Republican United States Senator
(7,258 districts)-Senator Davis, 49,
033: Mr. Owlett. 422,14l.
Republican Governor G.295 dis
tricts)-Judge James, 889,960; ex-Gov.
Pinchot, 4o9.0S8.
The Republicans have cast more
votes than the Democrats in the
gubernatorial primary, according to
the returns received The combined
vote of Judge James and ex-Gov.
Piichot in 1926 districts was 1928 ,048.
The combined vote for the three DEM
ocratic candidates for the guber-
material nomination, Mr.. Jones, 1t.
Gov. Kennedy and Mr.. Margiotti. in
1859 districts was 1,167,346 The Re-
publican vote was more than 100000
greater than the Democrats in returns
from less number of precincts.
The question today on Democratic
lips was what can be done to pick up
(see PRIMARY, Page A-5)