Evening star., 1940-04-21
Only Roosevelt Name
On Ballot tuesday
In Pennsylvania
Stote Interest Centers
On Guffey's Fight
Against Jones
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2o.-
Pennsylvania, with more electoral
votes than any State except New
York, votes Tuesday in a primary
with only one name-Franklin D.
Roosevelts on the presidential
preferential ballot.
Mr.. RooSeyeltS name was placed
there by the Democratic State Com
miteee. The Presidents consent was
not necessary. -..-
The Republicans filed no names.
A blank wass left for write-ins. but
In Allegheny County, with the Sec
ond largest number of voters in the
State, it was indicated the prefer
ence" vote would not even be tab
ulated unomcially election night.
The vote is only weathervane.
1t does not bind national conven-
tion delegates to support any can
didate.
Guffey ZONES Clash.
Within the State interest cen
tered on the Democratic party race
in which Senator Guffey fought for
denomination against Walter A.
Jones, Pittsburgh oil man. Both
men are firm supporters of the New
Deal.
That contest jutted out as the live
liest Of the campaign, with leader
ship of the State democratic organ
ization at stake. The State COM
mittee cleared the way for a free
for-all by setting aside an indorse-
ment rule in favor of an open"
primary.
The discord dated back to the
fiery Democratic primary scrap of
1898, when Senator Guffey threw
his support TO slate that unsuc-
cessfully opposed the State COM
mittee's ticket.
State Chairman David L. Law
renee, once on close terms with
Senator Guffey, came out with a
number of other party leaders for
his opponent, Mr.. Jones Mr.. Law
renee said the Senator did not have
enougho strength to win in the fall
fight against Republican candi-
date.
Praised by Barkley.
Senator Guffey, hard-fghting
campaigner who once was termed
"Pennsylvanias No. Democrat" by
National Chairman Farley, pegged
his campaign to his record of sup
port of Mr.. Roosevelt's program.
| Tonight at Wilkes-Barre, Senate
Majority Leader Barkley told a Dem
ocratic rally here that President
Roosevelt was anxious to have men
OF Senator Guffey's loyalty and de-
votion" renominated and reelected
to the Senate.
| Senator Barkley said Senator Gut-
fey and President Roosevelt ho'
battled together for liberalism in t.
Democratic party since the 1el.
election of President Wilson.
This friendship between then,
covering period of more than
quarter of a century, has been not
only political, but it has been per-
sonal," he said, in prepared speech.
Il know that Franklin D. Roosevelt
devotedly hopes that that same
friendship, that same association.
that same support for the cause of
the people will continue in the
future"
Making the contest three-sided
Pittsburgh's former Mayor, William
N. McNair, also went after the nom
ination with a stumping tour advo-
eating the single tax
Three in G. o. p. Race.
Top contest on the Republican
side is the race of Jay Cooke, Phila :.
delphia city chairman and namesake
and great grandson of the Union
financier of Civil War days; Albert,
B. Ladner, Philadelphia attorney,
and John A. Derenzo, Altoona pub
Usher, for nomination for the Senate.
The State organization threw its
support to Mr.. Cooke.
Also to be nominated are candi-
dates for State treasurer and auditor
general, for "a seats in Congress-,
208 in the State House of Represent
atives and Is in the State Senate.
Democrats will choose is delegates
at large-each with a quarter vote
and 68 district delegates to the
party's national convention at Chi
cago in July. Republicans will name
delegates at large and So district
delegates for their national conven-
tion in Philadelphia in June.