Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-17
Gov. Duff Beats
GrundY Forces
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Pennsylvania Primary
Victory Enhances
Position in Party

PHILADELPHIA, May 17.-Big
Jim Duff, Pennsylvania red
haired Governor, skyrocketed into
a position of vital Importance in
National Republican affairs today
as the winner in the States most
bitter primary election in decades.
Gov. Duff was nominated for
the Senate by nearly 3-to-1 ma
jority. He carried to victory his
personally Endorsed ticket for
Governor and four State wide Of
fees.
In appraising the result, Gov.
Duff said: The Republican cleo
torate has indicated definitely
that the policy Of the party should
be aggressive and progressive and
not ultra conservative"
I'VE can guarantee a Repub-
lican President in 1852 if the policy
now adopted in Pennsylvania is
carried out Nation wide"
Voting Was Heavy.
Gov. Duff defeated the State
wide political organization headed
by former Senator Joseph r.
Grundy. For 80 years Mr.. Grundy
now 87-had been the spokes-
man and top strategist of Repub-
licans in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Grundy, asked for comment
on the voting that probably
brought to an end his political
reign in this big Republican
stronghold, said today:
mo comment. No. No. No.
Not until I get awake and find
out what's going on
The total vote appeared to be of
record proportions for a primary.
Indications were that it would be
approximately so per cent of the
2,862,112 Republicans registered.
The Democrats. without a major
contest, counted a smaller per-
centage of the 1,926,216 eligibles.
There was no way the Repub-
lican result could be placed on
comparative basis with a previous
election. Four years ago Mr.. Duff
was nominated for Governor with
725,576 votes to 216.623 for two
opponent. But that contest was
not a State fight and was on a
far smaller scale than the cam
paign preceding yesterdays cleo
ton.
Gov. Duff started the campaign
with a pledge to destroy" what
he called "Grundyism = govern
ment by few, for the benefit of
a few, at the expense of the
public"
Grundy Accepted Challenge.
Mr.. Grundy accepted the chal-
lenge, lining up behind Gov. Duff S
opponent and a complete anti
Duff slate. Allied with the veter-
an leader were Senator Martin. a
former Governor; Ex-Governor
Arthur H. James, and Republican
National Committeeman G. Mason
Owlett.
Owlett, president of the Penn
sylvania Manufacturers Associa-
ton. Mr.. Grundy's right-hand
man, had only this to say:
I'm voting the straight Repub-
'lican ticket in the fall, as ! always
have"
There had been rumors that if
the Grumpy Owlett candidates
were defeated in the primary. Mr..
Grundy would throw the weight
of his organization behind the
Democratic slate.
For the two major Offices, re-
turns from 1888 of the States
8,347 districts gave:
Fer Senator: Gov. Duff, 1901,
Representative John c. Kunkel,
the Grundy candidate, 405,70
For Governor - John S. Fine,
backed by Duff, 753.747, Jay
Cooke, Endorsed by Grundy, 539,-
453.
Charles Scott Williams. running
as an independent, polled only
1902. votes.
Democratic Primary Dull.
Democrats also held a primary
but by contrast with the G. o. P.
big top it was strictly a Grade B
show. Senator Myers was renom-
mated without opposition. His
organization running mate, Rich
ardson Dilworth, Philadelphia city
treasurer, won easily over indie
pendent opposition.
The next showdown comes in
November. Mr.. Dilworth said the
(See PRIMARY, Page A-3)