Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 121, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1914 — PENNSYLVANIA HAS A STATE PRIMARY [ARTICLE]

PENNSYLVANIA HAS A STATE PRIMARY

Penrose 'Wins Republican Nomination for Senator in First Primary Held in State.

Philadelphia, May 19.—Pennsylvania today for the first time, hold primaries to choose candidates for U. S. senator, governor, justice of the supreme court, as well as for other offices, congress and the legislature. Although fair weather prevailed, tie vote was 'light. /Boies Penrose won the republican nomination for senator and Martin G. Brumbaugh, practically was unopposed as the republican candidate for governor. On the democratic 'ticket Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer was selected as the party candidate for senator, defeating Henry Budd, of Philadelphia. Gifford Pinchot was unopposed for the Washington-progressive nomination for senator. There was an unusually warm contest for the democratic nomination for governor between James McCormick, of Harrisburg, and Michael Ryan, city solicitor of Philadelphia. William Draper Lewis, dean of the University of Pennsylvania law school, had no opposition for the Washington party nomination for governor. Judge Robert Frazer, Of Allegheny county, who had the 'support of the republican organization and Judge 'Gustav A. Endlich, democrat, of Berks county, whom the democrats largely supported, were the successful candidates for supreme court on the non-partisan ballot. One is to be elected in November. For judge of the superior court, also on the non-partisan ballot, Judge Frank M. Trexler, of Allentown, present judge, was nominated by republicans. Thomas J. Prather, of Crawford county, iwas supported, by the democrats, and it is believed he will be Judge Trexler’s opponent.