Show GUFfEY MADE A 4 fiGHT ON BRYA Result of Pennsylvania Primaries Primaries maries manes Doubtful as to Dem Democratic Democratic Democratic Preference REPUBLICANS FOR KNOX STATE CANDIDATES FOR THE OF OFFICES OFFICES OFFICES SELECTED j t Pittsburg Pa April Colonel J T M Guffey national committee committeeman man and leader of the Democrat Democratic ic Ie party In Pennsylvania when seen tonight said From Information I have re received from over the state the thc he delegates elected at maries manes to the state convention to tobe tobe be held in May absolutely insures an uninstructed delegation dele from Pennsylvania to the Denver con convention convention convention and rightly so Pennsylvania can deliver no 1 votes in the electoral college and should be left free to join in the choice of a candidate te deemed available by the states that elect Democratic presidents Philadelphia April 11 The primary elections of all political parties In Pennsylvania were held throughout the state today Each party elected dele delegates delegates gates to its national and state conven I and nominated candidates for congress and the legislature In addi addition tion all of ot the counties and nearly all the municipalities In the commonwealth named candidates for various minor offices The last Republican state conven tion having endorsed United States Senator Knox for the presidential nom item there were no contests in that party over its presidential preference but there were numerous sharp over the Individuals who will make up nias delegation to Chicago Fight on Bryan There was a fight in many sections of the state In the Democratic party part over the question of ot whether the dele dole gation gatton to the Denver convention shall be Instructed for tor William J T Bryan or shall go to the convention without In Instructions Instructions Democratic tlc National Com Corn Committeeman James Guffey of or Pittsburg is opposed to Instructing the tion while other prominent men In the organization among them State Treas j William H Berry Bem have been quite active in a movement to have the state convention Instruct the delegates for Bryan The returns tonight are late and scattered and arid give no indication of what the state convention may do Legislative Battle The hottest fight of the day was over the candidates for both houses of or the legislature half of the senate and a ull tuU cull house members are to be elected In November Local option appeared to be the paramount Issue IEsue and there were spirited contests In every section of or the state The next legislature will elect a new United States senator and Senator Bois Pen Penrose Penrose Penrose rose whose term will expire next March Is a candidate for reelection reel Some of the Independent Republican leaders had announced anno that they would oppose his candidacy and in conse consequence consequence consequence quence the senators return to Wash Vash ington was wa an issue in some sections of at the state Slates All Won The primaries in off oft quietly The hardest fights were In several wards where Republicans were split into several factions With few exceptions however the Republican slate elate candidates for congress national and state delegates were elected and the slated candidates for legislative nominations were w re successful The Democratic slated candidates for con can congress gress were s so nominated but there were many fights over national and state delegates Among those who were elected Republican national delegates from Crom Philadelphia are United States St tes Senator Penrose Com Corn Commissioner Commissioner missioner Israel W Durham and State Senator James P McNIchoL |