Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-14 | Page 1 | Keystone State Senate Contest Three-Cornered

KEYSTONE STATE SIAn SENATE CONTEST Gov Pinchot Formally Announces Himself a Candidate in Primary SEN PEPPER TO SEEK RE-ELECTION RE William S. S Vare Republican can Leader Expected to Announce Candidacy HARRISBURG Pa March 1 13 AP With AP-With With a three cornered fight ight in prospect for the United States senate seat now held by senator George Wharton Pepper Pennsylvania's primary election lection campaign promised tonight to lo o develop a situation unequaled Ln In n the states state's varied political his his- tory ory Governor Clifford Pinchot today announced himself as a candidate for the Republican senatorial nomination nomination nomi nomi- nation at the primary on May 18 Senator Pepper has been In the field since last year and William S. S Vare Philadelphia Republican leader eader and member of congress Is Isa Isa isa a prospective candidate from whom formal announcement ent is expected within the next twenty-four twenty hours Governor Pinchot Pinchot-in Pinchot In in announcing his ils senatorial l candidacy promised his ils support for every forward movement for world orld peace the re reduction reduction reduction re- re of armaments and the safeguarding safeguarding safe safe- guarding of the Interests of the United States advocated by President President President dent Coolidge I believe In the protection of American industries and In Justice to the American farmer he saidI said I uI stand for economy and nd ef efficiency efficiency efficiency ef- ef In government and for the enforcement of law Including the eighteenth amendment The plain people of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania ought to have someone to represent them in the United States senate senateS They have no one there now newt t f fI I