One Jew from Allegheny County seeks a place in the United States Congress, one is looking for a seat in the Pennsylvania upper house, and eight are candidates for the state legislature according to the announcement from Harrisburg, Pa., as to the order in which candidates will appear on the state primaries ballot for voting on May 20th.
Herbert R. Simon is running for Congress against Stephen G. Porter, incumbent; Morris Einstein is listed as a candidate for the State Senate; and Henry Silverstein, Charles Solomon, Joseph C. Marcus, Abe Levenson, Sidney Sanes, Max J. Spann, Jacob Schulgold, and Ben H. Giffen seek legislative positions at Harrisburg.
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