Election eve was marred by the Kelayres massacre , where the local small-town Republican boss and his family fired pistols , rifles and shotguns upon a Democratic rally and parade , killing three that night , and leaving at least a dozen more seriously wounded . News of the attack was front-page headlines across the nation . In Pennsylvania , the attack was strongly politicized in Democratic newspapers and on the radio . There were numerous reports of Republicans voting Democratic due to the attack . Schnader , as incumbent Attorney General , was forced to comment on the attack in strong terms , and to the end of his life , believed the attack cost him the election
Kelayres massacre
Kelayres massacre
1934 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election