Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-15
CLIFFORD PlNcHoT STANDS GOOD
CHANCE OF BECOMING UNITED
STATES SENATOR.
SENTIMENT STRONG IN
FAVOR OF BULL MOOSE
Aid Of Roosevelt Appears to Have In
side Track in Forthcoming Contest
Penrose to be Nominated by Repub'
Iicans-Dsmoerats Possibly May
Combine With Prooressivss.
Especial correspondence

Washington, Jan. l6.-IlIOTO Vh
chot, former chief forester OF the
United States, and one Of the right
hand men Of Theodore Roosevelt, Will
be the nominee of the progressive party
for the senate in Pennsylvania
While this has not, Of course, been
finally and formally settled. the word
brought here by bull moose politlcal
leaders Of prominence is that Pinchot
will be determined on as the candidate.
Moreover, the signs are that he will
make a great race and stranger things
have happened than that the successor
to Senator Boies Penrose in the senate
shall be Mr.. Pinchot.
Mr.. Pinchot is now speaking IN the
state. He Is making numerous speeches
on the general subject Of the progress
sive party, giving an exposition Of Its
aims and purpose and so on. He Is not
asking the voters to support him but
that support Is apparently coming. SO
far as the bull moose are concerned.
This is indicated by the fact the pro.
gressive party men Of Allegheny county
recently adopted a resolution favoring
Pinchot for the senate.
Has Roossvslt's Support
One Of the considerations which VIII
have weight in naming the progressive
party candidate for senator Is to get
a man whom Roosevelt will support
And, Of course, he will support Pin
chot. The nomination Of PinchOt would
mean that Roosevelt would go into
Pennsylvania and campaign 1t thor.
oughly in his behalf
Some talk has been current that
Senator Penrose might not get the re-
publican nomination but this seems not
well based. He will apparently be NOM
mated. He has been in the state for
some weeks working assiduously. He
has undertaken the old Matt Quay plan
Of personal interviews with just as
many Of "the boys" as possible. It has
almost given him nervous prostration
but what's that when a senatorship is
at stake?
Big Fight Ahead.
1t is not clear who will get the DEM
ocratic nomination. Some talk is afioat
Also. there Is talk Of fusion between
democrats and progressive party forces.
If there should be fusion. Pinchot
might be settled on as the candidate OF
the fusion forces. 1t Is almost a GER
tainty the progressive party forces will
not sanction fusion II 1t means a plan
to get Palmer into the senate and to
leave the progressive party holding the
sack with some less important offices.
The fusion talk is based on the idea
that Penrose must be beaten at any
cost.
The progressive party leaders in
Pennsylvania are not very keen for
fusion as a matter OF fact. They be-
lieve their forces are well organized
and that they are going in 1914 to draw
heavily from both old parties. II there
is three cornered fight with Pinchot
seeking the senate and Roosevelt going
up and down the state for him It will
be worth watching. Such fight will
cause the big guns Of all parties to
move on Pennsylvania and unlimber in
a fashion not known to the Keystone
commonwealth since Gettysburg.