Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
GRUNDY-CROW FEUD
APPEARS SHUNTED
Governor and Snyder Predict
Adjustment of Differences
and Party Harmony
WONT BE FIGHT, THEY SAY

Political differences between Joseph
r. Grundy, president of the Pennsyl-
vania Manufacturers Association, and
Senator William Il. Grow. of Fayette
county appear to be sidetracked.
When Governor Sprouts attention
was called today to the prediction by
Auditor General Snyder that there
would be no Grundv- Grow split in the
Republican state organization, he said:
1T is what have said right along"
Adjustment of the differences between
Grundy and Senator Grow. it was said
today, means the re election of Crow to
the post of chairman of the Republican
state committee and the retention of
the present officers of the organization.
On this point Governor Sproul said:
THE election of a state chairman is
long way off," Then he added: II
do not think there were ever any
serious differences between Mr.. Grundy
and Mr.. Grow. and there has not been
danger of strife"
. Mr.. Grundy was reported to have
'nn planning for long time to depose
Senator Grow as state chairman.
Mr.. Snyder now says the two will
meet and bury the hatchet."
Politicians saw in the movement
against Senator Grow the threat of
n split in the state organization. Coy
ernor Sproul never publicly acknowl-
edged whom he would support in the
impending contest, but those close to
him let it be known Enthusiastically that
he would support Grow,
Mr.. Snyder, who will be a candidate
for state treasurer at the spring pri-
maries. predicted the fight between Crow
and Grundy will not materialize.
Leaders May Meet
Mr.. Snyder was asked if a definite
program for promoting harmony had
been formed. He answered in the mega
tive, but said tentative arrangement
had been made for meeting between
Senator Crow and Mr.. Grundy.
There won't be any fight, repeated
Mr. SNYDER as he disappeared into
Mayor Smiths private Office to attend
a meeting of the Bridge Commission.
Senator Crow recently visited Sena-
tor Penrose, and it is believed that as
a result of that conference steps were
taken to avert fight in the state or
ganization. Just previous to that meet
ing a spokesman for the state admin
istration let it be known that Governor
Sproul and his administration would
not permit any Especial interest to gain
control of the machinery of the state
organization. Senator Crows friends
predicted Senator Penrose would not
support Mr.. Grundy in the effort he
contemplated to gain control of the
state committee.
This opposition Of the most powerful
clements of the party is believed to have
influenced Mr.. Grundy to caution. and
therefore the statements made by Mr..
SNYDER yesterday were presumed to be
indicative of the re- election of Senator
Crow to the state chairmanship and
continuation in Office of the present Off
GERS of that committee.
The Cause of the Trouble
Rumors of row between the Grundy-
Crow forces spread some weeks ago and
were generally credited by politicians
throughout the state II was pointed
out that Mr.. Grundy held Senator Crow
responsible for the passage of legisla-
tion, particularly amendments to the
workmen' S compensation bill, to which
some of the manufacturing interests
were opposed. For this reason. it was
said, Mr.. Grundy was determined to
attempt to unhorse Senator Crow.
Friends of Senator Crow asserted that
as the leader of the Senate he merely
fulfilled the wishes of the administra-
ton, and the spokesmen for the admin
istration subscribed to this statement.
s. Fisher, state banking commissioner,
would be a candidate for auditor gen
eral. to succeed Mr.. Snyder. Several
other names have been mentioned for
this place, including those of S. s.
Lewis and Harry s. McDevitt, Gov
ernor Sprouts secretary. 1t is be-
lieved Mr.. Fisher will have a clear
field should he decide to enter the con
test.
Mr.. Snyder has been the subject Of
much adverse comment among anti Ware
leaders since with City Treasurer Shoyer
he recently voted Magistrate Thomas
Watson, Ware leader, into the Office of
mercantile appraiser to succeed William
II. Finley, who will take Office as a
councilman next month. 1t is under
stood that Mayor elect Moore was de-
cidedly displeased with the appointment.
Mr.. Snyder said yesterday he had but
one vote, that Mr.. Shoyer had the
other and that if any one was opposed
to a Ware man getting the place the
matter should have previously been dis
cussed.