Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-15
Alarm, Spreads
Among Bosses

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least put a sprag in th" wcll-oiled
wheels of the Contractor combine.
As there has been no contest like this
within III" party for years. there j. no
adequate standard whereby to estimate
results
Estimates based on tho returns for
I9ll when Clifford Pinchot was the
Rul Moose. Washington and Roose-
welt Progressive. candidate against
Bois" renroSe. Republican. and Per-
sonal Liberty candidate. for the United
States S"hdt" would not be satisfactory.
But even the campaign of Pinrhot for
tn" S"nat" against fcnroSe eight years
ago marked AN aS,onishingly wide
cleavage in Republican ranks.
he j. today. Senator rrnrosp was at
the zenith "f his political power and
mastery. Pinrhot poll"d more votes
than \. Mitchell Palmer. the unoppoSrd
randidaI" of the Democratic Party.
In round numbers Palmer had 2GG. :
600 votes. pinrh", 2IU.000 and lcnro>c
Jl".UOu And it wasn't a good year
for Independents ~ that
\ great deal of stress j. laid on the
fact that Attorney General Alter is II
nariv" of Allegheny County. therefore
the county will roll up II ma niority for
him thar will ast"niSh the state.
In 1915 philand"r &. i>noX. II Wcst.
"rn prnnsylvHninu and II life. long
resident Of Allegheny County. was n
candidate for tn" United States Sen l.
ate. Ellis l.. Orvis was his Democratic
opponent.
In tn" final roundup Allegheny
gave Drvis 10 600 votes and her favor =
re son Knox 10000. Il majority Of only
$4,000 for tn" organization : selection.
when everything was cnnduriv" to
Knox : election by far grent"r ma :
j0rity.
In n" recent political battle IN this
State hav" th"r" been 81 many agen .
rie> united !" render the isSu" prob :
l"mHiir,
No candidate in n generation has
conducted such n whirIwind tour Of the
counties "r received such pupular sup
port rs clifford pinchot.
There j. n" question that tho Scnti-
mru' Of the State is for TinchUi. The
rural COMMITTEES are for him almost rs a
whol.
Tn" women OF the State particularly
have given him Il support Unprecedented
since equal suffrage became law.
On the other hand. never was there
an "rra~IOn when the financial re-.
>"urr"s "f II contractor organization
were 30 great when cash was 50 plon
ufuI This is the great danger THAI
has menArcd the success of the FOres
'pr'~ campaign.
The Pittsburgh millions. they
call If,
oddly. there are pinrhor leaders wit
whom have talked who insi>r ihu'
Lab. . l..
handicap for lack Of ready cash Tha
the Melons and the Reeds. ana th,
rest of the Cars Of Finance in PITTS.
burgh ar" not coming +" the front ~
IiborHllv ~ was anticipated. That the,
regard the "lerIion of Major Dave
Reed 10 the Senate a. assured and art
leaving rh" rest of the ticket 10 tooi
uUi for itself
The answer 10 this was given me by
Pittsburgh poitirian when h" said
Nobody in Pittsburgh ever knew o
MaX Leslie running II campaign with
"I' money and plenty OF II, TOO.
IL" organization made aud -COnduCi"
candidary of Attorney General Ate
has also been handicapped by III" r"ve
In,iuns at Harrisburg Of iuggI"d Nc
counts in the State Tren~ury hl or
gnn 2nIIuu officials. and the charges q
graf against som" Of - promin"u
leaders.
AdvrrS. comment was genera nt III
opening Of the campaign over III" de
r!Siou Of the contractors to send AZ
IUrn"y GenclnI Alter pussy footing nn
hand~h0kiug around the state,
"Mcoring the people face I" face an
hand t" hand as they pat il.
RI the scheme got gnmn"d W,
went 10 pieces.
The vleor with which Clifford pinchC
conducted hi. fight his confined ham
+ n"ring against the '"ntEaci"rS and IN
Capirol I1nl graft. aud Attorney Gen
| rrnl Alters r"fusnl to prosecute Stat
Treasurer Charles \. Snyder for IN
| lawful eXpenditUr" Of money forced
| sudden change in Mr.. Alters program
II" QuIt handshaking and took I
| talking.
Within tho !ast week rue Attorno
| General has made addresses pretty muc
| an over inc STATE. lie declined, how
ever. to accept II chalI"ng" from For
ester PinchOt to dcbat" the issues
| III" closing days in his home city I
| Pittsburgh.
The mos hopeful augury for ia
ballot tomorrow in both Pittsburgh ar
| philndelphiH j. that hoth cities are goS
| ,rned by reform Mayors. In addition
| in phiiadplpha the t"mmllt"c of SeS
enty has issued warning on the sui
| ipct Of fraudulent voters, and the nun
| her Of gentlemen who are alreat
doing time" for this offense will be
warning to others TO withhold the
hands.
| In Pittsburgh Mayor Magcc is inte
psted in II fair election because he h
a relative running for Congress.
The notorious "strip' district in tn
city. famous for its election crime
will be under the eye Of Major &.
McGowan. formerly Pitt ttsburgh poll
official who resigned because of the "a
lusion Of Pittsburgh policemen wi
thugs. bandits and bootleggcrs in t
protection of crime.
| May 10 promises. to be great d.
- In Israal