Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-08
Western Chiefs
Ready for Battle

assessment of officeholders be given up,
shook the bosses even more. But the
third shot, the threat to carry on a
campaign, with the State Committee
outside the fold. has the county leaders
and the State Committeeman who are
friendly to the bosses, literally gasping
for breath.
State Committeeman are now frankly
trying to figure out where they will get
of II they should stick to Baker. For
State committeeman derive their po-
litical breath of life, in many cases,
from the fact that they are able to find
a welcome at the door Of the Chief Ex.
ecutive at Harrisburg.
The fear that Is in the Baker follow
ing is reflected in a subtle propaganda
which is being disseminated about the
lobby Of the Bellevue. This is to the
effect that Pinchot and Baker are per
sonally friendly. and that Plnchot won't
mind II Baker wins. Pinchot has an
swered this by making not only formal
suggestion that General Miner be elected
but also by utterly defying the organ
ization and its practices and traditions
by issuing an ultimatum as to assess
ments, with the proviso that unless as.
sessments are dropped he will ignore the
State Committee in the fall campaign.
Those who know Pinchot best say he
is determined to cut loose from the
old time crowd and represent the best
Republicanism of Pennsylvania, no
matter how he may regard any one
personally.
Pinchot's Statement
Mr.. Pinchot's clear statement on as i.
sessments Is as follows.
IF l have an opportunity Saturday
to address the Republican State Com :
mittee In Philadelphia, want to call
the attention of its members to the
desirability Of making the financial pol
icy and practice Of the COMMITTEES az
careful, accurate and inclusive as II
the committee were q company or O
corporation. -
took the position that was opposed to
the levying of assessments for political
purposes upon persons holding State of
Aces, and promised that no money raised
by such assessments would be used for
the expenses Of my election with my
consent.
"The promise thus made Is as bind
ing after the primary as 1t was be.
fore. l shall mention this matter be :
cause my public promise will make II
necessary either for the State Com
mittee to abandon assessments upon
oficeholders as means of meeting cam
paign expenses, or for me to conduct
my own campaign rs the Republican
candidate for Governor separately from
the State Committee, which should
deeply regret"
Word has reached Grey Towers that
the contractor combine which supported
Attorney General Alter for Governor
in the primary election fight is deter.
mined to name William i. Gallaghe,
as secretary of the State Committee tc
succeed w. Harry Baker.
Mr.. Pinchot declined to comment or
this report. Gallagher holds down ont
Of the seats in the Republican State
Committee headquarters marked pub.
licity director" He Is also the organ d.
ization leader Of Luzerne County.
The only out-of-town visitor at GREY
Towers yesterday was DR.. Pau
Wright, of Erie. an ardent Pincho,
worker, who indicated that the Stat,
Committeeman from the northwestern
counties approved Of the Forester's dec
laration Of war OH w. Harry Baker
and his supporters.
Between telephone calls and consul.
tations Mr.. Pinchot still finds time t.
forget politics each day and dart of
In the woods to fish in Sawkill Creek.
Senator Ware, who engineered, by ab.
sent treatment, the lodging Of the In
dorsement Of Pinchot by the City Com
mittee yesterday, came out In an inter
view with confrmatio Of the belief tha,
the Ware move was designed to elect
Baker.
~ am with Baker to the finish" sale
Senator Ware. II have not had 9
chance to talk about the matter will
others, but there ought to be no doubt
as to where ! stand.
"But have not had a chance t.
think or to talk politics since ! sprainet
my ankle because the pain Is so bat
that feel more like swearing than any
thing else. But l am for Baker, first
last and all the time for State chair
man."
Incidentally, the Senator denied tha
he and his followers were seeking {
fight with the followers Of the late Sen.
ator Penrose, and expressed himself II
parting on that subject as follows:
That's all wrong. We have no quar-
rel with the Penrose people. In fact
you might say that We want to b,
Friends and that We want 10 help thsm.'