New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-11
Pinchot Loses
Fight for Head
OF Committee
W. Harry Baker, Candidate
of Pennsylvania Regu.
lars, Made Chairman by
81 Votes to Miners 81
Pepper Gets National Post
Pinchot Threatens TO Run
Own Campaign if Office
Holders Are Levied On
speciaI Dispatch 10 The Triburs


PHILADELPHIA, June lo.-The con-
tractor chiefs OF the Republican or.
gsnization to-day elected W. Harry
Baker 70 the chairmanship Of the Re-
publican State Committee by a majority
Of forty-nine votes over General Asher
Miner, the choice Of Clifford Pinchot,
nominee for Governor. The vote stood
Baker 81; Miner 80. OF the total re-
ceived by General Miner fifteen votes
we're cast by women. Baker received
the votes OF % women.
Senator George Wharton Pepper was
elected Pennsylvania's representative
In the Republican National Committee
by a unanimous vote.
Mrs. Barclay II. Warburton was re-
elected yice-chairman Of the state COM
mittee by acclamation. Joseph o. Clark
Of Indiana, was elected secretary Il
succeed MIR. Baker. Mrs. ]. Gordon
Fctterman was elected assistant sec
retary. Thomas z. Watson, chairman oi
the Ware controlled Republican city
committee was elected treasurer
Sproul Man Renominated
Judge Robert S. Gawthrope, who re-
Gently was appointed TO the Superior
Court bench by Governor Sproul, was
nominated by the committee astthe
candidate 10 succeed himself His term
expires January | next
Upon motion Of Thomas W. Cunning
ham the committee adopted resolu-
tion indorsing Clifford Pinehot as the
candidate OF the party and the remain
ing candidates on the state ticket
Breaking all precedents, the guber-
Material nominee addressed the COM
mittee before its organization was COM
pleted. Under skillful parliamentary
management By Mrs. Barclay II. War
burton, who presided until the election
of Mr.. Baker, the state candidates were
introduced 10 the committee and Mr..
Pinchot was speaking before the COM
bine leaders realized what was hap
penng.
Mr.. Pinehot spoke TO the point. He
told the committee he was never more
earnest upon anything than in his sup
port Of General Miner for the chair
manship OF the committee.
Balks on Assessments
Then in sharp and definite sentences
he told the committee he would part
company with IL unless a sound fnan-
cial policy eliminating assessments
upon officeholders should be agreed
upon.
"Either the committee must aban.
don assessments or shall be compelled
20 run my own campaign separately
from the State Committee and on my
own hook"
Mr.. Pinchot received but half-heart.
ed support from Senator Pepper and
Major David A. Reed, candidate for the
Crow seat In the Senate, on the matter
Of assessments.
The committee heard Mr.. Pinchots
ultimatum with strained earnestness,
but took no definite action upon Il
Mr. Pinchot was conscious tonight
that the committee had made no mo-
tion toward disavowing what he con.
siders the worst evil in the political
life Of the state. But he made no
comment either upon the defeat OF
General Miner nor upon the inaetion
on his recommendation. The Baker
victory was hailed with shouts and
yells Of Joy by the contractor forces
but wise Republican regulars in the
galleries and in the lobbies OF the
Bellevue Stratford, where the commit.
tee met, said shouting would be OF
short duration.