New-York tribune., 1922-05-01

the fleet OF the Unlted American Lines,
Yesterday showed number of visitors
which the bridge is equipped. series
Of tubes reports the temperature in
each hold. All bulkhcads can be
closed from ,hc bridge, and each action
is recorded by an electric tlasn signal.
in four of the counties Bucks, ono OF
the big counties; Montgomery, Ian
caster and York-are for Pnchot right
down the line. 1t is things like this
which make it possible to say that
Pinchot has a fighting chance. Other
wise that terrible strength of the ma
chimes in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
would make the fight not worth while.
Philadelphia Papers Back Him
When it comes to reaching the pub
lie, outside the underground meth DDS OF
the machine, PIncfot has everything
his own way. Every newspaper in
Philadelphia except "The Evening BuI-
lctm' is out for him, and "'Thc Bullo-
tin is not attacking him, but merely
quietly supporting Alter, printing all
tho Pinchot statements, which are nu-
nlo rous, and sending a man along on
his tours, which virtually has the cf-
feet Of giving him space every day for
his arguments.
1 This concentration OF the newspa-
pcrs behind Pinchot is true to almost
the same extent throughout the state,
tremendous number of the strong
dailies and weekiies being for him.
Mrs. George Horace Lormer, wife
of the editor of "Thc Saturday Evening
Post" is vigorously active in support
of Pinchot. The Country Gentleman
has already had an editorial urging his
nomination, and THE Saturday Evening
Post" will print one before primary
day, May Is.
No one can recall any candidate in
Pennsylvania ever having such strong
support from the newspapers and maga-
zines.
Attacks Sproul Regime
Pinchot is making his fight on the
Sprou administra of which he
himself was Forester, and Of which
Alter, his opponent. was Attorney Cen
eral. He is making wholesale charges
of graft and Of failure of certain de
partments in the state government,
especially that which awarded the state
, road contracts, to make reports. He is
promising to clean up the state govern
ment throughout and see to it that the
taxpayers get a dollars value for every
dollar spent.
Mostly the Pinchot people speak
highly OF the personal character OF
George L. Alter. Some of them attack
him. but most of them say he is per
sonally straight. but so constituted that
under his regime the contractors who
are trying to put him in the Governors
chair would have easy picking.
There is no doubt that the Pinchot
campaign is gradually arousing the
people, the only question is whether
they will be sufficiently aroused to
turn out Ell masse on Election Day
and overcome-out in the statethe
big city majorities which Alter un-
doubtedly will receive.
Nearly everywhere the effort of the
organization leaders evidently is to tie
un the candidacy Of local candidates for
the House Of Representatives and the
Legislature with the Alter fight. but
there is no doubt that many of thcs,
candidates, where loyalty to the CON
tractors organizations is not too
strong, hope secretly for Pinchot's
nomination. The reason for this is
, that most people conccdc that Pinchot
viii be a much stronger candidate
! against tho Democratic candidate in
November than Alter, and some of the
local candidates want all the help they
can get.
The Republicans now have thirty
two members of the House of Repre-
sentatives-a solid delegation. This is
not normal. Somewhere between four
and ten are apt TO lose their seats in
! November. No one desires to be one
| Of that four to ten.
Democrat Uncpposcd
Tic Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor' John McSpar, furnace, is
unopposed. He is .un .Jted ia be
strong, and it is freely conceded by
many Republican, that if Pinchot is
defeated Democratic Governor OF
Pennsylvania is not an impossibility.
The fight against the machine has been
aroused to such a pitch already that
thousands of voters, especially the
women, will, it is believed, cross their
normal party lines in that event.
An interesting poll, in this connec-
ton was taken last week in the polit-
ical science class at Swarthmore Col
lege. 1t showed. first choice, sc for
Pinchot, for Alter, ii for McSparran
and for Fisher. Nearly all were for
McSparran for second choice.
Not one of the forty women in this
class was for Alter. Thirty-fivc were
for Pinchot, 4 for McSparran and 1 who
did not know Fisher had withdrawn
voted for him. The men stood 81
for Pinchot, 8 for Alter and 10 for
McSparran