Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-16
Ware Hikes West
to Repair Lines
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view is not at all pleasing to the Gov
ernor and one Of the questions which
wiz he mulled over m Pittsburgh Is
whether OF not Baker. who has been
associated politically with the Governor
for the last twenty FIVE years, is to
break with the Governor.
Governor Sproul will also be in
Pittsburgh tomorrow night to attend
the Babcock dinner and also he may
soc Grow again. Besides those men
TONED, Pittsburgh politicians will be
host to an army Of State leaders and
near leaders. The Governor will 40
straight from the PittehurGh ON
ferences TO Washington. where he will
be the guest at dinner given by Sccre-
tGry of the Treasury Mellon to Presi-
dent Harding.
1t is the belief that the Governor and
the President and others will discuss
informally the condition OF Pennsyl-
yania politics and the part that the
Governor should play. Ware men say
the national leaders will tel the Gov
ernor to compose all differences with
in the confines Of his State. The Gov
ernor's friends apparently believe that
the national leaders will incline his
way. Ware men make the point that
national leaders, including the Presi.
dent. when acquainted with the condi-
tiUns. did not cal! on the Governor to
take the place Of Penrose in the Senate.
Those Perpiexing Questions
Every point that can be raised in The
present turmoil in the State. say poll
ticians, only emphasizes the importance
. Of such questions as:
Who will be the slated candidate
for Governor or will there be n hglt?
Who win be the National Committee
man?
Will Senator, Crow be able to take the
helm in the troubled watersT
Will Sproui and Ware finally break or
get together?
Will Baker forsske old friends for the
sake Of the gubernatorial candidacy OF
his local ally, Lieutenant Governor Bel
! dleman;
viii the Wares turn in for Beid'c-
man. whom thy are now holding off?
| viii the Governor declare for Beidle-
man or lead the fight for an Independent
State ticket?
Never in the history Of the State. soy
! politicians. has there been such scram-
bic for landing places on the pa of big
and lite leaders. First they are try
ing TO lind out where they stand, and
second, IL they are 10 get together or
fight II out IN the primaries.
While the scramble is on the Oliver
element In Pittsburgh, which heretofore
has been silent, playing the part of OBJ
servers. has trotted out the Gubernu .
torial candidacy of George r. Alter,
Attorney General. In the last session
the Oliver leaders were at ODDS with tho
Governor and Grow over the legislative
program. The Oliver people were de .
feated in the Legislature, and they were
defeated in the Pittsburgh nayoralty
contest when Magee triunphcd.
At bottom the present negotiations
have as their object the winning of the
Penrose mantle by one set Of leaders
or another. Then there Is the rich ar
ray Of Federal pGtronagc--lUOO JOBS
representing an annual payroll OF al
least $500, ,000-whtch will be needed
TO prevent the Democrats creeping ul
In the coming State election.
Just now the Governor and Baker
appear TO have the inside track on Fed
"ral patronage, ali of which 10 modified
6y the fact that Baker Is close TO the
Wares, and the latter appear 20 BE- or
close terms with the new Philadelphia
Postmaster.