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contest involving State questions In the
recent primary election. that contest
was waged within the party upon
definite issues. which issues were de.
termined for the party by the primary
vote.
"The people Of Pennsylvania there.
fore will expect, and properly expect,
that the Chairman Of the Republican
Stnte Committee will be selected from
among the leaders who stood with the
majority upon the issues thus decided
BY the Republican voters.
"Since their decisions were not made
simply for the purposes OF the primary,
but are TO be carried into erect after
the election, the Chairman OF the State
Committee should be a man who, from
personal conviction. is in harmony with,
out the will Of the voters. 1t 10 not
enough that he should merely accept
after the primary, what he opposed
before.
wherever a contest for nomination
takes place within a party It is the
custom. without exception Known to
me, that the leader OF the campaign
for the election shall be chosen upon
the suggestion Of the successful con.
teannt. Thus the wishes Of the Re-
publican candidate for the presidency
uniformly control In the selection Of
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tiopal Committee. In Pennsylvania for
generations past, it has been Repub.
Iican custom that the wishes Of the
head of the State ticket should be con.
suited in the selection Of a State chair.
man. The soundncss Of this wise Gus.
tom Ia especially clear when the ques.
tion relates to filing n vacancy and not
TO the retention Of chairman already
In Office.
"A vacancy is to be filled in the
Office Of chairman of the Republican
State COMMITTEE. In harmony, there.
fore, with the expressed will Of the
Republican Party OF Pennsylvania. and
in accordance with recognized Republi.
can custom. / have the honor to suggest
the selection as chairman OF the Repub.
iican State Committee Of General
Asher Miner. Of Luzerne County. A
lifelong Republican. former chairman Of
the Republican County Committee Of
Luycrne County. a soldier of most dis.
tinruished record in the World War and
a citizen Of the highest type. known
a nd respected throughout Pennsylvania.
General Miner ia ideally fitted to lead
A united and harmonious party to vic.
tory this fall.
Sure 1t Would Please Majority
IL do not doubt that the selection Of
General Miner would meet the wishes
not only Of all those who voted with
the majority in the recent primary. but
would be satisfactory to the over.
whelming majority OF all the members
of the Republican Party.
II lay this suggestion directly before
the State Committee. without resort to
personal or political appeal to any of
the evident rcasonableness of the propo-
sition makes further argument unneces.
sa.y; .ys,r,. Cat. c.,,u,,.,., ,.,u
sure, recognize the advantage OF the
suggestion here made in preventing fac.
tional differences within the party, In
uniting all elements OF its strength in
the campaign against the Democrats
next fall. and in carrying out the man.
date Of the Republican Party given at
the polls. No one can be more anxious
than am to assist in realizing these
most desirable results.
"GiFFORD PINCHOr."
General Asher Miner holds high place
among the men OF America who battled
in France against autocracy. He left a
leg on the field at Apremont and his face
bears the scars of battle,
Genera! Miner was born at Wilkes
Barre, November II. 1890. He was
Academy in 1870. He was president Of
the Pennsylvania Millers' Fire Insur-
ance Company, and president Of the
Miner Hilliard Milling Company. d..
rector of the Wyoming National Bank.
the Wilkes. Barre Hotel Company and
treasurer Of the Wilkes Barre Armory
Association. He enlisted in Company G.
Ninth Regiment, n. G. p. in 1854, and
was continuously promoted, until he be .
came member Of Governor Hastings
staff in 1895. He was appointed colonel
Of field artillery and assigned to the
Third Pennsylvania Regiment.
From August II, 1915, to March
20. 1917 he was on duty at the Mexi-
can border. He became colonel Of the
Aoolh J. lclu AILAuCAy Whe" <NhSA A'Sa
entered the war. and participated in the
Fismes. Vesle and Mouse Argonne Of.
fensives, in which he was wounded In
the face and leg, necessitating amputa-
tion of the left leg. He was awarded
the d. 8. G. and D. s. NJ, and now
holds the rank Of general. He was q
member of the State House Of Repre-
sentatives In 1907. and was delegate
to tho Republican National Conven-
tion at Chicago in 1920, when Mr..
Harding was nominated.
Angling Is by far the favorite sport
Of Mr.. Pinchot and he planned to spend
several hours today chasing speckled
beauties up and down Sawkill Creek,
which flows through his land.
Tho Forester's program was started
early this morning, when be commenced
to dig away at the huge mass of mail
accumulated since his departure for
Washington Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Pinchot arrived In Milford from
Philadelphia last night at 7, making
the last forty miles of his journey from
Stroudsburg by automobile. En- route
he CHANGED to pass Senator George II.
Moses, of New Hampshire, who was
perspiring freely while in the act OF
changing a tire. Mr.. Pinchot offered his
assistance, and then invited the Senator
to spend the night at Grey Towers.
After spending all of today and to.
morrow here, Mr.. Pinchot will leave
Friday for Philadelphia to attend thu
meeting Of the State Committee Satur-