The Washington times., 1922-05-16
WOMEN s
VOTE MAY
DECIDE PA.
Pinchot Faction in Primaries
Confident of Polling 15o,-
900 Majority. 4
BY J. BART CAMPBELL
international News Service


HARRISBURG, Pa, May 10
The Pennsylvania primary cleo
ton got under way today with
both sides in the Republican fac
tional struggle for State eoutrol
eculating as 70 how far the
women would influences the result.
Women Hold Balance.
+ In the first Statewide primary
contest in which women have had
the right to participate in Pennsyl'
yania, II was generally conceded they
possessed the power collectively 10
oyerturn the old Penrose machine
and to place clifford Pinchot, close
friend and ally OF the late Theodore
Roosevelt, in the governors chair.
But the old line Republican leaders
secuted the suggestion that enough
women would rally around Ptnchot
to cause the defeat OF Attorney Gen
eral Alter. his opponent for the Re
publican nomination for governor.
They admitted that IL women flock.
ed in large numbers to the polls TO
vote for Pinchot there was the posi-
bility Of a landslide, which they de-
clared was all that could prevent
Alter from winning.
But they asserted that outside OF
the club. and society women. who
they accused of dabbling in politics
as a fad, that the women generally
would vote as their men voted.
Leaders Confident Of Alter.
Three weeks ago the Alter spokes-
men-some OF them the shrewdest
politicians the late Senator Boies
Penrose had as his lieutenants-con-
Ceded Pinchot would have won
easily. but they claimed that the
alignment OF former Penrose and
anti.Penrose leaders who are sup
porting Alter has developed an or
ganization since then which is cap
able OF mastering ample votes to de-
feat him.
Pinchot and his campaign mana.
gers declared. on the other hand.
that they were sure of victory and
that he would strike Philadelphia
with a vote big enough to over
whelm the majority which they con.
ceded that city would give Alter.
The sentiment of the State is
overwhelmingly with u.s." PinChot
said. The only thing left is TO
make it effective in votes. The
nation is turning to Pennsylvania
for leadership. Let US not disap,
point it. Indiana made good; Penn.
sylvania will do the same; Penn.
sylvania will stand for the Roose.
welt square deal"
The Alter spok esmen said they
did not anticipate a heavy vote.
They predicted that not more than
so to rs per cent of the registered
Republican voters in the cities and
towns would turn out. and that In
the country district, the vote would
be much lighter. They figured that
Alter would receive a majority of
from $4,000 to 100 900 in Philadcl.
phia and Of about $4,000 in
Allegheny and that he and Pinchot
would break about even in the rest
Of the State. The minimum ma.
jority Alter would receive in the
entire State they estimated at
1l0, 900. Previous estimates OF an
Alter majority Of from 100000 n
255 900, they admitted to be exagger.
ated.
Pinchot Manager Confhsnt.
The Pinchot side predicted that
Pinchot's majority would be At
least 16O. 600 and State Senator Long
hts campaign manager. declared
Pinchot would win everything out.
side OF Philadelphia. and that he
would only lose that city by $4,000.
Democratic leaders and others
watching the fight from the side
lines, declared both the Alter and
Pinohot forecasts were extravaGant
and that the contest would be close
with the final result likely to re.
main In doubt until after the polls
closed.
whatever the result Of the guber.
natoriai contest, the friends of
United States Senator George Pep
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