The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-02
PlNCHOT THRUST
IN PARTY FIGHT
Old Guard Making Hard
Struggle to Nominate
State Organization
PROBE OF STATE FUNDS
Progressive Selection Robs
Democrats of Much
Thunder

HARRISBURG, Pa, juno --
clifford PluChui's capture ot the ic.
publican nomination for governor OF
pennsylyuuia In the spectacular cam
pnign which ended three weeks ago
has prcClpitutcd him into Il struggle
for control or the republican state
organization dominated for 80 many
years by tho Camcrous, Matthew
stanley Quay and Boics ponroFc
The former forester would prefer
party politics bo fought out without
him, so that he could be In Il posi-
tlun TO ask all groups in the party
to support his legislative program
but not only has the old orgluia.
tion crowd. COmpUsed OF state ad-
ministration ana city organization
leaders, started out TO retain control
of the state committee. but manu-
featuring and other elements which
supported pinchot have headed in
the same direction and contrary to
the desires OF some OF tho old pro-
gressive cohorts who were the back
bono Of tho Pinchot candidacy.
Mr.. Pinchot hoped to be able to
work out comprehensive plans for
reform Of the state finances, launch
ing of u budget and reorganization
OF tho state government and had
summoned men with Intimate knowl-
edge OF the troubles In tho govern
montal system when the conflict
over Cor'rol OF the state committee
broke out. Tho committee docs not
meet until the middle of June, and
there In more or less OF play for
place and to have some hold ON
the nominee behind the whole busi-
ness. Tho people supporting Plnchot
have naturally wished IA state chair
man friendly to tho forester. but
differ on the man
old Guard Lineup.
when the situation began to de-
volop the old organization group,
which had backed Attorney General
George IL. Alter for the guber-
Material nomination against Mr..
Pinchot, got behind w. Harry Baker.
secretary OF the state committee for
years and right hand man OF Boies
Penrose. This group has tho most
TO lose. In It's ranks are men an
tagonistic to the forester for Years
and whom 1t IL believed he would
not have around Capitol hill. II is
"a powerful, iresourceful clique with
knowledge OF the state and u grasp
OF political matters that are essen
tial to n nominee. Furthermore.
there are signs that Senator George
Wharton Pepper. Maj. David A.
Reed, candidate for senator to sue
ceed William u. Crow, and two state
ticket nominees In addition are
favorable to Baker. 1t has always
been customary to have tho guber-
material nominee. who bears the
brunt OF the fighting. select the stat,
chairman. But this year, the fac,
that thre are two senatorial candl'
dates IL taken as an unusual condi'
ton which Justifles tho gubernato oria
candidate yielding. A strong drive
will be made for Baker.
John 8. Fisher. former state bank
ing commissioner. who broke with
Sproul when Alter was brought oul
and who swung in with the manu-
featuring interests for Pinchot, Il
being groomed for chairman b,
opposed to Baker,
Added Tribulations.
Disclosures of surprising method,
of handling state funds and charge
that the commonwealth did not ge
the interest Il should on money al
legged to have been kept In n IVA
chest" for emergency use during tn
closing days of the war have adde,
asked that tho matter be probed I,
the bottom ana be cleaned up. In
timations that the sections OF tn
treasury audit report made publ
are only the beginning have adde
TO the unusual features of a post
primary season already out OF tn
ordinary.
Late returns have shown the de
feat of the candidate for lieutenant
governor backed by the harmony
committee OF the democrats. Robei
II. Pattison, ir,, son OF the las
democratic governor. having wo
out over Charles ID. McAvoy, 70,
mer United States attorney for n
Philadelphia district and n Palm,
adherent. Pattison made little can
paign and spent less than $3.50, h
name carrying him through.
Pinchot's nomination dimme
democratic chances OF making III
compaign hoped for ana viii fore
framing Of new issues. Practical
everything democrats had set Il
their campaign was on Pinchot's III
and his pledge to clean up the finai
cial muddle and 20 through with IL
treasury probe have been discourai
ing to democrats. who saw oppoi
tunity In the division among repul
licans.