Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-15
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IN BITTER FIGHT
ware Combine. Only organiza-
ton Intact, Counts on City
to Put Alter Over
PlNCHOT MEN CONFIDENT

PHILADELPHIA viii hc tho real bait To-
ground Of the greatest primary election
since the enactment of the direct
primary law tomorrow when tn" con =
test between clifford pinchot aud A.
torney General Alter for the Repubi'
can nomination for Governor viii be
decided.
-, For the first time since the abolition
i Of the old convention system of nomt-
mating sub"rnatoriHl candidates. there
will he spirited. staie-wld" night for
the carrying of the Republican pr.
naries White Senator P"nrosc was
living the contests wrr" contests in
name only. Now that the leadership.
feuda in quality. Of the Int" Senator i
gone. county leaders and l">s"r leaders
are free 10 do as they So" fl. Aprar-
emily. IN IN" interior cvuntlc~. they are
doing that very thing. Witch means.
according 10 the Informed. that pmChot
has the So-calIcd State orGaniza ton
chieftainS an tho run and tEcy fn"e
the prospect "f "itnc>SIng In" rI>" Of Il
new n""o" n ~" politics of the State.
Inc Ur'lSlbn. ~ III inifhI> NUt pun e
poses. will hc made IN This Cify. for
the reason that here only i the "rgan-
Estion in any sense intact or united
Therefore. tho Wares ar" working a.
they never worked before IN u last hour
effort to couutrrucl the pinchOt move.
nent which i reaching overwhc lining
proportions in the resi- Of tn" state.
Fighting Against Tw" Forces
They arc comtending against Nv" un.
known forces. the silent vote against
Contractor hosSiSm and the strength 0f
the women. who appear 10 be almost
solidly for the Forestrr
Both l'iuchol leaders and many or
eanization leaders agree on the PROPOSE
tion that the State. outside of ALE .
gheny and Philadelphia Counties. viii
turn in for Pinchot; the estimates of
the PinchDt ma jority outside of the two
big cities run from 100. 900 10 200 900.
At best organization leaders claim no
more than on even break outside
Philadelphia and Allegheny.
Allegheny County is shattered 50 far
as the organization i concerned by
dissen SonS in the Alter ranks Some
Alter leaders there do not even speak
TO each other. Hence there is lively
probability that IL Pinchot does not
carry Allegheny County h" will not
lose il by more than 10000. rniS con :
dition leaves il entirely up 10 thc Wares
to win for Alter in Philadelphia if they
can.
The Wares nrc counting on Il PhiIa
delphia ma iorlty for Alter Of from
125 900 Ia 30. 900 But Pinch"t lead E
ers confidently predict that thc Wares
are in for th" surprise of their lives.
And il the Wares can get N lens'
100. 900 for Alter in this city then Pin
ehot is considered by many experts IL 1t
sure winner
400. .i60 in Philadelphia
The total number of PhiIadel php
men and women qualified by reGistra
ton to vote is i09 1fo OF these aboui
4iO. 900 are enrolled a. Republicans aut
81 900 as Democrats.
In the election voters OF all parties
will nominate candidates for virtual \
the whole governmental representation
of the state. both in Harrisburg anC
Washington. The issue Of the Repub
lican contest will determine. probabl :
for years. tho control of the State or.
ganization beUucurhed by IcnroS" to The
now struggling county leaders working
under the genera direction of the Ware
Leslie Eyre contractor ring.
In passing on these questions. O
course the electorate Of the State vii
b. swellcd by the votes Of the womer
\ who vote for the first time for such Of.
fees aS nted States senator an,
Governor.
No question Of leadership i al STAKE
In the Democratic primaries. Dem"
Gratis are united on n harmony Star'
ticket, They ar" hoping that Ate
wins the Republican nomination f."
Governor. as they figure that wit
Alter as their opponent in IN" fall. NJ"
Spartan. the Democratic gubernatorla
candidate. will have more than a fight
ing chance. Republicans who want t
beat the Democrats in November. SAT-
Pinchot leaders. should nominal" III
Forester and steal the thunder Of th
Democrats.
McSparran. master of he Stat
Grange. is the harmony choice Of th
Democrats for Governor. He and other
and the harmony ticket were agree
upon the committee of seventy Two me-
and women which met at llarri -burg Il
the call Of State Chairman Sterling
William Repp, an engineer. is th" Pr"
hibition candidate for Governor.
Two SEATS in the 'nited States Sen
ate are To he filed in the election Il
November-those held by ne late Sen
ators Knox and I'rnroso The for
mers seat is now held BY Senator Grow
and the 8tter's hy George Wharto
Pepper. VINO were app"lnttN pN IU
Governor Senator Pepper is - can
didate for nomination for the old Pen
rose seat and is vigorously opposed h
Congressman at Large william .
Burke. Of Allegheny County, Il Iab'
leader.
u Another candidate foy rhe PeuroS
seat is Edward r. WOod. n. Philadel
Z mia business man. Colonel Fred ]
Kerr, of tloartied. n veteran of II
y World War and n Goa operator. is II
Il Democratic candidate. and Frank I
Lewis, "A librarian, Of Chester, is II
Prohibition candidate for the Penro
YEA seat Candidates for the Old Per
.F rose seat are running for the UnexpIr'
Penrose term, which runs TO 1927.
Two sets of nominations must
made for the old Knox sea one Z
the unexpired term and one for 1
full term. For the unexpIred ter
Major David A. Reed. of Pittsburg
III n leading lawyer. who was an intima
friend of the late Senator Knox. is u
\, opposed for the Republican nominatio
y II ~ FOR the full term. however, he IL o
POSED Oh the Republican ballot hy Jo
~ q. Lowry. II Somerset lawyer Jud
% Samuel f. Shull. of StroudsDurg, IL
Democratic candidate for rhe Kn
seat. running for both the unexpired a
full terms. Mrs Rachel &. Robinso
of Williamsburg. who is listed on L
nomination papers as ''h"usewlfe,
~ the Prohibition candidate