The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-07
GAINS
IN wn0OSEVELT|AN
GOVERNOR FIGHT

PHILADELPHIA. May g.
clifford Pinchot. making a charac-
toristic Roosevelt campaign, IL
giving half a Dozen PcnnsyIvania
coutfnctors. who ar, desperately
tryinR To nii the shoes and don the
mnntie Of Boigs Penrosc. the worst
scare they have had since 1919
pinchoi IL the choice 81 a ire
mendous majority OF the Penn-yi-
vania people Tor governor. This i
apparont 20 the most casual in
scstEsuor. Since the first day no
threw his hat IN iic rInnE the son
tiinent has been growing for him.
80 ob lousy that the various litsle
luHlts - frightened into hhan-
doning their private rows and con-
JetuitttuF on ~ man. Attorney
Iicntfnl itcuggr b.. Aticr.
iighiH Strung N.ncilinc
NO perfect b. the functioning OF
tbs warriors parts OF the Pennsyl-
vania republican machine. erpaci-
ally d. Philadelphia aud Pittsburgh.
that y l%earose were alive no one
douOfH that the ganiattiOn
wouia not be frightened despite this
obfi4us desire OF the voters 10 have
lluf renrose il dead and while
there . a great scrambling for the
domtnating position he occupied.
nothing iH clearer than that the
man q not yet In sight who h go
ING q IN that place, u indeed one
y or docs Some ol the best p0-
uticnl observers think one never
will be In sight.
Coz crnur nproui. with his own
personal ambitions Tor a senator
ship and later Tor the presidency
gone riimmUrlng. was r,sponeibls
for Knocking The heads OF the con-
sraettfs together and forcing them
~ coaeentrate on Alter. lie did
u by The simple eNpedient Of
threAt ening TINT 4 they did not get
Dehind After he wound personally.
SO. behind Pinchot.
I'D 10 that time the famous Ware
Brofhcrs. Of Philadelphia-Ed. the
Ieai cAloL bcinE a rta,e senator.
and v Hl. his lieutenant. "a member
% the hous.-had been backins
Hare A. Mackey for governor
STATE senator Bcldieman was back
ed ~ part OF the state committee
and presumably by the friends OF
Senator crow. while Joseph u.
Grundy, chairman OF the AssooiS .
ton OF Manufacturers and close
Lieutenant u penrose. was backlLg
Commissioner Of banking Fisher.
A. a result OF Governor Sprouts
threat on the last day for flling or
Withdrawal all of Abe candidates
except pinchot and Fisher were
withdrawn, while a petition for A.,
ter signed By 10000 names. waa
suddenly presented
Rift la Organization
Then came the first fight In the
orEa nization. the continuance OF
which n the only possible hope Of
olecunE Pinchct Grundy did not
relish the combination on Alter and
shortly afterward threw in whole
hcartodly for Pinchot Not long
thsrrafter Fisher announced thar
he was out % the race. though he
could not then have his name kept
off thc ballot. and a few days later
lac anne ouf fatty for pinrhot
mother famous figure IN the old
Perrose or9nnizafion State Senator
william FILM Of Pittsburgh Whose
break with the old boss was ~
spertacular In 1912, came TO the
support Of pinchoi. though he no
LONGER has his Old Errp on the ALE
ghHny county organization
e. y Wright, ex-siate treasurer
81 Susquehanna county IL another
old linz leader who has come Out
Tor pinchot despite the o%rFaniHa
ton This week NJ least two big
leaders, are expected 10 swing over
This may start n stampede n 50
lluchot will have n good chance
OF winning. ~ the other leaders
remain In line behind the contrac-
tors, particularly n there b. no
break by the smaller leaders con-
tfYlling wards In Philadelphia.
rifi sbnrEh and Harrinhurgh. Their.
h. reaily very small chance Of putt
ting ptnchnt over.