Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-23
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and labeled and hail. marked in the
syes of the people.
Because Of this, because each can
didate regards himself as the strong
ut In the field. extraordinary diff.
Guilty will be encountered in getting
them to withdraw in favor of leaders
choice.
II is extremely doubtful If Joseph
l. Grundy, for instance, would coun.
tenance the withdrawal of his candi-
date, Banking Commissioner Fisher,
for moment. Why? Because he is
convinced that he holds the nominate
u Z Governor and one United States
Senator in his grasp.
Clifford Pinchot would need urging
10 withdraw. So there you are.
As to the senatorship, William f.
Grow has certainly gummed up the
works to a fare-you- we'll.
Crow Reports Many
Out here in Pittsburgh you can't
move q square away from the William
Penn Hotel without getting an earful
o. the latest and most reliable reports
y Do. " s''"s
Unfortunately for all concerned.
Bill! doesn't perform according to
schedule. He gives the prophets the
p.by.
There were persistent rumors that
Senator Crow would announce his
Mngnation yesterday. In fact il was
eluntly asserted by some of the leaders
here that it was bound to come.
This was strengthened BY word sent
out from Mercy Hospital that q state.
nent was to be issued from there last
night by DR.. Crow, a brother Of the
Senator, at 10 80, though another
message was sent to the newspapers
that no statement would be forth.
coming.
Today is another day, however,. but
.ome Of the watchful walters are GER
tainly getting pretty tired standing so
'sng on their tiptoes.
In my dispatch Of yesterday I spoke
u q sensational pronouncement that is
scheduled to appear in this end Of the
Stete within very short time. When
john A. Bell announces hin decision, on
the senatorship-for or against-I think
No Will have something to say-that is
unless his political advisers can per.
tuade him not to use the bilhook and
ceever at this time.
A development Of the last forty eight
nouns has been a renewal of the sug-
tstion that Governor Sproul announce
himself as candidate.
l know personally that he has been
importuned from both ends Of the State
% announce his candidacy for the
Anox Crow succession. But the Gov
ernor positively declines to consider the
question.
Reed Is Grundy Choice
Major David A. Reed, who announced
nh candidacy for the senatorship, il
openly regarded here as the Grundy
Choice. He has the backing of the
ShVers, the Melons, the United States
steel Company, Bell Telephone inter
~, Baldwin Locomotive Works and
very big banking. manufacturing
Evaporation and financial interest In
western Pennsylvania and some in the
When Mr.. Bell formally SHES his lid
INTO the ring -,if he does - thu
clash Of moneyed millions will be enough
Almost to rouse Quay and Cameron from
.neir sleep Of years to expressions Of
utprise and regret.
Une Of the multifarious stories now
united into the circling maelstrOm Oi
Rcatlcai gossip yesterday was that il
row did not resign and Mr.. Bell re.
'Ssed to be a candidate, Alexander p
aoere' OF the Pittsburgh Leader ant
susoand Of Lillian Russell, would b,
leaders. ~ '"''o'
when asked Mr.. Moore about tn,
.Htt IHott ne almost Indignantly denied It.
aoggh with refreshing candor he de
- s.ed though, Of course, I'd like to x
:" tue senate. Who wouldn't?"