Evening star., 1922-10-01
KEYSTONE VOTERS
SLOW TO REGISTER
Plnchot's Hardest Fight Is
to Arouse Citizens to
Qualify.
APATHY IN BOTH PARTIES
Forester's Wife, Home From Eu-
rope, Counted Upon to Swing
Women Behind Nominee.
APATHY IN BOTH PARTIES
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARRISBURG. Pa, September 3d.
Clifford Pinchot's hardest fight in
Pennsylvania this fall Is against the
apathy of the voters. Owing o>the
great preponderance Of republicans
IN the Keystone state, many people
nave taken the election Of the for
ester for granted and neglected to
register. There is but one more day
Tor personal listing Of names in the
forty or more cities and tremendous
efforts will have to be made If the
enrolment is to be brought any
where near what 1t was in either
1920 or 1921. In the rural districts
the voting lists likewise show a re-
duced total.
the average voter, however. Is not by
any means confined to the republican
ranks. The democratic registration
IL low as well, and, in spite Of the
aggressive character Of the campaign
being waged by John A. McSparran,
hard work will be required of the
democratic committees to get the
party strength enlisted.
Thfs situation Is the most striking
characteristic of tho PENNSYLVANIA
campaign. Both candidates are on
the stump, accompanied by COL
leagues. and McSparran appears to
De animated by the idea that he can
Trim Pinchot.
Pinchot Ignores Attack.
He has been issuing challenges and
making demands and doing other
things to draw the forester into
controversy. but Pinchot has been
sticking to his primary pledges to
ciean house on Capitol Hill, to drive
the bootleggers Off the state high
ways and to put the government on
an economical basis. ampIifying them
occasionally by reference to depart
ment or bureau. He is allowing his
rams strong point is the tendency OF
recent legislation. especially that en-
acted in the Sproul administration,
toward Capitalization in regard to
educational. health and highway ad-
mlnistrative matters. The educa tional
system Is going through period OF
transition which furnishes the demo-
cratic candidate with material for
attack.
Another favorite theme of the
democrats Is that Pinchot is bound
10 the republican state organization.
but as matter of fact Pinchot has
his own organization and the leaders
Of the state organization are out
with statements calling upon voters
10 register and to vote straight tick
ets. The feeling among some of the
hidsbound organization men that it
would be better to suffer party de-
feat rather than lose control of
patronage is disappearing One cause
is that leaders of both factions see
in a continuance OF unfriendly spirit
danger Of loss Of congressmen and
OF legislative strength
Mrs. Pinchot, just home from Eu-
rope, is assisting in he- husbands
campaign and has been active among
the women's organizations The
women did much toward nominating
Ptnchot and are counted upon to
swing volumes of votes in November
Democratic senatorial candidates
have been on the stump discussing
national issues, but Senator'S George
Wharton Pepper and David A. Reed
have been SO engrossed with profess
sional matters since adjournment OF
Congress they have made few
speeches. They will join the Pinchot
party shortly. This is the first time
pennsylvania has had two senators
to elect at one election.
Tho so-called progressive party.
which is behind Representative VIII
liam J. Burke, who is a candidate
for senator, is filing papers for can
didates to run for governor and
Lieutenant governor in place Of Pin
ohot and Col. D. j. Davis, who re-
fused the nominations. 1t is not cal
culated that this party is going to
cut much figure except In q few in
duStrlal counties