Evening star., 1922-11-13
R|NCHOT IGNORES
/ PARTISAN I POLITICS
New Governor Of Pennsy1:
vania Shows Desire to A.
Work for People.
D'scLAIMs AMBITIONS
Brushes Aside References to 1924
Is He Enters Upon
Special Dispseth to The Star.

Spec24I DAspectn toHke Star.
HARRISBURG. Pa. November 13.-
Although Clifford Pinchot was elected
Governor of Pennsylvania last Tues
day under conditions which offer un-
usual opportunities for a man with
political ambitions, he is giving an ex-
ample OF forbearance. and has started
more along lines Of constructive policy
for his administration Of state af-
fairs than toward partisan politics.
Forty-eight hours after the election
he wa4 working on the preliminaries
Of q state budget system and brushing
aside congratulations that contained
references to 1894.
It II the irony Of politics that the
man whom Roies Penrose considered
q political thorn, and whom he de-
feated for the United States senator
should be elected Governor Of Penn
sylvAnia with just about the same ma
5ority at q time when the death Of
Penrose had left things in such a
state Of confusion that q strong man
would have leadership almost within
his grasp! Pinchot won the guberna-
torial nomination Penrose proposed to
bestow upon a personal friend and
started the break-up OF the rerub-
lican organization in Pennsylvania,
which seems to have been completed
Tuesday. Although the Philadelphia
party leaders swung their forces to
Pinchot. and leaders here and there
throughout the state maintained a
solid front for the forester. there is
going to be new organization in the
Keystone state. But the interesting
question is whether Pinchot wants to
run IT.
A Tempting Opportunity.
Time and again during his primary
and general campaign Mr.. Pinchot
more than q good governor. who
could earn the right to go fishing the
rest Of his life. But the conditions
which made his nomination possible
have operated to present most
tempting opportunity. So many up
zation leaders this week. and Phlla-
deIphia conditions, on the eve of q
strenuous magoralty contest. are so
involved that there is no real state
Pincnot viii hsw to the line he laid
out in his campaigns and let the fu-
turs deal with q record of perform
ances In accord with pledges, or
whether he will attempt to dominate
the party organization. He has far
view Of his two immediate predeces--
sors when they began their terms, and
he has the example of their e1cur-
sions into wide political domains.
Mr.. Pinchot was elected governor
on the direct issue of bettering state
governmental conditions. John A.
McSparran. his rival on the demo-
cratic ticket, made tho same issues,
but offered no remedies. The for
ester did propose ways and means
and the people believed him. 1t is
said on Capitol Hill he has "a man
date from the people" and that his
election by a decisive figure after. A
hard fight makes the opportunity for
constructive legislation and straight
ening out the finances and public
service appeal to him. Pinchots ma
jority looks big, but II. in view OF
tho fact that women voted for a gov
ernor for the first time last Tuesday
his majority should be halved. II
would be found just about that by
which Vance G. Mccormick was de-
feated for governor eight years ago
Then the political conditions were
moro normal than for several years
William c. sproul was elected in ths
jority. So while the Pinchot ma
jority looks big. the fact that he wor
! on certain issues Is really the mos
Important feature OF the election, and
this may keep the forester on. the
track OF state governmental work on
which he started soon after the
election.
Democrats Deceived.
Democratic congressional and Leg
islative gains were largely in the
basically democratic districts. which
had been slipping from traditional
positions for the last dozen years.
and some of them may be debatable
two years hence. The republican or
EanizAtion, a. rule, stood by
Pinchot, which is shown by the ma
jorities for Senator'S Pepper and Reed
and for his colleagues on the state
tIokAf both ~ whom Wera Antjrely