South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-31
TWO PLUMS READY
FOR PENNSY VOTE,
GROVE, new BOSS.
Senatorial Race IN Pennsyl-
vania Will be Holly Con
tested, Writer Says.
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN
United Press staff Correspondent.

WASHINGTON. March e0.-Pen- /
rose. the las. Of the Big Bosses. IS no /
moro. and hts passing has sequel /
in This year OF politics in Peunsyl- F.
rania.
"The king IS dead who VIII be
kIrr2" D. tla way they say 10 in /
Penusylvau.a There may never be /
another QUAY or Peuro-G, but new
leaders there VIII be and among
them there Uiu be keen rivalry for
the greatest measure Of power and +.
prominence one man can compass. I
10 ls necessary TO keep this Ga mind /
when discussing This years senator
i8l campaigns in Pennsylvania For
tho two United states senatorships 20
Do bestowed next November hy the
voters arc already figuring in one
~ thos4 political chess games with
which the Keystone states political
annals are flled some or the
pieces in this game are-
SEN William r. Crow Of Union
town. appointed 10 nh tho vacancy
caused bv the death last October OF
SEN Knox. At the coming election
tho seat is 70 be filled for the re-
mainder of Knox's unexpired term
and another fun term Of Sis years.
Burke and Bell
SEN George Wharton Pepper OF
Philadelphia serving bv appoint
ment as successor to Sen. Peurose.
who died Dec. 81. A successor to
sFrve out penrose's term. which
would have ended i'm 1927, Is TO be
chosen.
Gov. Sproul. whose term expires
next January and who is not eligi-
BILE 10 succeed himself under Penn
sylvania law. SprOul twice put from
him the senatorial crown when he
might have arranged TO DO appoint
cd lie is not now a direct factor in
the senatorial race. but his political
aspirations may affect the hopes Of
some other senatorial candidates
John Bell, Pittsburg banker back
Cd hy the Magee oliver forces there.
either for senator or governor. lie
may oppose Crow.
William Burke. Pittsburg con-
kressman-at-large. former railroad
worker and legislative representative
of railroad men. who is being groom
ed to oppose Pepper. lie announced
his candidacy on March 10.
most in the senatorial campaigns.
Crow is il In a Pittsburs hospital
lie may never be well enough TO be
q candidate. However. he can enter
for the nomination I'm spite of his
disability. and thus remain It factor
in the situation, enabling his friends
20 have a voice IN the final trades
that are made. The Magee-O oliver
republican organization in Western
Pennsylvania Is disposed to use Bell,
its senatorial candidate. where he
can be placed 20 the greatest advan-
tagc TT circumstances dictate that
he go after Crows place, he will be
sent after it. If arrangements can
be made with the Ware leaders in
tie eastern part of the state, relat-
ing to the partition satisfa ctorily OF
the rovernorship and the senator
ships Bell may be either governor
or senator
Burke FavOrs Bonus.
Peppers opposition from Burke
VIII be based ON Peppers attitude
towards labor and the soldier bonus,
Burke is labor champion and
favors the bonus.
SprouI the governor. has created
the impression among his friends
that he aspires 10 the presidency. He
declined TO get himself appointed
senator because that would have
Bgrt him He might arrange to run
for senator this time. some of his
friends tell him. though that course
IS all hemmed i'm with legal and
ether complications And besides,
there is something better for him.
That is the place Penrose held on
the republican national committee.
Sproul seems almost certain TO get
that place Then his friends pre-
dict. he viii be the 1oEical candidate
for chairman of the national COM
mittee. because of his commanding
position as the representative Of
Pennsylvania O.. O. r.. plus the fact
that he already has been mentioned
t8vorahlv i'm connection with the
presidential nomination; plus the
further fact that he has made him
self weIl-known by his attention 20
the governors conference. a con-
cIave of state executives I'm which he
has been a leading figure on several
occasions
Sproul-his friends tell him and
the worlds bound 90 Doe Peurose's
successor. FRI tla sense that he viii
De the acknowledged party leader or
the state Inside tho state. other
leaders VIII divide Che power and the
-rous like fcujaI barous. with prop
cr regard for geographical lines but
iu national politics. Sproui. Ike Pen
rose and the other big bosses. can be
fop-mau DO wills his friends be-
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