Evening star., 1922-08-27
P|NCHOT REVIEWS
CLEANUP PLEDGE
Opens Campaign by Reaf-
firming Fight on Harris
burg Regime.
,pecial pispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to Tho Star.
HARRISBURG. Pa. August 26.-
Clifford Pinchot has opened his cam
paisn for the sovernorship of the
Keystone state by reaffirming all OF
the pledges made by him in the pri-
mary campaign wherein he tri-
umphed over many of the leaders OF
the old republican organization. the
state administration and the commit
tees of two big cities. The keynote
of his opening speech was reitera-
ton Of his intention to clean up the
mess at Harrisburg" which has been
a rather sensitive subject among GER
tain influential republican chieftains::
After resting since the latter part OF
June, he made his first set speech to-
day at a meeting near Allentown, the
traditional opening OF republican
state campaigns.
The republican state organisation
has swung in behind the forester as
the republican candidate for governor
Of Pennsylvania, but 1t is quite evil
dent from his speech that he has not
been taken into camp. Considering
the fact that many OF his statements
were drives at methods which nave
prevailed of recent years on capitol
hill, where the republican orsani-
zation has been entrenched. 1t looks
more as though he had taken a con-
siderable part OF it into camp him.
self. Furthermore, Pinchot has been
working with Auditor General Samuel
S. Lewis. who has applied some meth
DDS learned during years spent in Wash :
inRton to the state fiscal and accounting
affairs, and whose name Is anathema 10
men who have been big figures in the
organization. But at the same time
Lewis is a good. stout organization man
himself.
Old Leaders Follow.
It would seem that the Pennsyl-
vania state organisation was in for
going over. but in a peaceful sort Of
a way. The old leaders trounced Pin
chot's candidate for state chairman.
but Pinchot got them to abandon the
time.honored system Of assessing
officeholders and insisted on estah-
lishment Of budget In the state
sired representation upon committees:
What is happening Is the infusion OF
new influences which are causing the
old leaders to go along with Ptnchot.
The first leg of the Pinchot tour
covering all counties calls for a start
state, another departure from old
ways. This was announced at the
same time the forester sent a letter
to ali republican editors telling what
he stood for and especially reffirm-
ing his stand Of the primary CAM
paisn, He looks for help from all
party men, not only in the campaign,
hut in the carrying out Of the re-
forms he considers essential for the
Improvement Of the state government,
including q certain amount Of decen-
tralization and return to communi-
ties features Of rule relative to edu-
cation, health and the like.
Here, again, he Is turning directly
against what has been state, policy
for the last four years, but he has
the popular end Of 1t and the old
leaders are going along.
John A. McSparran, the democratic
candidate for governor, Is campaign
ing along similar lines. He started
back in June, going 1t alone, because
his colleagues did not relish the idea
~ a midsummer campaign. and they
will not get together until the com.
ing week to determine how they will
work. In all probability they win DO
the same as the republican candf-
dates are doing with Pinchot-jotn
with him In tours.
Third party talk has been ram
pant the last week. but the move
m ent has not yet taken form. One
reason is no one seems desirous of
financing It. The republicans and
democrats have worked out their
financial plans, the scale being much
reduced. but the third party folk do
not seem to be able to attain even that
ataHA.