The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-12
DEMOCRAT MAY BE GOVERNOR
 PENNSYLVANIA

the, coming election in November Pennsylvania may see a political overturn from it's long record Of machine Republicanism" that may outdo Kansas at it's best.
 It is almost a 50-50 proposition, as it now stands, that the next Govern or will be a machine Republican" a Bull Moose Republican" or a State Grange Chief" who is Dem- ocrat. It will be fight with un- limited financial backing between the factions seeking the nomina- tion of the primary on May 16.
 The Pennsylvania political situa- tion at this time stands unique in the history of American politics, The twenty years of war among the Democrats has been ended and there now is harmony within the ranks. On the other hand, the Republicans are bitterly fighting among them- selves.
 "Oh that Penrose was only alive" wall four or five factions of the Re- publican party.
 When Boies Penrose was alive he was master of Pennsylvania with an iron hand when the factions had fought long enough he just flattened them out in short order and there was peace. But when Penrose died the great iron-clad Penrose "ma- chine" also died.
 STRENGTHENING MACHINE
 In years past the strongest opposl- tion the Penrose machine had came from "the Wares" in Philadelphia. They had powerful organization and controlled part of Philadelphia, at least. They were the Pat McCar- rens of Pennsylvania politics.
 Since Penrose died "the Wares" are to all intents and purposes in control of the G. o. P. organization in this State and they are moving heaven and earth to make alliances to strengthen their already powerful Philadelphia machine.
 But to get back to the Governor ship. While the various leaders were fighting about the seat of Senator William E. Crow, State Banking Commissioner John $. Fisher, of Indiana Pa, hopp1l into the ring and announced he was a candidate for Governor He has the backing of Joseph Grundy,~ president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Asso- citation and of the so-called Oliver organization of Pittsburgh The Olivers are worth untold millions. Joe Grundy is rich and his Manufac- turers' Association has money with out end.
 Not long after Fisher announced his candidacy for the Governorship, State Forester Clifford Pinchot threw his That in the arena and said he, too, was a candidate for Governor. Nobody took him seriousy, but Pin. chot kept saving wood and made re- markable headway. Recently State leaders recognized Pinchot as a pow erful contender Efforts were made to eliminate both him and Fisher and a few others. Pinchot oplned he would stick it out and Fisher did the same.
 MANY CONFERENCES HELD
 Conference after conference was held, mainly in Philadelphia to pick a harmony" candidate to be backed by the other wings of the Republican party to stand against the field. Finally Attorney-General George E. Alter, of Springdale, near Pittsburgh, was chosen as the harmony" cand1- date. / Forthwith Lieutenant-Gov- enor E. S. Beidleman and John A. Mackey, two strong contenders, withdrew in favor of Alter. That left Pinchot, Fisher and Alter in the race on the Republican side.
 John c. McCrarran, president or the Pennsylvania Grange, is the Democratic candidate.
 The real fight is being made now by the Republican candidates, for the primary of May 16 will eliminate two of the three candidates.
 The State of Pennsylvania, which gave Theodore Roosevelt the record breaking plurality of 5OO,0OO as regular Republican candidate for President, may go Democratic this Fall. It has been twenty-seven years since a Democratic Governor sat at Harrisburgh. Robert E. Pattison was