New-York tribune., 1922-05-02
All Over Pennsylva-
!. Line Up for Independ-
at. Whose Appointment
. c.n,e as Total Surprise
r, Interest on Contracts
a,,ke. Labor Candidate. Re; ;;
loved to Have Financial
support of Henry Ford
Nv Carter Field

uns. be turning in h's grave AT
sS's ,...,,nments in Pennsylvania
Ts. ,'.,.. Perhaps the thing when
,S ss most shocking Of all to the
-, sI Ross" is the spectacle of the ma,
o ,'s. leaders sOlidly lined up behind
e..,,. ss.' wharton Pepper for United
sa.es Senator .,.,,a
.s surprise at Peppers appoint
49, . n the first place. Every one
ssar ,,sn, ,hs. Governor sproul was de-
""ss - seat in the Senate. Senator
49, lad died. but, passing the op-
,.-,nBjty a,4 by, Governor sproul nom'-
r...d william E. Grow. Grow has been
IN M, Is still alive. Then Penrose
w. ~ and many thought Governor
e,.nsI would not let this chance slip
" Reed After Crows Seat
yas, as New York insists on having
-. Senator from the greater city and
w.. w from I'D state, and Vermont insists
=, having one Senator from each siae
.be mountains, Pennsylvania deems
/, proper to have one Senator from the
..s.,rn part Of the state and the othef
,,on, around Pittsburgh. Senator Crow
/. from the Pittsburgh district, and
n...,d;date for his seat is David A.
Nod Of Pittsburgh. Penrose WAS from
philadelphia and Sproul from Delaware
coun.y so that was the logical seat
n, snroul to seek. But he not only
,,nointsd one Of the ablest lawyers OF
tbs state and man whose record is
sbsolutey clean, but exacted no piedGe
list Pepper would not run IN the eIec-
rnr All of which leaves Sproul only
,vn opportunities TO remain IN pubic
IN both of which he is earnestly
iollowing One of these is to fill Pen
vases shoes as boss Of the state and
No other is to succeed as National
Committeeman.
IN the first Of these ambitions there
n no expectation that ne will succeed.
There il no more prospect at the mo-
men. Of q boss who will really domi-
hate the state machine arising than
tlers seems to be of a real successor
h plstt in New York.
Sproul May Be Committeeman
Unless the unexpected happens and
Hnchot should be elected Governor,
which would be the most staggering
blow the Pennsylvania machine has suf
..red in generation, it is likely that
Sproul will realize his other ambition
q becoming national committeeman.
IN view OF the fact that Pepper has
Always been independent so far as the
machine is concerned, there is general
surprise that some Of the bosses, at
least did not decide to pick some one
more TO their liking for the Senator
ship. Perhaps they foresaw that they
would have their hands full keeping
control OF the State House and thwart-
Lg Mr.. Pinchot's ambition.
Then, too, the present leaders Of the
ntous units Of the Pennsylvania ma
chine are not the kind of men who are
much interested in Senator'S or ma
aonal influence They want contracts,
F.'erably roads streets, garbage, etc,
Gd those contracts are obtained at
harrisburg and at the various city
nails They have the city halls now
s'c have been doing pretty well at Har-
fisburg.
Pinchot is threatening an investiga-
mh as TO where the money went. and
fnildest critics estimate that the
S,oui administration will leave Office
~ Mf q deficit of s40,OOO.OOO to $50 600
w lacing the state. The contracting
'esss are looking for their mutton
Md have given no encouragement 10
~! n.y. one VINO wanted to take Mr.. Pep
vs. seat In the Senate away from him.
sM told In yesterdays dispatch. the
' ssS' controlling the Philadelphia ma
- max Leslie. boss of the Pitts
syn machine, and Larry Eyer. the bio
@Ifactor down in Delaware Courtv
wei @ as the smaller bosses control,
ssS harrisburg, Scranton and Wilkes
t... tb'"s are working for George f. Al
x, N l0F Governor against Pinchot
Ho one is attacking Alters persona,
iSsnss,y, iS.. but the contractors have an
we mat mat they would not do badly #
Organizing man. p''''y sooo
D. Peppers Strong Backing
.s,s. D9' IN addition to this f5r;mjdahla
IA, ,,'sa ~. Of machine strength, Penner oc.
p.s,a. T., The backing of Joseph R Grrp TpPeF p
q t'R,sss's -. old Lieutenant and cbarnar "a pnay' y
A,,oai. ,ae Pennsylvania Manufactnrops, .'r y
Yres YSsosason; Of State Senator Wiii;a Iivls :,
p1a p,aro,.s Of Pittsburgh whose break 1ah witb
r,,s.se. ,cse on the Roosevelt issue in Iqio It'
nde,ed s,nis national attention and IN of ~ st
sSsry rs organizations in Buck G,.u N Mont, 5ne
III sbich ihihnsaster as and York counties.
h hsp,,s ssmus all this Mr.. Pepper is 'taGi tabjrc
n,.rialp .e.inpalsn seriously. He has - bsG Gang ns
r',nee rs:b,a e. in having the pennsvIyanio T" no
o. ,.s srss. carry out its promises to Ii,m h;r'
| rgsmr mFssnt Sc him with anyt6;nr 10 o, MN n
r..fa.1nlng against HIM On p0'Se' \ ,y VINO
/ ,IttopsSh looms large to Mr.. NJ, q ponn.r ,~ooF
tia.,v tiasa n. most people regard M + bis epper' Io1