Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-13

GiIS;i Gn;;con nomination for Governor
hepIh ranidly IL whirlins to Gilman
1nicn tuesdays election, is without
10 ni.i nyHi In the history Of Pennsylva-
p;s nrimarics for Governor. -
m ioss than two months. til" Fin
-. nondidacy has grown from the
enoL eno",nsi ,nspiration Of few courageous
eI,s % fsr. sighted men and women into
anur,de anu movement Of Overwhelming
SIo,t,ons. which has thrown the con.
ppnr bosses into untoward confusion
lras'J Jr;ven them to make last des.
anu anu stand in the machine wards Of
ELsnssdolnhip and in the notoriou;
pss.s,m" psnS," district Of Pittsburgh.
The announcement OF the Pincho'
..ndidacy on March IL was the light
,us of A match which, thrown into the
.hsttered bits Of the old Penrose or
ssnisation, started q fire which now
smes through the Commonwealth.
Bosses Bark on Pinchot Rock
When Senator Penrose died on New
awe under him began their plotting
Mh,v ast,v wanted to get control Of the mex,
co,srnor and of the party machinery
~, two months, January and Febru
y .ry they schemcd across the State,
VIII each ambitious boss distrustful OF
,hs others. Disgust mounted high
,hroush Pennsylvania as the designs
~ The contractor combine became clear
Then came suggestions that Plnchot
then State Forester, enter the race as
: candidate for Governor.
pinchot was undecided. lie was un.
decided even to the time, the middle
If February, when he was invited, to-
s,tber with all other known candidates
Sor Governor, to attend the luncheon
m March 10 of the League of Women
Voters in the Ballroom of the Belle.
yue.Stratford Hotel.
Just few days before Pinchot. who
had not accepted the invitation. wired
FIAT he would attend. There he sat
At the board with the other candidates,
Bsidleman. Harry A. Mackey, Con
sressman McFaddcn. John s. Fisher
and Snyder.
On that occasion. Pinchot told the
more than 1000 women that he prob.
ably would make formal announcement,
Of bis candidacy in few days. which
hs did three days later. when he also
resigned as State Forester. Pinchot
made big bit at the luncheon. Women
burst into a spontaneous waving oi
handkerchiefs and hand clapping as be
struck straight from the shoulder and
declared without qualification just what
be would do as Governor.
The other candidates made speeches
and won applause. but most OF them
were soon to be dealt out Of the race.
Try to Pick Harmony Ticket
Vigorous efforts were made to ar.
range a harmony ticket. Bosses tray.
slM back and forth across the State
trying to reach an understa nding. Gov. .
ernor Sprou continually fed new names
Into the mills Of the machine. Week
end conferences in Philadelphia became
the rage. Two weeks before the last
day for filing nomination pfbers all the
important leaders gathered at the Re.
publican State Committee rooms on
South Broad street to settle "this thing
once for ALL 49,.
Mrs. Barclay II. Warburton. vice
chairman Of the State Committee, was
invited to attend the conferences-it was
the first time that woman had 50
shared in things. Her presence was To
win the women to whatever was agreed
on. For few hours 1t looked as II
Congressman w. W. Griest was to bo
The harmony selection. But Gricst
wanted no factional warfare. and be.
sides the Gricst selection could not win
the Oliver support away from Fisher.
D.. Heard Bosses Jabber
However, the big point was that Mrs.
Warburton was invited TO the slate
making conference. She sat through
long hours and what she heard con :
vlnced her that neither she nor any
other patriotic man or woman cou]d
stand for the deal the bosses were try .
ing to put over. Mrs. Warburton heard
BOSSES talk to each other in their own
language. bur unfortunately for them
MIS-. Warburton is some linguist. She
understood. but she did not iudorsc
sne Just couldn't "see the idea" OF
cutting un the melon before it had been
gathered from the patch. Mrs. War.
burton left the conference, and soon
alter stirred the whole Commonwealth
with ringing declaration in favor OF
ths nomination of Mr.. Pinchot.
since that time Mrs. Warburton has
g@lned forces with Mrs. Pinchot anG
Nrs. George Horace Lorimer in or.
mnizing the million or so Republican
women into an army Of Pinchot voters,
anoossed and unbought. Following the
sad by Mrs. Warburton many othe,
Eading Republican women-who had
oeen working with the Republican or.
Mnlzatlon-joincd the Pinchot colors
mmfs. j. Claude Bedford, Of Delaware
GW9unty.. president of the Republican
Woman's Club. is one. The Mcclure
leadership virtually offered anything
ne wanted politically. but she passed
ap the chance for deul and declared
if finchot. So it was in Other
counties.
Eleventh. Hour Choice
!, Finally, the bosses were forced bS
.@ Pinchot movement and the approach
VI the last day for filing nomination.
70 get together on a candidate. They
.sleed on Attorney General Alter OF
We very last day possible and pulled
anacRey and Beidlcman out of the field
alters candidacy broke up Fishers
ssupport. Pinchot's strength. increased
the frank and open efforts Of the
'0sses to fix things up in their OWL