Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-07
.BeidLeman and
Mackey Quit Race

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of Alter would force the withdrawal Of
Fisher. Fisher, however. refused to
withdraw and his friends are loudly
charging treachery on the part of those
who were supposed to be in favor OF
the nomination Of the State Banking
Commissioner.
The stating Of the Attorney General
was accomplished on the last day DOS.
sible for the filing of nomination peti.
tions.
The "bossing" which has resulted in
| the stating of Alter and the frantic ef-
forts which were made to try TO in
duce Fisher to withdraw have aroused
deep resentment in all parts of Penn
camraign, which IL bound to send the
stock Of the Forester booming to the
political heavens.
From now on support is expected to
pour into Pinchot headquarters, now that
| the lines have been pretty clearly defined.
| Women voters, who have been acting
with remarkable independence and no
litical sagacity in the prellmnaries to
the primary election, are counted on te
submerge the bosses in an avalanche
Of votes. 1t Is pointed out that when
no such crucial issues were at stake
Mrs. Leah Marion Cobb, of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, polled
about 10000 votes against Senator
Penrose when he was candidate for
denomination for the Inst time.
1t was the fear Of these independent
votes, which are sure to be greatly in
creased by the publicity attending the
work Of the bosses, that spurred the
leaders to try to get complete con-
centration on a harmony candidate
against Pincbot.
Mrs. WarburtOn's Statement
They failed in this. and now Mrs.
Barclay II. Warburton. vice chair.
man of the Republican State Commit
tee, n champion Of Pinchot, has made
! this significant statement:
I'm view OF the announcement that
compromise candidate for Governor
! has been agreed upon. it is only fair to
! inform the women of Pennsylvania that
their representative was not included
, in the negotiations conducted by the
State leaders. The women will not be
deceived into believing that com.
promise candidate will be free to act
for the best interests of the State, and
they will recognize in this action an
effort to break down the direct primary
in the interest of a small group"
The passing up Of Mackey by the
Ware organization in favor of Alter, a
development not at all surprising to
those who have been following the
course of the leaders, was received by
many Ware leaders today as glad tid-
ings. Many of them did not like Mack
ey and they did not hesitate to state
their views with clearncss. Richard
Weglein, president OF Council, for ex-
ample, preferred Bcidleman. Council
man Hall and tom Cunningham are
pleased that they are not called on to
roll up their sleeves for Mackey.
In announcing his candidacy. Alter
said:
Friends whose Judgment cannot
disregard have so urged ME to have my
, for nomination for the Office Of Cow
ernor that have felt impelled to con-
cur. This | do with reluctance, because
it does not fit in with the future as I
had planned 1t.
"At first thought 1t seemed unfor.
tunate to be in competition with other
candidates, with whom I am most
friendly. 1t is apparent, however,
that We are merely affording the voters
an opportunity to select such one OF
us as they may see fit and that no ele-
ment Of personal strife is involved.
prior to the primary I expect to
be pretty fully occupied with the du-
ties of my department. where | hope
to maintain business as usual. ! shall
not 60 much from place to place, hut
shall take early opportunity to state
my views upon such questions as seem
relevant"
Doctor Examines Alter
Before announcing his candidacy.
Mr.. Alter was examined as to his ply
steal fitness for n campaign by DIR. Ed
ward Martin, State Health Commits
! siOncr.
In connection with the fact that
Philadelphia is only represented by one
place on the Organization slate, a fact
which IL causing much comment in Or
ganization cirles--in the light of the
IL DIR. Edgar Fahs Smith, former pro-
vost of tho University of Pennsylvania,
had been in the city. or in reach last
Wednesday, he might have been slated
instead of Alter. DR.. Smith was in
Alabama and could not be reached by
Governor Sproul and w. Harry Baker,
who tried to get him on the telephone.
Vernon +. Taylor, Western Pcnnssyl-
vania director of the Fisher campaign,
arriving here after a conference with
Fisher In Harrisburg, said:
1.-THE treachery Of some elements op-
posing the Fisher candidacy is without
parallel in political history:
'The people Of Pennsylvania ia will
never countenance candidate born In
such iniquity as the present situation
reeks Of, and John s. Fisher will not
withdraw. On the contrary. he il more
than ever determined to carry on to
the end.
"rhat we are sincere IN this was owl
dcnced IN the filing of our fifth lot OF
primary nomination paperS at Harris
burg. There will be not any eleventh
hour withdrawal Of Mr.. Fisher;