The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-10
PINCHOT REVIEWS
CLEANUP PLEDGE:
Oldtime Political Methods
in Keystone State Go
Into Discard
OLD LEADERS FOLLOW
All Traditions Ignored in
Campaign Plans for Great
Forester

HARRISBURG, Pa, sept o.
clifford riuchot has opened his
campaign FOR the govornship OF tho
Keystone state by rcaffirming an Of
the pledges made by him In the
primary campaign wherein he tri-
umphod over many of tho leaders
OF the old republican Organization,
the state administration aue the
committees Of two big cities The
keynote OF his opening speech was
q roitofation of his intention 20
clean up the mess at Ilarrishurg.
which has been rather sensitive
subject among certain influential
republican ChIcftains. After rest
inR since the latter part or June.
hc made his first set speech today
Al 70 meeting near Allentown. the
traditional opening OF republican
state campaigns
Tho republican state organization
mas swung lu behind the forester as
the republican candidate for gov
cruor of Pennsylvania, hut Il Ia
quite evident from his speech that
hc has not been taken into camp.
Considering the fact that any Of his
statements were drives at methods
which have prevailed OF recent
ycars on capitol hill. whore the re-
publican organization has been en-
trCnChcd, IL looks more as though
hs had taken a considerable part ~
It into camp himself. Furthermore.
pinchot has been working with
Auditor General Samuel &. Lewis.
who has applied some methods
learned during yeare spent In Wash
inRton 10 the state fiscal ana ac-
counting affairs, and whose name
Is anBthema 20 men who have been
ia
at the same time Lewis In a good,
stout organization man himself
u would seem that the Pennsyl- |
varia state organization was In for
n going over. but In n peaceful sort |
uf a way The old leaders trounced |
plnchOt's candidate for state chair |
man, but Pinchot got them 10 Rban-
don the time-honored system OF as |
sesslng office holders and insisted |
on establish OF budget in the |
state committee accounts. whilo he |
got desired representation upon |
committees. What IL happening IL
which nre causing the old leaders |
to go along with Plnchot.
The first leg of the Pinchot tour
covering all counties calls for a
start on September In tho CEN
ter OF the state, another departure
from old ways. This was announced
at the same time tho forester sent n
letter to all republican editors tell.
ing what he stood for and especially
renffirminR his stand OF tho pri
mary campaign. He Iooke for help /
from all party men. not only In the
campaign, hut In the carrying out |
OF the reforms he considers essen
tial for the Improvement OF the |
state government, including a cer-
tain amount Of decentralization and |
return to communities features OF |
rule relative TO education. 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 It and the old
Leaders are going along,
John A. McSparran, the demo-
cratic candidate for governor. Is
campaigning along similar lines He
started back in June. going II alone,
because his colleagues did not relish
the idea OF a midsummer campaign, |
and they will not get together until 4
the coming week 10 determine how 4
they viii work. In all probability II
they will do the same as the re-
publican candidates are doing with
Pinchot-join with him in tours.
Third party talk has been ram
pant the last week, hut the move
mont has not yet taken form. One
reason Is no ono seems deslrous or
financing IT, The republicans and
democrats have worked out their
plans, the scale being
much reduced. but the third party
folk iu moi 5v-" - BE- able &c At