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

vice chairman Of the Republican State
Committee: Mrs. George Horace Lori.
mer. president of the Republican
Women's Committee of PENNSYLVANIA,
and Mrs. B. Dobson Altemus. And like
Mrs. Blankenburg. Mrs. Samuel B.
Scott. vice vhairman of the Pinchot
City Committee. made one of the hits
OF the night as speaker.
Before Mr.. Pinchot was called on,
speeches were made by Archdeacon
Henry l.. Phillips. Miss Frieda Miller.
secretary Of the Women's Trade Union
League and Mrs. George A. Dunning,
Of the Republican WOmen's Committee.
When ''thc next Governor of Penn.
sylvania" was introduced. the audience
tore loose with another bombardment.
Mr.. Pinchot spoke with great earnest
ness his voice attempted no oratorical
flights: he spoke plainly. sincerely and
with the unmistakable ring of convic.
ton. His eyes flashed determination
His clenched fist drove home each point.
Perhaps his attitude toward the
governOrship was best expressed in these
words: II want to be Governor. He is
not fit to be Governor who does not want
to be Governor. And don't want any
thing else. They can't take me up on a
high mountain and tell me what | can
have if am good. I want to be Cover
nor and then. with wave of the
hand he added, ''and then, ! want to go
fishing
In everything he said the Forester
showed that his only masters would be
the whole people. He said he would
select his cabinet himself-his cabinet
of men and women. Mark you, he
added. ''men and women.
A feature Of his address was his
rapid fire answering Of number OF
questions from the floor. For instance.
some one asked How about old age
pensions!'
Very strong for them was the in.
slant reply. Then he added, that is
a matter which, like the bonus, depends
on the financial condition Of the State;
The first thing Is to restore the hnancial
credit of the Commonwealth 10 an
other question he said that service
men should have reasonable preference
in the handing out OF lobs.,
C. McGovern-.'B Buck" McGovern,
! Of Pittsburgh. who resigned as chief of
detectives in that city rather than sub
/ mir IN the bosses-clOsed the meeting
while the Forester held reception in
the foyer
What PinchOt Said
Mr.. Pinchot said, in part
1.-THE clear-cu issue in this cam :
paign is between government by the
people and government by the coh-
! tractor bosses. All else is secondary.
Ny opponent represents the inner po-
Utica! ring that put him N the race.
it is my good fortune 70 represent the
thousands Of men and women at whose
request | announced my candidacy.
what can be done for the State OF
Pennsylvania by Governor free from
the control of the politicians, reason
ably equipped for his task and sus.
tanned by the confidence and support OF
bis fellow citizens!
~ propose Immediately after tht
primary, and without waiting for thu
election, to invite the most capable ant
efficient committee of men and womer
can secure in this Commonwealth tt
begin an investigation OF the who'll
financial condition Of the State, will
the purpose not only of ascertainint
exactly what that condition is in all o
it's features, but also of preparing {
definite plan for setting it right. Thu
plan / propose to lay before the coming
session of the Legislature as the basi
upon which shall invite it to tax,
action, in order to substitute SQUAD
economical and effective system o
State finance and administration for thu
present muddle.'