Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-12
TO MAKE
CALL ON HARDING
Politicians Speculate on Nature
Of Covernor-Elect's Visit
to White House
WILL ATTEND WARE DINNER

Governor. elect Clifford Pinchot will
call on President Harding in Washing.
ton ut noon Thursday.
When announcement of this appoint
ment was made in the office of the
Governor elect today there was much
speculation ns TO its Significance. Mr..
PinChot said he was going to call on
tn" President, as II newly elected Gov
ernor. to pay his respects.
In Pinchot circles. of course. il was
indicated that the President may care
to discuss a number of national qucs-
tions with the Governor elect. In
other quarters there was suggestion
that President Harding might take UP
with Mr.. Pinchot the plan suggested
in tho Presidents recent message to
Congress of assembling conference Of
Governors on the question of law en-
forcement. Again there was sug-
geston that the subject OF the progress
sive bloc and allied political problems
would be CanyassCI.
Will Attend Ware Dinner
NJ. pinch"t is going 10 Washington
tomorrow afternoon and while there
pans to meet good many people.
including probably United States Sen
at"rs Pepper and Reed. II" will close
his trip to Washington by attending the
dinner which Congressman Ware IL
giving on Thursday night.
lntimations were current today that
! some important announcements may be-
made by the Governor-elcCt in day
| or So. He was greatly pleased over the
! result of his conferences in Pittsburgh
) yesterday and carried home with him
| the impression that Pittsburgh leaders,
! like those in other scctioans. were glad
! to cooperate with him in his con-
struCtivc plans for the Commonwealth.
Today's callers on the Governor elect
in his Office in the Real Estat" Trust
! building included John }. Gheen. OF
chester. one Of the old Roosevelt group
John Kent Kane. Il lawyer, of petn E
ware County: Thomas Kennedy and q
delegation representing tho United Mine
Workers Union: State Representative
7. Ross Horne, of Cambria County
Mrs. John u. Farnham. Of Wilkes
Barre. and Mrs. Edward NarnaIl. o'
SwurthmOrc.
; The Governor elect, will attend
meeting tonight of the Robert J. Pat
ton Marching Club at Al East All"
gLeny ayenuc. This organization. un
der the leadership Of Councilman Pat
ton, will parade ar the inauguration
ceremonies in Harrisburg January III
Councilman Patton's Is voluntcc
marching club. and the cost per man an
, per woman be only SO, Us compare
:. with the $50 charge for those who mare
. under the auspices of CongrcSSma
Ware and Harry Mack"y of the cit
committrr. Tomorrow noon. as It mem
Der of the Rotary club. Mr.. Pincho
, will drop in at the luncheon Of tha
, organization in the Bellevue.
, Tho rinChot economy drive j. rauS
ing much wailing and gnashing Of te"t
, in the ranks Of those who in years pas
. were woLt 10 draw $40 day a
. paSters and folders and assistant ser
, gaants. arms In the Stat" House an
r Senate. in many cases III" only res
work attached 10 these offices, whic
. were good during tn" session. Of IN
I.pgisluturc. was the signing Of the pay
I roll. IL developed in III" bearings b"
. for" Auditor General Lewis. when in
{ ve>rigntirg the rcgim" Of State Trcan
o ur"r kcphart, that on" man had draw
pay under tn" alias OF 'Jcs~" Jum"S.
. Thc Pirchot slogan is ''No Jesse jaime,
and no pay for unnecessary soft jobs.