The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-22
TO USE
ROOSEVELT IDEAS
IN PENNSYL WANNA
Nominee Plans to
Weld Together Factions
of Big Party,
BY EDWARD M. THlERRY.

Ssf.SNIILFORD. Pa, May %. = The
spirit OF Theodore Roosevelt liVes
{{sagain.
His disciple. Clifford Pinchot'
who startled the country by upset
ting the rock-ribbed boss system
$gof Pennsylvania and winning tae
Eli Republican nomination for COVER
5snor.is already working on pro
gram of progressive government
that unquestionably had It's IN
SEPARATION ten years ago in Roose'
zone Of the most delightful
& things Pinchot said, was the
practically unanimous support CIV
en- me by the people who were De
hind T. R. in 1872
fPinchot's first thought in map
his Pike County home, 70
rest after the campaign, told me or
.shis plans.
&cappaign, Pinchot SAID, was tnat
,@Gtfie appeal for better government
L was made directly to the individual
man and woman in all parts OF the
Il state. The result is proof that 1t
was heard"
%Pinchot's first thoughtin map
ping out. his program is the weld
ing together of the fragments OF
the split Republican party. His
most, spectacular act was senolng
word to his defeated opponent, At
storney General George Alter. lnV1t-
ing him to Grey Towers" to CON
suit on plans for the fall cam
Everybody is climbing on
II the Pinchot bandwagon and 1t IS
3;S believed he will have little diff
y cu1ty in defeating the Democratic
s'Mine is not going to be one
~ man government" Pinchot said.
s,s3..The fellow who plays a lone hand,
under such circumstances as exist
in this state, is bound to fail.
;ss5s5 81 want to be in touch with the
best thought in the state on all
Questions I'm going to spend the
summer here working out mat pro-
~ gram I've won, but l haven't got
the swelled head. I'm not going tc
a get the idea that l know it all.
want other fellows to help me-"
Pinchot said very decisively that
he was not grooming himself for
A the presidency, in spite OF the ma
\ tion-wide talk of an eventually
when a man gets the preslden-
III tial3 bee buzzing in his bonnet it's
SlallE$ Off he said ''I've seen too
ssmany good governors ruined that
way have no ambition to be
presid ent. The governor JOB VIII
keep me busy.
High up on the Pinchot program
sis setting the state finances
straight. TO-
going to put the budget sysa
en- into effect" he said. tAnd I
sS5dan,+g intend TO lose anv time about
4 it. Within few weeks ! will ap-
point volunteer committee OF
l men and women, the best equipped
8Ein#the5 state, to examine the situa-
55Sstion and suggest a financial plan
that can be submitted to the legis-
S1ature next January. Wen work
IL all summer on this job,
1.-THE whole state government
has to be reorganized. Think of
there are no less than 102 sep
ssssarate bureaus and departments not
to anyone under the
sun but the governor! The COVER
nor is the foreman and he's sup
to keep all those organiza-
\, tions in order. He couldn't if he
awere six governors! 1t is an i'm
4possibIe form of government as far
Gas efficiency is concerned.
4 80 M " program will be to change
Il til at. Nine-tenths of what is need
cd at; Harrisburg is a question of
4 executive action, and not legisla-
I; ton. I've got real job ahead"
Ing Pinchots gives big share OF
credit for his victory to the women.
Il 3.tYou can't dictate to women po-
Fl litically," he said. They won't
n stand for it,
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