Evening star., 1922-10-29
P|NCH0T IN LEAD
AS CAMP PA|GN ENDS
Foes of Forester Bury the
HatChet in Effort to Beat
Democrats.
Special Dispatch to The star

HARRISBURG, Pa, October 2s.-
Pennsylvania's republican campaign
has liveued up at last and. with the
leaders of the old republican organi-
cation who tried to defeat Clifford
Pinchot at the primaries aligned be-
hind him. chances of a close election
are growing less daily. The repub-
lican nominee goes into the final
week Of his campaign with the two
factions of the party on speaking
terms and with better conditions in
several congressional districts which
seemed on the way TO be upset two
weeks ago.
While the campaign of John A. Nc
Spartan. the democratic candidate for
governor. and his senatorial nomlna-
ton colleagues has been pressed with
much viEOr and considerable noise.
Mr.. Pinchot and his friends have
been perfecting the work of orEani-
Zation in the cities, which should
overbalance heavily any rural coun
ties which may develop tendencies
to go back to democratic traditions.
Pinchot strategy has been to concen-
trate where the votes are to be had,
allowing his rival to storm through
counties which do not have the vot-
ing strength of some wards in Phil
adclphia. Pittsburgh or Scranton.
The swinging in behind Pinchot of
the Philadelphia organization and the
pledge to him of support by Repre-
sentative W. S. Ware and his friends
was sort of swearing in signih-
cant to observers. Yesterday Pinchot
completed work in the Pittsburgh
district and people fiocked to declare
allegiance.
McSpnrrnn Tactics.
'Thare iS no Question that the Nc
Spartan tactics of hammerins the
republicans for the straitened tinan-
cial condition of the state govern
ment the Legislative record and other
matters of complaint, comment ana
commotion have helped him just as
they aided Pinchot to get the nomlna-
ton But there were over a million
republicans voting at the primary
and only 100000 democrats at the
very outside So McSparran must
travel a long distance even when he
has the opportunity of calling at
tention to Pinchot and his former enc
mics sitting down together. The over
turn necessary to win would be
enormous. On quite a few occasions
in this generation the two big cities
have decided gubernatorial elections.
Their regular republican votes are
large and declared safe for Pinchot.
even if not embattled for him.
Senators George Wharton Pepper
and David A. Reed are not in as much
danger of a comparatively close cleo
tion as Pinchot, in spite of a lot of
racket over the bonus, labor and other
things. The drives against them are
not organized and they are not being
subjected to the systematic personal
criticism McSparran is hurting at
Pinchot. Representative William j.
Burke's senatorial ambitions have not
been much heard of. Many of his la
Dor friends have come out openly for
Pinchot.
The wet issue Is figuring lot in
the congressional campaigns and is
likely to create trouble in some of the
old districts where democratic ma
jorities were as a rule a generation
ago. Both gubernatorial candidates
are dry" but. while Pinchot has
been declaring himself McSparran
has lately been. If anything, very dis
Greet. Many of the liquor people are
exceedingly wroth with Pinchot. but
have no place to go. Hence they are
concentrating on congressional places.
To a certain extent the liquor issue
is in legislative elections, with Pin
chot insisting that candidates pledge
themselves to follow him in drying
up process through legislation.
For the first time in many years the
republicans have lacked campaign
funds, but there is silence on that
subject among democrats that is sur
prising. The story is the democratic
estimate was made liberal
and early and promptly underwritten
Discussions among republicans dried
against assessment Of officeholders
took away many dollars. There are
signs, however, OF republican funds
increasing.