Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-13

/ 4 candidate for Governor aud two
/ candidates for the United States Senate
! passed in review before the Republican
womnns Club of Pennsylvania and sev.
eral hundred guests gathered at ban.
quet in the Bellevue. .Stratford last
night.
4 fourth guest Of honorJohn s.
Fisncr--sent his regrets and the an.
nounccments Of his retirement from
The race for Governor. At the las,
hour. Attorney General Alter. who now
shares the field alone with Mr.. Pinchot,
wired Mrs. George Horace Iorimcr.
president OF the club. that he could not
attend.
Governor Sproul, however. was pics-
cnt and when he spoke he put EN-
phasis on the surprising calibre OF each
Of the remaining candidates and the
necessity for post primary unity.
If Pennsylvania he said, gives
aid and comfort to the enemy it will be
n blow to the great Administration that
III one shoit year has accomplished
things that will stand as monuments in
the history Of the Republic"
Brilliant Assemblsge
Hardly ever before have politicians
spoken to such Il gathering. The floor
and the boxes were filled with brilliantly
gowncd women. many of them grown
into notable political figures in the last
three years. and with men conspicuous
] in the public life Of the ciiS and State.
From the time the tables began to fiji
4 little after u O'Clock. there was an
electric excitement over the place that
, increased as the banquet progressed anu
the hour for spoechmaking drew near.
The rumor OF Fishers withdrawal and
resignation had been spread about. and
the eyes Of the diners sought for three
faces--the Governor and Clifford Pin.
che,s. who sat at the speakers table.
and Joseph Il. Grundys. who shared
Il table close by with Mrs. Pinchor and
two or three other women.
Ehe announcement from Fisher was
! read by Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg. nm
! honorary president OF the club. 81"
! also read telegram. stating in Mr..
! Fishers words that "our State Is IN
danger from tho dictation Of intriguing
politicians. must not add TO that
menace by making the situation com
plex." which implied in the minds of his
! followers n shift Of the Fisher strength
in the northern and western counties I"
| Pinchot.
Shouts for PincfOt
| Draw vour own conclusions. sald
| Mrs. BlankenbuIg. There was ap-,
plause lasting several minutes ana m
shouts fo- Pinchot to rise. but he did
NOT. \o1hinC could be cleaned from
the countenance Of Mr.. Grundy. except
that he was watching the speaker
table intently and quizzzically. -,
The Governor was among the nrst U,
the long line Of speakers. After formal
feicitations 10 the club. he said -,
AT the end of the fourth year o.
my term as Governor | am happS y
get recognition OF any Kind pu'
huye asked myself il I shou ID have come
Ehore. I have no credentials. ar
lnot running for Office of any bind-mI
stunt is largely done--thoueh ! 10 no,
mean that I am backing out or ,nnt
lshall not continue to use my 'nnuence'
"My real purpos" here is TO con-
sratulate you and to hope that the grea
movement you have begun Will sprea'
throughout all tho counties OF the Sta'e
But, as | say. l am not candidat
: and I should not have come 70 cram'
the style Of any ore who wants TO critl
cizc the administration
Here the Governor. without namin
either. boasted Of both candidates VIII
will be before the electors at the pri
rnaries and called for "a united from
, behind Whichever Of these great mo
We nominate.
For if Pennsylvania. he continued
, gives aid anu comfort to the enemy
il will be blow to the great Admins
tration that in one short year has ac
complished things that will stand a
monuments in the history of the Re
, public and blow from III" greatest Re
| publican State in the Union that wi
make its work immcasurab!y more diff
I fcult. Don't let rs get mad. Don
let us say things that will hurt unlo*
we are absolutely sure that the sayin
OF them Is justified. "
When Mr.. Pinchot spoke he took Il
Che remark OF Governor Sproul abo,
"cramping tho style Of any one vii
! wants to criticize the Administration,
Il will say that rexpect when ] n
. elected to look around and dust n Bit :.
he said II will defer any disusslo
;, of conditions at the capital city
> PENNSYLVANIA until another time.
To Pusl, Road and School Plans
He said he would occasion no SUI
prise by saying that he intended 70 81
. ihlt forestry work was carried 0D
r throughout the State. and that he won
l.. push 10 a finish the school and roa
u projects launched by Governor Sprou
: There were two other points, he cor
2 ,inued. upon which there is not
I much agreement among us.
'Dnc is the matter Of enforCemcl
y " the Eighteenth Amendment. ] a
), clear on that at least. ] viii use II
It fun power TO driv" the saloons OUT
= The State and 10 put every boot"gg
. 7 can lay my hands on whore he b
y longs
= The other point was that althoU;
:, dominant industries in this Stat" mu
=, be protected and encouraged, indu>t
~ must bn made aware of its r"Spon-
bilitips to the publir.
In a statement not delivered At /
!" dinner. Mr.. Pinchot said
! There is general belief among o
y pcoplc that the money matters OF /
10 state have been badly mismanaged.
I'd nv opinion tha, belief is fully justiic
ot But exactly what tho facts are is u
y known. and the men who "Ught 10 kn'
or tell us different stories,
Ilr Some say the State o. Ponnsylv
!" MIA is living beyond its income. J.
I" llcyc thar II true. 'Nh"rs say no. so
., assert that We must levy NOR" TAX
en- whilc others contend Ihhl the taxes
now have are enough II they are pro
crly collected The clcarest thing abe
- the whole unhappy muddi" is that
z cannot be cleaned 'Ip un'Il "" g"'
the bottom and learn III" real truth.
e. Will Give the Public Facts
.If am elected Governor ] "