Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-09-11
GOVERNOR DOOMED
! FOR VICE PRESIDENT
IN CAPITAL CIRCLES
Home State Would Give Him
First Place, Observers
Say Wisdom of Cool
! idge's Move Is Pointed
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
1eased Wire Service to The Journal.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-Gl11oc0
Pinchot, governor of Pennsylvania
for vice president of the United
States on the Republican ticket with
President Calvin Coolidge. That's
the talk here today following imme-
diately upon the news of the gov.
ernor's successful mediation in the
hard coal controversy sparing the
nation a strike of serious proper
tions
Mr.. Coolidge is lavish in his praise
OF the Pennsylvania governor. He
wants everybody to know how much
he appreciates Mr.. Pinchot's work
When the Pennsylvania first came
to the White House to volunteer his
services, political folk wondered why
Mr.. Coolidge at the outset of his
administration should pass up an
opportunity to gain some prestige
for himself. But there is ingrained
in Mr.. Coolidge's mind a wholesome
respect for state governments, as he
himself has been the governor of
Massachusetts. He felt as have 9th
ers in the federal government that
one of the difficulties America has
had to face in recent years was a
tendency to run to the, White House
with every industrial controversy of
major Importance.
States have not used their legal or
moral influence as effectively as
they might have done There have
been exceptions as for instance Hen
ny Allen, In Kansas, but in the main
the federal government has been
constantly sought as a mediator for
the last ten years. Many strikes
have been averted and the work of
cancellation has been effective, but
with powerful influence of states
governments welded by courageous
governors it is felt here that even
more progress might have been
made.
There is also the question of pow.
.er. States have almost unlimited
rights of seizure under their consti-
buttons. The national government,
for example, could not seize and CD
crate coal mines under the federal
constitution-this point was cleared
up for President Harding by consti.
tutlonal experts year ago.
Mr.. Pinchot had always the threat
of state operation to hold over war
ring factions in the anthracite in.
dustry.
The president played no politics
in. handling the coal strike or he
would have attempted mediation
himsek. On the other hand, the
fact that there is to be no strike
removes a source of discomfort to
which might have been charged to
the failure of the federal government
to intervene. Notwithstanding Mr..
,Coolidge's attitude Of giving the
Pennsylvania governor free rein,
the political phases of the episode
have grown in number. No out
standing candidate for the vice pres
ldency had been mentioned until
Governor Pinchot got into the lime
light with the coal strike negotia
lions.
There has always been the sug
gestion that along with Mr.. Coolidge
who is held to be of the conserva-
tive type of Republican, running
mate should be chosen with an ap-
peal to the so-called progressive ele-
nents in the Republican party. Gift
Sord Pinehot was one of the original
Roosevelt Progressives. His con-
lroversy with Secretary of the In,
terror Ballinger of the Taft admin
Stration over the conservation of
natural resources stirred up the en-.
tire west. So Governor Pinchot. it
s. reasoned, would balance the Re.
publican ticket nicely.
.HAINS NEW PRESTIGE
IN HIS HOME STATE
By Robert T.. Small
(Leased Wire Service to The 'Journal)
Copyright, 1929
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8.-Re-
sardless of what his national fate
nay be, Governor Pinchos has firm
" established himself as the fore
most political figure in his home
Itate by his settlement of tx an.
shracite strike.
II Governor Pinchot wants to be
Pennsylvania favorite son at the
aext Republican presidential con-
tention, there is no doubt that he
IAN have the big delegation as the
sucleus of possible growing
strength.
AS near as can be gathered from
The political leaders now in the city,
is the present plan of the Penn
lylvania G. 0. p. to send an unin-
Itructed delegation to Chicago, or
wherever else Fred Upham, treas
Irer of the Republican national
committee, decides the 1924 conven-
ion shall be held. Mr.. Upham has
lad the votes pledged for Chicago
or several months. President Hard
ng was trying to convince him,
however, that perhaps it might oe
,olitic and wise to give some other
food American city a chance. at the
onclave. President Coolidge has
Expressed no preference.
Although Pennsylvania has two
members in the cabinet-Mr. Mellon
md Mr.. Davis-there has been no
ttempt to launch Coolidge boom
n this state. Neither Mr.. Mellon,
he secretary of the treasury, nor
Or. Davis, secretary of labor, has
ieerl active in Pennsylvania poll
les, and while personally they may
box upon Mr.. Coolidge as his own
pgica4 successor in the White
House, they have no strength of or
anization behind them.
Harding Was Favored
1T is said here that SO far as
heir influence could go, Senators
sepper and Reed had determined,
ven before Mr.. Harding's death,
b work for an uninstructed Penn
glvania delegation to the next con-
kntion. There is little or no doubt
hat the delegation would have gone
blidly to Mr.. Harding had he lived
nd desired denomination.
Now the sentiment in favor of the
Il -
tronger than ever, although if he
hould express wish for it, Cover
tor Pinchot's friends will got holly
tto the fight for it.
There is no attempt on the part
Il the governors friends to disguise