Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-04
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICAL POT
TOLD OF BY MIR. HASKIN TODAY

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4:-Pennsyl-
Ivania's political pot is boiling right
merrily these days, and it is being
watched like a veritable witch's caul-
dron in which every bubble means
trouble-sometimes in double doses.
Governor Clifford Pinchot is a cam
didate for the Republican nominal
ton for President. He has been
made his successful state fight, and
made his successful state fight, and
now that he has achieved distinction
as the man who settled the anth-
lracite Goa strike it seems that Moth
ing could keep him out of the 1924
contest.
Some states with such an up and
coming candidate doubtless would
bulge their boundaries with pride
and make him a favorite son without
delay or debate. Not so with Penn
~sylvania. Governor Pinchot may get
the state delegation to the Repub-
lican National Convention or a ma
jority thereof, but notice has already
been served that he will not have it
handed him on a platter.
This notice came in the form of a
statement issued by United States
Senators Pepper and Reed upon the
of their recent visit to the White
House to see President Coolidge.
This statement might be termed
diplomatic or cryptic, or non-com-
initial, or a number of things. 1t has
La sort of observation-disclosures"
tone, for when the newspaper cores
%pondents asked the Pennsylvania
Senators if they had anything to say
1.-THE Senators replied with a hand
OUT of which the opening sentence
read: I'VE have no statement to
make in regard to the Republican
presidential nomination."
Having thus stated that they had
no statement to make the Senator's
proceeded to state: IF it be true.
las rumored, that President Coolidge
will consent to be Il candidate for
nomination, and if it be also true,
as likewise rumored, that Governor
Pinchot has Presidential aspirations,
a situation will develop upon which
a Senator from Pennsylvania ought
not to express himself prematurely,
or otherwise than after serious re-
Election"
That, as the %cartoonist would say,
and, as the politicians are saying, is
all very interesting, but it doesn't
mean anything! However, if that
is to be regarded as cryptic, give
heed to the next and concluding
sentences evolved by the Keystone
State solons:
What is best for the country,
what is best for the State, what Is
best for the party. are the consider
ations to which attention must be
given, and we have no expectation
of making any announcement on the
Subject in the near future"
And that is so wise that to in
dulge in the colloquialism of the day
it may be said to be the owls boot!
Experts Called In
Experts at deciphering u~ndecipher-
able codes and at unscrewing the in
scrutable have been called in and
have made varied interpretations OF
the Pepper-Reed statement. One
says it means that the Senators are
not for PInchot for President. An
other opines that it indicates that
they will support President Coolidge
if it should develop speedily that the
Presidents nomination is inevitable.
Another contends that 1t reveals the
fact that Senator Pepper is himself
a presidential aspirant and warns
the stalwarts of the old PenrosP
machine to be on guard lest Pinchot
pilfer the national delegates.
Still another expert whose rat
iocination in hitting on every cylinder
says that here we have. not a decla-
ration of war. but an overture to
compromise and peace. Pinchot. he
deduces is not in reality a candidate
for the Presidency but for the Sem
ate seat held by Pepper. He
will be through with the Governors
job at approximately the same time
that Peppers term expires, and he
is making his presidential demon
stration solely as a preliminary 10 a
fight against Pepper for the sena-
torial nomination. Pepper IL quite
aware Of this and wants 20 avoid
n contest with P;nohot. Accordingly
ne n his colleague. who IL plav-
ing the game with him. issued the
statement which meana they are
Willing TO make a deal-or arrive M
a gentlem4n's agreement-whereoy
they will let Pinchot have all the
PENNSYLVANIA delegates to the Re.
publican National Convention II the
Governor will promise not TO make
the race for the Senate.
This Interpretation Of the Pep.
lner-Reed statement sounds mor'
like the work Of a real expert. per