Evening star., 1923-09-08
STATE DELEGATION WILL
BE WITH THE GOVERNOR
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| held Mr.. Upham has had the votes
pledged for Chicago for several
| ing to convince him, however. that
! perhaps 1t might be polite and wise
| to give some other good American
| city chance at the conclave. Presi-
dent Coolidge has expressed no pref
erence.
state Silent on Coolidge.
| Although Pennsylvania has two MEM
bers OF the cabinet--Mr. Mellon and
Mr.. Davis-there has been no attempt
to launch a Coolidge boom in this
state. Neither Mr.. Mellon, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. nor Mr.. Davis,
! in Pennsylvania politics, and while
they may personally look upon Mr..
Coolidge as his own logical successor
, in the White House, they have no
| strength OF organization behind them.
| 1t Is said here that SO far as their
| influence could 60. Senators Pepper
and Reed had determined even before
Mr.. Harding's death to work for an
! uninstructed Pennsylvania delegation
to the next convention. There is lit
| tie or no doubt, however, that one
delegation would have gone solidly to
Mr.. Harding had he lived and desired
denomination.
| Now the sentiment in favor of the
uninstructed delegation naturally is
stronger than ever. although il he
| should express a wish for it Gov.
| Pinchot's friends will go hotly into
the fight for 1t.
| Caliber Well Known.
| There Is no attempt on the part Of
\ the governors friends to disguise
their belief that he Is presidential
tion in the coal strike was a ten
strike. In their own language, they
were amazed" that President Cool
idse should have permitted Gov. Pin
| chot to take the place as mediator
that the country assumed the Presi-
| dent, because of his strike experiences
in Boston. would reserve to himself.
| Gov. Pinchot, in all of his public
utterances concerning the coal nego-
tiations., has made it plain that he
and in the interest of the public. He
| let it be known that he was not an
| ambassador OF the White House; that
he was receiving no instructions from
Washington, but had every assurance
of assistance from there If necessary.
| When Gov. Pinchot visited Wash
| ington some two weeks ago and the
4 announcement was made that he
would attempt to bring the warning
anthracite miners and operators
to his exact status, or the means by
! which his entrance into the coal con-
troversy had been brought about.
| The facts are these: When the
head of the state bureau of mines re-
ported to the governor that the coal
negotiations at Atlantic City. re-
newed at the request of the National
PCoal Commission, had broken hope
lessly down, Mr.. Pinchot called up
the White House and asked Mr.. Cool
idge IL he had In mind any definite
plans other than the providing of
| substitutes to the people.
AS related by the state authorities,
President Coolidge replied that he
! had no immediate move in contem-
plation. Mr.. Pinchot then said that,
as governor OF the anthracite pro-
be vitality affected by a prolonged
| strike. he would like to try to ar
range a settlement.
| Told to Go Ahead.
(, Matters were held in abeyance until
| Gov. Pinchot went to Washington and
| had a further talk with the President.
| Then he was told to go ahead and,
as his friends expressed 1t today, "he
and personally responsible for the
! success or failure of his efforts"
/ There was in reality more politi-
| cal significance to the governors ac-
tivities than any contemplation of
a move toward the White House.
Pennsylvania collects tax Of between
| $6,000.00O and 100000 a year on
! all anthracite mined in the state.
Gov; Pinchot's economy budget"
| ing the next two years. If the mines
were idle for any length of time the
budget would be hopelesslY upset and
q biz dedcit would stare the governor