The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-18
Is
Put in Hole
by Pinchot.
Pennsylvania Executive May
Win G.. o. p. Nomination
on Dry Issue Unless Pres
ident Acts Soon.
Is Backed by Churches
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

Washington, Oct. 17.-Facts about
Clifford Pinchot as potential candi.
date for the republican presidential
nomination are these:
First of all, as to his home state,
Pennsylvania, Pinchot will undoubt
edIy have either all or a majority of
the Pennsylvania delegates in the
next republican convention. If no
fight Is made against him he will
have them all. The group which seems
disposed to oppose Pinchot having
the Pennsylvania delegation consists
of partly the remnants of the old Pen
rose political mach hine in the state
plus some new figures in Pennsyl.
vania politics.
10 be clear. there Is on one side
Pinchot and his friends. On the other
side there is the old republican ma
chine, plus Senator George w. Pepper,
no was not part of the old Penrose
machine, but at the same time is not
smong Pinchot's friends: plus Senator
David Reed, plus Secretary of the
Treasury Andrew w. Mellon.
These latter are not willing that
Pinchot should have the Pennsyl-
vania delegation. They take the
ground that the delegation should go
befther instructed for Coolidge or else
unlnstructed and under the control,
roughly. of Pepper. Reed and Mellon.
Would Break Custom.
On the other hand, Pinchot's friends
in Pennsylvania demand that the dele
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of complimentary vote at least.
This is according to the precedent OF
Pennsylvania delegations ever since
the direct primary was adopted. In
1920 the Pennsylvania delegation
went to Chicago instructed for the
then republican governor, Sproul. In
1915 the republican delegation went
to Chicago instructed for the then
republican governor, Brumbaugh.
To depart from this precedent now
would be a slap at Pinchot. 1t would
be interpreted as a sign that he and
his courses on prohibition and other
wise are not approved by his own
party in his own state. That>is the
reason why Pinchot and his friends
say they cannot permit it to be done.
IL the opponents of Pinchot In
Pennsylvania, including Senator Pep
per and Mr.. Coolidge's secretary Of
the treasury, Mr.. Mellon. don't make
any fight against Pinchot. the latter
will have the Pennsylvania delegation
practically entire to the extent OF a
complimentary vote at least. If they
-. make a fight against him, Pinchot
and his friends undoubtedly will fight
back. In the event Of such a fight,
Pinchot will probably have a little
more than a majority Of the dele
gates.
So much for Pennsylvania. Outside
Of Pennsylvania the facts are these
Has Friepds Elsewhere.
There Is no state, so far as the
present writer knows, where any
organized effort Is yet being made to
send Pinchot delegates to the national
convention. There is, however. In
many states strong Pinchot ele-
ment, composed largely of the same
sort of people who cheered Pinchot SO
wildly here in Washington last Sun
day.
They are among the best people In
their respective communities, con-
sisting chiefly of what politicians call
with a mixture of Difference and fear
"the church people" In this state
OF facts everything depends on or
sanitation. II anything should occur
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