Evening star., 1923-12-16
COOLIDGE GAINING
IN KEYSTONE STATE
Presidents Message SoIidi-
fies Sentiment in Many
. Pennsylvania Sections.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

HARRISBURG, Pa, December 15-
Addition of three to the Pennsylvania
delegation to the next republican ma
tional convention, and possibility
that friends of Gov. "Al" Smith of
New York may seek democratic dele
gates in this state have added to the
complexities of the keystone COM
monwealth's politics, already more
complicated than they have been in
the closing month of any year before
recent presidential elections. While
political generals have been holding
back their plans. discussion of the
strategy of 1924 has been dividing
county and municipal places due very
soon. Once these apportionments are
made national politics will have full
swing from one end of Pennsylvania
to the other.
Gov. Clifford Pinchot, whose activi-
ties while maintaining a noisy silence
In regard to presidential aspirations
stirred up most of this ahead-of-sea-
son discussion. came back from Wash
fngton rather inclined to delve into
state affairs and. although only Ave
states sent representatives to the
second anthracite regulation confer
ence. purposes to push the federal
legislation. The governor will take
lead the campaign for them. while
the governors null over the form of
compact between the states on which
he has set his heart and on which
few OF the delegates to the Harris
burg conferences agree. Men who
were carrying Pinchot banners
around Pennsylvania a fortnight ago
are at parade rest
Coolidge Stronger.
There is no question about the
strong impression the Coolidge mes
sage to Congress made on people in
every section of the state and 1t stiff
fened up the national Administrations
friends until there IS a growing de-
mand that instead OF the Pennsyl-
vania organization backing unin-
structed delegates the aspirants come
out for Coolidge. Some influential
republicans are getting ready to make
themselves heard on this proposition.
according to what is coming here and
this together with the effect of the
message has slowed up the Pinchot
propagandists.
Some indication of, the course the
state administration is going to pur-
sue in the coming primary will come
before long as the time for stating
republican candidates for state Offices
is just around the corner and in six
weeks petitions will be circulated for
listing on the ballot. The state ad-,
mintstration has been firing" some
employees and arouSing the wrath of
county leaders, all of which Is going
to make easier the work of organic
ing any anti-Pihcfot campaign.
The talk of the New York governor
coming into Pennsylvania for dele
gates started in counties bordering
on the empire state this week and
may bring an early alignment of some
leaders whose position. between Nc.
Adoo and Underwood has not been
clear. A local boom for federal Judge
o. b. Dickinson did not make much
impression but the return of ex-
Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer
has added to interest in the demo-
cratic situation.
The war between National Commit.
teeman Joseph F. Guffey, Judge Eu-
gene c. Bonniwell and ex-Congress-
man Bruce F. Sterling for the demo-
cratic national committee seat has
become merrier and every one IL try
ing to soft pedal talk about the re-
publican national seat
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