Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-11
ADEPT At DEEP-SEA
FISHING AND ALSO
SKILLED At CASTING
Pennsylvania Executive Finds
Greatest Pleasure in Angling
For Finny Tribe
FIGHTS HIS OWN FIGHT
A Fisherman He says, Must
Land His Own Catch, and
He's First a Fisherman
BY ALEXANDER HERMAN
NEA Service Writer

NEA Service Writer
ILFORD, Pa, Jan. 11.-Gifford
Pinchot, governor of Pennsylvania
and one of the foremost of presi-
dental possibilities, is great at fish
ing.
He is as adept at deep-sea fish
ing as he is skilled in making a cast
in the woodland streams But he
knows there is often many slip be-
tween the nibblc and the catch
Perhaps that is why he is the one
man in these parts who says he is
not casting around for the nomina-
ton.
There is strong sentiment
throughout the state, and the whole
East, that he will be in the run
ming. It hasn't yet crystallized it
self in the formation of "Finchot-
for President" clubs or any or
ganized attempt to win pledges
from delegates to the nominating
convention. But 1t is gaining mo-
mentum
Should this be great enough to
help the governor swing the state
election this spring when a new leg
islature will be chosen, political
leaders believe Pinchot viii be
forced to throw his hat in the ring.
Set for Coming Battle
Just now the governor is printing
himself for hard campaign. The
political machine he broke up in his
sensational victory of 1922 viii
make a strong oppositional effort
to come back,
Before this defeat, the old Repub-
lican refine, directed by Boies
Penrose and his followers, was one
of the strongest organizations in
the country. 1t was deemed revolu-
tionary for an Independent to cry
bucking it.
PinchOt did just that, and success
fully too, by going directly before
the people and presenting his views
himself
That's what he is going to do in
the spring campaign, too. And
that's what he will do if he decides
to get into the running for the pres
idency.
He makes his own fights, and
fights them himself, There is no or
ganization that carrys on for him.
"A fisherman" he says must
land his own catch" And Pinchot
lis fisherman above everything else.
To get aaclose-up of this 'Izaak
Walton" governor-presidenaial-pos-
sibility, | spent day with him at
his home in the northern Pennsyl-
vania hills,
He lives in Grey Towers, on a
large estate. 1t easily could be one
of the show places Of the east, il it
were tricked up with ornate trim
nings. But the Pinchots don't 90
IN for this sort of thing, So their
beautiful home stands in bit of ma
lures wonderland with little osten-
tation, but plenty of charm.
1t is large Iodge-like house.
holding large living room where
coy fireplace or burning logs.
often chopped by the governor,
blazes merrily away.
Lives Simple Life.
The family eats in this room, too,
waited on by major domo about
the place who acts as butler, cook
and man Of all work. He wears no
! livery and is dressed even better
than the governor himself.
Pinchot's favorite room is his
study. 1t is a small place stuck
away in corner Of the house. It's
! paper is old It's walls are lined
with fishing rods and reels. Its desk
with tackle,
4 A magazine Of short adventure
stories lay atop stack of papers.