Evening star., 1926-02-17
Politics at Large
BY G.. Could Lincoln

By G.. Could Lincoln
Within few days there must come
a political showdown in Pennsylvania.
All those who intend to compete for
party nomination for governor, United
, States Senator and members of the
! House are required to file their papers
between March 4 and April A. The
primaries are set for May IS.
Before leaving here to go to F'lori-
I da yesterday. Representative William
| ). Ware exploded a bombshel. He
| announced that he was seriously con-
sidering entering the primaries for
! the Republican senatorial nomination.
| II he contents himself with Consider
| ing" this question, it may have no
other effect than possibly linking
up some support he desires when it
| comes to being elected again to the
! House But if Mr.. Ware actually en-
| ters the lists. and Coy. Pinchot also
| makes the race for the nomination.
] it will bring about three -cornered
race, with Senator Pepper as the other
| contestant. In a three e-cornered race,
| the political observers In Pennsyl-
| Vanla insist the governor will have
a far better chance of winning the
nomination for Senator than if the
! contest is confined to Senator Pep
per and Gov Pinchot
Florida, it appears, is a mecca for
! Pennsylvania this week. Scores
! tary James J. Davis of the Depart
! ment Of Labor is expected to leave
here tonight on his way TO that
sunny cline, seeking a rest after his
efforts in the anthracite strike Sec
retary Davis has been regarded for
| some time as a potential candidate for
the nomination for Governor of Penn
sylvania.
One of the interesting suggestions
emanating from the keystone State
| Is that former Secretary William B.
Wilson of the Department Of Labor
l>will make the race for governor in
conjunction with Gov. Pinchots eff
fort for the Senate. Mr. Wilson is u
! Democrat, and the plan would con
template kind of fusion ticket--In-
dependent Republican and Democrat.
| Mr.. Wilson's name is mentioned par
ticularly in this connection should
the present Secretary, Davis, seek the
| Republican nomination for governor.
| The ending of the anthracite strike
has put Secretary Davis in the lime
| light, naturally. because of his efforts
| to bring about settlement Of the
| strike. But the suggestion that he
| run for governor was advanced
! months ago and has been discussed
intermittently ever since. The Penn
| Svlvania Legislature closes it's ses-
sion today. 1t has been rumored that
after the close of the session Gov.
| Pfnchot would announce his candi-
| dacy for the senatorial nomination
against Senator Pepper Because of
his strong advocacy of the cause of
prohibition and his assaults upon
Secretary Mellon. the political course
of Gov. Pinchot will be followed with
no little interest. An effort on his
part to be elected to the Senate would
! be regarded in some quarters as a
| possible bid for leadership among the
progressives in the Republican party
Gov. Pinchot was an ardent support
er of the late President Roosevelt and
prominent member of the Bull
Moose party in 1912 While he was
chot became a member of the famous
Roosevelt tennis cabinet"
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| With the ending of the anthracite
strike, a potential political issue and
a possible danger to the Republican
administration has been eliminated
President Coolidge has been commend
ed IN many quarters for refrainine
from intervening in the strike. The
contention is made that Government
Intervention would have established a
precedent that might in the future
have risen to confound those who un.
dertook it. 1t is further argued that
had President Coolidge summoned the
strikers and operators to Washington
as he was requested TO do in the
Copeland resolution adopted by the
Senate, 1t would have led TO a post.
ponement of the settlement possibly
for some weeks. Such a course might
have resulted in different settlement
involving an increase in the cost of
production and consequent increa Sc
in the prices of coal. as the argument
goes. But that is pure Speculation
me fact OF the matter is that the
President stands to gain because O,
his consistent attitude regarding the
strike.
The Democrats Of Ohio are seriously
contemplating an effort to send a
woman to the Senate-for the first
time, except for the brief hours ir
which Mrs. Rebecca Latimer FeItor
OF Georgia, an appointee of former
Gov. Hardwick to fill a vacancy, oc
cupied seat in the Senate chamber
Mrs. FELTON, never really saw service
as Senator, for Senator George had
been elected to office before the Senate
assembled and was on hand to be
sworn in before Mrs. FELTON, had an op
portunity to take part in the actuaI
work OF that body. The Democra tic
executive committee of Cuyahoga
County unanimously adopted a reso
luton last week indorsing Judge
Florence E. Allen of the Supreme Court
of Ohio for the senatorial nomination
This is not the first time that Judge
Allen has been suggested for high 30
litical office. She has made a record
in her State as a lawyer and as a
Judge that makes her extremely avail
able for the senatorial nomination. ii
is said by no less a person than for
mer Secretary of War Newton D. Baker,
who has been in Washington for a day
or two. Mr.. Baker also called atten
ton to the fact that the Democrats
have another good potential candidate
for the senatorial nomination in the
person of Cyrus Locher, State director
of commerce. The State primaries are
not held until August 10. Senator
Willis is expected to be renominated
without any real difficulty. The Demo
Gratis have but one candidate in minG
for the gubernatorial nomination, Gov
Donahey.
The tenth congressional district OF
Kentucky has elected a Republican tC
fill the vacancy caused by the retire
ment of former Representative Johr
w. Langley, who for so many years
represented that district in the House
A. J. Kirk won over J. c. Cantrell, the
Democratic nominee. For years this
has been a Republican district, and the
success of the Republican candidate
was fully expected here. President
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