Evening star., 1926-04-01

The PENNSYLVANIA senatorial con-
test involving three Republicans OF
country wide regulations, is accepted
| by all observers as the outstanding
political battle Of the year. Gov.
| Pinchot, one candidate, is definitely
placed as dry, while Senator Pep
per's attitude on prohibition is sub
! iect OF discussion. and MIR. Ware, the
Philadelphia party leader, is ciassed
as wet.
"All indications point to a campaign
that will sweep Pennsylvania from
| border to border" says the SeattIe
Daily Times independent Republican,.
An three men are experienced pontl-
! cally. are able orators and are wen
known. not only in their own state.
but out side its confines. No political
battle of the year promises To attract
more attention the country over than
| the fight for the senatorship in the
keystone commonwealth The
Charleston Evening Post independent
Democratic) also believes that IT
ought to be interesting and suggests
/ that the sesquicentennial celebration
of the signing Of the Declaration OF
Independence is to have an accom-
paniment of old-fashioned, knock
down and drag-out politics.
| The prospect of a most satisfying
Donnybrook" is seen by the Worces-
| ter Evening Gazette independently,
and its summary of the situation Is;
| ."rhe we'll known chaos which once
plaved such hob with Europe and
European affairs (see any American
| uewspaper in the years Immediately
| following the war; seems now TO nave
attacked the politics of the Keystone
state, particularly Republican politics
Gs there anv other kind in Pennsyi-
vania?)."
| Its nothing in our lives, OF
| course" remarks the Baltimore Eve
ming Sun independently but the ste"
ing of the political pot in the great
Stats of pernsvlvania has a certain
general interest. Here are three men.
oil boning to be Senator. The frst OF
these is our old friend. Clifford Pinchot,
politically the drvest of the drys' Al
| the other extreme is the amiaDle anu
| interesting w. l.. Ware, whose plat-
form is the wettest we nave ever
heard Of. And between THESE Two
there is the present holder of the sena'
toriaI toga-one Pepper. The orNs say
MIR. Pepper is wet. Ihe Wets saH ne
;s dry. What he really is douDlIes
denends largely upon Andrew Mellon.
| Tbis Mellon. frankly. is puZzle.
Somehow we can't help cupplng our
ears TO hear what Mr.. Mellon Is Solns
to saw about this prohibition question:
whether he SAYS it in his own person
or through the Hon. Mr.. Pepper
1 X X 4 y
ar PENNSYLVANIA is az wet as the
| .wets, would have us believe. the gov
srnor does not stand much chance TO
oct the nomination" according To the
! Abilene Reporter independent Demo
cratit). for he has been a consistent
| advocate OF strict enforcement OF the
dry laws. But his fight for the nom
lInation will be watched with considera
hle interest throughout the country:
The Springfield Union Republlcan) Is
NJ the opinion that Representative
| wares candidacy makes the outcome
donbtful. and adds: In Philadeiphla
and in the industrial cities of western
| PENNSYLVANIA his opposition TO the
| yolstead act will win him many votes.
GOV. Pinchot has not grown more
nop,Ilar in office. but in all probab biilty
the division of the regular organl"s-
tion into Mellon and Ware factions Is
not displeasing to him. Through the
coming Summer and Fall, Pennsyi-
ivania should offer one of the best
political shows in the country.
"
| while 1t is not probable that the