Evening star., 1926-05-09

moral force"
The league statement declares also
that lin order to win. there should
be but one dry candidate" Then 1t
gives this advice to the voters; "to
save the acute situation 1t becomes
the plain duty of all friends of good
government TO concentrate their vote
on that one of the two satisfactory
candidates who has the best chance
to defeat Mr.. Ware.
League Unable to Choose.
II Is a plain matter of fact that
the Anti.Saloon League was unable
to declare for one of the candidates
and against the other. They both
have friends, and strong friends, in
the organization. So the league has
passed the buck to the voters. hoping
that they will be able to decide for
themselves which candidate has the
best chance TO defeat Ware, and Will
act accordingly and with unanimity
The action is almost on a par with
the abandon and impartiality of the
House committee on agriculture when
1t reported three separate and dis
tinct farm relief bills to the House
with recommendations that they all
pass. The AntiSaloon League, how
ever, 10 EOIIlS W pd
and make no further tion
one way or another-unless there
should be some very unusual and un
expected development in the next
week.
Some of the men high In the Coun
ellis Of the Anti-Saloon League have
reached the conclusion that Pepper
has better chance OF heating Ware
than has PinchOt. 1t Is fact. too
that they feel a certain resentment
against Pinchot for getting into the
race. and, of course. for not withdra ".
ing. But they are not saying this
for publication.
The drys also are unwilling to ad
NIT that If Ware wins the nomination
the victory has been finally obtained
by the vets. Gov. PinchOt may ente,
In the election next November as ar
indepe pendent-indeed It is predicted or
many sides that he will do so. an(
the charge is made by Properties ,ha
1t IL the Pinchot hope Ware will b.
az an independent and perhaps beat
Ware in the election.
Davis Is Firm Dry.
Furthermore, former Secretary n
Labor Wilson is 10 be the Democrat Il,
nominee for the Senate. and he /,
rated thoroughgoing dry. In sucf
circumstances the drys feel they ma,
win against Ware with either Pincho
or Pepper. Pinchot. they figure, Nigh
so rally the Republicans and obtair
enough support from dry Democrat Il
TO he elected, Or Pinchot might $,
divide the Republican vote in tn,
State as TO make possible the election
OF Wilson. There are 700 900 enrolled
Democrats in the State, strange a.
that may seem.
One phase of the situation is some
what una nimous. Both Pinchot an6
Pepper are going to get wet votes
votes which might otherwise he ex
pected to go for Ware. Pinchot vii
gather these III the mining districts s
where the miners will vote for hin
because they feel they owe him I
debt because Of his strike settlement
Many Of these miners are admitted,
wet. Pepper. on the other hand, will
get votes of many of the machin,
politicians and their followers herr
in Pittsburgh and men and womeI
In other parts of the State who sym
pathize with the vets but canno
stomach Ware and what he stands 70
outside of light wines and beer.
PiDehot Chides Pepper.
Gox. Pinchot has been chiding Sen
ator Pepper because of his wet sup
port. and statements have been pub
lislied with the purpose of shown:
that Senator Pepper would shift hi
stand to modification of the dry law
IL ma jority of the people Of th'
rar for l1NnAi6Ca tinn
Some OF tfYe dry leaders who be
lieve that Pepper is their best be
against Ware say that this effort L
injure Senator Pepper Is not ha VIM
effect.
In the gubernatorial race the we
and dry issue is more evenly joine'
than II is in the senat torial fight. Johl
| $. Fisher il the only one Of the fou
candidates who has the backing O
| the drys. Edward f.. Beidelman. hi
chief opponent, ia for light wines an
| beer. though he IL not himself talking
! the wet and dry issue as vigorousl.
as his running mate, Mr. Ware.
Phillips Chance Slim.
| A third candidate for the suberna
| torial nomina tion. with headquarter
here in Pittsburgh, is Representative
| Thomas w. Phillips of Butler, a mil
lionaire Mr.. Phillips who is a we
| Of the wettest. has been conductinl
a uuiet campaign. - compared to hi
opponents. but, nevertheless. he ha
sent out from his headquarters n
| less than 10000, 600 pieces Of litera
tlre and he has conducted an exter
sive advertising campaign in the news
papers. He is making a particula
! L.,.,, fx.. AA IntN ut h
! indorsed by many orga nizations. II
| Is comparatively little known to tn
voters throughout the State, however
| With the MELONS and the organiza
| ton here backing Fisher and Harr.
| Baker and his orga nization in TIL
| State backing Beidelman, not TO mer
! tion the Beidelman support from Var
| in Philadelphia, Mr. Phillips chance
, do not look bright. More important
| however, is the vote he may take from
| one or the other Of his opponents. Th
| drys believe his candidacy will hell
| Fisher.
The fourth candidate for the guber
| material nomination IL former Gov
! Tener. But his vote Is considers
negligible.
| State Is about $3.50 wet and dry Thi
| probably will be denied by some q
| the drys. Some of the more enthus
astic vets insist that the ma jority j
| for modification Of the dry laws. an,
they are waiting for election day t
say. Il tod you so"
Fisher Is Dry's Hope.
| II Fisher IL elected. the, .drys Wi
| claim decided victory, no matte
! what happens i'm the Senate race.
There are complications even In tn
| gubnatorial race which will make
difficult to say just which side. we
or dry. has won. no matteD whethe
| Fisher or Beidleman wins. Last Fa'
the Republican leaders were out |
the state working for Pepper for tn
senatorial nomination and Beidlema
for the gubernatorial nomina ton.
so effectively did they do thei
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