Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
WIFE OF P|NCHOT
SEEKS HOUSE SEAT
Announcement of Candidacy
Contains Declaration for
Dry Enforcement.

Mrs Clifford Pinchot announced
formally today at her home here and
at Milford. Pa. where she and eX-Gov.
Pinchot of Pennsylvania spend part
of each year. that she is a candidate
for the Republican congressional nomi-
nation in the fifteenth Pennsylvania
district. Mrs. Pinchot is at present AT
Milford. The announcement was made
in telegram to Frank E. Wood. at
Sayre, Pa. county leader Of Pike
County. in the northeastern corner of
the State. in which Milford is located,
and forecasts an acute campaign.
In the telegram, copy Of which was
made public at the Pinchot home helC.
at IT'S Rhode Island avenue. Mrs.
Pinchot pledges herself to vote dry, to
live dry and to work for the dry cause"
Seeks McFadden Seat.
The wife of the former Governor Of
Pennsylvania is seeking the seat in the
House which has been held for the last
seven terms by Representative Louis T.
McFadden. chairman OF the House
committee on banking and currency
and one of the best known members Of
the House.
The Pinchots have been well known
in Washington since the days of the
Roosevelt administration. when Mr.
Pinchot was chief Of the Bureau Of
Forestry and was also member Of
President Roosevelt's famous tennis
cabinet" Mrs. Pinchot has always
taken an active interest in her hus-
bands political career. She has many
times declared herself strongly In favor
of the prohibition cause and has at
tackled national enforcement methods
= NH..- lHv1n f1Trf fANt
months of each year at their home In
Washington. Mr.. Pinchot was here
early this morning He left hurriedly
for Baltimore a few minutes after his
vife's candidacy was announced, saying
that he knew Of nothing TO add TO
what was stated in the telegram OF
Mrs. Pinchot 70 Mr.. Wood.
Text Of Telegram.
The telegram. as made public here.
Is as follows:
Il have decided to become a candi-
date for Congress in the Republican
primary OF the fifteenth district. The
help you have already offered Is deeply
appreciated You honor me by your
confidence.
Il am a Republican. and pledge
myself TO support the principles upon
which the Republican party was
founded.
'If nominated and elected, promise
TO represent all the people of this dis
trict, and not concentrate upon one
small group OF financial interests from
New York City.
THE five counties Of this district are
mainly agricultural. The interests OF
the farmers have been too long neglect
ed Their needs will receive from me
the fullest consideration and attention
ITO vote dry is not enough. Public
men and women ought 10 live AZ they
vote. They should work for All America
dry In fact as well as In name.
therefore pledge myself To vote dry, TO
1--we dry and 70 work for the dry cause
Il VIII Use all the patronage and
power OF the Office 10 assist and support
the decent men and women IN the dis
;rict in order 10 increase their welfare
their strength and their influence.
These are not the only issues in the
campaign The others / look forward
to discussing With the voters within the
next two months"
Has Criticised Mellon.
Mrs Pincf1ot injected herself into the
Pennsylvania political situation ~
early az 1924, when In speech before
the New Jersey Republican Womens
Club at Camden she charged Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon with fail
ure 10 enforce prohibition IN pcnnsyl-
Yania.
Mr.. Mellon is far from trying To
enforce prohibition in Pennsylvania.
she said What he Is doing Is betray-
Ing and breaking down the enforcement
laws NJ the State"
In the same year group Of citizens
in Pennsylvania suggested that Mrs
Pinchot run for Congress.