The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-17
Pennsylvania Political Pot
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Clifford pinctot, former governor and ally of the late
Theodore Roosevelt in the Bull Moose days, has cast his
hat into the ring again. He has formally announced his
entrance into the Pennsylvania primary for the stter-
Material nomination. Mr.. Pirclipt necessarily believes
ton in Philadelphia backing Francis stn,nl, Brown and
the MelloI-Cfrundy combination fsvoring Samuel 8.
Lewis, MI. tircl,ot figures that he has a chance to rally
the independents and, adding them TO the large Num-
Der Of supporters he already has. win the nomination
It was much the same kind Of a situation, which, enabled
him 70 win for governor II, 1922 Apparently, IT IS his
issue. He will attack both the Ware machine and the
Mellon machine. 1t Is the kind of a fight Mr.. Pinc,ot
likes.
The Pennsylvania political pot is boiling faster and
faster. Secretary James J. Davis of the department of
labor IN the Hoover, Coolidge and Harding cabinets, has
let It be known that he will make an announcement of
his candidacy for the senatorial, nomination Within q
week. Speaking engagements entered into by him, when
he Is to be heard as a member Of the cabinet have
caused him to postpone his formal statement Of candi
dacy, it is said. This would indicate that Mr.. Davis will
resign from the cabinet when he becomes a formal can
didate for the senatorial nomination. For him TO do
otherwise would in effect link the Hoover administration
to his candidacy. Some Of his supporters have urged,
however, that President Hoover did not resign from, the
cabinet when he was a candidate for the nomination, for
president IN 1923. Nor is 1t likely that Senator Grundy
Will ~reliiquish his present office because of his candi-
dacy for the nomination.
William S. Ware, the veteran Republican boss CT pilila-
delphia, whose entrance into the senatorial race was an
nolnced some time ago, is now hourly expected to issue
a statement withdrawing because Of his physical con-
dition. His medical adviser has already put forward a
formal statement to the effect that MI. ware could not
and should not undergo the strain Of being a candidate
for the senatorial nomination. The superstition has been
that If Mr.. Ware withdraws he will back the candidacy
OF MI. Brown for governor and Of Mr.. Davis for the
senate. If he does IL will make one Of the hottest po-
iitlcal battles which the Republicans Of the keystone
lss,s nay des ever roa aaeu aa a. m e,., y has bee been n &c. that IA
Fisher victories IN the 1926 senatorial and guberna.orial
primaries, with former Senator Pepper and Beidleman
getting the short end Of the deal. Mr.. Grrrdy at that
time was backing Governor Fisher. Pinchot was in the
race then for the senatorial nomination, but ran third.
NO. since the days Of the late Senator Boise Penrose
has there been a figure in Pennsylvania politics, who
dominated the entire state. Possibly out Of the coming
campaign such a figure will emerge. If MI. Grundy
should be nominated and at the same time Lewis. his
candidate for governor, should be victorious, Nj. Grundy
doouptiess would obtain an outstanding and dominating
position IN the Pennsylvania C. G. r. It is clear that a
gTeat deal depends upon the results Of the primaries
which viii take place May 20.