Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
TWO PARTIES SPLIT
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Savage Attack on Pinchot
Widens to Make Other
Races Doubtful.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Pennsylvania for decades the Gibraltar
of Republicanisnl, is in the grip of saw
age political revolution which has spill
both major parties to the core. The
cause of the upheaval is fight for the
governorship.
Although the revolt was intended tc
affect only the gJbernatorial fight, II
has left the fate of various congress
sional candidates in doubt Other can
didates almost have been lost from
sight in the fierce battle waging about
the governorship.
Election of Secretary of Labor James
J. Davis as Senator for the seat now
held by Joseph r. Grundy by appoint
ment, appears certain beyond all doubt
although Democrats are claiming it fol
Sedgwick Kistler, member of the Demo
cratic National Committee.
The Pennsylvania delegation In Con-
gress now consisting of 36 Republicans
will be reduced. The Republican State
organization is claiming election of So
and seems likely to elect more than sc
Republicans, although the Democrats
claim they may elect as high as 10. The
Democrats are sure of one member and
seem to have a reasonable chance OF
electing four.
Utilities Made Issue.
In the vortex of the political typhoon
which Is rocking the State is Clifford
Pinchot, former Governor At the pri-
mary he won Republican nomination
for another four years in the State
House over a candidate backed by the
Philadelphia organization and third
candidate running on a purely wet
issue. Although a militant dry when
Governor before, Pinchot based his pri-
mary campaign almost entirely on
changes in utility regulation and abo-
lition of the Public Service Commission
which he described as the "catspaw OF
the corporations"
Although party regularity has been
almost fetish with Pennsylvania Re
publicans for many years, there followed
q most amazing bolt headed by those
who normally would have been regarded
as least likely to abandon their party
tradition. The war board" of the Ware
Republican organization in Philadelphia
and Al of the 48 ward leaders in that
city declared against Pinchot in group
Because he could not support Pinchot
Gen. w. w. Atterbury, president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. and target OF
Pinchot's sharpest shafts regarding
utilities In politics, resigned as member
of the Republican National Committee
Committees of industrialiSts bankers
wet Republicans and utility lawyers
were formed in upstate counties to
organize the Liberal party.
Support for Democrat.
All of these have declared their sup
port for John NJ. Hemphill, who until
he won the Democratic nomination for
Governor unoppoSed, was q compare
lively unknown lawyer of West Chester
He has been given the Liberal party
nomination as the vehicle to receive
votes of Republicans who are averse to
voting the Democratic ticket.
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tion-repeal platform, adopted by the
Democratic State Committee after the
dry Pinchot was nominated, however,
has produced counter bolt Of dry
Democrats to Pinchot. It was headed
by Vance c. Mccormick, Harrisburg
publisher, chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee in the second CAM
paign for Woodrow Wilson and Demo-
cratic nominee for Governor in 1914
Mccormick in 1928 led the Democratic
bolt from Al Smith In the presidential
campaign in this State.
Joining him this year, but not two
years ago. Is William B. Wilson, Sec
rotary Of Labor in Wilson's cabinet and
who, as candidate against William S
Ware for Senator in 1926, conducted q
three-year contest for the Ware seat
John A. McSparran, q crusading dry
who is q DEMOCRAT Pinchot defeated
the stump for Pinchot on the dry
question. Judge Eugene G. Bonniwell
Philadelphia, an ardent wet, is cam
paigning for Pinchot because Hemphill
Is backed by the Philadelphia organi-
.ation. Bruce F. Sterling, member OF
the war Congress and later Democratic
State chairman, also has bolted to
Pinchot.
Party Lines Shattered.
It Is because party lines have crum-
oled In this fashion that the fate OF
congressional candidates Is uncertain
The Pinchot vote in dry Democratic
districts VIII aid Republican candi-
dates and the Hemphill vote in wet
Republican sections win help Demo
cratic nominees.
On Wednesday Of this week the vet
eran Representative George S. Graham
Of the second Philadelphia district re-
signed as Pennsylvania member of the
Congressional Campaign Committee oil
the Republican National Committee In
order to be free to support Hemphill.
The Democrats are certain of elect
ing the member in the eleventh dis
trict, where Representative L. A. Wat
res Is retiring. Patrick j. Boland
Scranton, Democrat holds all nom-
nations there.
Gen. Edward Martin, chairman OF
the Republican State Committee, pre-
diets the Republican nominees in the
IS other districts will win. In at Least
two districts. however, the nominees
are facing great odds.
One Is the fourteenth (Berks-Le-
high district. which never elected a
Republican until 1920. Representative
Charles j. Esterly is not candidate
The Republican nominee, former Rep
reSentative Robert Grey Bushong, in.
Cured enmity OF the Republican or.
CARNATIONS in his district by support.
ing Democrat when he retired two
years ago. The district contains many
wet Democrats: who will be aided b!
some organization Republicans in sup
port OF Norton l.. Lichtenwalner, Allen
town, the Democratic nominee.
Another Hard Fight.
Another hard fight is in the thir
tieth Carbon Monroe Northampton
district. Representative William r
Coyle, Republican, who won in tn
presidential years of 1924 and 1928. /
opposed by former Representative Ev
erett Kent, Democrat. who won in tn
gubernatorial years Of 1922 and 1926
Registration is almost equally divide,
between the two counties in the dis
trict.
Pinchot's popularity among the we
A4NAS foSS may uidhS tLie AAkHt lOI re
election of Representative c. Murra
Iurpin, Republican, slightly easier thai
for Bushong or Coyle. Turpin's dis
trtct, the twelfth, Is Luzerne County
largest Of the anthracite counties. Tur
pin was chosen at a special election ;
succeed Representative John j. CASEY
president of the State Federation G
Labor, who died after being the onl
Democrat to win for Congress in 1925
Turpin's Democratic opponent this yea
s John 7. Knetz, vice president @
the State Federation Of Labor,
John r. Collins, chairman of tn
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