Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23

AS appraised oy the country az large
tha battle for the governorship of
Pennsylvania involves many issues and
Is complex. While to some observers
the position Of Clifford Pinchot, the
regular candidate, as dry Is important
other matters are declared to be in
volved in the bolt by President After
bury Of the Pennsylvania Railroad and
his political friends in Philadelphia.
The latter group declares that Pinchot
has always been hostile to the regulars,
while he is credited with the support
Of progreSsives in the State. There Is
some speculation as to the possibility
Of electing a Democratic Governor, but
it Is pointed out that some leading
Democrats have deserted John Hemp
hill, Democratic nominee, and are sup
porting Pinchot. It is predicted that
II he succeeds he will be potential
candidate for President.
It is described by the Baltimore Sun
Independent Democratic) as "a crazy
campaign" and apparently unpredict-
able" The Sun suspects that "the issue
Is less Pinchot as dry than Pinchot as
Pinchot." The Providence Journal (in-
dependency refers to the State as zone
Of the great and significant battlehelds
Of $780," and says that "the uprising
against Pinchot Is the most threatening
lions In 1882 and 1890 that elected
Robert E. Pattison, Democrat, to the
governorship." The Lincoln, Nebr.,
State Journal Independent Republican,
records that "Pinchot's chances are
said to be seriously endangered and
that much Of the opposition is be-
cause he Is q dry, although he has not
been stressing this issue In the
campaign"
Believing that ''Pinchot has been try
ing to force the State and Philadelphia
machines into open hostility" the Louis
vile Courier-Journal independently
purpose" and that presumably he
knew they would undertake to under
mine his organization from within, and
he preferred to place them in the atti-
tude of boilers, and rally to his stand
ard the Independents of both parties"
The Haverhill Gazette Independently
offers the view: "The voters must decide
between dealing blow at prohibition
and blow for political reformation.
It Is not simple choice and it is I'M
fortunate that Pinchot's dryness makes
it necessary"
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AS to Pinchot's support, the Erie
Dispatch Herald CRepublican) declares
that "the leaders of the Pennsylvania
Grange are found by the side of Clifford
Pinchot in his fight to keep control Of
the State government with its plethoric
treasury out Of the hands Of the rapacious
Ware Philadelphia machine" The Terre
Haute Star independent Republican,
comments: cit Is the dryness Of Pinchot
which the Philadelphia machine makes
its excuse for abandoning the reserva-
ton. Pinchot says the real issue, how
De 1n% hot ~ IafHf <af
whether the public utility overlords
shall have their own Governor, or
whether the people shall be served by
q man loyal to their interests. In any
case,. it Is q most interesting situation,
and, taken with other omenS, seems to
point to troublous times ahead for the
Republican party"
1.-THE boiling is not wholly one-sided,"
remarks the New Orleans Times-P icayune
independent Democratic) ''for Pitts
burgh dispatches report that three for
mer Democratic candidates for Governor
have announced their support of Pin
chot, and expect to carry many Demo-
cratic voters with them" The Lynch
burg News (Democratic) say, ITO COM
plicate matters, there is Vance McCor-
mick once chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee, supporting the
Republican candidate against the
Republican National Committeeman
Atterbury."
Mr.. McCormick's paper, the Harris
burg Patriot independent Democratic),
makes very spirited attack on the OPP
ponentS Of Pinchot in the statement:
"It is a hunger to control the govern
ment of the State, the appointments to
the Public Service Commission, the ap-
pointments to the courts, the interpre-
tations of tax laws, the manipulation Of
the State police, the disposition OF legis-
lative bills on the desk of the Governor
that Is involved. They are against Pin
chot because he viii not let them run
the State government. Every one OF this