Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25

Prospect Of warm campaign for the
United States senatorShip in PennSyl-
vania Is accepted by the country as a
result Of the announcement by Secre-
tary OF Labor James J. Davis that he Is
candidate. His opposition to the
present holder Of the Office, Senator
Joseph r. Grundy. is believed to create
an unusual situation within the State.
and to bring the contest very close to
the White House. Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon is declared to have a
keen interest in the result. and thus
two members Of the cabinet are in
voiced.
"One lesson most American Presidents
have learned" according to the New
York Times, 'iS that fatality usually
attends placing White House visa on
a candidate for State once.
From the viewpoint of Mr.. Davis in
terest, should . condition arise which
would compel Mr.. Hoover to disclaim
any interest in the result of the Penn
sylvania senatorial primary, the effect
on the Secretary would be almost as
harmful as open reputation. Disin-
tereSted observers would probably con-
clude that severance of the cabinet
tie will be helpful all around"
Referring to the probable support of
Senator Grundy lin the State at large,
as well as by the smooth-running State
political machine, at the head of which
are Gov. Fisher and Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon" the Salt Lake Desc
ret News adds that Secretary Davis
has the backing Of the party organiza-
ton in the City Of Philadelphia and of
the potent and adroit Mr.. Ware, and he
will have as running mate the popular
Francis Skunk Brown as candidate for
governor. All the men whose names are
here mentioned" continues that paper,
ARE great factors in the politics Of the
Keystone state. and, to add to the
gayety and uncertainty of the affair,
former Gov. Clifford Pinchot has again
thrown his hat into the gubernatorial
ring"
EN- view of the fact that his candi-
dacy puts the President in q tickliSh
position and is likely to cause embar-
rassment all around suggests the
Providence Bulletin, 1.-The right thing
for Mr.. Davis to do is to resign, so that
he can give all his time to showing the
Pennsylvania voters how much they
need him in the Senate" The Worces-
ter Evening Gazette feels that as the
President presumably has no part in
this row." Secretary Davis would have
been better advised If he had resigned
from the cabinet when he announced
himself as candidate for the Senate"
That paper also comments: Personally,
Ware may be out and also down, but
politically he Is still in the ring He
not only goes to the Hoover cabinet
but goes to Pittsburgh. the stronghold
OF the Mellon elan, for a candidate.
After an interval of peace, the State
once more Is to witness war without
quarter"
That the coming primary battle will
be o spectacular struggle Is the opinion
Of the Bangor Commercial and the At |
lanta Constitution, while the Bay City
Times calls 1t "a sporting event" which
has mo issues whatever" and the Hav-
erhill Gazette doesn't know Of q State
in the land that can give more impress
sive demonstrations of contests between
political machines than Pennsylvania. !"
The Cleveland Plain Dealer suggests
that the two candidates may have
in finding issues to fight about"
but 1t asks, viii the high dollar
VIM"
Noting that ]. Hampton Moore, for
mer mayor of Philadelphia. may be a |
third candidate, the Altoona Mirror |
AYERS that conditions in the Republ- |
can party are practically unparalleled"
and concludes: I'VE are delighted at |
this evidence of ir6sGendent thought |
among the leadeEA Of the party. APP
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