Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-24
TRIUMPH
FORECAST IN STATE
But Foes Expect Philadelphia
Bolt to Beat Him for
Governor.
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Opposition newspapers have played
| up the possibility of Mr.. Pinchot's being
candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation against Mr.. Hoover in 1882 If
he is elected Governor. Mr.. Pinchot,
in the face of the wet wave which has
swept Republicans in New York, New
Jersey and other big States, has no
show at all for the nomination. Add to
that the attitude of big business and
public utilities toward him.
Pinchot won the nomination and
| election for Governor of PENNSYLVANIA
| in 1922 under circumstances that in
| some measure parallel those of today.
There was split among the Republi-
cans, which gave him a nomination he
otherwise could not have had. "Old
Joe" Grundy. the disgruntled Junior
Senator from the Keystone State, head
OF the pennsylvania Manufacturers As
ISOLATION for years, backed Pinchot in
1922 as he is backing him now. But
P1nchot would not be able to obtain
the solid support of the Pennsylvania
delegatlon at the next Republican ma
tional convention.
Grundy's Stake Cited.
Incidentally, If Pinchot wins the gov
ernorship, Grundy becomes again a big
factor in politics in the State. His DO
litical fortunes have been at a low ebb
since he was defeated in the senatorial
primary by Secretary Davis. In that
same primary, however, he supported
Pinchot for the governorship against
Francis Skunk Brown the candidate of
Atterbury, the former Republican ma
tlonal committeeman and president Of
the pennsylvania Railroad and of the
Ware organization. To that extent,
Grundy was a winner in the primary.
Grundy is out to defeat, If he can, In
this election the Ware organization and
Atterbury, both having had their parts
in Grundy's own defeat for the sena-
torial nomination. Furthermore, the
governorship is the big political plum in
this State. Scholarships fade into in
significance from the point of view of
the big interests, and Grundy is repre-
sentative of lot of those interests.
Just what becomes of the Ware or
ganization If Pinchot is elected is diff
cult to propheSy. Mayor Mackey of
Philadelphia, formerly a henchman of
"Bnr' Ware, broke away from the or
ganization and is supporting Pfnchot.
But on the whole the organization lead
ers are out for Hemphill. Bill" Ware
himself, who has been i'll, has made no
public statement throwing his support
to Hemphill and against Pinchot, but
the principal members of the so-called
war board" of the organization have
come out in open for the Democrat,
Use Liberal Label.
They are urging their followers to
vote for Hemphill, not as the Demo-
cratic candidate, but as the candidate
of the new Liberal party. In this way
they hope to keep their skirts clear of
having gone all the way over to the
Democratic party. Ware followers aided
in obtaining a place on the ballot for
the Liberal party and its one candidate.
Among the Ware organization leaders
who have publicly announced their sup
port of Hemphill are James M. Hazlett
Charles B. Hall, Harry j. Trainer and
s. w. Salus, State Senator. But II the
others have not announced, it is well
understood that they are for Hemphill
and 1t has so been proclaimed, except in
case of David T. Hart, leader Of the
twenty-third ward, who has come out
for Pinchot.
Pinchot even now Is preparing to
wrest, If he can, control of the Repub-
lican City Committee and the election
machinery and money from the hands
of the Ware organization through court
action. The suit brought by Pinchot
will name Al of the 48 members of the
Republican City Committee as defend
ants. Each member of the City Com
mittee represents a ward. The bill will
charge that all except Hart are pledged
to Hemphill, the Democratic candidate
for Governor, and that they have be-
trayed the Republican electorate OF the
city.
Should Pinchot be successful in this
move, he will have hard time building
up an organization to take over the cleo
ton machinery and 10 dominate the Sit
uation here on election day. His CAM
paign in the city is being run today by
Deputy Controller S. Davis Wilson, who,
like Mayor Mackey. is out for Pinchot.
Desperation Is Seen.
The bolt of the Ware organization from
Pinchot, the nominee Of the Republican
party, looks much like desperation. And
because it is brought about by despera-
ton It will intensity the fight against
Pinchot in the Ware wards. There will
be q tremendous turnover Of the regu-
lar Republican vote from Pinchot to
Hemphill in this city. There is not the
slightest doubt about that. No one ex-
the fight now. Ware and his organiza-
ton do not want Pinchot in Harrisburg,
ready to pounce on them.
II some quarters the suggestion is
made that the Ware organization shot its
bolt too soon, and that the Pinchot and
regular forces outside the city have been
given an opportunity to get hold Of the
situation. The Ware organization also
expected, it is said, that the Republican
organizations in a number of the coun-
ties outside of Philadelphia would also
revolt from Pinchot. But that has not
been the case.
In the western end of the State, the
organization Of Allegheny County, which
includes Pittsburgh is working hard for
Pinchot. The Pinchot people insist he
will carry the county by $4,000 votes,
and more conservative estimates give
Pinchot that county by $4,000 to SO, 900.
Pinchot Is strong in the coal mine coun-
ties, too, where wet sentiment thriveS.
The miners support him because of his
stand for them when he was Governor.
The State Federation of Labor has in
dorsed his candidacy.
When Pinchot ran for Governor in
1922 against John McSparran, Demo-
crat, who IS now supporting Pinchot,
Pinchot won by 1856 900 votes to 565, 900.
In that year the Philadelphia organiza-
ton stood by Pinchot, though without
enthusiasm.
The Liberals and the Democrats are
arguing that Pinchot cannot be elected
because he WOE the Republican nomina-
ton for Governor this year by a mi
nority" vote. His vote was 632. 7le
Brown, the Ware candidate received
612,620, and Phillips, the Liberal party
candidate, 281 ,399 This gives Brown
and Phillips 261, $40 more votes
| than were cast for Pinchot. Add the