Evening star., 1932-04-22
WET VICTORY SEEN
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Drys, However, Claim Sue
cess for Gen. Butler Over
Senator Davis.
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troll of the Republican State Commit
tee with all that means % him.
No Love for Hoover.
Furthermore. Gov. Pinchot and his
candidate, Gen. Butler. have
no love for the Hoover administration.
Indeed, Gov. Pinchot has stood for
about everything that President Hoover
has opposed-eXcept prohibition, and
now Gen. Butler is campaigning on
platform that includes a great Govern
ment bond issue to help relieve unem-
ployment, Federal contributions to re-
lieve distress of the unemployed ard
the payment of the soldiers bonus. All
of these proposals are anathema to the
Hoover administration.
Former Senator Joseph =. Grundy.
who was defeated for the senatorial
in 1880 by Senator Davis.
has no more love for the Hoover ad-
than have Gov. Pinchot
and Gen. Butler While Mr.. Grundy Is
keeping quiet these days, there y rea-
son to believe he is eXerting influence
to bring about the defeat of Davis and
the nomination of Butler.
This is denied in some quarters,
where it is said Grundy's refusal to
come out for Butler has been sore
disappointment to the general. Grumpy,
who for years was head of the Manu-
facturers' Association OF Pennsylvania,
has had in mind the prevention of the
passage of a State law levying tax or
the manufacturers, a tax frequently
threatened. 1t is said he must consider
the regular Republican organization In
this matter. If the organization is to
control the State Legislature, it would
scarcely do for Mr.. Grundy to have
record of opposition to the candidates
of the organization.
Wide Drive by Butler.
Gen Butler has in the last few weeks
staged a whirlwind campaign through
the State He has been accompanied
by Gov Pinchot himself on a nine
day drive which has taken him into all
except three small counties. Mrs. Pin
chot, the Governors wife, who is seek
ing the Republican nomination for
Congress in the fifteenth district, the
district, also has attended
some of the Butler meetings.
With two crusading campaigners Of
the type Of Butler and Pinchot, their
have been interesting and
many of them largely attended In
it was necessary for Butler to
get out and campaign vigorously. For
so many years he has been out of the
state during his service in the Marine
Corps that it was essential he should
show himself to the people.
Despite the fact that the leaders of
the State Republican organization and
most neutral observers insist that Davis
will win, Pinchot followers insist Gen.
Butler has chance-an excellent
chance-of winning the senatorial nom
lnation. They point to the big political
which Gov. Pinchot has
built up in the last two years, largely
through his appointments to State
office. They point also to the fact that
out in Allegheny County-Pittsburgh-
the county commissioners this year are
Pinchot men.
To the uninitiated that might mean
little, but the county commissioners in
have the reputation of being
able to deliver" many thousands of
votes when they are needed. This year,
the Pinchot people say, at least the
votes in Allegheny County will not be
delivered against Butler. IN addi-
ton, the veterans of the World War
have been organized throughout the
State to support Gen. Butler, whose
service record and reputation as a fight
ing Marine have made him a popular
hero.
Davis Campaign Quiet.
The Davis campaign. which is the
OF the State organization
heaoed by the State chairman, Gen.
Martin, has been a comparatively quiet
affair. Senator Davis thas, it is true,
made a number Of speeches in various
parts of the State, but for the most
part his campaign has been one of Or
ganization.
Davis has emphasized his opposition
10 the eighteenth amendment He has
driven home the fact that he stands
for repeal OF national prohibition. He
has declared himself in favor of legis-
lation which will make it possible for
deposito-s in closed banks to obtain a
large percentage of their money with
little delay. But he has taken def
mite stand against many of Buffers
proposals, including big Government
bond issue
Davis has the advantage of being
widely known throughout the State
He made friends in all parts of Penn
SylVanla during his long service as Sec
retary Of Labor. He has the advantage
also. OF being n Office at this time. It
is estimated by the organization lead
RS that he will carry the State against
Butler by at least 10000 votes. There
are impartial observers here. however,
who figure that his lead will go as high
as 100000 or 225 900 votes
The Butler campaign leaders tell a
very different story. They say, for eX-
ample, that in Philadelphia. where
Davis is expected to roll up his largest
vote because Of the support OF the Ware
organization as we'll as the State or
ganiZation, Butler will poll at least
|. 10 goo votes. Some of them put it as
nigh as $50 1000. They add that this
will leave to Davis not more than 275.-
0O0 votes. or a lead of 10000 votes.
Butter will come to Philadelphia with
more than a lead Of 10000 votes, they
predict, and will be nominated.
Third Candidate in Field.
There Is third candidate in the
Republican senatorial primary William
5. Adams, hotel keeper in Harris
burg. Adams is wringing wet. The
hope of the Butler people is that
Adams, who has some following in the
State, will take $4,000 or more votes
away from Davis. thereby helping But
Ter. In some quarters it is charged
that Adams is a wet plant" of the
Pinchot organization.
In view of the support given Davis
by the State Republican organization
and by the organization in Philadel-
phia. 1t would appear that he has a
considerable advantage over Butler.
Furthermore, it is privately reported
hat the heads of the State organization
are convinced, after a canvass, that
voters and that they so informed Sena-
tor Davis before he took the plunge
to the wet side
The Ware organization has no particu-
lar love for Jimmy" Davis. But it
has a great hatred for Gov. Pinchot,
who has attarl-ad the nrna arizatinr, fn,