Evening star., 1936-06-28
EARLE DISCUSSED
AS 40 NOMINEE
Former Republican, Now
Governor, Sees Roosevelt
Carrying State This Year.
ky STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.

a Roosevelt banner and shouting like
man gone mad down in front of
the speakers stand here today is one
of the strangest political actors in
this strangest of all shows.
A Republican four years ago. George
H. Earle is now Pennsylvania's first
Democratic Governor in 40 years.
A product of Philadelphias old aris-
tocracy, Gov. Earle has cast in his lot
with the common people" and SO
great has been his success in the Key
stone State that already he is being
mentioned as the Democratic presi-
Dental nominee in 1910.
There Is nothing in the nature of
q campaign being made in the Gov
ernor's behalf, but his name is sug-
gested frequently by delegates from
various States as likely prospect four
years hence. The local Democratic
paper, editorially and in Its news COL
umnS, is stressing his qualifications,
and Senator Joseph Guffey is reputed-
ly behind him.
All this, however. is not distorting
the perspective of the Governor HIM
self. Questioned concerning his own
opinion Of his 1910 chances, Gov.
Earle replied:
I have never believed in nursing
one chance in Million
Member Of Old Family.
The Governor is 48 years old, and
a member Of an old Philadelphia fam
lily. His Quaker ancestors came to
this country on the Mayflower and the
Welcome. He numbers Benjamin
Franklin among his ancestors and is
a grandnephew of Gen. Mad An
thony" Wayne
In pennsylvania, this is strange soil
for Democrat to spring from, and
IN discussing his allegiance to the
party, the Governor said:
-Four years ago I was a Republi-
can. All my life I had been Repub-
llcan. My father was a Republican.
His father, Thomas Earle. was the vice
presidential candidate of the Liberty
party, out of which the Republican
party grew.
I left the Republican party be-
cause it no longer represented the
principles and ideals of its founder,
the immortal Abraham Lincoln. I
left the Republican party because its
leadership was controlled by the
forces OF predatory wealth; because
it no longer represented those prin-
ciples of representative government in
which l believed
Hit Economic Slavery"
When he went over to the Demo-
Gratis, the Governor attacked with
vigor what he considered the funda-
mental weaknesses of the Republi-
cans. Basing his campaign on the
issue Of economic slavery" he flayed
the Republican industrislists in the
State and was swept into the Gov
etnor's mansion by q comfortable
ma jority.
Gov. Earle, described by his friends
as moderately wealthy" made his
money in the sugar business in Chi
cago as representative of his fam
ily's company. the Pennsylvania Su-
gar Co.
A graduate of Harvard. he served
with the Pennsylvania National
Guard on the Mexican border. and
during the World War enlisted in the
Navy. While serving as junior
lieutenant on a submarine chaser
he won the Navy cross for exceptional
bravery in extinguishing fire
aboard ship.
The Governor is an ardent sports
man and is a member of the all
Philadelphia polo team. An avia-
ton enthusiast, he was granted his
pilots license only three weeks ago,
and now pilots his own auto-gyro.
Gov. Earle decided to support
President Roosevelt in 1882 when
urged TO do so by his close friend.
William Bullitt, Ambassador to Soviet
Russia. During that year he cam
paigned for the President and, after
the election, he was named Minister
to Austria-a post he resigned in the
Spring of 1884 to begin his cam
paign TO- the governorship.
Measure Sponsored.
He has had the benefit of a Demo-
cratic House. but the State Senate
IS Republican. Despite this handicap
however, he has pushed through
child labor legislation and obtained
passage of bill regulating the activi-
ties of coal and iron police.
The Governor believes Pennsyl-
vania will go for Roosevelt in No.
vember by 25O,OOO votes. He be-
lieves the working people in the
State regard the Presidents policies
as their only hope of acquiring a
decent living.
They will support him." he de-
clared, rather than run the risk of
returning to the terrible conditions
that prevailed here during the Hoover
regime"
He also expressed the opinion that
the adverse Supreme Court decision
of the Guffey coal bill would solidify
Roosevelt support in the mining dis
tricts.
The Governor, who is married and
is the father of four children. said:
This year history is repeating
On November next we will give the
candidates selected by this conven-
ton the vote of that erstwhile rock
ribbed Republican stronghold-the
State Of Pennsylvania"