Evening star., 1938-02-27
Pennsylvania
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nomination is State Senator 6. Mason
Owlett, who happens also to be Re-
publican national committeeman Sen
ator James j. Davey may yet decide
to be a candidate to succeed himself.
There is a growing feeling among
many Republicans that the only man
who has chance in the November
elections is Mr.. Pinchot. Certainly
many Republicans who never voted
for the veteran Progressive before
will go to the polls and support him
in the primary. They used to say
they would rather have a Democrat
than Mr.. Pinchot-but they are not
; so sure Of that after recent expert
.ences. Mr.. Pinchot is likely to poll a
greater labor vote than any other
candidate the Republicans can put
forward. And, also, If the letters re-
ceived at Pin"hot headquarters here
mean anything, considerable number
pf Democrats will rally to Mr.. Pinchot
r. he be nominated. What the Re-
publicans need vitality. and will in No
yember Is the support of a couple of
hundred thousand voters who have
SLID over to the Democratic party in
the last two elections.
] Mr.Pinchot is already on the stump,
: He has been great campaisner in
the past. He will get far more votes in
philadelphia than he has ever done
IN the past. if the observers here are
correct. He is strong in the rural
districts, and has had considerable
support among labor ranks in the past.
MOST OF the labor voters have jumped
over into the Democratic partr. it is
True. Judge James, a former coal
miner, is likely to get a good vote in
%userne County, his native heath
Hnd he will have organization support.
!. A decision he rendered in a labor
case may weaken him a bit
/. Slate Under Attack.
- the labor vote in industrial Penn
sylvania Is vitality important-as well
- in the coal mining districts. This
yote has stuck by the New Deal Dem
pcrats loyalty in the elections ever
tince 1882. But the slate now ap-
proved by the Democratic organiza-
lion Is under attack-because of the
1ubernatorial candidate particularly
send because 1t. Gov. Thomas Kennedy
4 was not given place on that slate
.Mr. Kennedy, right-hand man OF
John L. Lewis, is secretary of the
United Mine Workers OF America.
4 The attitude of labor and its lead
sers may very well spell victory or de-
feat for the Democrats in the No
srember election. Mr.. Kennedy, who
:Has ignored by the Democratic lead
GERS. said in Harrisburg after the Dem
;pcra1c Committee had acted Friday:
II would have had to employ the
\ Ruth Committee Legislative investi-
eating body to find labor's repre-
Sentative on the ticket"
4 Whether Mr.. Lewis will throw Mr.
Kennedy into the contest for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomination
remains to be seen. He would have
d tough time defeating the organi-
,kation candidate, Mr.. Jones, when all
sthe patronage jobs and relief money
-Are taken into consideration. Fur
-xhermore, Mr.. Kennedy is Catholic
.Pernsylvania has never had Catholic
~ Governor. The Democratic organi-
Rtion SHE'D away from nominating
David H Lawrence. the State chair
man, because he, too, IS a Catholic.
The Democratic organisation lead
ers are hoping that Mr.. Kennedy will
not be . candidate and that they will
be able to patch up their differences