Evening star., 1942-05-17

that he is hooked up with John L.
Lewis of the United Mine Workers
and charge he has agreed to allow
Mr.. Lewis to make appointments to
State Office, including secretary of
agriculture, If he is elected gov
ernor.
Both sides are claiming victory in
the primary by wide margins. AS
matter of fact, the Martin people
are at a loss to know just how far
personal popularity will carry the
Senator. 1t is what they fear.
On the other hand, the Davis sup
porters look with considerable awe
on the ability of the Martin faction
to pour money into the campaign.
Pennsylvania has long been IA
nous, if that is the right term, for
the huge amounts of money which
have gone into its political cam
paigns. Senator Davis has charged
that his opponents are spending
million and a half dollars to beat
him. More impartial observers es-
innate that the organization may
put something like million dollars
into the campaign before it is over.
The Martin managers insist that
such talk is fantastic, and contend
that their expenditures have been
perfectly legal, for radio time. bill
boards, literature, mailing, etc. In
PENNSYLVANIA the practice prevails
of paving watchers and workers at
the polls $40 a day. This has been
a potent practice in the past for get
ting out voters. If the money rolls
on election day it may be effective.
Senate Probe Unlikely.
If this were a senatorial contest,
the Senate Committee on Campaign
Expenditures would have been at
work on these charges Of money
spending and promise of political
Jobs long before this. Senator Da-
Wis, however, is not running for the
Senate. but for a State Office, and
the right of the Senate committee
to go into a gubernatorial primary
Is another thing entirely, despite
the fact that Senator Davis is a
member of the Senate. The Sen
ate committee might like to look
into these campaign expenditures,
especially in view OF the coming
general election when a Democrat
will face a Republican for Gov
ernor. 1t is more than doubtful,
however, that it would have any
right to do so.
Senator Davis has been actively
campaigning for Governor for
long time. He is widely known to
hundreds of thousands OF people in
the State. 1t is said. however. that
next to Senator Davis, Gen. Martin
probably has a more widespread
acquaintance than any other man
in Pennsylvania today. He has
been auditor general, State treas
urer and commanding general Of
the 28th Division He was at one
time chairman of the Republican
State Committee. He has active
support among the members of the
American Legion. His friends in
sist that for a wartime Governor
a military man Is needed. Senator
Davis reports that the State does
not need military dictator" any
thing but, in fact.
Four years ago Senator Davis,
running against the organization
supported Mr.. Owlett, carried the
primary election with 811 $50 votes
to AL, Alb Even the Davis people
admit today, however, that Gen.
Martin is a stronger candidate than
was Mr.. Owlett in 1898. They pre-
dict, nevertheless, that Senator
Davis will win by at least 250,000
votes Tuesday.
Martin Claims Philadelphia.
Here in Philadelphia Gen. Mar
tin.is expected to have a good lead
over Senator Davis. The Martin
manager says that Philadelphia will
give Gen. Martin a lead of 100000.
The Davis people scoff at this sug-
gestion, although Mr.. Owlett ran
$4,000 ahead of Senator Davis in
1888 in this city. Conservative es-
Inmates are that Gen. Martin will
lead Senator Davis here by from
$4,000 to 10000 votes. In the West,
in Allegheny County, Senator Da-
Wis home territory, the Senator
will lead by a margin variously esti-
mated from 10000 to 10000 de-
pending on who is doing the esti-
mating
Not all of the sixty-odd Repub-
lican county organizations are
backing Gen. Martin. He has the
leaders with him in three populous
counties surrounding Philadelphia:
Montgomery, Delaware and Chester,