Evening star., 1950-05-07

mer Senator but more widely
known as the almost legendary
head of the Pennsylvania Manu-
facturers' Association who be-
lieves that what is best for busi-
i1essmen is best for the people.
Although, 81, Mr.. Grundy is in
good health and is taking an ac-
tive hand in the primary. work
ing through his protege, G. Mason
Owlett, Republican national COM
mitteeman for the State and pres
ident of the PIMA. Also in the
Grundy camp is Republican Sen
ator Edward Martin, whose serv-
Ice as Governor led to his elec-
ton as Senator in 1946.
How They Line Up
The man out to destroy Grundy-
ism is Gov. James H. Duff of Car
negie, 81 years old, candidate for
the Republican senatorial nomina-
ton. who was started on his poll
tical career when Gov. Martin ap-
pointed him-with PIMA ap-
proval-State Attorney General.
Mr., Duff also had Grundy- Owlett-
Martin support in his governorship
race in 1946.
AS his running mate to succeed
him as Governor, Mr.. Duff has
picked former Superior Court
Judge John s. Fine. 81 years old,
of Luzerne County (Wilkes Barrel
who he thinks will continue his
progressive" administration at the
State capital.
The slogan of the Duff Fine
forces is "Grundyism must CO."
Pitted against Duff and Fine are
two millionaire patricians. Jay
Cooke. SO, of Philadelphia, who
lost his left eye as the result of a
machine gun bullet at st. Lo. and
Representative John Grain Kunkel
52,> now serving his sixth term in
Washington. Mr.. Cooke. a COM
bat oficer in both World Wars, is
candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination, Mr.. Kunkel for the
senatorial.
The Democrats are jubilant over
the bitter fight among the Repub-
licans and well they might be.
They hold their primary on the
same day and from all appear
ances everything is cut, dried and
neatly packaged.
The senatorial nomination will
30 to Francis j. Myers, New Deal
er and Fair Dealer, who, although
serving his first term in the Sen
ate, has the responsible position
Of party whip. He was chairman
Of the Platform Committee at the
1948 Democratic National Con-
vention. He has no opposition
for the nomination.
Battle in November
For the governorship nomina-
ton the Democrats are expected
to select Richardson Dilworth,
city treasurer of Philadelphia
and, like Mr.. Cooke, a war hero.
Mr.. Dilworth has two opponents
for the nomination, but local po-
litical experts say they can be
ignored. Mr.. Dilworth has "or-
ganization" support.
Whoever wins the Republican
nominations there will be real
battle for power in the November
elections. Senator Myers beat
former Republican Senator James
j. Davis by slightly less than
$4,000 votes in the 1914 election
in which more than 81 million
votes were cast. Gov. Dewey car
ried Pennsylvania over President
Truman in 1948 by about 100000
votes-the highest plurality he re-
ceived in any State.
The Democrats, locally and ma
tionally, are relying on the bitter
ness of the fight between Duff and
Grundy to carry over to the No
vember election. The name
calling has been so vicious and
nerves have been rubbed so raw
that this is distinct possibility
but-as in all politics-not a Ger
tainty. Politicians have a way of
letting bygones be bygones after
the battle smoke has cleared
away.
Like most primaries. this Penn
sylvania squabble is a fight be-
tween two organizations as well
as between personalities. Until
the voters learn that primaries are
as important as elections, they will
have to take the candidates the
self-appointed bosses select for
them.
Nominally at least, Gov. Duff
has the support of the 10000
employees on the State payroll.
He has the killer instinct" and
he fired the State insurance COM
missioner for publicly supporting
MIR. Cooke against Judge Fine.
Much Personal Abuse
It Is this instinct for the jugu-
lar vein" that has caused him to
60 after Grundy and Owlett and
what they represent. If he and
Judge Fine win their nominations,
Grundyism may not be destroyed,
but it will be seriously crippled
The PIMA has more than 8,100
members-nearly all well-to-do
and influential men in their re-
spective communities and it has
been a dominant factor in Penn
sylvania politics for more than 40
years. Nationally it is important
because it's members believe in
high tariffs to protect the Penn
sylvania manufacturers and, like
most businessmen, they want lower
and fewer taxes. national, State
and local. on their properties.
The campaign so far has been
devoted more to personal abuse
expletives and charges of corrup-
ton than to substantiating facts
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