Evening star., 1958-05-15

III obhorCH tiah koiic otl y othNc-
strenuous tour OF the State In
his first Statewide contest. In
deed. ne has somewhat over
Shadowed his running-mate.
Mr. Mcdonigle. In any case, he
Is given q better chance 10 win
over Gov. Leader than Mr.. Nc
Gonigle Is given In his ex-
pected contest with Mayor
David L. Lawrence OF Pitts
burgh.
The Republicans still have
more registered voters In Penn
sylvania than the Democrats.
Stassens Argument
In these final days OF the pri-
mary campaign. Mr.. Stassen
is trying TO convince the regis
tered Republicans. who alone
can vote in the Republican pri-
mary. that they will have q
better chance TO win the elec-
ton with him as their candi-
date than with Mr.. McGonigle.
He repeatedly points to the
failure 70 the organization to
win victories in the last few
years against the Democrats. In
1854, the organization -named
candidate for Governor was a
complete flop. Scarcely any one
appears TO remember his name
today.
The Democrats elected a
governor in 1854 for the first
time since the early days of
the Roosevelt administration,
when George Earle, Democrat,
was chosen. fractional nights
among the Republican leaders
led to the downfall of Senator
Duff in 1866, while Mr.. Eisen-
hover was winning with a big
vote for President.
Mr.. McGonigle and his sup
porters, for their part, claim
Mr.. Stassen wouldn't get to
! FIRST base. They suggest that
If he is the guhernatorial can
didate, many of the organiza-
ton leaders and workers will
sit on their hands. without
openly breaking with the party's
choice, and that Mr.. Stassen
will be swamped.
Right-tO-W Work Issue
The so-called right-to-work
issue has raised its head in this
primary campaign, and the
three main candidates for the
gubernatorial nomination have
taken different positions. Mr.
McGonigle has said that for
the present, at least, he is
against right-to-work legisla-
tion. William s. Livengood,
who sought the organization
nomination but failed to receive
| it, has announced he would
sign a right-to-work bill If the
legislature passed one.
Mr.. Stassen has issued a long
statement of his position,
which, boiled down, is to the
effect that if he were governor
he would press for remedial
labor legislation fair to both
organized labor and manage
ment.
Democratic candidates want
no part of a right-to-work law.
They are looking to the labor
unions to support them-Dave
Lawrence and Gov. Leader in
particular.
Democrats Have Troubles
However. the Democrats are
not entirely without troubles
of their own. 1t. Gov. Furman,
who is running against Mayor
Lawrence for the gubernatorial
nomination. is bitterly attack
| ing both the mayor and Gov.
Leader. He has charged the
Governor with handing jobs
paying a total of million dol
lars annually to persons from
outside the State.
Also, a charge is made that
the Democratic organization
hand picked" the candidates
for Governor, Senator and 9TH
er major Offices. And incident
ally, Representative Green.
Democratic chairman of Phila-
delphia and an ardent foe of
Mayor Richardson Dilworth. a
Democrat, is to be brought to
trial July Is on corruption
charges growing out Of the
construction of a $33 million
Army Signal Corps depot at
Tobyhanna near here in 1852
and 1858.
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