▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁Senate ▁election ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁losing ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁to ▁inc umb ent ▁Senator ▁David ▁A . ▁Re ed . ▁He ▁later ▁sought ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁Pennsylvania ▁g ubern atorial ▁election , ▁running ▁on ▁a ▁platform ▁that ▁fav ored ▁the ▁New ▁De al ▁and ▁opposed ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Republican ▁leaders ▁Joseph ▁R . ▁Grund y ▁and ▁Joseph ▁N . ▁P ew ▁Jr .. ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary ▁by ▁conserv ative ▁former ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁Arthur ▁James . ▁ ▁Out ▁of ▁public ▁office , ▁Pin ch ot ▁continued ▁his ▁ultimately ▁successful ▁campaign ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁the ▁Forest ▁Service ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁frequently ▁sp arring ▁with ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Harold ▁L . ▁I ck es . ▁He ▁also ▁published ▁new ▁ed itions ▁of ▁his ▁manual ▁on ▁forest ry ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁Bre aking ▁New ▁Gr ound , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁During ▁and ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Pin ch ot ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁conservation ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁but ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁would ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁environment ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁United ▁Nations ▁Conference ▁on ▁the ▁Human ▁Environment . ▁ ▁Death ▁▁ ▁G iff ord ▁Pin ch ot ▁died ▁on ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁aged ▁ 8 1 , ▁from ▁le uk emia