▁many ▁progress ive ▁Republic ans ▁hoped ▁Pin ch ot ▁could ▁un se at ▁Hard ing ' s ▁successor , ▁Cal vin ▁C ool idge . ▁Pin ch ot ' s ▁president ial ▁ch ances ▁were ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁by ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁sett ling ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁United ▁Mine ▁Work ers ▁coal ▁strike , ▁as ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁bl ame ▁for ▁a ▁subsequent ▁increase ▁in ▁coal ▁prices , ▁and ▁C ool idge ▁ultimately ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁Constitution ally ▁bar red ▁from ▁seeking ▁a ▁second ▁term , ▁Pin ch ot ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁Senate ▁election ▁in ▁Pennsylvania . ▁F acing ▁strong ▁opposition ▁from ▁anti - Pro hib ition ▁" w ets " ▁and ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party , ▁Pin ch ot ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Congress man ▁William ▁Scott ▁V are ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁primary . ▁V are ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁defeat ▁former ▁Labor ▁Secretary ▁William ▁Wilson ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁but ▁in ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁governor ▁Pin ch ot ▁refused ▁to ▁cert ify ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁election , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁V are ▁had ▁il leg ally ▁bought ▁votes . ▁The ▁Senate ▁refused ▁to ▁seat ▁V are ▁and ▁the ▁seat ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁filled ▁until ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Joseph ▁R . ▁Grund y ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁Second ▁term ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁backing ▁of ▁Senator ▁Grund y , ▁Pin ch ot ▁launched ▁a ▁bid