▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Pennsylvania ▁g ubern atorial ▁election . ▁R ely ing ▁once ▁again ▁on ▁support ▁from ▁women ▁and ▁rural ▁vot ers , ▁Pin ch ot ▁defeated ▁Francis ▁Sh unk ▁Brown , ▁the ▁candidate ▁of ▁V are ' s ▁Philadelphia ▁machine , ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Phill ips , ▁a ▁former ▁con gress man ▁who ▁was ▁enthus iast ically ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁state ' s ▁wet ▁forces . ▁Despite ▁some ▁defe ctions ▁by ▁some ▁ ▁Republic ans , ▁Pin ch ot ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁narrow ly ▁defeat ▁Dem ocrat ▁John ▁H emph ill ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁T aking ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁Pin ch ot ▁would ▁face ▁high ▁persist ently ▁high ▁un emp loyment ▁levels ▁and ▁sharp ly ▁decl ining ▁reven ues ▁during ▁his ▁second ▁term . ▁ ▁Pin ch ot ▁prior it ized ▁fis cal ▁conserv at ism ▁and ▁avoided ▁major ▁budget ▁increases , ▁but ▁he ▁also ▁sought ▁ways ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁imp over ished ▁and ▁un emp loy ed . ▁He ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁provide ▁state ▁money ▁for ▁ind igent ▁care ▁and ▁initi ated ▁various ▁infrastr ucture ▁projects . ▁He ▁co oper ated ▁with ▁President ▁Franklin ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁despite ▁his ▁being ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁Pro hib ition ▁oppon ent . ▁Under ▁Governor ▁Pin ch ot ' s ▁leadership , ▁Pennsylvania ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁Civil ian ▁Conserv ation ▁Corps , ▁which ▁established ▁ 1 1 3