▁of ▁the ▁Pin ch ot – B all inger ▁controvers y , ▁a ▁dispute ▁with ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Richard ▁A . ▁Ball inger ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁Pin ch ot ' s ▁dismiss al . ▁The ▁controvers y ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁split ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁Pin ch ot ▁supported ▁Ro os vel t ' s ▁Progress ive ▁candid acy , ▁but ▁Ro ose vel t ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Wood row ▁Wilson . ▁ ▁Pin ch ot ▁returned ▁to ▁public ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁forest ry ▁division ▁under ▁Governor ▁William ▁Camer on ▁Spr oul . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁Spr oul ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁Pennsylvania ▁g ubern atorial ▁election . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁as ▁governor ▁through ▁a ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Pennsylvania ▁g ubern atorial ▁election , ▁and ▁supported ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁De al ▁policies ▁of ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁After ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁the ▁E igh teenth ▁Am end ment , ▁Pin ch ot ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Li qu or ▁Control ▁Board ; ▁his ▁philosophy ▁was ▁to ▁" dis cou rage ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁alco hol ic ▁be ver ages ▁by ▁making ▁it ▁as ▁incon ven ient ▁and ▁expensive ▁as ▁possible ." ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁public ▁life ▁after ▁his ▁defeat