New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
KEYSTONE STATE FUNDS.
T,eosurer-eIect Berry Wiu Look
Iato Them-SeIf-Made Nan.

Penn. Nov 15-'T am going 20 lift
"a oef the box and see what's IN it
W +ba declaration Of State Treasurer
~z-r,;sr, H. Berry when he was asked the
e..e- asv what his policy would be on assuming
'-1 ,,.v+ May. His reference was TO the al
e-s. s..,s +hst have been made that the treasury
r.,nsvlvania holds more worthless paper
.ctusl money. though the reports snow the
---.o,vealth 10 be the possessor of sonethlnE
s1oooo0Oe IN the general fund, and more
- e. 100000 in the sinking fund.
- 4ootors that brought about the election OF
-, we're the suspicion that has been
..s ~ Of Tnaladministration in the Treasury
:. h.i;ef that his opponent. ]. Lee Plufnfaer'
- he subservient TO the Treasury iooleTs
- ,rould help TO hide any rottenness that eA-
= .ha sensation caused by the Enterprise
-. seginra and the almost unanimous can OF
= -.,Ysnarers for new deal and square
=, The usual party issues were hardly men
- >, the whole course Of the campaign, ana
:. -es,,,t was that Berry had more Republican
-, remocratic votes. The Republicans voteo
:. b,, IN the Lincoln Party ticket, the DEM
is on their straight ticket. and the Pro-
su,t,onists on their straight ticket, but it Is
--,,.bIa that the Republican vote alone was
enough 10 elect him.
Mfr. Berry's chief asset was his estabhshed
-snntation for absolute honesty. and his life
long freedom from bosses. Usually a Democrat.
bs has followed convictions rather than issues,
and he once stumped the State as Prohibition
,s+ and again for William ]. Bryan. Several
wears ago he ran for Congress and was defeated
LAST spring the Democrats who usually COM
manded about 1200 of the 1000 votes in Ches-
ssr. nominated him fer Mayor without any hope
Of electing him. He made a sensational cam
paign upon the issue, Thou shalt not steal
and he was elected by 400 majority. He used
The same issue in his campaign for State Treas
urer. II his success in overturning the Re-
publican majority in Chester that moved the
Democrats TO nominate him for State Treas
urer and he was indorsed by the Lincoln
Party and the Prohibitionists.
Mr.. Berry is a big man, physically, mentally
and morally. He stands about six feet one inch
in his stockings, and is broad and deep chested.
His snow white hair he wears rather long, and
ne has sweeping, iron gray mustaehe. He
looks more than his flfty-three years when in
Tepose but in action he IS like q man of thirty.
He strides at tremendous pace wherever he
goes disdains elevators when stairways are con-
Venient for first, second or third floors; works
with his hands, and lectures and breaches nearly
every Sunday. Cor he has for twenty years been
local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Born in Madison County, Ill. On September 9.
1852, he went 10 Buffalo when seventeen years
old and learned engineering at night school.
He obtained place here machinist, and for
many years was mechanical Superintendent at
the Eddystone Print Works, until his inven-
lions, Of which he patented a large number,
brought him sufficient income 20 enable him to
establish the Berry Engineering Company,
which is his bu Iiness here. He takes little in
teTest in social recreations. My home, with my
1Fffe and my four sons. is the best place for me-
he says. He belongs TO secret societies and
10 only one club, and the latter he rarely visits
He never drank IN his life. but eats enormous
quantities of Tokay grapes, always following
his fruit with smoking a good cigar.