Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-18
THE "PENNsY" RINosrERs.
Followers Of Penrose Say They Were
Deceived in Convention.

The charge Is made that many delegates
at the late Pennsylvania republican conyen-
ton were induced to support the Penrose
ticket by raise pretenses. They were told
the ticset and the cut-and-drIed platform
would receive the Endorsement OF those
pennsylvania papers which, while not own.
ed by the gang" nearly always support
the regular republican nominees This
statement of the ruling spirits of the PEN
rose convention has not been borne out by
the facts, and now many of the rlngsters
are taking fright at the onsweep OF anti
ring sentiment
The Philadelphia Press today says:
We have been told from various quar-
tiers that some one assumed to give assur-
ance at the Harrisburg convention that the
program adopted there fould be accepiable
to the Press as well to other metropoll-
tan papers, and that many delegates ac-
quiesced on this representation. In view
OF the manifest misapprehenson Il Is but
fair to say that I'm the OF the Press
there was no warrant or Justification for
such an assurance. Not only was il a
sheer unfounded assumption. but II flew d.
rectly In the face OF the most direct warn
ing which no Intelligent man could misun-
derstand. III leaders find themselves dis
credited and delegates find themselves de-
ceived they have only their own blindness
and faulty to blame for IT. The Lincoln
ticket has not been withdrawn. as was
promised at Harrisburg: IL has been swept
onward by a wave OF sentiment which ey-
cry intelligent observer sees, and today ths
prospect is that a fusion will be effected OF
all the elements antagonistic to the ma
chine control which was so openly and fool
ishly Haunted at Harrisburg. The portent
of such a movement is obvious TO every
body but the most foolhardy. 1t mad
ness to provoke 1t and II was criminal to
involve the republican party In this folly.
1t Is the more deplorable because there
was a simple and straightforward way to
avoid 1t. 1t was only necessary to adopt
some such declaration as this:
Resolved, That the republicans of Penn
syivania rejoice in the splendid exhibition
of civic virtue which has wrought so great
a reform in the city of Philadelphia, and
we pledge ourselves to encourage and sus-
tain the continuation of this movement UNI
til the republican organization shall be
thoroughly purified and the municipal gov
eminent shall be fully redeemed.
"'Resolved. That the administration OF
municipal affairs Is simply business con-
Germ, that independent action for the best
management OF streets. police. gas, water
and other municipal interests Is the right
and duty of true citizenship. and that we
recognize free association I'm such action
as entirely in harmony with republican
fidelity in state and national matters
rs there anything wrong In this declara-
ton? Is there any reason why republican,
ism In the state should be bound up with
the corruption in the city? Are not the
republicans of the state glad to see the
dominion of the Philadelphia ring thrown
Off? 1t was only necessary To adopt sucn
a declaration and nominate republican
for governor in harmony with 1t to make
a clear course Had such policy been fol-
lowed the Lincoln ticket would have been
withdrawn, and all the republicans or the
state would have been united. What foiiy
not to take so plain pathway!