The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-24
THEN SENT TO SENATE
Story Of Career of Ouay's
Successor

! Penrose mayor or Philadelphia, MS
name was Withdrawn. Then the legis-
lature sent him to Washington to
make laws for all Of us.
Too much for Philadelphia to stom.
sch. he was good enough to plan the
destinies OF the nation from his seat
in the United States senate.
The story OF the career Of Penrose
is an unanswerable argument In IA
vor of the election of senators by the
direct vote of the people.
have been among his neighbors.
friends and foes. the staunch pillars
of the commercial. social and politi.
cal life of this great American city
have head from their lips the same
sordid story Indignantly repeated. but
not without poignant sense Of re-
greet at the downfall of career which
had promised splendid fruition.
Senator Penrose is a comparatively
young man, the scion Of one Of the
mast esteemed and distinguished fam.
iliea OK the Quaker city. but as young
lawyer he entered ward politics. He
was soon carried to the legislature,
where his public energies leaned firm
ly toward much needed reform.
When ambition for power at any
cost suddenly seized him. he aligned
himself with the force he had pre-
yiously fought and which he Knew to
be antagonistic to good government
Rejected BY Philadelphia.
Later Penrose was slated by the
Philadelphia gang for mayor. Miser-
able gossip concerning his private and
public li1e spread from lip to lip. 1
have it from first hand authority that
one gangster at this time said: "If
Penrose Is elected mayor we can put
our arms into the corn crib to the
shoulder"
What was called "an assault upon
public morals" was forestalled by a
small party of reformers, some of the
same men who are now at Mayor
Weayer's back. Then good women
took up the work and many hundreds
Of them signed their names to a wide
ly circulated poster which read;
"our Next Mayorl
1--WE. as women citizens Of Phila-
delphia ask for the nomination OF
candidate for mayor whose private life
shows a hish moral standard, and
whose matured character and experl-
ence in business AFFAIRS will insure
a good administration"
Penrose went down before those
bitter denunciations and was with
drawn from the race.
Nothing daunted his colossal ambl-
tion. however. He nestled closer unr
der Quay's great wing and at last came
the reward--election to the senate by
Quay's own legislature.
Gang Headqusrt rs.
Senator Penrose has today as his
closest and most intimate friends and I
"Issy" Durham, the deposed
boss of Philadelphia; James p. Nc
Nichol, the filtration contract CRATER;
David H. Lane, Dave Martin and other
members Of the political business ring
which for six years looted the city un.
IL the people revolted.
Throughout the recent campaign,
orIce in the Arcade was gang
AS state leader Penrose's failure
las been almost complete. due. it is
aid, to his double-barreled arrogance
nd harsh treatment OF the organiza-
lon members. Even the legislature
as turned Penrose down. His losses
q takes with hard indifference. The
luay machine bequeathed to him is
adly shattered.
Penrose has denied connection with
he looting and wrecking OF the En-
erprIse National bank Of Alleghelsy.
In the state campaign Homer L.
'astie charged Penrose with part in
general scheme Of borrowing funds
rom banks that held state deposits
4 low rate OF interest.
His senatorial record shows him to
e the author Of no general measures
nd few important demands for fed
'ral assistance IN the upbuildlhg u his
Important constituency. Many PEN
iions are TO his credit He has been
ia obtaining naval appro-
which no doubt are Of In
crest to the Cramps. Of Philadelphia
rhe Congressional Record shows one
,m BY Penrose For the Relief Of the
Pullman Company"
"Penrose Is alleged 70 he connectbd
Win the notorious III G 4, (" whicp
vas 10 have received the Philadelphisi
gas works when stolen. WITH the
NldenerElkips party Of franehise /