The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-19
SENATOR PENROSE
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fused to negotiate with him for
peace. They kept him out of the
senate for two years and they
fought him until the day he died.
In pennsylvania when Quay died
were able men who had been in poll
tics when Penrose was a boy. They
We're entirely willing to assume the
leadership death had forced Quay to
relinquish. AS a preliminary to a
fight for control these men declared
for a new deal" While they were
talking about it the new deal" came
from the hand of PeEru5e. His
leadership was the logic o. the sit -
aeon. he was the strOns nan -
eA 4sylvania politics.
" hen Quay died each OF the 81
% -.Lties of Pennsylvania nad two
l.og Iblican organizations, Qday and
t.--,.- quay. At the head OF the city
John Weaver, whom the anui-Quay
forces, in the name of reform, had
elected mayor. In Pittsburg was
political chaos, wrought by ripper
legislation enacted at the direction
of Quay as blow at Chris Magee,
Allegheny county. The anti-Ouay
whom Quay had never beaten in
Republicans squared for the fight
against Penrose. 1t came two
years after the passing of Quay,
when a state ticket was to be nomi-
mated. In the primaries the Pen
rose organization swept the state.
With three-fourths of the delegates
Penrose nominated at Harrisburg in
1906 a ticket headed by Edwin S.
Stuart for Governor. Stuart was
Philadelphian; he had been mayor
of that city and personally was very
popular. Throughout Pennsylvania,
however, he was comparatively
unknown. The other candidates al
so, admittedly, were worthy to hold
the offices for which they had been
presented to the people. The op-
ponents of Penrose, refusing to ac-
cept the action of the convention,
Joined with the Democrats and nom
mated state ticket. Their candi-
date for governor was Lewis Emery,
Jr., of Bradford. The contest that
followed equaled in bitterness the
fights of Quay. Penrose was made
the issue. A vote for Stuart would
be a vote for Penroses control of
Pennsylvania politics. Emery's cleo
tion would sound the doom of Pen
ose's leadership. So shrieked the
anti-Penrose orators and newspa-
pers. Stuart was elected.
Having established himself at the
head of the Republican organization
Penrose started the work of rebuild
ing it. He brought to his support
men who had fought Quay through
out his political life. Under his
management the anti-Quay organiza-
tions in the counties one by one dis
appeared. An organization Repub-
lican was elected mayor of Philadel-
phia. The Republicans of Pittsburg
no longer held aloof from the organ
ization that controlled the state, as
they had done during the life of
Quay.
Throughout Pennsylvania there
was noticeable change of sehti-
ment regarding Penrose. The people
wanted to know what he had done
in politics that he ought not to have
done. Never had Penroses name
been linked with a crooked deal
in Pittsburg or Philadelphia or
anywhere else. Under his direction
honest men had been elected to Of
flee and were serving the people we'll.
Meanwhile the record of Penrose
in the Senate was attracting the at
tention of Pennsylvania. From a
comparatively unknown senator,
who had been overshadowed by the
masterful influence of Quay in that
body, he had broadened and devel-
oped in influence and statesmanship.
He had been conspicuous in the
fight in the Senate for legislation i'm
posing a tax on oleomargarine de-
manded by the farmers of the coun-
try. The speech he delivered in the
advocacy of this tax was said to be
the most forceful and comprehensive
argument submitted to the Senate
in the debate on the Oleomargarine
bill. His support of that measure
and other measures in the interest
of the farmers brought him their
support.
AS chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on immigration he had been
active in the enactment of the Chi
nese Exclusion Law and other labor