The sun., 1913-11-02
Silent Leader of the Pennsylvania Re-
publicans Explains Why He Could
Not Possibly Be One


munities elsewhere. Cleveland, in ohio.
followed II for long time. I attribute
the large Republican majorities in
Pennsylvania mainly to the fact that
the Republican voters themselves and
not their so-called leaders have nom.
mated their own tickets.
"Any man among us has had the
privilege Of running for Office, of test
ing his popularity and character among
those who knew his life. Mr.. Quay. who
was also represented as a boss. went
before the people three times. once as
candidate for State Treasurer, once
as a candidate for Senator and once as
a candidate for delegate to n Republican
national convention. He carried the
primaries on each occasion. Mr.. Quay
was not afraid Of the people. Nor did
any Of his enemies ever say that he
was a dcmagogue."
How" I asked. did he retain his
leadership through so many decades Of
battle and Storm"
"He was brave. industrious and
highly educated man. His language.
written and spoken. was as clear and
pure as was the language Of any public
character in his time. Besides. he
during the civil war.
HE was called a political boss. I
knew him to be wise and patriotic
American. IA lover of classic literature
and the refinements of life. Further
more. he despised hypocrtes. The pic
lures we see i'm "A hostile political press
are not always correct
1t seemed to me that Senator PEN
llil al hp luS St
words he spoke He gave no other sign
during the interview of resentment
over the portraits of himself drawn by
inimical hands. That is not his way.
So far in his life he has said bat little
about Boics Penrose or any one else.
His father. DR.. Richard A. r. Pen
rose. was one of the most eminent
physicians of his time. Boies penrose,
possibly. learned the trick of silence
from his father or from J. Donald Cam
eron and Matthew S. quay. under
whose special training he was prepared
for politics and public life.
Bull Moosers confess. however. that
| the stump speeches which Senator PEN
rose is now making in Pennsylvania
sound finished and well. They say they
are surprised. Perhaps they have for
!
ated from Harvard with honors and
that he delivered an Grafton on COM
mencement day--being chosen. Of
course. because Of his talent for speak.
| ing-about Martin Van Buren, as a
political leader. Boies Penrose then
meant to be a lawyer.
+ "My father" he said to me. "told
each Of his sons that he must go to coll
] f.,r nj
/ then make his own way in the world
My brother. Charles b. Penrose. and
myself were classmates at Harvard.
He had decided to he physician; I
proposed to study law. Politics at that
| time had no place in my plans. Theo-
dore Roosevelt was a senior when l
was in my junior year"
There were seven sons in the PEN
! rose family. Three are dead. The re-
naming four. all Harvard men. are
conspicuous enough to have their biog-
raphies printed in who's Who"
Charles B. Penrose is famous sur
geon; Richard A. +. and Spencer Pen
rose are mining engineers and have
become rich in metals. railroads and
manufactures. Richard and Boies are
unmarried. Their home is the Spruce
street house in Philadelphia in which
they were born.
Physically Senator Penrose is large
man, being six feet four inches tall.
! There are waves in his short brown
hair. His features are regular. He
leisurely smoked while he answered my
questions. 1t is said that he has not
attended theatrical performance in
more than thirty years and that ne
never plays cards. He owns fine sail
ing yacht and makes frequent cruises
along the Atlantic coast
Hunting is his favorite pleasure.
Ever since his youth he has regularly
gone to the Rocky Mountain country
for big game. He keeps in touch with
the guides in Montana, Wyoming and
Idaho. 1t was difficult task. but
persuaded him to tell me about the
most exciting hunting trip OF his ex-
perience.
my brother Charles and I were
shooting on Horse Creek in Montana
he said. I'VE went into camp early