Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-28
HURL PENROSE OUT,
CRIES ROOSEVELT

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smallest crowd of the trip heard him urge
the defeat of Penrose. Almost the ehtlre
population of the neighborhood, H. were
at the station, however. AT PhoeniNViile me
1000 employees of the mills throhgeo the
station to hear him.
Roosevelt had intended only to smile
and wave his battered campaign hat at
York this morning, but half an hour pe-
fore the train left for Scranton to carry
the chief Bull Moose on the third day
of his invasion, more than 100 persons
had crowded the railroad yards. The
Colonel was SO pleased he talked to them
for % minutes. He pleaded for a work.
mems compensation law, but did not for
get TO resume his denunciation of Pen
rose.
"HURL PENROsE OUT"
"I ask YOU to hurl out of political power
for the honor of your State and for your
own sakes, Penrose and all that belongs
to him." cried Roosevelt Workmens
compensation bills. he said, were killed in
New York by the Barnes and Murphy
machines, and in Pennsylvania by the
Penrose machine.
"I'm now engaged in a healthy effort
to smash both" the Colonel said with
smile.
Both at York and at Columbia, where
800 persons were at the station when the
Roosevelt train arrived, everything that
the ex-Presldent said was loudly cheered.
At Lancaster, Frank B. McClaln's home
city, Roosevelt was received with open
arms and was given one of the graetest
oyations he has received on his trip
through Pennsylvania.
As he started to speak the crowd cried,
"Sit down." to about hundred men
standing close to the stand from which
Roosevelt spoke. The Colonel made them
sit down, saying:
Give the people behind you a square
deal That's what 1 stand for; that is
what we want to do to Penrose-give
him a square deal, but knock him out
OF politics, and give yourself a square
deal by doing So"
The Colonel sent the following telegram
to Senator Moses E. Clapp, of Minnesota
who is speaking today at Warren, where
Roosevelt could not reach during his in
vaslon:
Please convey TO the people Of North
ss them tor me- to defeat Penfose AMI hs
ticket and to elect Plnehot and the whole
Washington party tickets success to HUI
tsignedJ THEoDORE ROOSEVELT.
The eX-President will make 10 speeches
today in his campaign against Penrose
closing the third day of his trip with a
mas meeting in Scranton,
At Christiana 200 school children, wav-
ing flags, sang patriotic songs as the
train pulled into the station. The Col
onel spoke to 500 there, At Parkersburg
800 received his message of smash Pen
rose" with wild enthusiasm and four
year-old Betty Bland. granddaughter of
A. ]. Melcher, handed the Colonel a
large bunch of flowers. The Colonel made
her happy by patting her on the head and
smiling his appreciation,
After the York meeting. the train went
10 Columbia, where l0-minute stop was
and Roosevelt again bit PaDTpsp
hard, Fully 5000 persons heard him at
Columbia.
"PUNCH" HAS OLD-TIME FORCE.
through the Is counties he has visited
since he started his Pennsylvania inva-
sion at Easton Monday morning he has
developed his punch 10 its former power.
and is hitting Penrose with all his might.
At Johnstown and at Altoona last night
Roosevelt made his most vicious attacks
upon the senior Senator and also upon
Doctor Brumbaugh, whom he has been
berating since the Washington party
State organization asked him to speak
more forcibly in behalf of Vance C. Nc
Cormick the Democratic candidate for
Governor.
"Fenrose. McNiehol and Ware selected
Brumhaugh as a come-on," said Roose-
Welt. He is the stool pigeon TO keep
the Penrose machine in power in Pennsyl-
Yania."
WHEN ROGUEs FALL OUT.
The Colonel also referred to the PEN
rose Ware -McNichol debauchery charges.
Here in Pennsylvania he said. the
bosses are now informing on one an
other. First Penrose informed on Ware,
and then yare said many uncompliment.
airy things about Penrose. Well / agree
with each gentleman's estimate of the
other.
In New York" he said. there are two
bosses. Barnes and Murphy and they
pick the candidates from behind screens.
"Penrose Is not that much Of a
coward" said the Colonel He Is run
ming himself as a candidate, and has
made the issue in Pennsylvania very
clear. You can think about him an you
want to. ana discuss him so far as de-
eency will permit But don't vote for
him"