Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-02
PENROSE VICTORY
MEANS A CONTEST


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never take his seat. Several have gone
so far as TO say that the charges will
be vastly easier to prove than were those
against William Lorimers OF Illinois, who
was expelled from the Senate.
Backed by the most powerful political
organization this country has ever known,
aided by virtually the entire Old Guard
Democratic machine the stalwart ranks
Of the liquor Democrats, number at least
$4,000, and in an alliance with the national
and State liquor forces, the candidate
goes to the polls ~ith much In his favor
from a political standpoint.
Analysis, however. Of the primary eler-
tion and of the subsequent registration
figures present certain aspects, which
give unbounded hope to the anti-lquor
forces and Independent Republicans. to
say nothing of the virtual panic caused
in Organization ranks.
PENROsEs MAXIMUM STRENGTH.
In the primary election held on May 10,
Boles Penrosc received 2t9,69t votes, rep
resentng virtually the maximum strength
Of the Organization forces throughout the
state His opponent, ]. Benjamin Dim
mick, Of Scranton received i1l.2s6 votes
representing the independent Republican
and antiPenrose vote. These figures,
hJwever, as a precursor of the final cleo
ton, are virtually worthless. due to the
fact that the subsequent registration has
been larger than the complete primary
Republican vote.
According to the figures made public
by the Republican state Committee, the
present Republican registration Is us, n9,
as against 356.S35 for the Democrats and
Ii,1BS for the Washington party. In place
OF total primary Republican vote-3SO,-
9I7-now stands the 7iS,il0 figure. showing
that 3S7,ii2 Republicans have enrolled since
May.
In other words. more Republicans have
signfed their intention of voting subsc-
qucnt TO the primary than voted on May
10. While 1t is known that the Organza-
ton throughout the State has made every
possible effort to get out an enormous
additional enrolment, the anti-Pcnrosc
leaders are more than optimistic over the
possibility OF this great unknown vote be-
ing thrown against Penrose. Believing
that the organization brought out every
possible voter to make Il favorable show
ing for Pcnrose in the primary and that
the Dlmmick vote will be divided between
A. Mitchell Palmer and Clifford Plnchot,
the Democratic and Washington party ad-
herents now claim a victory. Virtually
the entire Old Guard Democratic vote
which was cast for Henry Budd in the
primary, is conceded to Penrose His vote
was I09i3.
1t is doubtful whether candidate ever
asked for the suffrage of the people under
greater cloud than Boes Penrose. In
the face of the most damaging attacks. he
has retained stoical silence Charged
win being COrruptOnist, dcbaucher, "a
bctrnyer Of friends, with being the benc-
fclary Of a S1,OOOoOO "slush fund" and
linked with the Democrats Penrose has
chosen silence rather than repudiating
the evidence offered against him. This
OF course, declare his opponents for Of
flee. Is an admission of guilt
EvADEs SERIOUS CHARGES.
Throughout the campaign Pcnrose has
discussed but one issuC-thc tariff. In tile
primary campaign he declared there were
only two issues in, the State-the MeNi-
can situation and the tariff. Not once
has he answered the challenge of Falmcr
that the real issue Is Penro oeelsm
While the candidate has refused to dis
cuss the charges made against him, they
will be presented to the United states
senate should he be elected. The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections has
decided that an Investigation OF the pr!-
mary election should be helu, rms VIII
Immediately follow n Penrose victory.
The following are the charges made in
the campaign against the candidate
which ne has refused to deny;
That a 81, 100000 'slush fund has been
raised to elect him. This has been
secured by assessing saloonkeepers.
wholesalers. brewers and distillers
That hundred Of thousands Of dollars
have been raised and expended in his
behalf by such organizations as the Penn
sylvnnia Protective Union and the !
Finance Committee" of Pittsburgh.
That he has been aided in the campaign /
BY the Old Guard Democrats notably !
such men as James +. MulvilhIll liquor /
boss OF western Pennsylvania. (
That hc confessed to editors of the
North American that he was one OF the F.
three men who dcb0uchcd former Mayor
Reyburn.
That he betrayed his friends, the Wares,
by informing the North American that /
Representative William S, Ware handed
$1,000 i'm cash to Mayor Rcyburn,
That he has been the beneficiary OF
the registration in Fayette County, the
bailiwiCk of state Republican Chairman I
Grow, the most faErant registration .
fraud ever perpetrated in Pennsylvania, /.