Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-02
WARE WARDS, CRUX
OF PENROSE VOTE,
THREATEN REVOLT
Downtown Holds Balance
of Strength and Rum Is
Only Power That Can
Win for Its Champion.

All eyes are fixed today on South Phil
adelpha in search for signs OF the
strength Of the revolt against Penrose.
South Philadelphia. it is admitted, will be
the final stage in the Penrose fight for
reelection, There he will be beaten or
elected.
North Of Markt street and throughout
the whole state the Penrose candidacy
Is weak Unless South Philadelphia votes
bolster the chances, politicians admit,
Penrose will be beaten.
Less than q hours before election there
is every indication that Ware followers
will knife Penrose, either leaving a blank
opposite tine column for United States
Senator or marking their crosses for 4.
Mitchell Palmer. the Democratic noml-
nee. The Wares disposition in the clos
Ing hours, as their followers understand
it, is a desire to see Penrose beaten, by
whom it does not matter.
For weeks revolt against Penrose has
been growing in the Ware wards, Ware
ward leaders speak OF supporting the
entire Republican ticket" but their en-
thusiasm for the men upon it wanes
when Penrose is mentioned I'VE have
no orders to knife him." the say.
No" said a man close to the situa-
ton they have no orders TO knife him.
They need none, The Wares attitude to-
ward 'Penrose has been made plain.
William :. Ware has challenged Penrose
to prove the truth Of the charges against
him attributed to Penrose or to force
a retractlon from the North American.
Do you think the Ware followers need
orders?"
RUN STRONGER THAN VAREs?"
Penroses only strength in South Phil
adelphia will come from the liquor men,
according to observations made i'm the
Ware wards. Those opposed to local op-
ton for their pocketbook's sake will be
deaf to the anti-Penrose whispers 1t was
seen. They can vote for Penrose with a
clear conscience, one man explained. be-
cause no orders are out and a vote for
him will not be disobeylng them.
Hum said one man, is stronger than
the wares Even II explicit orders were
ISSUED to knife Penrose, the saloon vote
In South Philadelphia would stand by
him, Standing by the Wares Is All right
uhlil II comes to local option. Ii we are
asked to risk that by voting against PEN
lose We let the Organization slide"
The latest exhibition of the Ware tenn
per toward PenrOse occurred in the cir
cumstanees surrounding the meeting Fri
day night In the Plaza Theatre, attended
by most OF the followers OF the Wares
The warning "BOies Penrose will be
mobbed If he shows himself In thnt
meeting was responsible for the absence
or Senator Pcnrose from the South PhiIa-
delphia rally, according to the story told
today among Ware followers Since FRI
day, when De- Martin @ Brumbaugh.
Senator Ware, Congressman Ware ana
other Republicans spoke at the rally with
out mentioning the name OF PenroAe, poll
ticlans outside South Philadelphia have
been puzzled 10 account for the absence
OF PenTose and the disregard shown for
his candidacy.
But today comes the story that the
Wares deliberately snubbed him. Penrose,
Il is told. asked to be invited 70 the Ware
meetings. The request was hatly re-
fused. Furthermore, an interdietlon was
placed upon all references 70 him IN
speeches. So the meeting went through
without the mention Of Penrose or sight
Of MIN
The Wares snub viii add impulse 10 the
movement for knlhng Penrose Ia south
Philadelnhia. observers say. Doubt as 10
the Wares attitude has been dispelled.
Their followers have taken notice. The
knife Is Qut