Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
ANTT-PENROSE WAVE
ENGULFS MACHINE
LEADERS OF STATE
Where Will 1t Lead Us?"
the Startl e d Query of
Workers High and Low.
Doctor Brumbaugh Study
ing Situation.

PITTSBURGH, Sept. H--Not in years
have Pennsylvania politicians felt the
dazlnE effects of such body blows as
have been given them during the past
4S hours by two of the newspapers OF
Philadelphia-the Public Ledger and the
North American. Stunned does not
begin to describe tho effects created by
the announcement of the former that
henceforth II will throw its support to
A. Mitchell Palmer, the Democratic
nominee for United States Senator. and
the offer of the North American to give
DIR. Brumbaugh its aid If he will but
break away from Penroseism. Republic
can politicians from the most high to
the lowly ward leader. talked of little
else this morning and the gist of their
ngitated question was:
Where will all this lead us?'
Doctor Brumbaugh, before leaving the
Fort Pitt Hotel today for the Carnegie
School of Technology, where he made an
inspection OF the institution was asked il
he cared to comment on the editorial pub
llshed in the PUBLIC LEDGER this morn
Ing, In which that paper comes out fatty
against Penrose In support of A. Mitchell
Palmer for United States Senator, Mr..
Brumbaugh slowly shook his head and
said:
81 must beg your Indulgence. These
things are coming a, little too fast for
me to decide offhand what I shall do, or
what l shall say"
Some time during the day or evening
hope to read and digest both editorials
thoroughly, and then l may have some-
thing to say. For the present spare me.
l must give these sudden changes of front
mature consideration before / declare my
self"
Doctor Brumbaughs reference to
things coming too fast" for instant COM
Y,,1t, MI
torial and the open letter addressed to
him by the North American. OF this let
ter he said:
81 have read the article in question
and am thinking 1t over. For the pres
ent l have nothing to say You will at
least grant me the privilege of studying
out the whole thing before | make Il de-
csion."
Accompanied b. Senator Charles X
Kline and several local officials. Brum-
baush left the Fort Pitt Hotel at an early
hour this morning and proceeded directly
to the Carnegie School of Technology,
where he was met by Director A. A.
Hamerschlag and members of tho faculty.
who warmly greeted him Several hun
dred students were also on hand to .hake
hands with the noted educator
After tour OF inspection through the
schools, during which he commented free
ly on their equipment and modern meth
DDS, Doctor Brumbaugh and his party
were driven in their autos to the Schen-
ley Hotel, where he delivered an adj
dress before the convention of Veterans
OF Foreign Wars and United Spanish
American War Veterans.
Doctor BrumhauCh was introduced by
Commander -in-Chief Rice W. Means, OF
Denver. After a short address he re-
turned 10 the Fort Pitt Hotel to prepare
for his trip through the Allegheny valley
this afternoon. where he will visit the
towns OF Natrona, Tarentum Bracken-
ridge and Aspinwall. Short speeches.
hand-shaking and a tour of the indus
trial institutions Of these towns will oc-
cupy the afternoon and evening.