The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25
ANTI-SAL0ON FIRE
TURNS ON PENROSE
Brunt Of q Strong Statewide
Attack Falls on the
Senator.
HE IGNORES THE ISLE

PHILADELPHIA, oct. 2i--Pcnrav'v-.. ,.,
first direct election of United e'a,.,
Senator has crystallized rapidly WITHIN OIL.
last few weeks into n general ,imH..-.
against the liquor interests with tho a'.3.,
directed against Senator Roles rc.~,s.
| who has been formally Endorsed hy tho
State liquor dealers organization Nra,-.,
him are clifford Pnchot. Progress .a. a.t
A. Mitchell Palmer. Democrat. Both a-s
formally pledged by platform plaHks %
support local option.
The antl-saloon sentiment has developed
strongly in Pennsylvania within tho las,
two years and almost all the slxty-sevsn
counties had organizations actively fight.
Ing against saloons In the license court.
this year. These forces have remained
intact and are now fighting the saloons by
campaigning for candidates who are
pledged to local option.
Pcnrose has to bear tho brunt % tho
attack on liquor domination OF public
affairs because OF the failure Of the
Republican party TO recognize the ant
saloon sentiment. when the Republicans
met I'm Pl,tsburg long after tho otae.
party platforms had been Issued. they
voted nearly unanimously against =
motion to insert "a local option plank IN
their platform.
As n consequence tho Republican party
stands before the people as protecting the
liuuor traffic from regulation by the
people themselves, and the candidates
therefore are being opposed by anti saloon
local option and church forces
That the Republican candidates realize
.A.tr ata nj for frfu
ests is indicated by the campaign OF Mar
tin G. Brumbaugh OF Philadelphia, candi-
date for Governor. lie Is pleading for the
temperance vote on what he calls his 'per-
sonal platform" I'm which he declares he
will give his support in the Legislature to
a local option measure.
In the face OF his declarations, the Or
ganized liquor dealers Of the State ore
supporting him with all their strength,
their State president having sent out a
circular that declares that the hope OF the
saloon men to continue in business lies In
the election of Brumbaugh.
The nomination OF Pcnrosc md Brum-
baugh by tho Personal liberty party
formed especially for this election hy the
liquor men, came within tho last few
weeks. but long enough before tho time
limit to allow either candidate 70 with
draw his name from their ticket Neither
Penrose nor Brumbaugh made any EFFORT
to free himself from this ticket.
AS usual one of those scandals that have
long marked the Republican rule IN Penn
sylvana Is a factor In tho election. TIE
Treasury raids under the Quay reFim"
were followed by the Capitol graft sea
dal under Penrose control. Now. II T. tI.
expenditure 80 $4,000, 600 by t. NJ Biz,
low state Highway Commissioner. that ih.
Republican party has TO face.
This, too has been recognized by Bru'n.
baugh. who IS promisins "a dollars wort
Of road for every dollar expended" I..
him have always denied that the Rg'Io'
administration OF tho Highway pcra .
mcnt has been anything hut just Ii-.t
peurosc ignores the Issue. The roads que
tlon IS regarded as particularly adyt..'
TO herrosc In the rural districts.
Despite penrosc's protestatlous that 's
pr tectionist record should bring him t",
votes OF the workingmcn, the labor vote
shows signs OF rebelling because OF his u1-
favorable record on measures intended for
the direct benefit OF tho workers
Following the publication Of fornh
statement by Frank Morrison, secretary
OF the American Federation of Labor. tina,
both penrose and oliver have been uni
formly hostile or negligent TO labor's IN
terest In the United States Senate" local
labor organizations have voted to dire,
their energies against his election.
The latest and ono OF the most potent
developments IN the anti-Peurose cam.
paign Is the formal charge by the Phil
adelpha North American that Peurose
not only personally contributed orc-tl1-d
OF fund of S19S.0OO for the corrup; on
Of Mayor Rcyburn's administration H
1911, hut that the Senator later betrayed
his political associates by relating the de-
tails Of their operations 10 that new paper
10 block the nomination Of Ware fpr
Mayor.
Representative Wares demand iu the
House of Representatives AT Washington
that Henrose satisfactorily rcfu'o the
charges has been cvaded by Pcuroso. who
simply declares that the incident 3
closed" An open break between Ware
and Penrose would cost the Senator thou-
sands of votes In South Philadelphia tne
Ware stronghold, Il Is declared.
The refusal of \. Mitchell Palmer. ne
Democratic nominee. TO withdraw iu favor
OF Pinchot. following tho example Of VIII
lam Draper Lewis, Progressive who " .'1-
drew TO centre the anti-pcuru-e vote m
Vance &. Mccormick, of Harrisburg tNe
Democratic candidate for Governor, l.iv's
the Penrose opposition divided.
a statewide convention of local option
workers indorsed Pinchot and McCorW t
and since then many other ORGANIZATIONS.
including large church government bodies.
have formally Endorsed luchot II, also
Is appealing for the protection yot, -
anti-Penrose Republicans. who oppose
Palmer because of his Democratic trN
views. Republicans also claim thousands
OF Democratic votes for ponrp.o #I
Brumbaugh from those who oppose la..
mer's and McCormick's stand for go