The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-03
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OPPOSE PENR0SE
Former United States Forester
After 7ogn Worn by Penn
y. sYlvania Senator.

MILFORD, Pa, March 2.--( Asso.
.oeiateds Press by Federal wireless) n
Clifford Pinehot, former United States
forester, yesterday announced his can
didaoy for tho United states senate to-
succeed Boies Penrose, whose term
expires in 1915. Pinchot was the
unanimous choice Of 'the Progressive
leaders Of Pennsylvania at recent
conference held in Harrisburg.
The campaign wis prove supreme
test Of Penrosc's famous party organ.
ization 10 which he succeeded upon the
death of Matt Quay and which he so
strengthened that it was said of him
that he "out-Quayed Quay in ability
as an organizer. -
Pcnrose went into politics when a
lad and at the age Of twenty-four took
his seat for the first time In the lower
house Of the Pennsylvania legislature.
At the age Of thirty-seven he was
sent TO the United States senate by the
Republican party and is now round
ing out his third torn.
With the passing Of Senator Aldrich,
Pcnrose succeeded TO the leadership OF
the majority party and the chairman.
ship OF the powerful finance commit
tee, his organizing ability carrying him
over the heads of seven silyor,pated
senators who had served from two to
sixteen years longer in the upper house
than had Penrose and thereby smash.
ing an old senate precedent U
He first came into. national prom
inence through his tilts with senator
La Toilette over the tariff which FIRE.
quently became bitterly personal. Since
the Mexican troubles Senator Pcnrose
has taken an active part in the s6lu.
tion of that problem, but early in the
war stirred up national. hornets nest
when he introduced bin in congress.
for the appropriation Of $35, 900 900
for the sending Of United States troops
into the southern Republic to protect
American lives and interests. G
The greatest test Of Penrosc's pow
or came in 1912 when he was charged
with having accepted money from the
Standard OIL Company for campaign
purposes and admitted having re.
eeiyed $4,000 sapt to him personally
by John D. Archbold, sp,5
However, in Pinchot, who is FIVE
years the junior Of the present Penn.
sylyania senator, the4latt will have
worthy opponent at the game of or
ganizing Though nampered by an
immense fortune left him by his grand
father, Pinchot, as a young man, chose
forestry as a vocation and after gradu,
ating from Yale passed three years in
France, Switzerland, Austria and Ger
many studying his profession, devoting
three years in the Black Forest of
Germany under the severe tuteIage of
German government instructors. SHY
Returning home he began to organize
young men in the study Of forestry,
and, by sheer industry and intelligent
study, was at the age Of thirty three
made chief Of the Division, Of Forestry
Of the Department Of Agriculture in
which position he remained for twelve
years.or until 1910. In this position
he organized lumbermen, railroads and
other great industries which threaten
ed destruction of the national forests
and his influence penetrated to every
county of every state.
To further demonstrate his powers
of organization he has been chairman
of the NATIONAL Conservation Associa.
tion since 1910, is a member Of the
committee on organization Of govern.
ment scientific work, and has held
many other important commission,
ships and chairmanships dealing with
the great national problems which
have constantly kept him before the
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