Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-31
FROM STAFF CORRESPONDENT

TRENTON, Oct 31.-Irrespective Of po-
lltlcal belief. the candidacy of Boies PEN
rose for reelection as United States Sem
ator for Pennsylvania is looked upon in
New Jersey as the most brazen campaign
ever undertaken by a politician.
Typical machine politicians whose
names have been known for more than
a decade in New jerseys capital con-
denim Penrose's candidacy.
Intimate friends of General Edward C.
Murray and ex-senator John Kean, for
mer machine Republican bosses OF the
middle section of New Jersey, declare
that Penrose should never have sought
a denomination in view of the grave
disclosures relating to his political career.
Both Kean and General Murray retired
from politics when public opinion was
against them.
Former machine men who are now
lined up with the element representing
progressive Republicanism insist that
Penrose should never have permitted
himself to become a candidate until he
had disproved some of the charges made
against him.
POOR POLITICS." AT THE BEST.
Jersey legislators, representative men,
staunch Republicans, are unanimous In
saying that Penrose's candidacy. with
its stigma, Is at the best poor politics"
New Jersey. especially the middle Sec
ton of President Wilson's home State.
keenly awaits the climax of the SEN
atorial fight in Pennsylvania Although
Penrose Is not a candidate here, his cam
paign ia being watched by voters just as
closely as though he were a candidate
in the Garden State"
Penrose's name hasn't been mentioned
on the stump, but his name is heard
daily in heated discussions In hotels, on
the streets and in political circles.
Persons we'll informed on political mat
ters said today that, in their opinion,
thousands of Organization men in Phila-
delphia who never fail to register will
scratchethe name of Penrose on election
day. It was pointed out by political OBJ
servers that many of the Organization
voters, in Justice to their families, would
not vote for him.
HIS NAME AS A VoTE-LOsER.
1t was also declared that unless PEN
rose was eliminated from the Republican
party his name alone would always have
an effect in the loss of thousands of Re-
publican votes wherever elections were
held within the next few years.
Ex-Governor E. 9. Stokes, of New Jer-
sey, who is now affiliated with progressive
heDuDllCanlSIl,
political views upon Penrose's candidacy
with disfavor. Another Republican who
does not favor the candidacy of Penrose
is Newton A. X, Bugbee, chairman of
the Republican State Committee of New
Jersey. Mr.. Bugbee is a prominent busi-
ness man in Trenton. He takes an &C
tive part In civic work, and his deter
mination TO bring about clean Republican
politics has won him the support and
friendship Of leading residents Of the
capital.
II do not think that 1t would be fair
for me TO express my opinion on the
senatorial fight in Pennsylvania" said
Mr. Bugbee today when interviewed in
his office at 2O6 East Hanover street
MEN WHO KNEW WHEN TO QUIT.
THE Republican party In this State,
as we'll as in other sections OF the cOun-
try, has been pounded by the press and
others. It seems that the party was
reprlmanded because of certain persons
who were affiliated with 1t. In New
Jersey there seemed to be a general SEN
timent against General Murray and former
Senator Kean. Both of these men were
splendid types. However, when public
opinion was against them they retired
and were perfectly willing TO sacrifice
their political careers.
although l am not standpatter. l
believe Pennsylvania will be better on
q
tor. AS Tor Senator Penrose. I do not
believe that he is the sort of man who
should run for that office.
Senator Penrose will lose the votes OF
thousands of regular Republicans. He
won't get the votes of those men because
they have self-respsct. Penrose as a
candidate is doing nothing more than
wreck the Republican party. not only In
Pennsylvania, but also in other parts Of
the country"
What is the remedyT'
1.-THE voters of Pennsylvania had a
remedy at the last primaries. but II
seems that they didn't act as they should
have" replied the Republican State
chairman.
"PenTose will not hurt the Republican
vote in New Jersey at the coming cleo
tion. The voters here understand the is
sues. Il is in Philadelphia, and espe-
cially throughout Pennsylvania, where
there will be a shrinkage in the vote
for pRnFORe" j."