Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-20
PENROSE'S FRIENDS
REGRET HIS TNACTION

County and would have been convicted of
bribery of a legislator in the Senatorial
campaign Of 1891 in which l first ran for
the United States Senate? There arc
plenty OF witnesses alve today who know
about the case The court record is
there and there will be no difficulty in
] showing how he pleaded with Senator
4 quay to save him from prosecution and
| how many thousands OF dollars In costs
| were paid by his friends to settle SEN
ator Quays detective bills ana the cost
/ of suit.
! since that time his journalistic career
| has been one of insinCerity and defama-
! tiOu. 1t might also be well for him TO
| have thorough investigation made OF
| the record of William Finn, whose aililia-
| tious with scandalous contracts ana
/ street railway grabs In Pittsburgh whle
| he was one of the bosses of that city,
| constitute one OF the most infamous chap
| ters in the annals of American politics.
/ Van Nalkenburg has maintained close
! intimacy and association with Finn, ana
! has never expressed any criticism OF
Flinn's notorious political career. 1t is
needless to remind any one of the iact
! that Finn and Van Nalkenburg are now
i'm deal to elect a Democrat Governor
OF Pennsylvania
senator McNichol was halted this morn
ing a he was entering the elevator In the
Lincoln Building. The reporter rode up
in the car with him.
ARE you going TO sue for nbelF the
Senator was asked
81 told you yesterday all had to say
replied McNichol. ITS nonsense and
don't deserve an answer"
Don't you think that unless some le-
gal action is taken all the people of the
State will believe the charges are trucF'
he was asked.
"If there was any truth in the charges"
1 tI,a d., hn an
What does that mean?" he was asked.
I'm not going to talk any more about
it," he said He walked into his Office
and slammed the door behind him
POLITICIANS IN GLOOM.
Political circles were in furore of ex-
pectancy today. Even the followers of
the Organization could not understand
the apparent apathy of the men accused
The opinion was freely put forth that
some action would be taken today, but
there was no mistaking the gloom in the
attitude of those who professed con-
fidence that there would be court hear
ing of the charges.
Senator Penrose added nothing last
night to his statements made yesterday
to the EVENING LEDGER. except to brand
the North American editorial as tissue
of lies from beginning to end" He re-
nained silent as to what course of action
he contemplated, II any.
william S. Ware also stood pat on
his early attitude of refusal to discuss
tho editorial.
Edwin H. Ware. however, is quoted as
DENYING specifically the charges relating
to himself He declares, in a statement.
that his brother also denies the statement
that he personally paid 5000 TO Reybun
or any other amount to Henry Clay, for
uer Director of Public Safety.
In this statement Senator Ware is quoted
es admitting that William :. Ware bought
bonds in a Southern railroad in which
the former Mayor was Interested, He de-
tends this action by declaring that he
hougbt them at the solicitation OF the con-
tractor who built the road, and the fur
ther statement that at was considered
good railroad and the reports of the
United States Government verified it
The statement follows;
SENATOR WARES STATEMENT.
II never gave a single dollar to either
Mayor Reyburn. Director Clay or any
other public official, directly or indirectly,
during the whole OF my contracting ca
reer. I never put up any colatera! Sc
curity for either Reyburn or Clay at any
time during their term of office or before
or since.
If there had been any wrong dealing
batwecn the Wares and the officials (of
the Catlln Commission would not have
urged the commission to stay and finish
the investigation before they quit.
The statement that he personally gave
5000 or any other amount, to Mayor
Rsvburn Director Clay, or any other Of
arial nv brother, Congressman William
@. nd q a absolute lie He
did however invest in some bonds IN n
southern railroad at the solicitation OF
the contractor who built the road. This
was rousidered good railroad and the
reports of the United States Government
verified it.
Mayor Reyburn also held some bonds
in the same railroad. There was. how
ever, no connection between the two hold
ings
This statement answers every part Of
the article that concerns the Wares and
any statement contrary to the above is
absolutely false"
Considerable surprise was expressed At
the action OF the North American in re-
peating the editorial today, word for
word A new broadsde Of charges had
been expected. The consensus OF opinion
was that IL the newspaper intends to |
elaborate
tunitv to those accused TO take action on |
the first charges before going further,
WARES MAY KNIFE" PENRosE.
The opinion was expressed by many |
politicians that the charges at this time T.
might have the effect OF reopening the |
breach in the Organization ranks made in |
1911 when William S Ware refused 70 !
obey the dictates Of Penrose and Nc |
NichoI and abandon his mayoralty asps- |
TatiOHs.
Although the Wares have come back /
into the fold il has been an open secret [
that they never forgave PenrOse and /
MrNichol for their actions in 1911 NoW, I
rbar me inside story Of Penrose's alleged /
treaohery has become public property IL /
Is believed by many that the Wares will /
take the first opportunity to obtain re-
venEe hy issuing orders 10 their tathiuI !
workers 70 knife Penrose FOR Palmer.
TRAIN HITS ICE WAGON |