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

PITTSBURGH, Sept. H-Not in years
have Pennsylvania politicians felt the
dazing effects of such body blows as
have been given them during the past
4S hours by two of the newspapers or
rhiladelphia-the Public Ledger and the
North American. Stunned does not
begin to describe the effects created by
the announcement of the former that
henceforth 1t will throw its support to
A, Mitchell Palmer, the Democratic
nominee for United States Senator, and
the offer of the North American to give
DR.. Brumbaugh its aid if he Will but
break away from Penroselsm. Republi-
can politicians from the most high TO
the lowly ward leader talked of little
else this morning and the gist OF their
agitated question was:
Where will all !his 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 II
he cared to comment on the editorial pub
lshed 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 n little too fast for
me to decide offhand what shall do, or
what l shall say"
Some time during the day or evening
/ hope to read and digest both editorials
thoroughly, and then I may have some
thing to say. For the present spare me.
I must give these sudden changes of front
mature consideration before l declare my
self"
Doctor BrEmbaugh's reference to
things coming too fast" for instant COM
mcnt included the PUBLIC LEDGER's edi-
torial and the open letter. addressed to
him by the North American. OF this let
ter he said:
II have read the article in question
and am thinking it 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 L make de-
csion."
Accompanied h. Senator Charles X
Kline and several local officials, Brum-
baugh 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 the faculty,
who warmly greeted him. Several hun
dred students were also on hand to hake
hands with the noted educator.
After q tour of inspection through the
schools during which he commented free
ly on their equipment and modern meth
DDS, Doctor Brumbaugh and his party
We're driven in their autos to the Schen-
ley Hotel, where he delivered an ad-
dress before the convention of Veterans
of Foreign Wars and United Spanish
American War Veterans.
Doctor Brumbaugh was introduced by
der-in-Chief Rice W. Means. OF
Denver. After a short address he re-
turned to 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 Asplnwall. Short speeches.
Misunderstanding and a tour of the indus
trial institutions of these towns will oc-
cupy the afternoon and evening.