Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-18
PENROSE TO DECLARE
WAR ON BRUMBAUGH
AT PITTSBURGH TODAY
Senator Expected to Indicate
His Plan of Campaign to
Defeat Governors Designs
by Booming Knox
ISSUE soUARELY DEFINED
Snyder for Auditor General Against
Amber or Any Ware
Candidate

Senator Boies Penrose will probably de
clare war before nlghtfall on the recently
announced plans of Governor Brumbaugl
with statement today at Pittsburgh
where he and the Governor will attend the
cornerstone-laying ceremonies Of the city
County Building
Senator Penrose will oppose the Gov
ernor's effort to control the Pennsylvania
delegation to the Chicago convention by
declaring in favor of the election of unin
structed delegates. This was made plain
to several hundred Republicans from west.
ern counties who called upon him today
and last night
II was accentuated i'm speech by Sem
ator George r oliver last night at a
luncheon at the Duquesne Club. in which
MIR. Oliver declared that there CouN be
no sincerity behind the candidacy Of either
the Governor or Senator Penrose for the
presidency. IL a Pennsylvania was to he
considered in connection with that great
office he said. Phlander G. Knox stood
out prominently as Pennsylvania's offer
ing, but he argued that the delegation
should not be instructed even for Mr..
Knox.
PENROSE'S PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
These additional facts have developed
turing the long series of conferences held
ny Penrose at Pittsburgh:
That he will make war upon the Gov
irnors plans, including state officers and
MISUNDERSTANDING and from the congress
sional districts proposed by the Nare-
Brumbaugh combination.
That Il. V Babcock and ~. L. Gillespie
Of this county will appear upon the slate
IF Penrose delega gates-at-large If they are
willing TO go into a fight with the Penrose
forces, and that he wants state Chairman
W Il. Crow to stand as a candidate f)r
delegate-at-la
That he will stand by Senator Charles
A. Snyder, of Schuylliill, as a candida'e
fer Auditor General against Charles \.
Amber or any other candidate for tbs
office that may be suggested by the Gov
eTnor and his allies.
Developments Indicated today that the
Governor certainly cannot depend upon
any support from Senator George r.
oliver in n fight based on the Governors
own presidential candidacy; that he has
little reason to count upon any assistance
or the neutrality of State Chairman w. Is.
Crow and probably less reason to figure
that Congressman w. w. Griest, of Lam
caster. is either an ally or a neutral All
three had been figured more or less as
neutrals or allies of the Governor and as
either they would have been distinct
losses to the Penrose organization.
PITTSBURGHERS IN CONFERENCE.
Although none of those present would
make a statement, 1t was learned last
HlBnt tnat IL was ATTENDED Dy a group OF
men potential in the politics and business
life of Pittsburgh. Among them were
Mayor Joseph @. Armstrong, Henry p.
Haas. Senator George #. Oliver, State
Senator Charles H. Kline. Samuel Z. Jami-
son, Coroner of Allegheny County NJ. q.
Leslie, A. C. Gumbert and Frank ]. Har-
ris. County Commissioners Frank j. Ian
ahan, ID. L. Gillespie John r. Casey,
John p Moore, County Comptroller; eX-
Congressman James Francis Burke, Will
liam McConway, j. ID. Gallery, Samuel
Moody, d.. B. oliver and Edward S, Swim
dell
Announcement was made in this city
today that the Brumbaugh campaign will
be pushed in every county in the State.
starting early next week