The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-17
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
DruMbaagh Against BstA Roosevelt
snA Penrose-His weakness.

PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-Again the
"schoolmaster in politics." Governor
B~rumbaugh has officially announced
himself rs IA candidate for President
and Is asking tho people TO support
him at the preferential primary cleo
ton To be held IN May, and rs mat.
tcrs stand to-day tho Governor is
pretty sure to win out. especially II
Senator Penrose should continue to
have cold feet" and were to take a
two months vacation In Alaska
a somewhat similar situation pre-.
! vailed in Pennsylvania during the life.
time of Senator Quay. who picked out
q candidate for state Treasurer who
would bc faithful and kind 20 Quay.
Chris Magee. the boss Of P%ittsburg.
forthwith named q candidate for
State Treasurer who was ~ popular
throughout the State a. the Quay can
didatc was weak. Within twenty-four
hours Quay withdrew his candidate
n boldly proclaimed himself q AN
didate for Treasurer. Immediately
Magec withdrew the lame Of his car.
didate. rather than suffer an over
whelming defeat. and Quay was
eicCtcu. IL SeIidtoI f0uTOeo Idifo lu
the courage characteristic Of Quay.
Republicans Of the Quay school will
turn and rend him.
II IL held by those who are unself-
ishly Interested In the outcome OF the
Republican and Progressive conven-
tons at Chicago that II Senator PEN
rose were to take counsel with such
business men and Republicans A.
John Wananaker. Alba X. johnson.
president Of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works; the Hon. Edwin +. stuart.
former Governor OF Pennsylvania:
John G.. Cribbel. president Of the Union
League; Nathan Folwell. president OF
the Manufacturers Club; Colonel
Trexier Of Allentown, tho Hon. Louis
a. Waters of Scranton, Grand Master
of Masons OF Pennsylvania: the Hon.
Henry e. Niles Of New York. one Of
the abiest jurists Of Pennsylvania: the
Hon. Thomas :. Harrison. Henry G.
Frick and General James NJ. Schcon.
maker Of Nttsburg. William Pcrrine
o: Philadelphia and a dozen others OF
like standing throughout the State, q
result would be obtained so much
broader and better and saner and safe
than that OF the selfish aim planned
b. what is known as the State organi-
~zatioc,, that objectionable ec!fshness
would readily yield to sanity and
craftsmanship.
4 consensus OF Republicans and
Progressives Of extreme tendencies
shows:
We ARE now well along into the
fourth year Of a Democratic adinin.s-
~tration. and under no conceivable con-
ditions would the American people
care 20 be governed by tho ruls Of
t." rattan Ia The hands Of tho school
master OF huntington. Pa, for an
Other four years.
Although a Republican and "A Penn
sylvan!an. Professor Brumbaugh has
never stood earnestly FOR protection to
American labor ard industry.
Upon THO question Of preparedness
for wal y" has heen and s..l. ~ neu-
trail.
While asserting that he. bc'.e- than
any other. could reun.te tho Progress.
sives ard Republicans. re has not ap-
pointed n single Progressive" 20 n
position under his administration and
has a.!"rated rrogrcssives by a pub
II declaration that Roosevei: could not
bc elected President cven ~ he wore
nominated.
Tho controlling purpose OF his ad-
min!stra;.or. from i.s beginning anita
now. appears 20 have been 20 DESTROY
Senator Penrosc as a political leader
~ advancing Congressman Ware 20 "A
seat In the Senate of the United
states and TO supreme leadership IN
Pennsylvania.