The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-24
2KETS, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS

launching OF the Lebcl c4mpsirn.
that It was sponsored by Penrose ana
booze. Palmer's local option ten
denotes and the activity OF United
States Attorney Hume at Pittsburr
in investigating the booze siush fund
aroused the aNtagonism OF the .iuuor
interests. !
Penrose came to the rescue with
his old friend Lebel. Part Of the deal
under which Penrose had supported
Liebel for Congress was that LebeI
would not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton. Mike" was therefore desir-
mated to lead the fight Of the LIQUOR
forces against Palmer.
The story runs that Penrose at the
time was confident that he could
force Governor Brumbaugh out Of
mail efforts. He figured that he
would have plenty of votes to throw
to Liebel in the fight against Palmer.
Brumbaugh's failure to get out.
and his expose of the whole Penrose-
Oliver blackmail scheme. left. PenA
rose with a fight on his hands which
threatened his very political future.
So he had to let friend Mike" dig up
votes for himself.
True to form, "Pickler" Charles A.
Snyder, the Penrose candidate for
NA1aAt0t all altu SA0t AsOh 4Is
kephart. gang candidate for State
Treasurer, were marked for indorse.
ment by the liquor. interests.
The Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon
League. over the signature of its SUE
perintendent, DIR. E. j. Moore. had
this to say of Snyder and Kephart:
The liquor forces are making an
especially strong effort to capture the
Republican nomination for two of the
most important State offices For
Auditor-General. they are fighting
hard to name Senator Snyder. Of
Schuyikill County, a shrewd lawyer.
who. throughout his career Of more
than dozen years at Harrisburg. has
made frigftfully unsavory record.
not only on the liquor question, but
On many other things involving mai
ters of public morality.
Clean Man Against Him.
Against him We urge the non,ina-
ton of Charles A. Amber. for MANY
Years loyal local option member Of
the House. and at the last session tts
speaker; a Christian business man
worthy of the support OF all Chris
tian men.
For treasurer. the liquor interests
have brought out Harmon n Ken.
hart. clerk of the Senate. a former "A =,
loonSeeper and a ward politician OF
Conneilsville During the Lezislatur0
session of 1873 Mr.. Kephart, Accord
Ing to his own sworn testimony on
the witness stand, used one OF the
rooms assigned TO him In the caritot
as a speakeosy. where he furnished
ha 'or free of charge for several
months TO lawmakers, lobbyists. and
political hangers-on.
Opposed To him is J. Werner
Clark, of Washington, strong local
ontionist, g. former member Of tho
eP stature. former sheriff of his
own county, a Christian business ma1I
OF integrity and ability"
An the league had this TO say
tthout- Mix itebet
''fiebel may not be brewer at
the present time, but he made his for.
tune In that business In Erie In years
gone by. He cares absolutely moth.
ing for the Demo ratio parry excu.s
az hAeaa use II as q teel ~ further
the interests OF the brewers Two
years ago he was elected to Congress
by the liquor element of the Republic
can party. while the decent Demo-
Gratis OF his own district fatty and
openly repudiated him. He has great
influence In the city of Erie. and II
was that influence which put the nn :
speakabfe Kits into the mayoraity OF
the lake city The election Of TAehei
to this important place would give
the old brewery gang control OF q
powerful position"