Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-15
NROSE DRUNK
or INSANE, SAYS
/. SKUNK BROWN
.ttorney General a Political
~ vagrant, Charges
Senator
rtDyENTH-HoUR CLASH

.n.s,ional clash between Senator PEN
ns Attorney General Francis Skunk
roso has enllvened the last hours OF the
sv..,al asht of the primary campaign.
Ieseo Ie.s that Mr.. Brown has never con-
tn1.ssd IN the success of the Republican
Y ~ except as paid attorney, made by
g.as.or Penrose, and reply that the sem
sena,o, ..,,s, he insane, recklessly desperate
ato, Iii" to make such statements brought
eut the bitterheSs VI
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e.,.ose. angered by an earlier statement
r,,osvn in which 1t was shown that
hV sar ,he Penrose domination the Repub-
.,D.e vne marty In the State lost 32l,14S sup.
~. nss1srs in ii years, characterized Brown as
ssnoIiticaI soldier of fortune' VINO mas
a-,,apctsd "enormous fees" from the State
treasury.
:. h,s frst statement the Attorney Cen
~ ~ SscIared that Pennsylvania was too
sa state to be represented at the Ma
49,, convention by boss-owned delegates,
ug'1 " shere like cattle with rings in their
e.s.s ~ and bartered for selfish and. sordid
n.,ssosss nvsTS AT the same time he called upon
m citizens who love their state 10 over
shrov the Penrose bossism.
pENRosB BITTERLY AssAILED.
:, .snlv to Penrose's attack upon him.,
Mr.. Brown saiu
,r ran only say that any man who makes
u wanton and false assertions or re-
s.ctlons upon me must be insane. recklessly
sezperate or drunk.
NJ Browns friends added that charges
.,st the Attorney General had received
solar from the public treasury for pro-
s.ssIonal services or otherwise that had not
t..n earned was lie out of the whole
s,o,bv A similar reply was made to the
,n,,matIon that the Attorney General had
..iad IN influence the Public Service Com
mission.
STATEMENT BY PENRoSE.
esnator Penrose's statement was:
sT am unwilling to become involved In an
.ygtnent with Attorney General Brown, be-
rause do not recognize that he has any
sfanding in the Republican party. He has
been n delegate to Democratic conventions,
and was delegate at a convention which
rsvised the rules of the Democratic party
n philadelphia. His present activities per-
sonally and through his law firm, with the
public Utilities Commission which Is sup
nosed to be judicial body, for personal
And political purposes, threaten another
scandal of Statewide proportions when the
next session of the Legislature convenes
al do not recall an instance where he has
contributed to Republican success, except
As paid attorney. I am willing to discuss
party uueStlOHS Will party puL uOt
with those whose activities are aroused
only when revenue is in sight. Represen-
tatiye Republicans cannot be expected to
argue with political soldiers of fortune.
'The real candidate before the people Is
Governor Brumbahgh, who should speak
for himself, and he should begin with
full and specific public explanation of the
facts connected with the allegations brought
against him of having violated the corrupt
nractIces act of Pennsylvania.
ATTORNEY GENERALS STATEMENT.
In part the Attorney Generals first state
msntwas
There Is no doubt In my mind-and
base this prediction upon reports from vari-
Gus sections of the State-that a wave of
popular approval for Governor Brumbaugh
and his aides in the fight to restore the
supremacy of the Republican party Is
sweeping the State, just as 1t did In 1912.
when the Penrose leadership received Its
rebuke at the hands of the voters and notice
was served that only by adhering to the
new Ideals in government could the party
hope to be successful.
"Penrose has repeatedly referred to his
election In 1914 by popular vote as an evil
dence of an Endorsement of his leadership.
1t was the nomination of Martin G. Brum-
baugh as Governor. and the confident be-
lief of the Republicans, well founded and
fully realized, that his election would mean
new life for that party through the redemp-
tion Of Its platform pledges. that resulted
In Republican victory