Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-24
Announces Candidacy for
Chairmanship in Oppo-
sition to Pehrose
Ware ANSWERS SENATOR
Congresman's Counter Attack
Says Votes of People Have
"Repudiated" Him


A fight to the finish Is expected. Although
Senator Penrose has not yet announced his
candidacy, a boom for him has been
launched in his camp, where so out of the
rs members of the delegation are claimed
The Brumbaugh lieutenants fatty deny
this claim, asserting that "a Of the delegates
are Brumbaugh men. The dispute will be
settled by the election of the chairman.
SEEKS SUPPORT.
The Governors candidacy for the position
was announced in kilograms sent today to
every delegate and alternate elected, ask.
ing their support and requesting reply
by wire. The kilograms read:
Having received a substantial prefer
entail vote and n large vote as dele
gate, 1 respectfully ask your vote as
chairman OF the Pennsylvania delega-
tlon. VIII you support me7 Please an
swer by wire.
MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH.
The chairman Of the delegation will be
elected at caucus of Pennsylvania's rep
resentatives, which will probably be held in
Chicago prior to the opening of the con-
vention.
An earlier meeting. to be held next week,
ls being arranged by Penrose delegates to
test out the strength Of the two factions
In the delegation. The meeting will be held
simultaneously with a meeting of the State
Republican Committee. which will at that
lime elect a national committeeman. Sem
ator Penrose is virtually a candidate for
his position, to succeed Henry g. Wasson,
VI Pittsburgh
MAY AVOID MEETING
Although they will be invited to attend
The meeting of delgates, which is ostensibly
to make the membArs acquainted with each
other, the Brumbaugh followers in the
delegation are not expected to attend.
While nothing definite has been settled. II
is thought that they are inclined to avoid
the meeting.
The Governors announcement was in the
nature of a drive against the Penrose
forces and followed close upon Congressman
William S. Vare's counter-attack on Sem
ator ,Penrose, in which the Congressman
predicted that Senator Penrose would play
second fiddle" at the convention.
The Congressman replied from wash
ington to a threat of Senator Penrose to
make public startling" election facts in
South Philadelphia, the Ware stronghold,
as a sequel to rumors that James Scarlet
had been engaged as counsel for the Vare-
Smith -Brumbaugh forces to investigate al
legged violations of the election laws in the
18th Congressional District.
'Blackmail'' and cheap political trick"
failed to destroy the Governors popularity
In the State. declared Congressman Ware.
who disputed the Penrose claim of out
of the IL members of the Philadelphia
delegation to the convention and a major
fly in the Pennsylvania delegation Brum-
baugh would control the Pennsylvania dele
CATION with A out of rs delegates and
the official count would show nine Brun1-
baugh men and three Penrose men in the
Philadelphia district body, he said.
THE reputation of Senator Penrose In
the last election. evidenced by the carrying
OF both loans by majority of more than
100000, is a sufficient answer to Penroses
vaporings," said Congressman Ware, when
told that Senator Penrose had declared he
had collected evidence to prove that high
handed methods had prevailed during the
voting in Congressman Wares district, the
LIST district.
rivaled the Senator's in bitterness and indi-
Gated that the factional fight in the city
would be reflected in the national delegation.
WARES STATEMENT.
In part Congressman Ware said:
f Those who seek to dominate the Chi
cago convention for selfish interests
are already giving their views as to the
way the platform should be written.
They have even gone so far as to state
definitely that certain planks will be
inserted, presuming that they will again
be permitted to work their will upon
the convention, even though this
should again bring about division in
the ranks.
Asa result of the recent primaries in
Pennsylvania, I believe that there will
be different kind of leadership at Chi
cago this year than was noted in 1912.
Governor BrumbauRh was given a
great vote of confidence by the people
of Pennsylvania at the recent pri-
maries, leading Penrose by 10000. He
also led Senator Oliver by 10000, and
II It had not been for a cheap political
trick played by the lieutenants of PEN
rose in Pittsburgh. 5000 more votes
would have been added to the Brum-
baugh lead. The Penrose men put a
former policeman by the name of Bum
baugh on the list to confuse the voters,
and $1,000 votes which were meant for
the Governor were cast for this un-
known man because of the similarity
In names.
This cheap trick together with a
blackmailing plot used In an attempt
20 force the Governor out of the presi-
Dental race, failed utterly In its pur-
pose. The people gave a great vote OF
confidence to the Governor, and he
viii be one 81 the central figures and
dominating factors in the Republican
convention.
There is every probability that the
oficial returns viii show that nine OF
the ~ district delegates elected in
Philadelphia will be distinctly opposed
70 such leadership as split the party
IN 1912. Certainly IL is not probable
that man repudiatsd by the voters OF
his own city will be permitted to die
tate again to the National Convention
soaking 70 serve the people IN a great
national crisis.
That the verbal battle has not ended
was indicated by Senator Penrose. who
promised exposure by the end Of the week
of practices that "will not be tolerated bv
decent Republicans"
ecHILDIsH." SAYS PENRosE
When the attention OF Senator Penrose
was called TO the statement made BY Con-
zressman Ware. of Philadelphia he said
eThat Is almost too childish 70 notice"
He declined 10 comment on that part OF
lhe Ware attack. which read: Certainly II
Is not probable that a man repudiated BY
lhe voters OF his own city will be permitted
q dictate 10 a national convention"
with reference to the charge that some
ef Penrose's lieutenants in Pittsburgh nut
np a former policeman named BumbauEh
lur delesate-at-large IN order 10 cut down
the vote Of Governor Brumbaugh. Senator
Fenresa said Il did not know OF the plan
. put Bumbaugh's name on the ticket
had noihinE 10 DO with the suggestion 81
Hainbaugd being a candidate FOR national
asleGate. ana i have nc knowledge that his
zandidacy Bas promoted Dy any OF my
zIends Ia Pittsburgh. J presume he had a
zINht q BE- : candidate II he wanted To- II
e generally understood ttrat the vote east