Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07
NO BOSSES SWAY
THIS CONVENTION,
PENROSE ASSERTS
Senator Spe axis When
Elected Head of Pennsyl-
vania Delegation
HAS ABSOLUTE CONTROL
By EDMUND C. TAYLOR
,Evenin0 LEDGER STAG Correspondent

CHICAGO, June 7.--On the eve OF th,
Republican National Convention, United
| states Senator Boies Penrose, of Pennsyl
vania, declared that the Republican can
didate will not be agreed upon until next
Saturday night or later. The convention
is not one of leaders, as former conventions
have been, he said, but the delegates them.
| selves will select the nominee.
1t was the FIRST statement made by
| Senator Penrose since just after he arrived
here, when the dlckering and strlng-pullins
started between the camps of the 15
| candidates.
| Senator Penrose made the statement in
the course of the caucus Of the Pennsylvania
| delegates
All the delegates, with the exception of
| Governor Brumbaugh, were present They
had just finished unanimously eeoting
Senator Penrose chairman of the delegation,
and had watched the Penrose steam roller
put through the entire Penrose slate for
Pennsylvanas places on the committees,
when John Wanamaker, after asking to be
heard, urged that the factional hatchets be
buried.
The split of 1919, continued Mr.. wana-
maker, was due to faulty leadership.
II am not referring TO any leaders sit
ting here" he added
Senator Penrose Immediately rose.
Gentlemen" he said. "Mr. Wanamaker is
making a reference to myself and 1 think
| should answer him.
ut has been impressed upon you by Mr..
Wanamaker that this Is pre-eminently a
convention of nearly 1000 men recruited
from among the best citizens all over the
United States
"They are uninstructed for the most part,
and will vote in the convention for the best
interests of their country and their party.
SEE NO FACTIoNALIsM.
There is no factonalism here in the
usual sense Of the term.
mo obnoxious effort is being made to
force the candidacy Of any one.
This is not II convention of leaders in
the generally accepted sense of the term
and delegates bargained for
This convention Is composed of men of
higher standards than any other gathering
political, social or otherwise, ever held on
American soil and we should not go into
the practices sometimes prevailing at con-
ventions.
THE most universal good feeling prevails
during the preconvention discussions of pos
sible nominees. There is not trace of
really bad feeling among the camps of the
various candidates, sectional. factional or
otherwise.
"In the regular course of parliamentary
procedure the nominations will not be
reached by the convention until late satur-
day night.
There is no evidence today who will
be the nominee.
lHere nave DeeH previous occasions when |
the nomination of one man was a foregone |
conclusion. a..
WANTS THEIR ADVICE.
"This year the nominee will be named |
by the delegates themselves. This delega- |
ton will meet daily, and 1 want to come and |
be counseled by you.
"As I have frequently said before I came |
here with an open mind. Notwithstanding
the fact that l am in position to know
more about what is being suggested, 1 tell
you positively that 1 am still of an open
mind.
''The vote in the convention will be cast
FOR any one majority Of the convention
,an agree on.
"In the recounting you delegates should
10 all you can to help determine the final
'esut, Every delegate and alternate
should mingle in the hotels and learn the
sentiment. When we meet here daily at
he call of the chair, want to help every