Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-28
HOW PENNYPACKER WAS NOMINATED
Sidelights From Personal knowledge illuminate
Senator Quay's Plans for the
Gubernatorial Campaign

You will have TO take up a fourth cam
didate for Governor; why don't YOU take
Cameron?
10 meet mat new proposition was the mos,
SERIOUS condition that confronted me- but
happily just about that time Israel w. Dur
nam, VINO by the favor of QUAY had beep
recently promoted from a Magistrate, salary
s5oo0 year, to a millionaire political leader
gave out an interview that ''John p E,I,ip
VIII De nominated for Governor practically
Wltnout opposition the party is for him.
iehrose is also and Quay will declare for
nm within the next ten days"
mailed that interview, as published IN
senator quay with the statement: This Dur
nam interview opens up a new line of poli
tics IN PennsylVania. the alignment of which
VIII pc Elkln, Governor; Durham Premier
and Penrose, Chamberlain with the Pren,ier
reaching for the exalted dignity of a Sen,
torship: Quay, Emeritus Professor of Penn
sylNania Politics. without pay or pensio,,
with my sympathy for the Profeseor L,n,on
itus" '
Senator Quay Immediately bep,n oor-
responding with his most faithful friends
throughout the State, and on the dav ,nd
evening OF April % assembled about 10O
OF them at the Stratford Hotel Among
them as leaders from Philadelpbia wers
David II. Lane, David Martin, Senator yaro
Colonel Edward n. Patton, Horatio p Con'
nell, Israel w. Durham. Senator Penrose ana
myself That conference resulted in droppine
rIa
and Penrose going along in order not to iosa
their grip The stating was subject TO Pen.
nypacker's acceptance and the s,g,ciom
leader, David II. Lane was detailed 10 secur,,
th9t acceptance.
The next morning the papers publiubea
columns of news of the Stating of Penn,,-
packer" and about IL o'clock Colonel TaSa
came into my office and directed me To forth
with call on Pennypacker and secure his a,.
| ceptance and that he would await my report
ntn ~. Of
] went to the Quarter Sessions Court ,oo,,
front seat and awaited results. In Ave min.
| utes Judge Pennypacker said: 'The court
will now take n recess until O'clock T" and
| retiring to his private room beckoned me
to follow him and this is what took place
during that recess:
Judge. you and Senator Quay and have
been talking about the governorship for
| fifteen months-you usually Joking about ~
| The matter has now assumed a serious asnect
| and have been detailed to ask il you will
| accept the nomination If rendered TO Won :"
| was the blunt way put it to him.
when am expected to make reply?"
They will wait for 1t until 1 o'clock in
David II. Lanes office" "
And what do you adviser" asked the
| Judge. and my reply was:
THAT you do not make me your mes
| senger."
| Why" asked the Judge.
| Because after deliberation YOU might re-
| verse your reply ana thereby place me in an
| embarrassing position" was my answer
| "And what do you further adviser"
That you give your answer directly TO
| Mr.. Lane and to the Judges"
As / was about to leave the judicial pres
ence Mr.. Pennypacker. with all the acumen n,
| the provident Pennsylvania Dutchman asked
"And what is to become of me should I be
| elected Governor?'
Meaning after your term expires?"
| asked.
Meaning after my term expires I am
not a rich man, / am not altogether a poor
man, but too poor not to be earning some-
thing after i shall have left the executive
office" My reply That should moi
! worry you 1t is short step from the gov.
ernorship TO a seat upon the Supreme bench.
Promptly at O'Clock the following eve.
ming Mr.. Lane and reached the residence
of the Judge, on North Fifteenth street neai
Jefferson, and after being entertained fol
| nearly two hours by an exhibition and ex
| PLANTATION of numerous paintings. Autographs
| manuscripts. books etc. by the Judge. and
their rare value set forth because Of theil
| antiquity-and clumsiness-we got down tc
| the governorshp question and the Judge con
| siderately concluded to sacrifice his life posi-
| tion on che bench--a position so attractive
| SO inviting. Of such great dignity-for
| four-year term as Governor.
JOHN w. FRAZIER.
philadelphia. December "a.