Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-27
LANE TENDERED THE NOMINATION" |
Inside Story of Pennypacker's Selection as Guber-
material Candidate-Criticism of Woodrow
Wilson--Maxims of Success
.Goveynor Pennypacker.

fore, his interest requires him to be more
| careful.
When the successful man i'll business
trains UP assistants, who, under his super.
vision, learn the method and become famil.
lar with the custom, he always runs the
risk of their going off for Themselves and
carrying the trado with them. In a greater
degree the same danger confronts the sue
cessful party leader. There are ever
around him ambitious men watchful TO
seize tho power which he wields. Quay
had long been in control and was growing
old. John Z. Elltn, OF Indiana County,
had been in Harrisburg through several
administrations and had been Assistant
Attorney General and then Attorney Gen.
eral under Governor William A. stone. A
capable lawyer, an eloquent speaker, an
affable gentleman, he had participated in
many political campaigns and was known
and popular all over the State. lie had
the State administration behind him and
he proposed to be the next Governor. His
success would have meant the beginning OF
another regime and the bones OF the olG
leaders would have been scattered along
the plains Quay accepted what was in
effect a challenge. told Elkin definitely that
he could not be the Governor and sought
for an available candidate against whom
nothing could be said and who could appeal
20 popular support. Phiander G. Knox,
of Pittsburgh. and Charles Emory Smith.
the editor Of the Press, who had been Min.
lister to Russia and Postmaster General,
were under consideration. General John
L. Brooke, who had fought at Gettysburg
and later had commanded our forces in
Porto Rico, came pretty close to selection.
One evening David H. Lane, representing
the Organization OF tho Republican party.
came up to my house. Lane is a remark
able man. Slight i'll frame, sandy in COM
pleNion, with a face OF the Shakespearean
type, he is very much of a philosopher and
has often been called the brains of the
party in Philadelphia, and is conceded by
all to be ono OF its most astuto leaders.
As plenipotentiary he rendered to me
the nomination, I told him that my means
we're limited and that ] had no money to
spend. that my ambitions ran in an entirely
different direction and that to accept would
be at the sacrifice Of pretty much all that
] myself wanted to do. lie went further
and pledged TO me the first vacancy in the
oupltH!e 'OuII WHICH WOulu occur after
my term as Governor should be concluded
AS u result Of this intervie'! and at lis
request, I saw Quay u day or two later
Mt the Republican headquarters. in tho
presence Of Senator Penrose and W. r.
Andrews. Quay and l sat together on a
sofa and he asked:
Quay Refuses to Decide
''NEbot have ,-ou to
III this means that am expected to put
q lot of money into the campaign, I de-
cline. What property I have l must en-
teavor TO keep for my children"
You will not be called upon to spend one
cent"
Senator, you have time and again indi-
Gated u kindly interest in my welfare;
what would YOU advise me TO do?'
This was an appeal to his friendship at
a time when he was attending to business
You will have TO determine that ques.
ton entirely from your own point Of view
l can give you no advice"
Nothing could have been more true to
correct principles or have indicated a nicer
sense of propriety. lie would not take the
responsibility Of leading me into what
might have resulted in disaster by the
slightest suggestion Then said:
Il accept, and will take the chances"
lie, on the instant, turned to Andrews
and ordered:
"Now get to work at once. Write to
maming certain persons) and tell them the
candidate will be Pennypacker"
A few months later received from the
party treasurer receipt for FIVE thousand
dollars as my contribution to the expenses
of the campaign Surprised at the form
the promise given me and kept with abso.
lutte faith from beginning to end had
taken, went to Quay and inquired, show.
ing him the receipt:
Where did this money come FROM"
"Since it has been paid and since YOU did
not pay it, I do not see that the matter
need concern you in any way"
] never received the slightest .ynla,s.
tion, intimation or even hint as 70 its
source.
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