Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-29

THIhTN-sINTH INSTALLMENT
A t Pittsburgh there had heen mucl. dis
"A satisfaction with recent act which de-
prived the Mayor, who had been elected.
Of his office and changed the form of gov
ernment, in popular parlance called "the
ripper bill" on the train from Erie to
Pittsburgh to attend great meeting there
Senator Penrose said to me:
II hope you will not say anything about
the ripper bill"
Senator" l answered, that is the very
subject about which I propose to talk to
them
Penrose VS.. Pennypacker
And did. denouncing its policy, and l
won what he conceded to be success.
made not single promise of any kind.
either to an individual or TO the public, and
told the people wherever went that did
not know whether l would mako a good
Governor or not, that they would have TO
run the risk and take the responsibility.
but that If elected should endeavor always
to look solely to the welfare of the State.
Quay made to me only one suggestion with
regard to the future. Alexander J. Cassatt,
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, was very much interested in
horse racing and improving the breed of
horses. Virtually racetrack could only
he maintained if betting upon the horses
should be permitted. Tho Senator asked
me for Cassatt whether | would favor
the passage of such law. I replied:
Senator. am not sure that gambling
is essentially crime. II sou choose to
introduce an act which abolishos our laws
against gambling / will carefully consider
the question. But, remember, that permits
the negro to shoot craps. think it would
be Il mistake to allow betting on horses
and not on craps"
heard no more of the subject.
Those who accompanied me during the
greater part of the time were William NJ.
Brown, of New Castle the candidate for
Lieutenant Governor: William /. Schafrer.
a leading lawyer of Chester and State re-
porter, and Colonel Ned Arden Flood. of
Meadville. Brown. n short man with in
tense eyes. had all the look of pirate.
especially after he had examined the bot
tom of n glass, as he sometimes did; but
he had many merits and grew TO be quite
fond of him. He could hold his own in n
scrap with great quickness and pertinacity.
1t is told of him that once in early youth,
with no prospects before him, he went into
n gambling house, ventured his stakes and
won $4,000 Tfns sum was said to have
been the foundation of his fortune and he
never went near n gambling house again,
which shows his good sense. He now had
money and lived in large and we'll
appointed house, and am told he has since
become very rich. Schaffer and Flood were
both orators OF much power, but using very
different methods.
Among my literary friends DR.. $. Weir
Mitchell favored my election and Henry
c. Lea thought that it would only be a
prolongation of existing iniquity.
One of the last speeches was at Norris.
town, October 80, in which l said:
81 have never sought the office of Gov.
ernor of Pennsylvania. l do not seek it
now; have asked no man in this State to
vote for me. l do not ask you to vote for
me. The responsibility Of this election rests
upon you. Should be elected next Tues
day. then without any sense of elation,
with an appreciation of the great conf.
dence you have reposed in me- shall ac-
cept that high office, which l regard as one
of the highest upon the face of the earth
because it is the highest executive Office
in the greatest OF the American Common
wealths, and ] shall go forward to the per-
formance OF my duties with a sense of re-
sponsiblity and with a determination TO
perform those duties TO the very utmost
OF my abilities
Republican "Line-Up"
Roosevelt announced from Washington
that my defeat would be "a national
calamity"
Charles Emory Smith FOLLOWED suit with
the statement that was .the ablest, truest
and bravest candidate for Governor that
has been nominated in Pennsylvania in q
quarter of century"
The day before election Quay, who had
himself been State chairman and conducted
the contest, gave out to the public his cal
cuation that I would have a majority in
the State Of 163,435 votes. The official re.
turns. later tabulated, showed that my
majority over Pattison was 142,350 aud
that had polled 5sS,2SS votes, the largest