Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04
PENNYPACKER
ON HORSEBACK
Governor Proves His Ability by
Riding in Saddle at Roose-
welt Inauguration
ArroBuoGRArny-No. 81


journal:
II will turn over to you on any day
you may select, within the next tnree
months, its entire plant, one OF the most
modern and complete in the world and
offering every advantage for the printing
and circulation Of Il newspaper, with the
understanding that YOU shall have abso'
lutte charge OF the men and materials Mt
hand or any other equipment that you
may require, to prepare, print and circu'
late newspaper of the character you
have in mind. The proposition is made
in the utmost good faith and with the
earnest hope that YOU will sec your way
clear to its acceptance
Bromley Wharton, my secretary. wrote
IN response.
The Governor directs me to say that
while he very much appreciates the gen.
crosity OF your proposition and the eN-
ceedngly courteous and complimentary
terms in which 1t Is Couchcd. the time
IL too Inadequate and the task too over
whclmng TO permit him to accept.
Dwyer returned to the charge, saying, in
long letter, among other things:
You can have your own time and die
tatc your own terms on this point. What.
over time you think you need to do your.
self and your ideas Justice will be cheer.
fully granted. and that "thc Record in
dulges in the hope that it may induce
Eou to reconsider your determinations"
Wharton again wrote, January 81:
The Governor instructs me TO acknowl-
edge the receipt Of your letter of the 10Th
inst. and TO suggest TO you the propriety
OF renewing your proposition after the
expiration Of his term.
In it's issue Of February . the Record
printed the entire correspondence
Praise by Carnegie
On the Sd Of March Andrew Carnegie
gave out an interview in Pittsburgh in
which he said;
How are the Pennsylvania newspaper
men and Governor Pcnnypackcr getting
along these days?
When told the relations were peaceful.
he replied:
am glad of it. He is a great Gov.
erhor. / had the pleasure Of meeting
nm at state College last summer and
was much impressed. He is so demo.
cratic. He is an honest man and has
maze wonderful record as an executive
Nhen next YOU see him, | wish YOU
would tell the Governor that favor his
reelection.
Mr. Carnegie was reminded that the
''''''F '''''ihb NollNlltullpll prevented NrONs
ornor Pennypackcr from succeeding him.
self without allowing term to intervene.
That's too bad" replied Mr.. Carnegie.
rms Is one case where | agree with
nm Campbell in rcmarkinE, What is
the Constitution among friends" If he
cannot succeed himself, then tell Gov.
etnor PennypaCkor | am FOR him for any
higher office he wants"
In the morning of that day Mrs. Penny.
packer and !, accompanied by the staff,
went down to Washington to take part in
the Inauguration of President Roosevelt.
We had rooms at the Raleigh Hotel. The
city was ovcrcrowded and the railroads
were overburdcned. Mrs. Joseph c. Aud.
cnlicd. the widow of Colonel Audenried.
who was on the staff of General William T.
sherman during the war q daughter of
Coffin Colket, Of Philadelphia, n second
cousin Of mine and leader in the fashion.
able life OF the city and country, gave n
dinner to Mrs. Pennypacker and myself. A
swarthy dark.eyed woman, she was good.
looking and entirely gracious. Our clothes
nad not arrived due to the delay on the
trains, and we were compe.ied to appear
as we We're dressed for the cars, and she
treated the fact with due lcnity. At tho din.
ner were the Justices of the supreme Court
of the United States and their wives. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne MacVcagh Mrs
Audenricd's daughter married a French
count, the Count Divonne, and lives on
the shores Of Lake Geneva and has been a
figure in the social life of Paris.
The inaugural Parade
The next day was bleak and cold. The
military parade consisted Of three divisions
of about 10000 men in each The first was
commanded by General Frederick d. Grant.
OF the regular army, self.contaned man
WHO looked very much like his father, and
whom / have encountered 9everal times as
/ have gone through life. The second diyi.
sion, consisting of the troops of Delaware,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut and
massachusetts, was under my command,
wlth Governors Preston Lea. of Delaware:
Edward c. Stokes, of New Jersey, and Ed.
VII Warfeld, of Maryland, commanding
the troops of their States. The third divi.
sion was commanded by Governor T. w.
Higgins, Of New York. For the first time
in my life | played the role of major
general At the last minute Stokes of
New Jersey, fell by the wayside, it was
said, because Of dread of the responsibility,
ma ! had on the moment TO put some one
else in command of his brigade. At
o'clock in the morning bestrode beauti.
ful horse belonging to the police force I'm
Philadelphia, and, forming my line beyond
the Capitol, after waiting On the hill in
the cold wind 70, an hour or two I rode
down Pennsylvania avenue i'm the presence
of 25OO00 people. I was told that I re.
ceived more plaudits than any other man
who took part except the President. As
We approached the reviewing stand / heard
Roosevelt, in his boisterous way, as he
turned TO the ladies behind him, shout:
Here comes Governor Pennypacker!
It was my method of meeting Smith, of
the Press, and Van Valkenburg of the
North American, who for years, by edi
torial and cartoon. had been telling the
people of the country that the Governor of
pennsylvania was afraid to ride a horse
They were blown out of the water and
there was little said of the subject there.