Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
Quay's Proclamation

At this juucturc, when a committee Win
Dickson as chairman and Dinner Beoher
and Alexander Simpson, Jr, AS secretaries
was cndeavoriug to arouse the lawyers of
the state i'm support Of the newspaper cru.
sadc, Quay appeared on the sceno IN q
now role From 81, Luclo, M fl"rid'' ne
issued this proclamation;
TO tho Republicans IN Peuusyyanla:
II may now bo takon for granted tnal
Governor Touuy packer will say nothinE
publicly upon the proposition tHat 'uS
Rcpublicau party shall nominate" ana
elect him to tho supreme Court JnlE'
shin But something should be said ny
some ono to wash away the ohiSuhE mn
ropreecutatiou. I ana fully informed or'
ter Informed than Governor P"nuN
r.cLer of tho facts surrounding tho
propoSitiou. aud IN 'ieW of IN" recent
notifications. auonymOus and Judicial ~
seems 80 be proper that they should p'
enlehtened. Their criticisms upon tho
Governor are unwarranted. The 6ccuSa
tiong Of Mr. Justice Brown ana the
ANONYMOUS writer's I'm his train are mani
Cious and mcndaCious,
Governor Pennypackor never was, and
Is not now. q candidate Tor the kepup
lcan nomination for the supreme Court.
He has not sought, nor viii he seek, that
nominations He has not signilled that nc
will accept il il rendered TO him. ana II ho
Is wise ne will keep his counsel upon ina,
question. If he declines, his enemies WIZ
say, somc of them, that they have driven
him from the field. others that he -
declining a nomination which was never
teudered and is not accessible; II hr
sa,.s no will accept, and the convention
should rnu to give him its suffrage, the
situation would bc still moro disagree
able
The documents in the case are few-an
ANONYMOUS letter TO the Philadelphia
Record. a Democratic newspaper; an
ANONYMOUS letter TO the Pnlladclphla
Press. and an interview from Judge
Brown in the guise Of Mdglst"r Mofulh
of tho bench and bar, The letter IN I'll"
Record confines itself to two allegations:
First. that the appointment of Mr.. jug
tice Samuel GuStine Thompson was MAD"
I'm order that Governor Icnnypackcr
should secure the iudgeship for hlmSeu
"as soon as he can" This is false. Inc
anonymous writer says he knows it to be
a fact Let him produce the evidence.
Second that Governor Pennypacker CON
spircd with Senator Quay TO trade two
wears of his term as Governor for twen'
ty.one years term on the supreme Court
bench. This is also false. If it Is true, let
the anonymous writer produce the evil
deuce OF its truth.
The letter to the Press is devoted TO
the proposed appointment or LYMAN D.
Gilbert Judge Weiss, OF Harrisburg,
ana MI. NIllIGll bpNll hlloN N''hS WV
ments Of the Press writer are false
These are practically:
First That the Governor sought TO
dicker or trade with Mr. Gilbert to attain
the high Office of Supreme Justice. This
is false, Even IL the Governor were uis-
posed TO dickcr Mr. Gilbert had nothing
10 deliver ! cannot imagine any action
of MIR Gilbert in the connection discussed
that could prevent or promote the noml'
nation or election Of Governor Penny
packer. II the vacancy were factor I'm
results, il would only be necessary to
leave II open until the Republican CON
vention met. Here, again, the anony.
nous writer must produce his evidence
or stand convicted
Second. That a conference was held at
the Executive Mansion, after which Mr..
Gilbert was told that he would be ap-
pointed to the vacant judgeship II lie
would agree not TO be "A candidate for
the nomination and that If Lieutenant
Governor Brown became Governor he
would appoint Gilbert Attorney General
This Is also false, II il Is true, let the
ANONYMOUS gentleman produce his evil
dence.
Third. That he was told Judge Thomp.
son or y. T. Watson would be appointed
n he Gilbert, did not accept. This is
false, as Is the inference that Lieutenant
Governor Brown was a party lf true, let
us have the evidence.