Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-13
lOUL'S NEWSPAPER
nor DRY AMENDMENT
hester Times Pledges Power
y to- Accomplish Ratification
by Legislature
tROGREsSIvEs ACTION
nndsrs Urge Members to Enroll
With Republicans to Oppose
Penrose Leadership

Senator william c. SprouL candidate
for the Republican nomination for Gov
I Icrnor. today strengthened his stand on
the national prohibition amendment
Nhen he turned his newspaper. the
Chester Times. in for the movement
T1e announcement comes In the FORM
o. m editorial which is being printed
IN the afternoons issue. II pledges the
Senator definitely.
~ '"rhe Times believes that the entire
& 1e14gation from Delaware County the
&Gltorial reads, should vote for the
YatlfIcation of the prohibition amend
ment on the grounds OF patriotism
4 eoonomy and loyalty, and we Will give
All the assistance that is in our power
20 accomplish this end"
Senator Sproul spoke in favor Of pro
hibition last Saturday when he appeared
before the Republican committee OF
Chester County at West Chester. His
stand did not come as a surprise, but II
aid create a sensation owing to his al
lance with Senator Penrose and the
fact that Senator Penrose has been con-
sidsred aligned with the liquor people
for 20 many years
OPPOSITION TO pENRoSE
A letter signed by many progressires.
chief among them being William Draper
Lewis, William Finn and A. Nevtn Del
: trich, has been sent to ProgressiVes
throughout Pennsylvania urging them 70
enroll in the Republican ranks In order
to oppose Senator Penrose's leadership
IN the coming primary election.
The letter Is reimbursement OF ].
Denny o'Neil and is an attack on
Thomas L. Hicks and George Il. Mapes,
who recently sent an appeal to the Pro-
gressives to support William c. Sproul,
the Penrose candidate. The letter fol-
lows:
The great majority OF those who were
members OF the Washington party are
again enrolled as members OF the Re-
publican party.
1T is the unanimous opinion that
the way Of Progressives this year lies
within the Republican ranks. BY par
ticipAtion In the Republican primaries
We can strike the most effectual blow
against the reactionary leadership Of
Penrose and those associated with him"
Those who have been officially con-
nected with the Washington party are
behind the candidacy of J. Denny O'Neil
In his vigorous support OF Progressive
measures and the ratification of the ma
tional prohibition amendment. Ills
candidacy has been indorsed and is now
being advanced by, virtually all those
fngton party.
we want all the help we can get
n securing primary votes for Progress
e1ve candidates on the 21st of May"
MAY KILL HARMONY CHANCE
Penrose members OF the city COM
mittee have threatened to make a fight
against the Endorsement OF John r. X
scott. Congressman. for Republican
nomination for the Lieutenant Governor
ship by that oody. There are only about
. six members In the city committee who
are loyal Penrose followers, so any op.
posltion they make will be only feeble
\ ~ far as results go. However, they may
AR up the situation and kill any posi-
BlIlty of harmony between the Penrost
and Ware forces.
R Senator Ware has announced he will
stick by Scott In the coming fight
There are Indications that he will SUP.
port Senator Sproul or. at least, will
not come out against him. His fol.
lowers say. however. any determined
opposition to Scott or any ''mudsllng.
ing' will probably cause the Wares 70
throw their support to J. Denny O'NeIl
and bring about one OF the bitterest
lights In years.
Joseph E. Fabian, member Of the
Democratic City Committee from the
Thirty-second Ward. has been slated for
Nomination for Congress from the Fourth
Congressional District, which Is mad,
up Of the Twenty-eighth. Twenty-ninth
Thirty-second, Thirty-eighth and Forty.
seventh Wards. His selection has IN,
support OF every member OF the commit.
tee. 1t was announced today