Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-11
MORE LETTERS
TO PENNYPACKER
Governor Tells Why He Decided to
Postpone Extra Session Until
After Election
rENNyrACKER AUToBrooRArny-No. .s


Nlsabillty OF calling an extra session of
the Legislature was being considered.
"nicn statement in the absence of cor.
roboration, / do not credit. having in
mind the general unrcliability of the com
ments contained In a certain class of so.
called newspapers. However, the matter
IL or sufficient Importance TO prompt me
TO write to you to the effect that, having
knowledge of the political situation in
every county in Pennsylvania outside OF
Philadelphia and Allegheny, / desire to
register my emphatic protest against tho
calling of an extra session of the Iegts-
lature IL such action IS contemplated and
for the reason the Republican voters or
pennsylvania are not In accord with such
sentiment believing, as they do, that the
local matters in Philadelphia are not or
sufficient Importance to warrant the as
sembllng Of the Legislature. at n large
expense to the taxpayers, for the purpose
of acting upon the recommendation or
n few timid persons totally unfamiliar
with the real situation. Again, the call
ing together of an extra session OF tho
Legislature would in my opinion ruin
the leaders of the Republican party In
PENNSYLVANIA, place the party in an equiv
ocal position and shatter, If not dis
rupt, the party organization. The ques-
tion to my mind is not mt all debatabIe
and should not he for one moment CON
siderod. and in this matter | not onIy
speak for myself but for the great or
Eanization of which | am the executive
head. do not know that such thought
has occurred to you and 7 sincerely nope
II has not, but If ii has, / pray that you
will give the matter your usual very
careful consideration. having in view as
I believe you always have, the pest IN
terests of the Republican party of the
great state of Pennsylvania. | speak
thus strongly and warmly for. in my
opinion, there is but one side to the queS-
ton. and that to pander to the advice or
the timid at this time means disruption
to the party, great and Overwhelming.
Apropos to this question, / inclose
herewith n letter ! received Yesterday
from my brother, three times chairman
of the Republican state Committee or
PENNSYLVANIA an eXmember of tho
PENNSYLVANIA state Senate, and twice n
member of the Pennsylvania House or
Representatives, for your information
regarding the way an extra session OF
the Legislature is viewed from tine stano
point of a levelheaded man who has ever
been on the firing line when the inter
ests of the Republican party were. at
stake | value his opinion greatly be-
cause he was n trusted Lieutenant OF
the late Senator Quay and represents
that great army whom Senator quay
in his lifetime designated as the men
in hlouses"
with assurances of my esteem ana re-
gard, | am yours sincerely,
w. X. ANDREWS, Chairman.
He inclosed this letter from w. II. An
drews, generally designated as "Bull' An
drews:
Pittsburgh. Pa, August %, 1909.
Dear Brother-I see by the morning
papers that the report IL that Penrose ~
in favor of calling an extra session OF tne
Legislature, etc, etc. Now you get hold
of the Senator and tell him for Gods
sake not to think of such thing. III he
allows this to be done It will certainly be
his doing-up. He must assume TO the
dignity that 1t is great mistake to have
the Legislature called. There ia nothing
TO call them together for, and ii will he
the greatest mistake he ever made 10
have the Governor call the extra session.
You must get hold of Penrose and'pound
this into him. Now do not allow him To
go any further with this fool play but
put n stop to 1t. | will try and get down
there In II few days and see. Now YOU
give this matter your prompt attention
and get this idea out of the mind of the
Senator The people do not want any
such thing TO happen. Let the Senator
take that stand and let him appeal to the
people and they will support him In his
views.
Your ,affectionate brother,
w. II. ANDREWS.
August "a, 1905.
Dear Govcrnor-After the fullest in
VeStigatiOn and most careful considera-
tiOn since / saw you last, ! am more fully
persuaded than ever that an extra SeS-
sion of the Legislature is out of the
question. | have hoped to see you before
this to discuss the matter more fully in
detail with you, but have been unable to
reach you at Harrisburg or get definite
Information as to your movements. l am
in Philadelphia every day, and in case
a | will bp glad fn
meet you at the Historical Society rooms
or any other place convenient to you.
The state ticket will be ahead Of the
Bigelow and Finn local tickets in Ale
gheny County, so that We will poll
heavy majority there. Every other
county in Pennsylvania is in excellent
shape outside OF Philadelphia, with tho
exception of some eight or ten counties
in which trouble Of strictly local charac-
ter exists. There is absolutely nothing
in the nature of concerted move
through the State and ! do-not recall
an election for State Treasurer in the last
ten years, with the exception of the
election of the present incumbent,
Mathues, in which there appeared to be
as little serious disaffection. We are all
quite confident that the bottom has drop
ped out of the fight in Philadelphia and
that the new ticket which we intend to
put up in short time will be elected by
substantial majority. | sincerely
trust, therefore, that you will not press
the suggestion of an extra session and
will let me know when l can see you on
your next visit to Philadelphia. Yours
, sincerely, BOlES PENROSE.
1t is quite evident from this correspon.
dence that the politicians had learned that
1 contemplated calling an extra session
and, fearing the consequences, tried to
dissuade me; that they, including Penrose,
were from the start opposed to tho project
and that the newspapers, with their usual
inability TO make a correct diagnosis of
what is going on before them, attributed
the movement to the Senator The objec-
tions were that an extra session would
mean n large outlay. that Governor Patti
son had ignominiously failed when he call.
ed such a session, and that 1t would be
used by insincere Democrats, supported
by the press, TO make capital out of the
situation. They were all, more or less
we'll grounded. There were certain meas
ures, however, which was anxious to see
enacted mainly the Greater Pittsburgh