Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-17
BORAH NFIRM
XGANST PENROSE
Rrogressiyes Aver His Sc
lection to Head Finance
Body Would Defeat Party
SENATE CONTROL HINGES
s.Drys" Also Expected to Op'
pose Choice of Pennsyl-
N yanis Leader
By a sfa6 Correspondent
,..,on.-D Dec. II

wasbiuston, Dec. II.
Tho movement which took, dehni'e
shspe in the Senate n few weeks ago
20 prevent Senator Boies Penrose' Vi
pennsylyania, from becoming cnsir',nah ma
a. the Finance Committee wheh tie
u,,nIican ms organize the Senate IN the new
Congress-, has not died ou'' oo'
snouldering. very much alive.
Though. silent for some DAYS pas, w.,
sroup of Senators from the Miuu'e ~
who urged Will Hays, chairIll"', ave
Hepublcan national committee' q,
e~rssnr psnrone step aside and PERM.
. SvsStsrn Progressive Senator to tanH r,,
a.. nisca as finance chairman, Is st.i
a. determined as ever to prevent t.e
sssociatiou of the name of Penrose WIN
asy financial legislation for whlch '"'
Y7epublican party is responsible.
7,hey hone to force the acceptance VI
th~,r views and demands without uIs-
rupting party organization III the S'
hirt would prefer prev anting RepuoliSn'
ofxanisation and allowing the
Gratis to remain in control 10 seIuii ne
RepubIIcan control with Senator fenr"se
~ fhe head of the Finance Committee'
~ was declared today by Senator WIZ
Ham Borah. of Idaho, who Is leao'ns
tise insurrection.
T'fie matter is in no wise persona!
enc. but Is a party matter, pure ahu
sirnply--the outcome of which may ineai
RepubIican success or defeat at the
poIls In 1920, Senator Borah stated TO-
day.
II makes no difference whether the
war revenue bill is or Is not out OF tne
way before the new Congress comes INTO
session. or whether 1t Is known as the
Penrose revenue bill or not, the insur
rxctionists say. The whole question u
their mind is whether they can go TO the
Deople of the country in 1920 and repre-
sent the Republican party as being
new, clean and progressive organization
or whether they will have to meet the
charge Of being the same old party con-
troIIed by the big business interests.
Associated with Senator Borah in the
proeressive movement. though doing vir-
tusily no talking for publication, are
Senators Kenyon, of Iowa; La Folette, oi
Wfsconsin; Gronna. of North Dakota
Norris, of Nebraska; Cummins, of Iowa
Yoindexter. of Washington, and Len
root, of Wisconsin.
This group is also counting on the
support of Senator Jones. of Washing
ton. and Hiram johnson, of California,
w1en the time comes. They also expect
help from Senator Cappers, the new Sem
afor from Kansas, and Medill McCor-
mick, the new Senator from Illinois.
Senator Penrose is sitting tight and
stating at intervals in response to in
auiries that he has full expectation or
Being the next chairman Of the Finance
Committee and has heard Of nobody op-
p0sed to his taking the place.
Tho Prohibition question has been in
jected into the issue and may become
4 controlling factor in 1t. Senator Pen
rose Is recognized almost everywhere as
one of the leading opponents of prohibit
tion. The liquor business has always
been one of the greatest producers OF
revenue, and revenue is the one big sub
5ect before the Finance Committee.