Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
WILL NOT
|. QUIT FOR KENDR|CK
81 am a Candidate to the End"
States Law officer Says Re-
garding Delegate Race
SPR0UL SILENT ON POSITION

Attorney General Schafrer declared
emphatically today he would not with
draw as a candidate for delegate at :.
large TO make way for W. Freeland
kendrick, receiver Of taxes.
II am candidate TO the end" Mr..
Schaffer asserted at Harrisburg. There
Is no truth in reports I will get of the
ticket. Those reports probably were put
out by the liquor interests"
twelve candidates Slated by the state
organization for delegate at large to the
Republican national convention.
Mr.. Kendrick entered the field with
the support Of the Ware organization.
Senator Ware has announced the receiver
of taxes was assured Of Governor
Sprouts support.
The Governor has declared he will
support Mayor Moore. who also is u
candidate for delegate at large.
Governor Sproul, while 'favoring
the candidacy Of Mr.. Kendrick. would
not state definitely today whether or not
the receiver Of taxes now will have his
support.
The Governor yesterday called on
Senator Penrose at the latter's home.
1881 Spruce street. Following the visit
it was reported Mr.. Sproul would sup
port the original state organization slate
which does not include Mr.. Kendrick.
"Will you support the original slate
which does not include Mr.. Kendrick?''
the Governor was asked today.
II made a statement yesterday he
replied, ''and that is all there is to
say"
The state executive at that time said
he had very warm feelings also for Mr..
Kendrick" and that he had urged the
inclusion Of the county officials name on
the slate.
1t is said the liquor interests hav!
prepared to knife the Governor and
prohibition.
The Ware organization will try tc
smash the Penrose slate for delegate at
large Mt the state wide primaries mex
| Tuesday. w. Harry Baker, secretary
of the Republican state committee, anC
Senator Crow, the committee chairman
are known to be friendly to the Ken.
drick candidacy.
Notwithstanding all this, Senato
Penrose Stands pat" his friends say
against being 'stampeded' into line fo
Kcndrick. The senator. as state lead
er and powerful factor in the ma
tional convention. has served notice tha
Kendrick is not to be on the slate
1t is understood that in his conferenc
with Governor Sproul last night th
senator restated his position.
There were intimations that the ses
sion between the Governor and Sen
ator Penrosc, at the latter's home, wa
extremely interesting IL not lively. ]
was recalled in this regard that re
Gently Senator Penrose "jolted' tn
state and the country by declaring 70
Senator Knox for President. declare
ton which many friends of the Governo
did not like. To this. however, tn
reply was that the Governor himself
although suggested for President, wa
warmly disposed toward the Knox can
didacy.
Political leaders do not believe tn
refusal of Senator Penrose to accept tn
Governors idea Of placing Kendric
on the slate will result in q break be
tween the Governor and the senator
The Governor recognizes the senior sen
ator as the leader OF the state organi
zation. The break. II one Is to como
il was argued, will not come until tn
Governor sees how the senator handle
the presidential situation.