Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-27
PENROSE ANDHAYS
TO CONFER ON WIRE
Senator Will Telephone National
Republican Chairman About
Campaign Plans
SAYS HEALTH IS BETTER

Senator Penrose plans to get in tels.
phonic touch with Will II. Hays. chair,
man of the Republican National Com.
mittee, today, and discuss plans for ths
advancement Of the presidential cam
paign in Pennsylvania. The senator /,
in Atlantic City, where he conferred
Yesterday with number of Philadel.
phians and state leaders. Among these
were II. Harry Baker. secretary Of ina
state committee; Richard Weglein.
president of Council, and Thomas W.
Cunningham, president Of the Repub.
lican Alliance.
w. Harry Baker, secretary Of tn,
state committee, brought to the Shell.
burne the latest reports from state
headquarters in time to impart his I'd.
ings to Mr.. Penrose while he was doing
justice to hearty breakfast shortly be-,
fore noon. What he had to say must
have been satisfactory, for the senator
was in excellent humor when he greeted
"Judge" Cunningham, his Philadel-
phia campaign director; Richard Veg
lein, president of Council, and num-
ber of other callers. among them James
McGirr. Justice Robert Won Mosch.
zisker, Of the Supreme Court, was
among the, visitors at Penrose's head.
quarters yesterday.
Doing Finely, He Says
"I'm doing finely, thank you. and
eating thee square meals day., was
the way Mr.. Penrose saluted his visitors.
The message which Judge" Gun.
ninpham brought to the shore with him
was that the Philadelphia situation Is
improving steadily, with a gradual get
ting together of the clans to put over a
vote that will do justice to the situa-
tion. The part which women ere to
play in rounding up the big. vote was
touched upon, and the outlook was in
dicated to be very promising.
Mr.. weglein today said quite posi-
lively that his advocacy of a tube under
the Delaware river was in no. sense
intended to put any obstacles in the
way of the interstate, bridge;
at ought to be thoroughly under
stood however, he said. "that Phla-
delphia is not going into this thing to
the tune OF millions of dollars to en-
rich real estate spectators across the
river. Arguments about what the
bridge will do in opening up new resi-
DENTAL sections across the river have
| no null with me. Philadelphia has
plenty of room Of its own to be de-
veloped.
Why He Proposed Tube
'I was moved in suggesting the tube
through the hope that something might
be done within few years. want
to see this thing worked out within my
own lifetime and l have been i'm.
pressed by the statements that the
proiected tube from Jersey City to New
York, upon which work has not yet
been started, is to be finished in 1924 y
Mr.. weglein added that he. had not
the New Jersey commissioners who,
while committed to a modern tube be.
tween Jersey City and New York, in
sisted bridge was the only thing pos
sible to link Philadelphia and Camden.
1t is his belief now. however, that
with the selection of the engineers to
draft plans and furnish estimates OF
cost. which are first essential so far
as financing the project are concerned
for the people of Philadelphia. the en-
terprise will move forward more
swiftly.