Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-25
PenrOse StrdddIes
City Campaign Issue
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among the controlling factors in tho
league. ThcI are Senator Pcnrose' =
friends
Mr.. Coles. particularly. a Penrose
appointee. could not in honor be ex-
pected to oppose any wish OF the senior
Senator. He is one of the "main guys"
or, In the vernacular of the curb. "a
big wheeze' in the Voters League.
Unless there is n definite declaration
from Senator Fcnrosc upon the person
atty Of the ticket, n ticket that will be
free from Ware fingerprints, the con-
clusion will be that, as a matter of po-
Utica eSpediency or else to extricAte
himself from n dilemma. Mr.. Prnrosc
ia playing both ends against tho middle.
The declaration Of Judge Brown sew
eral weeks ago of his undying adherence
to the leadership and direction of SEN
ntor Penrose vas. together with his de-
nial OF any knowledge Of a combine"
50 much dust tossed into the air.
II fooled NOBODY.
Judge Brown Oyertraincd
In sense it was a reflection upon the
intelligence of the average voter to sup
Icke that hc could be deceived by such
n diaphrnous dodge. Judge Brown over.
trained for once.
it did contain. however. the germs
ofttrouble and suspicion.
II Judge Brown(is the ardent politi-
cal follower of Senator Penrosc that
he processes TO be. and there is no req
son to doubt his word upon that subject.
II will be understood accordingly that
h" is acting under the senior Senator'S
direction if he uses his influence as a
ward leader and the patronage of thc
Municipal Court to support the Ware
ticket.
Such a course would unquestionably
Tut a Ware Cockade in the rhapcau of
MIR. Penrose.
As for Clerk of Courts Cunningham.
il is noteworthy that he hns sung
dumb with great assiduity during the
prevailing ruckus.
He has made no perfervid declare-
tions of feelty to Senator Penrose. He
has done no dervish dance OF renuncia-
tion of the Combine. He has not de-
MED the existence of gcntleman's
agreement, or working basis, with Sen
ntor Ware.
Senator Ware stacked the cards IN
him TO his cart wheels when he got the
clerk Of Courts to aid him in licking
Delany and electing Ranslcy in the
Third Congressional District.
And this Mt a time when Cunning
ham relations with Mayor Moore were
presumed to be both amicable and ad-
yantageous to him.
The political situation is quite hazy.
but not hopeless.
Senator Penrose has declared against
the fifty fifty ticket He rrnews his
adherence to the cause of decent mu-
niCipal government, which he indorsed
and fought for in 1919. He eulogzes
the city charter and asserts that he op-
poses the influences that oppose decent
municipal government.
It's fine, even IL 1t is lacking in the
Penrose linguistic punch.
II Is because of the lack of this pep
or punch, perhaps. that people who
fought the Contractor Combine two
years ago expect something more from
the Senator. something definite as TO
the personnel Of the ticket he favors.
With Messrs. Cunningham and
Brown occupying high place in the
council chamber OF the Wares, who are
trying TO secure a strangle hold on the
Independent forces, and with Senator
Penrose reiterating his interest in clean
municipal government and the princi-
Dies EN- DO0le0 III Lle new cnHTtpf, the
people will be left to draw their own
conclusions.
They will be conclusions that have to
do with the sincerity nj some people.
Ware knows what he wants and is
going after 1t.
1t Is super politics on his part 10
keep Receiver Of Taxes Kcndrick in
Office as heir apparent TO the Mayor
nlty Of Philadelphia nr Govprnorship Of
Pennsylvania next time.
Mayor Moore, of course, Is not going
to name ticket.
He will do his fighting after the pri-
maries.
In a general way there are some iu-
terestiDg straws to be seen In the po-
litical current
James B. Sheehnn will help to clar-
ify the situation within the next twen-
~. four hours by withdrawing his can
didacy for denomination for Register of
wills.
Vivian Frank Gable, I have been told,
will also withdraw from the contest.
These are the first OF n number of
Withdrawals that ore anticipated by
the political managers.
I do not place much CredenCe in the
Gable report, as he appears to be firmly
fixed on the ticket.