Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-14
PENROSE TO PAC|Fy
PARTY WITH Jobs
Federal Patronage His Club in
Demanding Harmony in
City and State
SALARIES EXCEED MILLION
~ a star Correspondent

Washington. Feb lA.-Pol:tics ana
patronage will replace legislation on the
pcnrose program following the adjourn
mcnt of Congress March 4.
Senator Penrosc plans to return 10
Philadelphia shortly after that date.
and will plunge into the problem of pac
flying Philadelphia factions and ar.
range to- the distribution of several
hundred federal jobs to be filed under
the Harding administration. lie will
also take a hand in the legislative sit
uation at Harrisburg.
SemioftRcial announcement to this Of
feet came to-day from Il source close TO
the senator. He is known to be anxious
to restore harmony on the county ticket,
and TO that end will summon the leaders
ot all sides when he gets to Philadel-
phia. and demand that they get together.
He will have potent weapon with
which 70 enfoyce any demands he may
make. Tor the g.. -. y. jot hunters
will have to hrve his Endorsement for
most of the federal nosts to be dis
tributpd to party workers. AS national
Committeeman and seniO~ senator. and
with Jobs more nunsrouS than ever. due
to the expansion H tn" government s
activ ties during and s'nce the war,
penrose. is in good slrnnc I" entrcn"h
himself more strongly than over with
the payroll brigade.
Many Jobs 10 he FILLED
Even without the pnstmasterships.
which are now under executive civil
service. there are hundreds Of positions
over the state which will become avail
able to Republicans. There are dozens
Of deputics in 'hc three revenue dis
trictS Ot the state soma scores of dep
uty United States marshIls, and numCr
Gus prohibition enforcement agents, to
,av nothing Of the principal appoint
mcntg su"h M customs and revenue col
lcctor,s. mnrShalS. district attorneys. as
sistaut district attorneys, prohibition
director and others of the higher sul-
aried classes
should President elect Harding re.
move the civil service restrictions from
rOStoacaS of the first second and third
classes. now protected by executive or
dcrs promulgated during the Wilson ad-
ministrationS. this actin woull throw
CpCn some 800 Dl more TpStmaStNrShipS
in PENNSYLVANIA. making it possible to
ouSt Democratic mCumtrnts and fill the
rlaces with Republicans.
Senator Pcnrosc has already an
nounced himself in favor of this course
and il is understood Will urge it on
the President elect following the in =
auguration. II is generally expected
senator Harding will be favorable 10
the plan.
Jobs Worth 81 100000
Ir has been estimated that with the
Notwithstanding included, the agggre-
gute salaries of federal jobs available
10 PENNSYLVANIA Republicans will ex
coed 81 900. 900.
| Senator Knox. who has announced
his intention 20 take hand III the dis
tribution Of patronage in western Penn
! sylvania. will interfere but little in the
| Peurose program. He expects to inter
est himself in the major appointments
only.
| senator Penrose is unquestnnably in
better shape physically than when h'
returned here during the holidays.
During the brief interlude between
Adjournment Of Congress and the extrt
session Senator Penrose will also at
tempt to adjust differences over th'
state legislative program.
Penrose. who since his return 4
Washington has exhibited disposition
To pacify and harmOnize all elements a
tho state organization, Is hopeful h
can bring peace in the state situation
and induce Governor Sproul, Joseph II
Grundy and others to agre" on l"gisla
tion and all other matters whi"h nov
divide them.