Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-02

raneements for the funeral of Sena-
for Boies Penrose were still incom-
nIete today. 1t was definitely decid-
cd however, that it should be strictly
nr;vate.in accordance with his oft-eX-
rressed wish. It whs Indicated a
congressional delegation probably
would not come here for the burial
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-United
States Senator Boies Penrose, of
Pennsylvania, one of the leading Re
nublicans of the nation, died here
lust before midnight Saturday night
from an attack of heart failure. The
senator was sitting beside his bed
when he fell off chair to the floor,
His personal physician, DR.. Roy
Adams, was in the room with him and
when the doctor reached his side the
senator was dead. No member Of
the family was present.
Sex ator Penrose had been i'll with
hea9y cold for week, having
taken to his room last Tuesday. His
death. however, was entirely uneX-
pccted, as he had been able to walk
about his room during the day.
Both branches of congress, upon
re-convening next Tuesday, will, ad
journ for the day out Of respect to
the late senator, but will forego other
customary ceremonies. A request Of
Senator Penrose that his funeral
should be private and that no con-
grcssional committee should be APP
pointed was communicated today to
Vice President Coolidge and Speaker
Gillett and probably will be fol
lowed.
Senator Penrose's body was taken
Sunday morning to his home at PhiIa-
delphia, accompanied by his brother,
Dr.. Charles B. Penrose, and the sena-
tors secretary. Funeral arrange
ments are to be made at philadelphia.
Boies Penrose, American politi-
clan.
That's how the International En-
cyclopedia describes the man Wash
mgton long set down as the nations
Super-politician, the Republican boss
who bossed all other bosses of his
party.
Other men distinguished in public
office are lawyers, statesmen, Office
holders; but Penrose, for years, has
been known first and last as politi-
cian-extraordinary.
Politics was Penrose's trade. his
nooby'' and his recreation, as illus
rated by this story which has, been
told and retold Of the super boss:
Shortly after Penrosc first had
been elected to the U. S. Senate ne
came to Washington to look things
over While here he met the man
ne was to succeed, Senator Don
Cameron.
Penrose," said Cameron, "you are
Just starting in, public life. | advise
you to marry, and establish home
mere IN Washington, IT will give Won
social standing and will benefit YOU
N general way as member of the
senate"
What do you think about IT."
penrose asked of Senator ouav
''en boss of Pennsylvania Republi-
serious. '''''-
piled Quay.
90 All right" responded Pcnrose.
teC the organizations pick the woman
OUT and | will marry her"
e. o. P. Failure
4ears after he was heard to com.
pam hHmorously that the oreaniza-
sioh had failed to pick the wife for
,ilm, Hel never married, continuing
10 ,the last to live in the old family
nome IN Spruce street, Philadelphia
- he story gives fairly accurate
ioGa of Penrose's loyalty to, and
p'i'et IN, the party organization sys-
,e"i OF American politics. To him
,'e organization was the first and
last ,. word. What the organization
o'o and said was right He never
1"eStloned it when he was in the
."hks' and never permitted another to
ignore the organizations orders af-
Ter ne became boss.
penrose, of highly respected old
rI1hlladelphai family, honor man at
harvard; wealthy, entered politics in
1884, the year after his admission
70 the bar. He was elected to the
[ehnsylvania legislature from Phila-
aelphia. He held public office con-
'inuallN thereafter, going to the
state senate in 1886, and to the u.
D senate in 1897.
1t is recalled that when Penrose
was graduated from Harvard his ora
ton was Martini Van Buren, the
Politician"
AT first Penrose entertained ex.
'femely reformatory political ideas,
and was elected as reform candi-
cate to the legislature. He aided il