South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-01

witnesses on the tariff bill.
Dr. Adams gave the time OF the
senator's death at 1880 o'clock.
Friends Of Sen. Penrose said to-
night that the sudden death recently
Of his colleague. Sen. Knox, had been
such d shock 10 him that il had al
fected him several days ago while he
was doing his best 70 shake of
deep cold.
Entered Senate I'm 1897.
United States Sen. Boies PenrOse
OF Pennsylvania, one OF the most in
teresting personalities in the upper
house, which he entered in 1897 az
the successor 10 the late Sen j. Dom
aid Cameron, was one of the wealth
lest bachelors in the senate An
"old guard" republican. he was
member Of four important senate
committees. namely, the finance
committee, OF which he was chair
man, banking and currency, immi-
grafton and naval affairs
Chief lieutenant Of sen. Matthew
Stanley Quay. whose representative
he had been in the Pennsylvania leg
I islature for many years Pcnrosc did
I not at first take q very prominent
/ part in republican party councils ut
/ Washington. Until his death, how
I ever, he never lost prestige as the
/ leader Of his party in his own state.
/ Blunt at all times but with a reputa-
/ ton that could be trusted I'm a polit-
( zeal deal Senator Penrose made fast
| friends and irreconcilable enemies.
/ The latter often charged him with
( representing the interests"
Wilson's Bitter Enemy.
Sen Penrose was an early advo-
/ cate Of United States Intervention II
/ Mexico and in 1913 introduced a res
/ olution requesting that American
| troops be sent into the republic
/ south Of tho Rio Grande. lie was
an unyielduG opponent Of the VIII
4 son admin. ration and particularly
\ OF the dra O. Of tho Treaty of Peace
as submitted TO the senate by PreSt
/ Wilson. He characterized the trans
/ fer 10 Japan of former German
/ concessions in Shantung. China. as
; a violation of every principle of
/ the League Of Nations and a bribe 10
/ Japan" and declared it "dispos-
/ sessed 10000 Chinese Of vital rights
gainst their will"
Special work for protective tariffs.
/ Was Sen. Ponroses chief legislative
( hobby particularly with reference TO
/ revenue legislation. and although
| his devotion did not result in the
/ passage of a "Penrose bill" he will
/ long be remembered tor his activity
along those lines He consistently
fought prohibition legislation. nc
/ seldom made speeches i'm the senate.
reading few prepared addresses and
! those almost only on fscal affairs
but ne was quick in partisan repair
tee and his thrusts won for him the
fame Of humorist Of the upper
house. both democrats. and republi-
cans enjoying his clever sallies.
Power Behind Throne
The senator's long feud with the
Ware political faction In PhiladeI-
phia was one OF the outstanding feat
ures Of his career. To showed him
as a most resourcefui fighter A.
\ Pennsylvs MAS national committee
man he was a power behind the
throne" in all republican conven-
tionS. state and national councils
lie and Sen. Smoot were regarded as
having largely forced President
Taft's denomination in 1912. when
Col. Roosevelt bitterly assailed Pen
roses control Of the convention.
Although called the boss" Of
PENNSYLVANIA, Penrosc obtained lars
or election majorities than ever UNI
der the primary system and heId
as tight control, spending much Of
his time between Washington and
Harrisburg and Philadelphia The
senator although d lawyer. seldom
appeared in courts in late years
He was. perhaps the largest man
physically i'm the senate. standing
six feet and four inches in height
and weighing close to 500 pounds.
He traced his ancestry back for more
than 500 years and in his veins flow
&c the blood of some of the MOST
distinguished American families The
senator's family Is related to the
Pennsylvania Biddles. the Maryland
Chews and Thomases and the NIassa
chusetts Dudley and Boies families.
The elder Boies aided in building the
h4fdolN tl No l'A lilt bdlliN u DuuhtI
Hill
Born IN Philadelphia on Nov. 1.
1850. young Penrose was educated
by private tutors and al the Episco-
pal Academy in his home city. At
16 he entered Harvard from which
nc was graduated i'm 1881. He
studied law with Wayne MacVeagh
and George =. Bispham and was ad-
; mitted TO the bar in 1855 Entering
Immediately into politics. a year lat
or he was elected 10 the state legis-
lature. I'm 1855 he helped 20 secure
the passage OF a reform character
! for Philadelphia, known as the Bull
! lit bill and the next year was chos-
, en- state senator from one Of the
I most aristocratic districts In Penn
. svlvania Tn 1890 he was made pres
D. idcnt pro tcmpore Of the state SEN
tote and participated in the bitter
5 partisan politics i'm tho years which
D. followed. Meanwhile at the request
+ OF Johns Hopkins university. Pen
! rose had written. I'm collaboration
Z with Edward r Allison. his law
partner. for use as "A textbook. a
. History Of the City Government q
b Philadelphia" He was rega rded as
an authority az that time on munich
Z pal subjects.