The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-03
.Pennsylyania's Chief Ex-
ecutiye Asks 4S Hours
Time to Decide
SITUATION COMPLEX. L. ! !
Lieut.. Gov IS 10 Be a
Candidate for Senate at
Next Election

HARRISBURG Jan. Cover
nor sproul To-Day declined to com.
ment on the prediction osl lsenator
Watson that he would resign With
'fin 4s hours 70 take polntment as
United States senator succeeding
the late Boise Penrose.
7 gntist decline any comment
for the pressnt The governor
ssaid. IT rs true that i have talked
With Senator watsonsand others In
#ashington, but / shall not make
" my mind unttl y talk with some
others whom 1 want to- see:'s
wAsHINGToN !, Jan. g. Predic-
ton t,iat Coy yernor sproulgo Penn
sylvaniaiwou within 4 g hours an
nounce his intention ~ resiEnlne
to accept appointment as Itnitet
states SENATOR % succeed the iata,
hoisc Penrose was made today by
,Ssnaior Watapn of Indiana, one Of
NAG kepHbHcan leaders Of the
anate' after q call atsthe White
ttbuae. ~
I Senator Watson said that ne
bad been in conversation witii9thei
tenns lsanta governor several
times oyer the telephone during
the last two daEs andEt that In m
\ opinion the matter was practically
Ads ided. an NJ M n
The particuipf rea sonSwhfct in
pnced tlie seaata Republican or
enlzatlnn 10 urge speed In filing,
t,r racancY lett bY Senator Pen.
roae'H dentt( IS iinde ektstood 10 Be
The appruactiilt vote In the Ford
ssevfer7y cleetipn contest. Sena-
FOR N'uiHon said today that thei
vote probnbly would heSclose.
Governor spFoul would succeed
Ia the seat OF Senator Penrose by
fosienng as Governor aud taking
m anpolutmenf to tsesS
kthr hNnda of tiae present cteutens!
Mar Governor Who would succeed
y.to the eoyernorstsip
fARRisRtfIs 3, q a, jan. d.
Governor spronl arose today to
free Il mass az let efisy and te1e-
f;ratnH making stg tions as To-
] jthe course he shd9ld pursue as to
|fthe Penrose Succession Many Of
the letters mud messages urged
him to resign anil be appointed to
the vacancy and the governor said
the pressure along that line was
Rhsst Others urged him to serve.
f his term THE governor said
ae had made notdecision and still
had IN mind the plan to obtain
ideas OF sarious friends The
igovernor was at the capitol today
with delegations from Washington
nnty scheduled TO see him about
hN Judicial appointments and
bther counties on local matters.
Fifteen minute before the Wat
son prediction came from, Wash
ngton, Governor sproul told news
papermen that he had not yet made
lpp his mind as 10 what He would
10 regarding the Penrose success
ion, but strong prass1re has been
brought to bear ON the governor to-
lake Senator Rentose,s place and
Equally strong pressure has been.
brought to make d temporary ap-.
Iolntment and become q candidate
pter. \
The death OF Senator Penrose
complicated the Republican situ-s
ltion beyond anything known In
he state for years, due to the fact
That two United States senators
iro 10 be elected and that q goyer-
iory and other state officers and
th6 Legislature are To- be chosen
se leadership of the Republican
sty. carrying with IL tlmembership
the national committee, Is also
gplvcd 4
Eoyernor sproul could name q
a to fill the Penrose vacancy
I'll the next general election IN
November when he could be- a
pndidale himseit or he could
Ieslgn at once and Aaye Lieuten-
nt Governor Edward p. Beidie-.
ban who would suecee ed him name
ir. Sproul To the senate Iieuten
mt Governor BteiIemani among
thers have announceia his candi-
ironitnne4 % nasss se.stl 'l