Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-02

Penrose leaders realized that the nomi-
nation of Munson would make it i'm
possible for the PenrOsc state organiza
tion to nominate machine" man.
Harrisburg, Washington, New York
and Allentown. where the Democratic
. convention was being held.
A situation was created which quickly
led to the withdrawal of MunsoD. The
Democrats nominated Webster Grim,
who ran third in the November cleo
| tion. Those who had counted on the
/ nomination of Munson formed the Key
stone party and nominated cx State
Treasurer William II. Berry. a Demo
crat. who had won fame as the nm
covcrcr of the Capitol graft scandal.
! The Pcnrosc organization nominated
John X Tener and won because the
/ independent and Democratic vote had
been split by the Allentown convention
fiasco and the rival candidates. of Berry
and Grim.
Democrats ReOrganized
This situation crystallized the move.
mcnt for the reorganization Of the
/ Democratic party. a reorganization
which was reflected in the nomination
Of Woodrow Wilson at Baltimore in
1912. If the Democratic party had not
been rcOrganizcd. as the result of its
relations with the Pcnrose organization
It is quite likely that - powerful
Pennsylvania delegation to the 1912
Democratic national convention would
have gone for Champ Clark rather than
for Wilson.
. penrose was always deeply concerned
about the election Of mayors and was
always in the thick of the local fights.
both in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
And in lesser communities there was
talk of PcnrOse candidates for the va q
ri0us offices.
The 1911 mayoralty campaign in
Philadelphia will be remembered as ono
which Pcnrose won in the primaries and
lost in the November election and also
a campaign which literally reckod with
charges of graft and all manner of DO
litical corruption.
Serious charges We're made againS'
the Wares. which were aired before the
Catlin commission. Charges involviug
Senator penrOse himself and his clOS'
associates were to have been likewise
aired before this commission. But whcr
the time came to take IN the Charge'
against PcnrOSc the commission. com
posed of allies of tn" senior Unite,
States senator, suddenly ceased its ac
tivitics.
{ Fought Ware for Mayor
Senator Pcnrosc plunged into the l9l
campaign aud stirred up the depths o
political corruption. for the reason thu
. he saw in th" mayOralty candidacy o
u William ;. Ware a menace TO his owl
} leadership. This fight won the help o
/ independents. who rcvoltcd against con
tractor and street cleaning domination
Senator PenroSe'S canddat" wa
George II. Earle. Jr. Earle was back"
b by penroSe. Senator McNichol. who wa
? the senator's chief organization supper
= n this city, and by independent Il"
{ oublirans. Earle won the Rcpublica
, was elected mayor. The Catlin com
. mission had helped to defeat Ware. hu
I It helped to elect finally Blankcubura
h yh0 had the keystone nomination.
Curiously enough. though this cam
paign embittcrcd the Wares agains
o penrose it did not prevent them fro
!, Importing him for re election in 1914
q Beginning with the defeat of Willia
:. Ware for the mayoralty nominatio
. 1911. the Wares began to work OF
r II South Philadelphia to widen the
. sphere of influence so as TO include Il
:. state, and with the Brumbaugh pres
n Dental candidacy in hand. tentative
g reached out into the country. All tn
: was aimed at the overthrow Of Senate
d Penrose as a state leader.
Wares to the Fore
4 First. the Wares put over at II
n time when PeurOSe was a candidate f
re election and was concerned with b
+ own future the gub"rnatOrial CandidaC
Of Doctor Brumbaugh. Governor Bruu
Il baugh so Sttengt the hands Of Il
Wares that they were able to follow u
la g. 4. =.
. over' Thomas Il. Smith for mayo
- But on the eve Of Senator Pcnrooc
- .ampaign for recollection in 1920 Cor
n gresham J. Hampton Moor" was rloctc
Mayor Of Philadelphia Mr. Moore WI
nominated as the result Of a fight on Il
Wares and their candidate for tho may
. orally. Judge John NJ. Patterson.
: Senator PcuroSc aided the cundidac
n of Mr.. Moore, which was put in Il
i field by the Committee of One HUNDRED
4 a group representing the reform and in
G dependent elements which had fOugl
q for the new city charter.
t Despite tho demands mai" upon hi
almost constantly by political rOud
tions in Philadelphiu and the state
large, Senator Peuros" managed to MAJ
. his influence felt in n substantial wa
d at Washington.
In matters Of national politics. Il
. resources and knowledge We're oftr
. drawn on by other national leader
n Consistently Senator PenroSe throug
. out his career opposed woman suTra.
" and prohibition. lie voted against bot
r wartime prohibition and thc'pruhihti,
- amendment IL" announced clearly TIA
y h" was opposed 10 the Sutirug" umrur
II mrnt.
In recent years III" SENATOR'S prime