The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-05

!u ll4c ItUioat idlNl. lot many years,
United States Senator Boics Pen
rose OF Pennsylvania, one or the
most interesting personalities in the
Upper House. which be entered IN
1897 as the successor TO the late Sen.
atOr j. Donald Cameron, was one OF
the wea thiest bachelors in TIE Sen.
ate. An odd Guard Republican. he
was a member of four important Sen.
ate committees namely the Finance
Committee. OF which he was chair.
man, Banking and Currency lmmigra.
tion and Naval Affairs.
Chief lieutenant of Senator Mat
thew Stanley Quay, whose represent.
alive he .iad been In the Pennsylvania
legislature Tor many years. Penrose
did not at first take a very prominent
part in Republican party councils al
Washington Uutil his death how.
ever, he never lost prestige as the
leader OF his party IN his own state.
Blunt at times but With reputa.
iicn that could b. trusted In a politi.
cal deal Senator Penrose made fast
friends and irreccncilah!c enemies
The latter often charged i'm with
representing the Interests
Senator Penr0se was IN early adyo-
cate Of United states Intervention in
Mexico and IN 1913 introduced a reso.
luton requesting that American
troops be sent into the republic south
OF the Rio Gande lie was an unyieid
ing opponent OF tie Wilson Admins.
tration and particularly OF ths draft
OF the Treaty OF Peace as submitted to
the senate by President Wilson He
characterized the transfer to Japan OF
former German concessions Ia Shan
mng. China. as "a violation Of
every principle OF the League OF Ma
ton and brlbe to Japan" and dc
ciarcd il "dispossessed i0.0000OOI
Chinese Of vital rights against theil
will"
Special work for protective tariffs
was Senator penrose's chief legislative
hobby, particularly VIE reference toI
revenue legislation, aud although his
devotion did not result IN the passage
OF a 'pcnrose All", he will long be re-
membered 10 his activity . ong those
lines lie consistently fought prohib.
tion legislation lie seldom made
speeches In the Senate, reading few
meparcd addresses and those almost
on on fiscal affairs but he was quick
in partisan repartee and his thrusts
won for HIM the fame of humorist Of
the Upper House. both democrats and
republicans enjoying his clever sal
lies.
The Senator's long feud with the
Ware political faction IN Philade phia
was one of tie outstanding features
OF his career 1t showed him as aI
most resouceful fighter. As Per-
nsylyania's National committeeman heI
was "A power beh nd the throne inI
all Republican conventions. Senate
and national councils lie and Sena
tor Smoot were regarded as having
largely forced President Tafts ronom
nation in 1912 when Coonel Roose'
veit bitterly asSaled Penrose's con-
troll Of the convention.
AlthCug.' called the boss Of PEN
nsylvan.a Peurose obtained larger
ele, tlon major ties than ever uudel
the primary system and held as tight
control spending much of his time be
tween Washington and Harrisburg
and Philadelphia The Senator, al
though a lawyer, seldom appeared in
courts in late years.
lie was, pc 'aps, the largest man
physically in the Senate. standing SIN
feet four inches in height aud weigh.
ing close to 300 pounds. He traced
his ancestry back for more than sou
wears and in his veins flowed the
blood of some oC the most distinguish
.cd American families The Senator's
family Ia related to t'e Pennsylvania
Bildles. the Maryland Chews and
Thomases aud the Massachusetts Dud
lev and Boies fam lies The e der
Boios aided in building the breast
works for the battle of Bunker Hin,
Born in Philadelphia on November
1. 1860. Young penrose was educated
hy private tutors aud at the Episco.
pai Academy IN his home citf. At l6
.ie entered Harvard from which he
was graduated in 1881, He studied
law with Wayne MacNeagh and
George II. Bispham and was admitted
10 the bar in 1888 Entering immedi.