New-York tribune., 1922-01-02
Sproul May Go
10 Senate i'm
Penrose'sPIace
Party Leaders in Washiua.
ton Urge Immediate Ac-
ton That Administration
Way Not Lose Single Vote
Term Has Year TO Run
Body OF Veteran Republican
Arrives in Philadelphia:
Funeral Plans Not Made


PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 1.-The death
o. Senator penrosc last night in Wash
'ngton leaves the Republican orCaniza-
Non in Pennsylvania without leader
snip and IN chaotic condition with :
gubernatoriai primary election not ss~
Gil. Furthermore it leaves the state viz
tually unroprcscntcG in tic United
States Senate, because Senator William
z. Crow has been in such poor health
that he has been unable 20 remsin in
Waehirc,on
The body of AIR. Pcnrosc. for vcar.
the chicl political figure or Penney.
Tania ard one Of the most powerful
Nor in the Republican party, arrived
hcro to-day. !. was accompanied By L.
c. Taylor, his secretary, and two
muses.. Few were on hand to receive
II, Tor The nows OF aig death had
reached only small circle in phila-
Gclphis.
To-day the body lay u the big house
that had been his bachelor quarters for
many years, awaiting decision as to the
funeral arranHemeuts. N accordance
with the wishes espresso By the Sena
tor before mis- death. there vas NO
ostertat'oH. Crepe was not even placed
On the door
Sproui Urged 10 Act at 0ucc
Governor Sproul already has bocr
- ~ TIC pcnroac vacancy itaDle
,-.scel5. Before noon today soNo of
;he most responsible party leaders at
Washington had been III touch with the
Governor. Such leaders. +. was init
mated. included members Of the Ad-
ministration itself. The Governor was
urged to avoid all Unnecessary dclav.
II was impressed upon him that condi-
uons IN the Senate were such that the
Admin stratlon wanted to be in posi-
tion to count upon every possible vote.
therefore 1t Is TO be expected that Gov
ernor Sprorl VIII move TO fill the va
csncy at the earliest possible moment.
But what man will be named TO FIJI
NC vacancy: was the question asked bv
politicians of every grade to-day. III
reply it was learned that Governor
Sproul is being urged to take thc va
can't seat himself. and it may be said
with authority that there is more than
an even chance that he may do SO.
Nr. ScrONi mas about one year TO
serve a5 Governor. If he were to re-
m now Lieutenant Governor Bcidlc-
man would succeed him and make the
appointment 10 The Senate. The ap-
pojntee will serve until next Dccenl-
Der. but meanwhile Pennsylvania Will
nominate two United States Senators
at the May primary and elect them
next November as successors to Sena-
tor Knox and Senator PenYoac.
When Senator kuoN died there was
some talk Of the Governor quitting bis
post 10 co TO Washington, but Mr.
Spyoul said he would not think OF
doing so. But nov, his friends poirt
out, conditions are different In ap-
pointing Senator Cow to the Senate
the organization liquidsted i long-
standing debt and made it possible for
Mr.. Grow to achieve his LIES ambition.
Then, too, the place held By Senator
Knox. according to organization ethics.
belonged to the western end Of the
state.
Party Conditions Unusual
1t ray be said that Governor Sproul
does not approve of such an cXpedicnt
70 which he would be forced were he
personally ambitious 30 take Senator
pcnrose's place. but he. too, recognizes
a cordtion OF affairs in the state AVID
in Washington which Nay influence
aim to take that step.
Organization rule in Pennsylvanis
has not been conducive TO the develop
tCcntinucd on psse ten)