New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-01-01
Pel1rOse Dies
Suddenly in
capital Hotel

councils in Washington. He devoted
his efforts to politics in his own state.
As chairman Of the Committee on
Post Offices and Postroads he nfted
tho first postal savings. bank bill, and
had much to do with the reorganiza-
tion and Improvement of the postal
service. lie also was n member of the
committees on Finance, Commerce. In
migration and Naval Affairs, and on
the Finance Committee was an uncom-
promising advocate of protective
tariff. Special work for a protective
tariff. particularly with reference to
revenue legislation, was his hobby Al
though his devotion did not result in
"Fenrose BILL his activities along
those lines made lasting impression
Senator Pcnrose WIS an early advo-
cate of United States intervention in
Mexico, and in 1918 introduced a res
olutlon requesting that American
troops be sent into the republic south
Of the Rio Grsndc.
He was an unyiclding opponent Of
the present Administration, and was
particularly opposed to the draft Of
the treaty Of ncacc az submitted to the
Senate by President Wilson He char
acterzed the transfer to Japan OF for
mer German concessions in Shantung,
China, as a "volat;on OF every prin-
ciplo Of the league OF nations and q
br be to Japan and declared that i.
"d'spossessed 10000 900 Chinese OF vital
rights against their viii
Wanted Cyccl Removed
Senator Penrose was strongly IN
favor Of the removal Of George Creel
head of the Bureau Of Public Informal
ton. in 1918. when, in n speech to tho
Senate, he aid that Creel's dcfamatory
utterances against the Constitution Of
The United States We're good cause for
his removal from Office He suggested
an amendment to the espionage bill
providing that no ono VINO violated its
provisions should be permitted TO hold
Office. This arose from a speech made
by Mr.. Creel in the Senate, in which he
declared that he was proud that Amer.
lea was unprepared when it entered the
World War
The Senator's long fcud With .he
Ware political faction in Philadelphia
was one of the outstanding features OF
his career as a politician and showed
him as a most rcsourceful fighter As
National Committeeman from Penn
syvania. he was the power behind
tions, Senate and national councils.
He and Senator Smoot were considered
as having largely forced President
Infts rcnomination in 1912, when Colo
mel Roosevelt bitterly assailcd Pen
roses control OF the convention.
Senator Penrose was n delegate to
the Republican National Conventions
Of 1900. 1904, 1908 and 1916. He was
chairman Of the Republican State Com
mit.ce of Pennsylvania from 1903 to
1905, and, excepting from 1912 to 1916.
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Republican National Committee since
1904. AS might be assumed from his
anteccdents, he was not identified with
the Progressive wing Of the Repub-
lican party, but was regarded as one
Of the chief "stand patters'
Author of Municipal Books
In addition to his work as lawyer.
Senator and political manager, Mr.
( Penrose found time to devote to au-
thorship. In 1887, at the request Of
Johns Hopkins University, in col
liberation with Edward p Allison, he
wrote an authoritative "Hstory of the
City Government of Philadelphia" and
also was the author Of several chapters
on municipal and legal subjects for
the american and English Encyclo-
padia of Law"
Although somewhat stern in appear
ance and manner, Senator Penrose pos
sessed the invaluable gift of racy
sense of humor Speaking Of Penn
sylvania state convention of his party.
upon which somebody had cast asper-
sions Of "bossism and corruption,'
with whimsical Indignation he declared
that it was "thc cleanest convention in
the history OF the state Why" he
continued, "only one delegate so much
as limited to me that he would ike to
be corrupted. He was from Clarion
County, and he came to me and said:
| See here, old man: one of two thinrS