The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-01
SENATOR
PENROSE
IS DEAD
Republican Leader Had
Been in Poor Health
for Months

for Months
WASlffNGTDN, D,c si.---SenatOr
Boies Peuroso. one Of the outstanding
figures &c. republican politics for the
iass Is years died here during the
night
Death came TO the veteran senator
from FcnnsylVania at ~ 80 O'Clock
in his apartment here
For the last Few days Ponrose had
been seriously Hl. hiH friends admitted
tonight An acute case of bronchitis
had affected the senator's heart and
death wae due 90 heart trouble
The end came rather suddenly TO
tlr aged politician as thruughuut tbs
apartment hotel lu which ho lived.
New Years merriment wal in fun
swing
senator pour1so was acclaimed BY
his friends and conceded hy his
enemies TO be the most powerful
leader Of tho conservative element
of the republican party
From the time he entered the
political arena. a candidate for state
representative from the eighth dis
trict of Philadelphia in 1854. sup
ported by Mathew Quay thon boss
OF PennEy yiVania, Penrose gave his
attention to attainment OF political
power rather taun high Office
He wts first known as reformer,
while still prIcticlng law before be-
coming an oifIco holder lie wrote u
book IN collaboration with Edwin =.
Allison ON municipal reform. II was
not long aftvtward, however. before
he became associated with nan
Cameron and att Quay. and follow
ing his election to the Pennsylvania
Legislature no WAC never out OF office.
Grent orwnmzcr.
The republican orEanizntlon in
Pennsylvania ls held as an example
of the most efficient political COM
blnation In tho country. Its accom-
plshment was The work OF senator
Ponrose
RE never tirol OF detail and when
he completed hls work D.. the state
Do turned his p,feution 90 jhe nation.
.n study Of "a situation that would
enable him ID grpsp every angle of
national politics.
senator PenrCsc wp~ born in
Philadelphia. NuN, !. 1850 He was
educated ln In schools OF that city
ana was graduated from Harvard IN
1881. io wHs admitted 10 the bar
In 1883 His entrance TO the Penn
7ylVania legislature WIS IN 1854 and
after serving Two years az assembly
man was clco-ri state senator and
was president pro temporc In 1897
he was elected % ths United states
senate Co suces"i J. npnald Cameron
and was reelected succoHalyely "a
1905. 1909. l9t+ ana 1890.
fenrosc- was expected To hold "A
dominant position in the republican
iailnuul convention of fN20. Tie was
unable 20 attend. however. on account
OF serious .ilnos4 which attacked him
fcrera. months tcfore the conven-
tiun.
Hclpcd Nominate Harding.
But from his sick bed In Phnadoi-
I phih bee kcpt In touch with doings Of
/ the convention o. long distance tcie-
/ phone and many beli.vc that Warren
] o. Hardlng's fHlection ps the repnb-
/ l.can STANDARD tcrrer was largely IN
i iinrnccd hN fHnf ose's strategy. AR
/ RED out by his senatorial friends on
3 The spot
m" fennsyAania senator was pro-
vented hy his health from taking a
I very active part IN the campaign out
issued frequent statements ana was
D consulted BY loaoers
I penrore was an enurmoun man
I physically AMI even his euemlos com
1 coded to him powerful Intellect.
. iie stood six feet four He waz never
o. talkatiFc man but when he opened
Dis m0uth on the senate floor or on
The pintfarn, hc siioka we'll positive
V and often Npiodvely.
He hated the "puasyf0oter." deniad
he was boss, and classed party re-
formers with farty rcnesadss. having
300 use TOR either. Ne was a fltting
/ successor to Simon Cameron. Don
. cameron. Matt Quay aud the btg men
who ruled the iron riubed republican
. commonwealth
tie foueht IN proe 'essive split un-
der Roosevelt a. bitterly a. he fought
he democrats
Dctesf II Word Boss.
Ponrose was proud OF his sterling
rcpuhhcan ancestry Ms grandfather.
/ Charles u. Penrose. was Simon Cam
erun's campaign MANAGER IN the 1887
senatorial campaign. Cameron won.
Boss Penrase. he waA called But
he detested the word ''boss"
"our enemies are bosses our
irieuds leaders. ne used ic Egv.
4 have ne. .sr been bua1 con-
sci0usly / have never assired 20 be
boss We have come nearer TO the
popular rule IN pannsyivnnia than
have the voters In sny other state .
senator pe1rosc's principEi al.
versions were smoking sailing and
hunting The Atianfic seaboerd and
the mountains " Montana and ieaht
knew him well. H. cared little 20.
inuaisrs cards or the usual capita
| amusemeatk
Worked TN iast
Despite his fast falllnn hath. IN
senator during the present tarsn o
congress iaas taken a. active part 1
The work % the senate, His cid tn
WISER and fighting qaalltiep were gnn
hut I've doggedly refused SO rsdife. an
ha m framing The revised reYenn