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Left His Lieutenants
ION Job" at All Times

The division leaders were always on
the Job because they never knew when
the Senator would drop around, and
they knew also that the Senator scanned
the returns Of each division rs closely
az he studied the moves Of Mayor
or 4 Governor, or even or Ihlted
States Senator.
On one such occasion division
leader was 30 absorbed in making u
good report to the Senator, as he stood
at the curb, that he paid no attention
to nn old man and two women who were
entering a polling place. Or perhaps he
did not see them. Senator ware saw
them.
"Shut uni" the Senator shot at the
division leader. Look after that old
man and those two women.
Thereupon the division leader hur-
riedly approached the voters with a
smile and offered to help them out by
supplying a sample ballot and telling
them how to vote for the best can
didates.
Senator Ware was always ready TO
listen to a woman or Delegation OF
women. When Il woman was announced
at his Office he would say, Send her
in," though he might keep state Rep.
resentative or a magistrate waiting. 1t
10 interesting to recall that the Senator
assisted the women suffragtsts at Har-
risburg at a time when all the other
organization leaders were. trying to
shoe them away. Senator ware was sx.'
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Ware Is Fourth Leader
Lost BY State in Year

Senator Vare's death today makes
the fourth in little more than a year
OF men who have been conspicuous
in Pennsylvania politics.
Senator Philander G. Knox died
suddenly on October 10. 1921,
shortly after his return from an Eu-
ropean trip. He was stricken in his
Washington home.
Governor Sproul filled the Knox
vacancy by the appointment of vii.
liam +. Grow, Republican State
Chairman. who thus achieved a life
long ambition. but who was destined
to appear in the Senate chamber only
once. He died August 2.
State politics was thrown into
furry by the death Of Senator Knox,
but he had never aspired to political
leadership, and his passing caused
virtually no complications in State
politics.
The situation was different when
Senator Boies Penrose died Decem-
Der 81, 1921, almost in the last hour
Of the year. PenrOse had been a
national figure for years and had a
strong organization in this city. He
fought the Wares in 1919. when
Mayor Moore won the Republican
nomination for the mayoralty. Pen
roses death caused new political
alignments all over the State.
Incidentally, State Senator James
p. McNichol died November IA,
1917. less than five years ago. He
was Penrose's chief lieutenant here,
and often fought the Ware forces.
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leave for few moments while he
walked to the outer Office. There he
would talk to each person.
He made few comments; simply lis.
tened and nodded his head. If the story
was good. If the person telling it made a
sincere impression, he or she always
got something whether a promise to
help land job for some one or actual
cash or an order for coal.
1t was no infrequent thing to see
the Senator. on one OF these tours OF
the outer Office, pull his wallet out OF
his pocket and slip out a ten dollar
note. One thing IL certain 1t wa,
the Senator's custom 10 send Harry
Snow, his secretary. over to the bank
early each morning. and Harry would
come back with a "big roll" in fves
and tens.
When the Senator was not particu-
larly impressed by story he wns
hearing he would suggest that the ap-
plicant see the division leader. II,
later on, the division leader reported
that the case was deserving, well and
good.
Senator Ware placed great depend.
ence. perhaps 1t was the source of his
power, on the ward and division leaders.
He insisted that they know everything
going on in their division and know
everybody. just as a good policeman
Is supposed to know all that occurs on
his beat.
On election days he would take an
automobile and visit the various wards,
calling ON each division leader. He
would stop the machine. call out I:
Harry, how's It going?' get de-
tailed report and hurry on to the next
division.
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Only Leader Willing
to Fight With PenrOse

.Penrose's reply on one occasion was
II thought you fellows could control
your wards. That speech was intended
for Germantown.
After Penrose reached the height of
his power Senator Ware was the only
leader of consequence in the organtza- :
tion who ever seriously or effectively
challenged him. And that challenging
began in 1911, when Brother Bill
wanted to be Mayor. As the result of
Btll q defeat the Wares pvened up by
getting tho best end of the patronage
and recognition under Governor Brum-
baugh, right under the eyes of Penrose.
nnd also the best and only end under
Mayor Thomas B, Smith. In both
cases, In one way or another. the Wares
put one over most sharply and clearly
on Penrose and McNichol.
When Bill became Il candidate for
the Republican nomination for MAY or,
eleven years ago. Penrose and Nc.
Nichol, fearing the rise of this new
power, backed George II. Earle. MT,
Earle, after q bitter contest, won the
nomination, but In the end Rudolph
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tween the Ware and McNichol forces
for the election OF Councilman in the
Fifth Ward Shortly thereafter the
Town Meeting Party was formed TO
fight the so-caIIcd "Nare murder
ticket in the November election. This
new party was made up Of Democrats
and independent Republicans. and
Senator Penrosc indorscd and fought
Tor 1t. In thunderous statements PEN
rose denounced "eoyorumcnt by muir
der, and Ware replied by cuargtng the
murder MS a frame up to disCrodit
the Republican ticket. II was too late
to bring out the defeat of the Ware
ticket and vengeance was deferred for
two years.
When Mayor Moore took office there
were many who felt that, politically
speaking, Ed Ware had come 10 he end
of his rope. Quietly, the Senator SET
TO work TO pull his organization to-.
gether, and in the very first year Of the
Moore regime won n iight with rhr
Moore forces for control Of the city
Committee. The Moore leaders backed
Big Tom Cunningham. CLERK Of rh"
Court of Quarter Sessions. VINO rs one
OF the old Penrose leaders had sup.
ported Moore against Patterson, the
'''i'S W. .'pN'l, NN NII' ~ 'bI
didafe for city chairman.
BY small majority Ware 1on with
Thomas +. Watson, now City Treas
nrer. Later, when Cunningham found
he could not get much political salts
faction from Mayor Moore. he jo.urd
, with Ware, in the early part Of lG1l
in the formation of the Ware Brown
Cunningham alliance. This comblua-
ton was broken more or less lntcr in
, the year when the Voters League bat
tied with the Ware forces for county
offices, as President judge Brown
lnlned HANDS with the independents
Half -heartedly Penrosc joined the
voters League. Again Ware won. The
south Philadelphia Senator was work
ing steadily toward general rchabili-
tation In the Mayoralty of next year
AS another preliminary, Senator Ware
intended to figure largely in the session
OF the State Legislature which con-
venes next January. There he would
have headed almost a solid Philadelphia
delegation OF forty one members of the
House and eight Senators
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
KneU Value of Jobs
to Strengthen POUer

Senator Ware was smart enough and
keen enough to know that the applause
he got at political gatherings was in
spired by the desire for jobs and other
political patronage. Nevertheless, this
feeling on the part Of the little fellows
was was highly influenced by the Senator's
human qualities; his hand with tho
common touch. To these little fellows
Senator Iare Vas the Little Fellow"
so described because of his stocky stat
nre and physical antithesis to the big
Fellow Senator Penrose.
Above all, politics or no politics, the
Senator was family man. No situa-
ton was ever so precarious or pressing
that he wouldn't answer the telephone
when some member of his family called
up. Mrs. Ware would get on the tele
phone and he would spend five minutes
talking about her golf match for that
Gay while ward leaders sat and Won
dered at the unknown Language.
His six children were his IDOLS, and
sspsc'siiy the youpGsst, Abigail, named
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
Who'll BE NeU LEADER
Politicians Are Asking

The old Ware homestead was IN tho
original First Ward, which was largely
made up of the truck gardens familiar
TO the Meek When the First Ward
was split up into the First and Thirty.
ninth Wards the late George Ware took
%harg" Of the Narc leadership in the
inter ward, When he died senator
Ware took over the control in the Jhir-
tN-ninth Ward, which he held fast TO
the day Of his death.
Meanwhile. Congressman Ware grew
into leadership in the Twenty. sixth
Wnrd GeOrg" Ware was the orlgiunl
politician Of the family. and In that
sens" was succeeded by Senator Ware
Will" both George and Ed were active
IN IA" politics Of the old First Ward.
II was George v no first reached the diu-
nifty of ward leader.
Nv" years ago the r0mtli.tCC 0f
Seventy challenged senator Wares right
t" vote IN the Thirty ninth Ward ON
the ground his real home was in Amber.
When h" went 10 register in the
fifteenth division of the Thirty ninth
Ward IN August &C that year he was
challenged by samuel Hill. 292l South
Clarion street, n Moore wOrke". n.
senator took an affidavit that hc lived
in the division nnd he was registered
Later n petition was flied with the
Registration Commissioners. who were
asked to strike Nare's name from the
voting list. 4 public hearing, held
September ., 1919. developed into ono
of the most picturesque sessions the
commission had experienced
senator Ware vas hcligcrcnt under
questioning and insisted that 1908
South l,r0ad street was his home But
he admitted he hadn t, been in the
rarIor ther" for q year previously. aud
That b" didn't know how the dining
room was furnished.
The Senator branded the attack on
his voting residence as "choap pOliu-
cal trick, The commission uThrld his
right 10 vote from the ward
subsequently be rold the house at
2otD South BROAD strert and ogtab.
lishcd his voting residence at 2a2l
south Eroad street, which he lensed.
In '.ss.r6er, 1920. his voting r,sht-
assI1 Mas challenged. but the
dismissed the petition. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
Had frey Verbal War
With Senator PenrOse

Senator Penrose would call Senator
Vare scavenger and a garbage col
lector and Senator Ware would retort
that the senior Senator was a ''big
blum. liar and faker" and that
Penrose would be Of more use 10 tbe
country If he were not "indisposed" so
often. w
And yet when Penrose was a candi-
date for re election in 1920, Ware, who
had been waiting for chance for years
to get even with the senior United
states Senator because of the defeat of
Bill Ware for the mayoralty nomipa
ton nine years before, actually sun
ported Penrose. He did so because
senator Penrose was sick and unable
to fight back.
The Wares were sore at Penrose /:
there was never any question about
!nat. mat But I'd Ware used to talk OF
that big fellow" in the most interest.
ing way, as If, after all, he had what
men call "sneaking affection"I fos
THIS feeling was reciprocal. sena.
tor Penross often asked, "Wsll, what's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
Wouldn't Back PinchOt
Until After Landslide

7 Nhnut tha ouIv tIno Of onv in,nor
about tme oh'S % ..,he oi my 'mpor.
sImer ,nr ith wnI ,ba tac o,nam ] .,,bomnt 10 ~
along WIN tne women, ainough ne OPP
poseI h'eu.e.t uose.hSr pelaieman
lor tne no,hina,ph I ior novernor De,
causs fe ",I not tnnhR ., .ne women would
sIahW LOT MN, was "htm Mrs. Darciay
II. ti,lo Mulo..fton Sta. 'ee 't. cmu.rnan OF the
nepuD.icuh State Co;nlttee, .;, CARED on
MN prLoi 10 tne Nod PRIMARY siection IN
cnvs kim yood reasons whv h" Shn,1a
smrnort p, ,ncbo+ Tbo Scnator ",S MI
Wrnrbnrton hnd n most Sriandiu a tsi,, ic
put what tho Senotnr reaanjsd ~. '"iM tho
ciinchinp argument wbv Se sSnrM rnt r"t
favor the Forester w,s that 10 ha hTi IId
his T followers would think he was nr cr.vr ","
ro rio t"iI d. WorIurtnn nv s .H, mas craEs.
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after the Senator's mother. 1t is be.
lieved that he hastened his death BY
utter devotion to Abigail, who has been
i'll with pneumonia.
Senator Ware and his brother. the
Congressman, We're more closely at
tached to each other than are most
brothers. They used the same desk and
they advised each other, and never, rs
brothers sometimes do, did they break
ont In conflict during some discussion
Ed was always ready to 60 the limit
for Bill. and Bill for Ed. and they aid,
And thoughts Of his dead brother George
were always in the Senator's mind.
In 1911. Senator Ware determined to
try to crafty the ambition of his
Brother Bill's life to be Mayor Of Phila
delphia: That was the beginning of the
great break with Senator fenrose,
which for years filled the pages of DO
phraseOlopy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
"'s Desk Was "Mecca"
Tor Political "Faithful"

4. senator Ware had had an Office In
' Lincoln Building for years. There
'a', day after day, and met his
., a'" leaders, mapped out the inner
"s'esy OF politics and gave advice on
''D'ems touching small division lead :
ana important officials.
"e made II point to see every
4, man or woman, who called. Often,
w was busy In confcrences, hs would
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16

Ed Ware doIng?" and when Ed Ware
would be told that Penrose was coming
to town TO take hand in local politics,
he would say, Hes got the price to
buy ticket. why shouldn't he?" Each
was sharply opposed at times to the
other politically, but each had an in =
triguing interest in the other.
Senator Penrosc was by birth and
education an arlstocrat but Senator
Ware was one Of those who ordinarily
figure in the short and simple annals of
the poor. There were times when
l'enrose would say something nasty
about Senator Ware coming up from
the gutter and Heutenants Of the
senior Senator would rush in and warn
Pcnrose to be more careful. as they
had n lot of those who came up from
the gutter in their own wards who
would be expected TO vote against the
Wares
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
WideHed His POlrer
bY Astute Methods

Beginning with the defeat of Bill
ware for the mayorAlty nomination, the
Wares, their wits shnrpcncd by the fight
with Penrose, ana their following en-
larged by their display Of strategy and
hghtinH qualities, began 10 make them.
selves felt more and more.
The State organization, headed BY
Senator Penrose, tremendously sup
ported DR.. Martin G. Brumbaugh for
the Republican gubernatorml nomina-
ton in 1914. But when DR.. Brum.
6augh took Office he named Francis
skunk Brown. personal attorney for
Senator Ware. as Attorney General and
otherwise showed more favor to the
wares than to Penrose. PcnroSc had
not been fought in II factonal battle
nut the Wares. developing new vein
OF state politics, had won. This helped
the wares when the mavoralty nomna
ton In 1915 was the object of concern
among the leaders. Again Pcnrose and
McNichol and the Wares united on n
single candidate. but when Smith be-
came Mayor he named a decidedly Ware
cabinet.
1t was during the administration of
smith that the Wares suffered n set
back, In that their friends were charged
with responsibility for the Fifth Ward
murder. The full effect OF this was not
feit until the next mayoraltv election
when the Ware candidate, Judge John
NJ. Patterson, was defeated by j.
Hampton Moore, who had the backing
OF renrose and the Independents.
With the Fifth Ward murder, Sena
TOR Penrose started his drive against
me Wares which terminated success
tuliy In the election Of Moore. And
before that Penrose had pushed the new
city charter through the Legislature
against the opposition of the Wares.
me 'harter and the election of Moore
eunai'y brought an end to the Ware con-
cactS for street CLEANING
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Refused to Take Place
as Boss of the State"

In fact. when Pcnrose died on New
Years eve last, Mayor Magee. OF
Pittsburgh, tried TO place the garland
9f State leadership on the brow of
senator Ware: Thrice and more this
esexA vas refused. But al Orsaniss. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
.DEATH Marks THE PASSING
Z. OF List REAL "BIG BOSS"
IN PRESENT-DAY POLITICS
Refused to Accept Burdens of State
LEADERSHIP and Lost TN Attempt to
Send "Brother Bill" to Seat TN the
Senate s'

CONTRACTS politics that Senator Ware
from beginnings position Of
power 49,, .....- ... =,
His and early youth
point where Fourth and Snyder
the father raised truck Edwin
helped the farm like hundreds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
Helped Out NeighbOrs
to Build Up POlDer

As a means Of increasing his po-
litical influence, he made the
troubles of his neighbors and po-
litcal co-workers his own troubles,
4 trait that clung to him through the
later and more spectacular stages
Of his career.
His first venture into the con-
tracing field came when he won q
contract for ash collecting In a
South Philadelphia district. As his
funds increased he branched out into
street cleaning and other contract
ing work until his business activities
extended to other cities.
Senator Ware, up to a year ago,
described himself as "the biggest
street-cleaning contractor in the
world His street-cleaning con-
tracts were ended when the new
Charter went into effect and mu-
nicpal street-cleaning became gen.
eral through the city.
He gradually extended his political
power until he became the rec
ognized leader of South Philadelphia.
After the death of Senator James P.
McNichol in 1917 Ware was recog-
nized as the chief of the Republican
organization.
He virtually was dictator of the
Republican City Committee, but
time after time he had to fight the
Penrose forces here. Occasionally
reform movements, led by inde-
pendent Republicans, gave his Or
ganlzation trouncings that threat
ened his prestige.
Senator Vare's death has ripped n big
mole In the Republican city organiza-
'lon and seriously affected the power
ot the old Republican State organiza-
uoh' which has been more or less
Numbering around since the passing of
| ~'"a'oi ! fNTOSP,
More than that. the Senator's death
has preciptatcly ended a career unique
IN the politics of city and State--a
eareer which is strange blend Of
oOscurlty rising 10 affluence and in
"uence, Of sensational and even violent
political conflicts. and of generous
humanity hidden now and then by the
o'uhhess Of the ward leader.
senator Wares death. among his per-
"hal friends and among the thousands
VINO have been helped in various ways,
" viewed more as a personal loss than
~ a political tragedy.
lie was serving his fourth Consecu.
"e term as n member of the State
senate His present term would have
eApred in December, 1924.
lie first went to Harrisburg In 1907
u member of the House OF Repre-
sa'atlves. but resigned. Although his
S0'''ca' power was growing steadily,
~ ned no other Office until 1908. when
A' was elected State Senator. He was
N,eected IN 1912. 1916 and 1920.
Hu ware was boss-a hard boss
~'eh-one from whom angry words
'eu out, but also he was kindly
D0@' Because, after all. the Senator
%e ,pOAe TO his aides after their own hearts.
snrose would rage and his followers
,, "su'o rage back. When Ed Ware roared,
ieutenants were silent
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tion leaders had their eyes on any move
the Senator might make in connection
with the Organization choice for Gov
ernor. At that time, early this year,
Lieutenant Governor Beidleman was
running strong as a candidate for Gov
ernor
Then Colonel George Nox Mccain,
Of the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER, ex-
posed the $1,000 check which the Lieu
tenant Governor had received from
Auditor General Snyder for legal serv-
ices for the Commonwealth. Senator
Ware went to Florida. On his way back
be issued Il statement declaring that
Beidleman could never be nominated
because of the check expose aud be-
cause he could not command the SUP
port of the women voters. The Beidle-
man hackers were stunned and Beidle-
man was out of the race. Ware kept
Harry a. Mackcy in the field as can.
didate for Governor while looking about
for some one who could win united Or
ganization backing. He did not want
10 finance campaign for personally
selected Ware candidate for Governor.
Finally, Of course, the choice fell on
Attorney General Alter. who was de-
feated by Pinchot.
Senator Ware was born at Fourth
street and Snyder avcEuc July 10, 1862,
the second son of Augustus and Abigail
Ware
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When the future Senator married
he and his wife lived in a little
house near the old Ware farmstead.
Later ed" replaced the little dwell
inc with brownstone-front house,
subsequently moved to Broad street
near Snyder avenue and in recent
years built the splendid home in
Amber, where he died.
Senator Ware became active in
politics as soon as he was old
enough to vote. He was a good
"mixer," he was hustler and he
quickly showed his shrewdness as a
political fighter.
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ceptionally keen on human nature, and
he knew that the women would not be
"shooed "
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Blankenburg won the election and the
wares were not sorry. From that time
on the Penrose- Ware fcud was on it
broke out frequently here, in Harris
burg and in Washington. To cap the
climax, when Senator Penrose died
senator Ware proposed 10 Governor
Sproul that he appoint Congressman
ware as the successor to III" late senior
Senator. Governor Sproul. however,
named George Wharton Pepper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
ruth Ward Murder Had
Far Reaching, Results

The Fifth Ward murder In 1917
arose out OF the primary contest be-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-20
DANVuLE AND
DECATUR READY,
SAYS TEARNEY

President Al Tearney of the
Three-Eye league, announced
through the Chicago papers yester-
day that Decatur and Danville
would be the seventh and eighth
cities in the Tri-Optic league this
year, taking the places of Rock Is
land and Cedar Rapids. According
to Tearney, all that remains is the
mere formality of voting franchises
to these two cities.
According to reports from De-
catur, that city will not know until
tomorrow night how it stands with
reference to Three-Eye pastiming.
At a meeting Friday night, it was
shown that $500 in stock had been
subscribed but this is $500 shy of
the goal. Another meeting is set
for tomorrow night to learn if this
amount has been reached.
Danville fans are prosecuting a
campaign for sale OF SIS, 900 or SEQ
900 in stock. Officers have been
elected and steps take INTO incor-
pOrate