Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-01-01 | Page 1 | [Untitled]

M S SENATOR PENROSE- PENROSE Co Continued d from page 1 never lost host prestige as the leader of his party In his own state Blunt at all a times but with a reputation that could be trusted in a political deal Senator Penrose nrose made fast friends and irreconcilable enemies The latter hatter often charged him with representing the interests Senator Penrose was an early advocate advocate advocate cate of United States intervention in Mexico and in 1913 Introduced a resolution resolution reso reso- lution requesting that American troops be sent into the republic south of the Rio Grande He was an an unyIelding unyielding unyielding un un- un- un yielding opponent of the Wilson ad administration administration ad- ad administration ministration and particularly of the draft of the treaty of peace as submitted submit submit- ted to the senate by President Wilson He lie characterized the transfer to Ja Japan Japan Japan Ja- Ja pan of former German concessions in Shantung China as a violation of every principle of the league of nations nations na na- na- na and a bribe to Japan and de declared do- do dared it dispossessed Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese of vital rights against their will FOUGHT PROHIBITION Special work for protective tariffs was Senator Penrose's chief legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive hobby particularly with reference to revenue legislation and although S his devotion did not result in the passage passage passage pas pas- sage of a Penrose bill he will long be remembered for his activity along those lines He lie consistently fought prohibition legislation He lie seldom made speeches in the senate reading few prepared addresses and those al almost almost al- al most only on fiscal affairs but he was quick In partisan repartee and his thrusts won for him the fame of humorist humorist humorist hu hu- hu- hu of the upper house both Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- and Sand Republicans enjoying his clever sallies The senators senator's long feud with the Vare Yare political faction in Philadelphia was one of the outstanding features of his career It showed him as a most resourceful fighter As Pennsylvania's Pennsylvania's Pennsylvania's Penn Penn- sylvania's national committeeman he was a power behind the the throne in all ali Republican conventions senate senat and national councils WORKED WITH SMOOT lIe He and Senator Smoot were regarded regard regard- ed as having largely forced President Tafts Taft's in 1912 when Colonel Roosevelt bitterly assailed Penrose's control of the convention Although called the boss of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania Penrose obtained larger elec elec- tion majorities than ever under the 1 primary system and held sa tight con con- con I spending much of his time be between between be- be tween Washington and Harrisburg and arid Philadelphia The senator although a law lawyer lawer er seldom appeared l In courts in late years He was perhaps the largest man physically in the senate standing 6 feet 4 inches in height and weighing close to pounds He traced his on- on back for more than years and in his ls veins flowed the blo blood d of S I y t 4 some of the most distinguished American American Amer Amer- I Amer-I I ican families The senators senator's family I Is related to the Pennsylvania Biddies the Maryland Chews and and the Massachusetts Dudley and Boles Boies families The elder Doles Boles aided In building the tho breastworks for the battle of Bunker Hill ENTERED STATE POLITICS Born in Philadelphia on November 1 I 1860 young Penrose was educated by private tutors and at the Episcopal Episco Episco- pal academy in his home city At 16 he entered Harvard from which he was graduated in 1881 He studied law with Wayne Vayne MacVeagh l and Geo T. T and was admitted to tho bar In 1883 Entering immediately Into politics a year ear later he was elected elected elected elect elect- ed to the state legislature In 1885 he helped to secure the passage of a re reform reform reform re- re form charter for Philadelphia known as the Bullitt bill bl and too the next year was chosen a state senator from one of the most aristocratic districts in Pennsylvania In 1890 he was made president pro prot t tempore of the state senate and participated participated participated par par- In the bitter partisan politics politics poli poll tics in the years which followed Meanwhile at the request of Johns Hopkins university Penrose had written written writ writ- ten ten In collaboration with Edward P. P Allison his law partner for use as a text book a History of the City Government Government Gov Gov- of Philadelphia He was re regarded regarded regarded re- re as an authority at that time I Ion on on municipal subjects subject 1 J b.- b.