▁In qu ir er ▁to ▁cast ▁doubt ▁on ▁the ▁candid acy ▁of ▁Dem ocrat ▁Mil ton ▁Sh app ▁for ▁governor ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁Sh app ▁was ▁highly ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road ▁with ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Central ▁Rail road ▁and ▁was ▁pushing ▁the ▁US ▁Inter state ▁Com merce ▁Commission ▁to ▁prevent ▁it ▁from ▁occurr ing . ▁An nen berg , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁biggest ▁individual ▁stock holder ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road , ▁wanted ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁mer ger ▁succeed ▁( which ▁it ▁did ) ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁fr ustr ated ▁with ▁Sh app ' s ▁opposition . ▁During ▁a ▁press ▁conference , ▁an ▁In qu ir er ▁rep orter ▁asked ▁Sh app ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁ever ▁been ▁a ▁patient ▁in ▁a ▁mental ▁hospital . ▁Never ▁having ▁been ▁in ▁one , ▁Sh app ▁simply ▁said ▁" no ." ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁a ▁five - column ▁front ▁page ▁In qu ir er ▁head line ▁read , ▁" Sh app ▁Den ies ▁M ental ▁Institution ▁St ay ." ▁Sh app ▁and ▁others ▁have ▁attributed ▁his ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁to ▁An nen berg ' s ▁newspaper . ▁ ▁Phil anth ropy ▁and ▁later ▁life ▁Even ▁while ▁an ▁active ▁business man , ▁An nen berg ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁public ▁service . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁trust ees ▁of ▁Eisen h ower ▁Fellow ships . ▁After ▁Richard ▁M . ▁N ixon ▁was ▁elected ▁President , ▁he ▁appointed ▁An nen berg