Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1875-10-01
GOV. HARTRANFT AMONG THE
MINERS.

Gov. Hartranft paid visit to the min
ing districts of Luzerne county last week,
and was very enthusiastically welcomed
by the miners and other citizens. A cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Press gives
the following account of the Governors re-
ception at different points:
The visit of Governor Hartranft to the
coal regions has been attended with such
cordial demonstrations on the part of the
people as to provo beyond doubt the sat
isfaetion of The masses in bis Administra-
ton. To be sure, a Governor does not
visit this mountain region every day. An
occurrence of such moment is calculated to
stimulate the curiosity of the public, and
NAV have caused, in part, the rush of visi-
tors to the Central Hotel Friday evening,
but it was apparent to an observer at the
reception that il was not curiosity alone
that brought out the crowd, but admira-
ton for the man. Men of all shades of
political opinions were there. and the gen.
eral desire for personal introduction indi-
Gated an absence of all partisan feeling. but
rather the presence of sentiments that ex-
ist only where the official, by reason OF his
temperate course, personal virtues, and
impartial execution of the laws. disarms
all opposition, and forces words OF COM
mendation from the strongest adherents OF
rival candidates. The firm policy pur-
sued by Governor Hartranft during the
troubles in the coal regions last spring
seems to have strengthened his position
and commanded the respect Of all classes.
The demonstration at Upper Lehigh was
very significant. The Governor arrived
there at noon, and the miners, coming out
of the mines for dinner, paid their respects
to his Excellency. Dirty and all blackened
with coal as they were, these laboring men
crowded to the hotel and insisted on the
freeman's right of shaking hands with the
Governor. The latter is said to have en-
loved the enteryiew, although the close of
the ceremony lef; him with hand as soOty
in appearance as that of the dirtiest miner
in the crowd but then will guarantee he
had none but hearty shakes, such as come
from honest men who are not disposed TO
be tray with Judas kiss. The whole trip
from Upper Lehigh was attended with de-
monstratious of the most gratifying char
acter. There had been no effort to arouse
any enthusiasm and the visit of the Cover
nor being known to but few until within
few hours of his arrival, the ovation was
spontaneous and without premeditation.
Friday evening the Governor was the re-
cipient of serenado. and in response TO
calls for 4 speech took occasion to express
qualification with lis visit and the recep-
lion given him. referring also 10 the plea
sure OF roeeting soclc army friends who had
aecompaned han ia the campaign OF The
late war. While the coal regions are re-
cogpized ar Democratic strongholds, and
the nomination of Judge Pershing, of
Schuylkill, was made with the expectation
of weakening the Republican vote on the
claims made for his being workingman's
candidate, still believe that next Novem-
Der will not see dimiaution OF the Repub-
lican vote in the county, but rather predict
as hearty support for Hartranft as at the
last Gubernatorial election.