Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-10-14
Chauncey F. Blacks Canvass.
Mailing Campaign Lie that He is
Addicted to the Incorporate
Use of Liquors.

HARRISBURG, Oct. 4.-The political
canvass on the Democratic side was
formally opened to-day. The Hon.
Clauncey f. Black, nominee for Gov
ernOr, Col. r. Bruce Ricketts,, candi-
date for Lient. Governor, the Hon. B.
+. Myers, and b. NJ. Mead, Esq, of
this city, started this morning on
trip that will coyer the southern tier Uf
counties, part of the middle tier, and
reach out to the northwestern counties.
A delegation of leading citizens ofCum-
berland county arrived in the city on
an early train to serve as an escort, and
though the departure was fixed for u
a. M. there was quite n crowd of en-
thuSlaStic Democrats at the depot to
give the party send-of The trip
through the Cumberland valley was
series of ovations. The first stop was
made at Mechanicsburg, a thriving lit
tie city of 10000 inhabitants. 1t was
O'Clock when the party arrived. They
were received with cheers by large
crowd with brass band. The stop of
ten minutes was spent in handshaking.
At Carlisle the stop was limited TO five
minutes, and it took all that time to
walk through the vast crowd that had
gathered to see the Democratic favor
ties. There was brass band there
also. At MELVILLE another brass band
was in waiting and the three minutes
stop was spent in Eandshaking and con-
gratulations.
At Shippens sburg the greatest enthu-
siasm was manifested, and at Cham
bersDurg, when the party left the train,
vast crowd had gathered. Carriages
were in waiting to take the party to
the hotel and procession was formed
which, headed by brass band, led the
way to the National Hotel. The can
didates held reception in the parlor
which lasted some minutes, after which
in response to the calls of the crowd
that blocked the street for square, Mr..
Black appeared on the piazza and spoke
briefly. He said that the purpose was
not to talk much on this trip, but to
mingle with the people and get ac-
quainted. There was matter personal
to himself which he desired to say there
because that which it answered origi-
mated there. He read from Republi-
can paper the report of Pl ohiDition
meeting had in Chambersburg at which
one Of the speakers said that he ''held
proofs of Mr.. Blacks intemperance
and would herald them all through the
campaign"
''To this statement oppose here and
now," said Mr.. Black with great en-
phasis and deliberation, ''that for more
than three years 1 have not touched,
tasted, or handled liquor, spirituous,
vinous, ,'or malt. l am ateetotaler, and
with the help of God expect to remain
so to the end of my life. | have no
doubt the gentlemen said what he be-
lieyed to be the simple truth, and that
he will not repeat it when informed Of
his error, but should he be still unsatis-
lied, and should he produce sworn
contradiction of the statement here
make and publish it to my defamation.
I'll engage to send his witness to the
penitentiary as rapidly as the law can
he made to WORK.
He added that while he is teetota-
ler he didn't assume the right to re-
strain others in their appetites SO long
as they remained within the law and
didn't interfere with the property and
peace of the community.
Col. Ricketts, briefly acknowledged a
call for him, and Mr. Myers made a
brief speech. Then the reception in the
parlor was resumed and continued un-
til dinner was announced. At II p. m.
the party took carriages and started on
drive over the mountain to McCon-
nelsburg.