The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-10-02
CAMPAIGN OPENS
WITH ENTHUSIASM
Pennypacker on His Tour Speaks
20 Vast Crowds.
HE HAS A WORD FOR pArTIsoN
The Republican Candidate Shakes
Hands Wi.h Thousands OF Farmers
and Addresses a Great Meeting OF
WorkinCmen-The State Appropria'
tions to Charity discussed.


Harrisburg, Sept 22.-Judge Penny
packer and his company OF spell-hnd-
ers, including Senator Penrose and En-
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith have just concluded their first
weeks tour of the campaign. Every
where he has spoken. Judge Penny
packer has been greeted by great and
enthusiastic audiences that listened
with interest to his utterances.
The campaign was formally opened
at Center Hall, Center county, on
Tuesday OF last week where the SPELL
binders addressed Geveral thousand
farmers. The occasion was the annual
gathering of the Center County Grang-
ers. The great auditorium was crowd
ed and fully a thousand persons listen
ed outside unable to gain admittance.
George Dale, master Of the Center
Grange, called the meeting to order
and Introduced Ex-Governor Daniel H.
HASTINGS as presiding officer,
Prior 70 the opening of the mass
meeting in the auditorium Judge Pen
uypacker held a reception at which he
shook hands with the farmers and
their families, who had assembled.
Ex-Governor Hastings in introduc-
ing Judge pennypaoker referred 10 the
fact that there was never war for
our flag waged in this country that
judge Penaypackcr' ancestors did not
bear an honorable part.
The Republican candidate for gov
ernor spoke for over half an hour, and
was followed by Senator Penrose and
Ex-Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith II was well on towards even
ing, when the meeting, one of tne larg-
est ever held at Center Hall, adjourned
THE LEAGUE OF CLUBS.
From Centre Hal the spell-binders
went the following day 10 Lock Haven
where an enthusiastic reception was
rendered them. Then Judsn Penny
packer and Senator Penrose went on to
Erie whore they attended the annual
meeting OF the State League of Repub-
ucan Clubs The convention was one
of the most enthusiastic that has been
held in years. The officers elected for
the ensuing year were Frederick w.
F1eitz OF Scranton. president; John
r. Virgins. John S Durham, William
Macdonald andt John McCleary, of
Philadelphia: Robert H. Lindsay and
8. A. ]. Burchfeld, of Pittsburg: Will
uamf. Swope, OF Clearfield, and James
D. Hay. Of Erie, vice presidents; JON
Kelly. OF Philadelphia. and Geo -
vellvn. Of Luzerne. were elected sec
retarias; Jere. H. Shaw. treasurer, and
John D. Long. OF the Harry R. Wildey
Club. OF Philadelphia, assistant secre-
taTy.
On Wednesday nit Judge Penny
packer addressed az au..rcce that
packed tho Erie Opera House. tie was
received with great enthusiasm by the
club men present and the hundreds Of
citizens OF Erie who gathered to hear
him. Judge Pennypacker in his ad-
dress replied TO some Of Ex-Governor
Pattisor's criticisms Of state affairs as
follows:
WORD TO PATTISON.
"Ir=t-aa OF discussing these matters
ithe continuation OF prosperity and
tn Gamer OF tariE reTis.ouI. which
are os vita interest 10 Us al. and affect
the !ii- aud home Of every man in
Per1.v.-a-.a perhaps more closely
thar tE1-- 0i other American states,
a. lEE-C.v-r1C- Pa,':sOHI INDUCES in
wall p fts--.ua. Q !aLlGe.at!On OF the
stat VIA. b b. proposes % govern. and
Us psc-'- standing upon platform
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u@-1ar.rt-s. and q appealing 70 the
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