The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-09-20
STANDS WELL At HOME
High Esteem In Which Candidate
Plummer Is Held By Neighbors.
lNsUReENr FILINGS RESENTED

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Is Commended.
Nothing has occurred in the history
OF local politics in this section during
recent years to create such a thor.
orgh storm of indignation among the
people Of this locality, says special
from Altoona to the Philadelphia In.
Quirer, as did the unjust attack made
In a speech delivered by o. H. Hewitt,
of Hollidaysburg, before the meeting
OF the Lincoln Party committee. held
In Philadelphia and aimed directly
against his fellow-townsman, ]. Lee
Plummer, the Republican nominee for
state treasurer of Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Hewit's remarks rejecting upon
Mr.. Plummer's standing in the com.
munity were promptly resented by
some OF the most prominent men in
Blair county, irrespective of their po.
lltical Affiliations.
Citizens Of Hollidaysburg were par.
ticularly incensed at the attack made
upon Mr., Plummer and were quick to
speak their minds on the subject. Mr..
Hewitt declares that he was misquoted,
but whether he was correctly reported
or not, citizens generally hereabouts
have taken occasion to vent their in.
dignation at the wrong done Mr..
Plummer, about whose standing in the
community there is but one opinion.
1t is of the very highest.
The esteem in which Mr Plummer
is held may be gathered from few
public statements made to a represen.
tative Of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
From Judge and Pastor.
President Judge Martin Bell says:
Il have known j. Lee Plummer init.
mately for rs years. He is a model
husband and father, and his private
character has been pure and free from
all taint Of wrong-doing. His honesty
and integrity, both as citizen and
lawyer are unQuestioned In this com.
munity."
Rev. George S. Woomer, pastor OF
the First NJ. E. Church Of Holidays.
burg, where Mr.. Plummer attends, Is
quoted: For more than two years
have been resident of Hollidaysburg
and the pastor of the First Methodist
church located IN this town. Hon. j.
Lee Plummer is a member of the
church and regular attendant at the
church services. He is one Of the
trustees Of the church, and for nine
years has been the secretary and
treasurer of the board. He has the
confidence and esteem of the church
membership and of the community at
large. His private life and character
are above reproach and his family life
is ideal. He holds my confidence and
esteem as a man and as q Christian
minister"
John d. Blair, a prominent lawyer,
says: "Mr. Plummer is one of our best
citizens. He has always been indus
trious, upright, honest and honorable.
A man of the very highest morals.
know OF no one to whom would trust
my private affairs more implicitly than
to Mr.. Plummer. Acquainted with the
trials of one who has never lost his
close sympathy with the struggling
masses, the people of Blair county by
repeated ballot have borne testimony
OF their estimate of his worth. His
friends are of the very best people OF
this community and their ardent sup
port of him is the evidence OF their
esteem"
w. l. Woodcock, a prominent mem.
ber Of the bar. states: IL have been In.
timately acquainted with Mr.. Plum.
mer. He read law in my office. He is a
man Of unimpeachable integrity and
unassailable moral character. He is
strictly temperate, being an active
member of the Methodist church."
Rev. P. Verliker, OF St. Marks
Catholic church, frankly said: HE is
a gentleman from first to last. He is a
good nelghbor, good citizen and con.
sidered so by all with whom have
come in contact Both. Republicans and
Democrats here hold him in high es.
TEEN. The local citizens generally are |
W 6lNO MIN luCll buppOII anu
anxious to see his election to the high |
Office Of the state treasurer. He is first
among the first gentlemen Of this Dor.
ough and morally as well as otherwise
most respected resident"
j. A. b. Melvin, president of the AL
toona Trust company, has this frank
interview: Il have intimately known
]. Lee Plummer about 20 years. / have
lived a neighbor with him 18 years,
nine of which have been on the same
lawn, therefore have knowledge of his
daily life during all these years. He
has been uniformly kind and obliging
and in every possible way has been to
me desirable neighbor. He is today
and always has been respected citizen
of the town. He has been careful in
his daily life. He is member and off
cial Of the Methodist church, and won
his way to present position of promi-
nence through native ability, aided by
such good qualities as named above"
j. King McLanaghan, Sr., president |
of the McLanaghan Stone Machine |
company, has this to say: 81 have never
heard anything derogatory to Mr., Plum;
mer, and always found him to be an
honest, upright citizen. believe he
will make an efficient state treasurer,
and in my opinion the people of Holli-
daysburg, irrespective of politics, In
tend to vote for him."
1.-THE People Like Him."