The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-21
NEICHBORS SHOW
FAITH IN TENER
Business Men Of His Home Town
Of CharlerOi IndOTSe Him.
HIS TOUR OF TRIUMPH
Republican Nominee For Gubernatoria
Honors Greeted Everywhere by I'm
mense Audiences.

Honors Greeted Everywhere by I'm
mense Audiences.
A dispatch from Charleroi, the home
town of John X. Tener, tells of the
quick action of the neighbors of the
Republican nominee for governor, fol
lowing the journalistic attacks made
upon him, in expressing their absolute
faith and confidence in him and theiI
interest in his candidacy.
For twenty years John Tener has
been doing business In his communi
ty, and never in all that time has he
been accused of doing any person out
of penny. He is connected with
number of business ventures-in fact
with everything that goes to make UT
the industrial life of that section Nat
urally there are some who do not agree
with everything he does, but no one
doubts that he is open and above board
in all his actions and thoroughly hon.
est. The manner in which he has met
his accusers is the action of an hon
est man. 81 have nothing to conceal;
/ court investigation of my every ac
tion, private or political" he says.
Dozens of persons in Charleroi and
the surrounding towns who, before the
publication of this malicious yarn.
were either considering the voting oil
some other ticket or at least luke
warm in the matter, have expressed
themselves in no uncertain manner
since it came out Recognizing it for
what 1t is, a political canard Of the
first water, they are now unqualifedly
for Tener and the whole Republican
ticket They have no use for reform.
ers" who stoop to such despicable
measures.
Last week was held the regular
monthly meeting of the Charleroi Bus
mess Mems association, of which Mr..
Tener is member.
This organization is composed of ali
of Charleroi's progressive, hustling
merchants, manufacturers and bust
ness men generally. It's president is
man formerly lined up with the anti
Tener faction in Washington county
Much of the hustling in behalf of Mr.
Tener before the State convention was
done by the association. And now il
comes out unequivocally for him in a
set of resolutions drafted by a com
mittee composed of John B. Schaffer
John H. Bowers and William Kirk.
Business Men Speak Out.
Following are the resolutions, adopt
ed unanimously:
Resolved, That we, the members OF
the Charleroi Business Mems associa
ton, knowing our fellow member, Hon
John K. Tener, to be a man of good
sound judgment unquestionable integ
rity and rare business qualifications
and one who has done much for the
interest of Charleroi, and believing
that a business administration has
proven to be the best for the state OF
Pennsylvania, and feeling assured that
Hon. John X. Tener is thoroughly com
petent to fill the high Office of COVER
nor and will give the people a good
clean administration, and uphold with
honor the sacred duties of this posi-
ton, we heartily endorse his candi
dacy, and wish him every success OIL
Nov. S.
81. H. BOWERS, President.
IN. ADAMS, Secretary"
State Treasurer C. Fred Wright, who
has been making the tour of the state
with Mr.. Tener, is enthusiastic over
the success of the trip and says the
meetings are much larger than even
those of the Stuart gubernatorial cam
paign four wears ago
"Mr. Tener is making splendid i'm
preston" said Mr.. Wright, land Is
winning votes for the Republican tick
ct wherever he goes. There can be nc
question about his popularity in all OF
the counties of his home territory
even beyond the confines of his con
gressional district
"MT. Tener stands well with his
neighbors and those who know him
best throughout western Pennsylvania
AT every place we stopped the leading
and most representative citizens, men
of affairs and men who are the lead
ers in thei. respective communities
were on hand to greet Mr.. Tener and
to evince an interest in his campaign
"If other parts of the state give as
big a vote relatively as Mr.. Tener will
get in western Pennsylvania he will be
elected by tremendous majority"