The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-09-07
HIS NEIGHDORS
DO HIM HONOR
People Of MonongaheIa Valley
Make Tener's Campaign Open
ing a Brilliant Success
PARTY LINES ARE OVERRUh

democrats ran d nara Tl9nt HgdlHSt
the Ambitions Of "Divine Right"
Berry and His Crowd Of Place
Hunters.
The Republican campaign IN Penn
sylvania was formally opened at
Charleroi, the home of John X Tener,
the Republican candidate for Cover.
nor, last Saturday The gathering,
probably the largest ever assembled
ley, was made up almost entirely from
the friends and neighbors of Nv.
Tener Their evidences of friendship
for the Republican candidate Were
substantial and convincing. The en-
thusiasm was almost unbounded and
the dominating note arising from the
very general applause was an EN-
phatic notice to the voters Of the
State that Mr.. Tener Is held in high
est esteem by those who know him
best. No lines were drawn in the cele.
bration which marked the opening OF
the contest. The Monongahela valley,
with It's great hordes of Industrious
people, fairly spilled delegation into
the Tener home town and all came
singing the praises Of the Republican
candidate for Governor and his asso.
ciates on the regular Republican
ticket. Republicans, Democrats and
representatives of other political or
ganizations joined in the mammoth
celebration, which lost much OF its
political significance through the non
partisan friendship manifested on
every hand. In recognition OF ths
general character OF the immense
gathering Mr.. Tener refused to make
a Republican speech He talked l.. a
neighborly way to his neighbors all
he was simply overwhelmed By the
generous greeting accorded him. His
home town was always glad TO have
Mr. Tener as a resident. His neigh
bors were always proud Of his ac'
quaintance and his business associ.
ates were always sustained and salts
fed at having his help and counsel.
All of these Joined without restraint
in applauding his nomination for Gov
ernor, and all of them, without
single exception, united in making his
campaign opening brilliant success
Business places and homes, owned
and managed by Democrats, were
elaborately decorated, just as were
the homes and business places owned
and managed by Republicans, and al
bore the significant motto: Hes
good enough for u.s." No candidate in
recent times ever received from his
home and neighbors a heartier in.
dorsement, and the message sent by
Charleroi to the people of the entire
State must Of necessity inspire the
voters to an overwhelming victory.
From now up to and even after tho
November election the State will ring
with applau7e for the Republican
candidates and the principles they
represent and likely the most stirring
campaign song will be that recent
parody on HAS Anybody Here Seen
Kelley?" which created Wild enthus-
iasm at Charleroi at the campaign
opening and which runs as follows:
A wise old soul is Father Penn.
To keep things square and straight,
He picks the best of governors
To run the Keystone state.
He gave us Edwin Stuart
And he thinks its in the wood"
To give us now another one
That's every bit as good.
He'll land his man winner
If you ask the reason why,
He'll look you squarely in the face
And make you this reply:
CHORUS.
Has anybody here seen Tener?
T-E-N-E-R,
Has anybody here seen Tener. that
Tener,
That famous Irish boy.
He's six feet five without his shoes;
He's the ind Of lad you cannot
lose.
Has anybody here seen Tener,
Tener from Charleroi?
The regular Democrats of Pennsyl-
vania have planned Tor a rather Wig
orous campaign and the indications
now are that their heaviest guns will
be leveled upon those "holier than
| thnn" fellows who have combined In