Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-10-28
NEICHBORS SHOW
FAITH IN TENER
Business Men Of His Home Town
Of ghar|erOi IndorSe Him.
AIS TOUR OF TRIUMPH
Republican Nominee For GubernatoriaI
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 their
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 a
number of business ventures-in fact.
with everything that goes to make up
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
bis accusers is the action of an hon.
est man. II have nothing to conceal;
I court Investigation of my every ac-
uon. 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 Of
some other ticket or at least luke
warm in the matter have expressed
themselves In no uncertain manner
since 1t came out. Recognizing 1t for
what II Is. political canard of the
first water. they are now unqualifiedly
tor 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.
iness Mems association. of which Mr..
sreaer 10 a member
This organization is composed Of all
OF Charleroi's progressive. hustling
merchants. manufacturers and busi-
ness men generally Its president is a
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 II
comes out unequivocally for him In
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 Charieroi Business Mems associa.
John X. 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 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-.
tion. we heartily endorse his candi.
dacy. and wish him every success on
Nov. g.
~ H BOWERS. President.
m 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 gubernatoriai cam
paign four years ago.
"Mr. Tener Is making a splendid i'm.
preston" said Mr. Wright. "and Is
winning votes for the Republican tick.
ct wherever he goes. There can be no
question about his popularity in all OF
the counties Of his home territory
even beyond the confines of his con
gressional district
"Mr. Toner stands we'll 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 their respective communities.
were on hand to greet Mr.. Tener and
to evince an interest in his campaign.
IT other parts of the state give as
big vote relatively as Mr.. Tener will
get In western Pennsylvania he will be
elected by q tremendous majority"