Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
THOUSANDS CHEER
UNFURLTNG OF HUGE
BRUMBAUGH BANNER
Broad Street Is acked With
Citizens for Ceremony at
Which Judge Beeber Pre-
sides.

An assemblage unique in the annals Of
Pennsylvania politics thronged Broad
street from Chestnut to South Penn
Square this noon and witnessed the un.
furling of huge Brumbaugh banner.
which now stretches across Broad street
before the headquarters of the Brum.
baugh Citizens Committee In the Lincoln
building to the West Trust building.
More than 5000 business and professional
men left their offices at noon and assem-.
bled TO attend the banner-raisiny cere.
monies in the heart of the city. They
received Brumbaugh buttons and litera-
ture and enthusiastically applauded when
ex-Judge Dinner Beeber, who presided,
and ex-Judge william w. Porter told of
Doctor Brumbaugh's sterling qualities
and of the confidence the hundreds of
citizens who are taking an active part
in his campaign in all parts of the State
have in the candidate,
The banner virtually hides City Hall
from view. and can be seen for a great
distance down Broad street. 1t bears a
likeness of Doctor Brumbaugh. with this
inscriptions:
Headquarters, Brumbaugh Ctlzens'
Committee.
For Governor-Hon. Martin G. Brum.
baugh.
AN Aggressive Administration.
Honest, Capable, Efficient"
Ex-Judge DINNER Beeber, chairman OF
the Brumbaugh Citizens Committee, pre-
sided. II. Wellington Wood read mes
sases from John Wanamaker and the
Rev. Russell II. Conwell Doctor Con-
well. who was to have been one of the
speakers expressed regret that he was
forced to be out of the State at the time
Of the ceremonies.
"The Republican party" his letter con-
tnued. "in which l have voted for 80
years still stands for the protection Of
our workngmen and women from compe-
ttion with the people of foreign lands
and as for Doctor Brumbaugh | find
among my acquaintances that every one
wants him for Governor, and 1 move that
ali parties vote to make it unanimous"
The message from John Wanamaker
was received by wireless from New York
just before noon. It read:
To DINNER Beeber:
Impossible to write a letter as II is
few minutes of IL. 1 will be pleased
to congratulate the chairman and =
members of the committee on their
having such a splendid candidate for
Governor as my old friend Doctor
Brumbaugh, who cannot be written
down. His lifelong principles and the
courage of his convictions have proven
him TO be a true man with fine prep
aration in every particular to hold the
Governorship of Pennsylvania.
CSgnedD. JOHN WANAMAKER.
BAND PLAYS NATIONAL AIRS.
The banner was then unfurled, while q
band played national airs, and the
throng stood with heads uncovered.
When the ropes were pulled and the huge
banner was stretched across the street,
thousands of small flags and miniature
Brumbaugh banners were released and
floated down to the thousands who packed
Broad street.
EX-Judge Beeber spoke for only few
minutes. He said in part:
For the first time in the history of the
State of Pennsylvania the choice of
candidate for Governor of the State was
given to the Individual voter BY more
than a quarter of a million votes the
voters selected Doctor Brumbaugh, the
nominee Of the Republican party. We
now expose to view in the banner un.
furled the features of the man we con-
fldentlY expect will be the next Governor
of Pennsylvania. He stands for square
deal for every one, and the Republican
voters who selected him as their nominee
will have no cause for regret in his ad-
ministration of the affairs of this great
commonwealth"