Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-24

rageOuS attack upon DR.. BrumD DauRh
appeared in the Clearfield Progress,
which published last night DR.. Brum-
baugh's straightforward demand for
an immediate retraction of the charge
against him with the following edi-
torial comment:
So far as the Progress is con-
cerned this paper reported Doctor
Stough's speech just as it has re-
ported the speeches of other poll
ticians. The statement in refer
ence to the alleged Dubois Incl
dent was made by Doctor Slough
in the course of a vigorous attack
on the liquor interests, and in re-
porting what the doctor said this
newspaper. We give Doctor
Brumbaugh the benefit of the
publicity which is given his state
ment above quoted.
Editor Bixler declared that the
article published in his paper was cor
rectly stated and attributed nothing to
the evangelist that he did not say. A
young lady reporter of the paper
wrote the story of the Slough "boozer"
sermon, and r. B. Johnson, manager
of the paper, sat on the platform and
verified her report. Mr.. BiXler says
that he can furnish hundreds of wit
nesses who were at the meeting and
heard the allegations made by the
Rev. Mr.. Slough. The report of the
meeting, he said, was given by the pa
per in good faith, and any retraction
or verification will gladly be printed
in this paper. but must come from
the Rev. Mr.. Slough himself.
DR.. Brumbaugh does not propose to
rest under the infamous attack upon
him and a dispatch ffom Uniontown
last night states that he wired in
structions to Thomas II. Murray, an
attorney of Clearfield, to proceed at
once in the matter of alleged libel by
j. r. Bixler. editor of the Clearf1eld
Progress, and Evangelist Slough. Blk
Ter sent the following message to the
candidate:
Clearfield, Pa, Oct %, 1914.
DR.. Martin G. Brumbaugh, Union
town, Pa.
Regret publication of Slough
statement here Monday night, re-
garding you. Have every reason
to believe it was unwarranted
EDITOR PROGRESS.
His statement of yesterday and his
determination to take decisive action
brought DR.. Brumbaugh a shower of
friendly and sympathetic messages
from all parts of the State.
Thomas II. Murray, who has been
retained by Doctor Brumbaugh as
counsel to compel explanation and
apology, or to instigate proceedings,
is a prominent lawyer of Clearfield.
He is a personal friend of Doctor
Brumbaugh. being long affiliated with
him and with John Wanamaker and
others in the Pennsylvania State Sun
day School Association.
Doctor Brumbaugh's instructions are
direct and positive. There will be
either satisfactory explanation and re-
traction made to his lawyers by Slough
and Bixler. or court proceedings will
be begun at once. This statement is
made on the authority of Doctor
General regret has been expressed
among many good people of Harris
burg to-day over this deplorable Incl
dent at the very opening of an evan
gelistic campaign which had aroused
interest in this commun-
ity.
In it's issue of yesterday the Clear
field Republican, a prominent Demo-
cratic newspaper, denounces Evange-
list Slough in sizzling editorial state
ment, saying of the Clearfield meeting:
Everybody present excepting the few
who got some personal qualification
out of the abuse and misrepresenta-
ton of their neighbors, were disgusted
with the entire affair"
This version of the Acorn Club Incl
dent at Clearfeld is from one who was
present on the night of the Brum-
baugh meeting:
THE Acorn Club is an organization
of the best citizens of Clearfield and
does not have a sideboard. After the
rally quite number of
gentlemen were at the club and de-
sired to greet DR.. Brumbaugh. AS the
club Is just across the street from
where the Republican candidate was
stopping, DR.. Brumbaugh was urged to
make a little visit, If only for a few
minutes. He had already gone to his
room. He was escorted to the club by
the proprietor of the hotel, who prom
ised to get him back in five minutes
for a nights rest before the strenuous
of the following day.
That's all there was to 1t"