The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Brumbaugh Gets AS
surances of Support
in Formerly Strong
Roosevelt Counties
REVIEWS LOCAL
OPTION PLEDGE
Mccormick Declares Himself For tho
Equalization of Taxes in the State
Richard R. Quay Makes Fresh
Attack on Methods of Finn

Especial to the Star independently
New Castle, Pa, Oct 16.-Martin
G. Brumbaueh, spoke yesterday in Mer-
Ger and Lawrence, two of the most in
dependent counties of the State. Be.
fore these free minded men the Repub.
lican gubernatorial candidate discussed
the legislation pledged by his personal
platform, including his position favor
ing local option. Then he made this
emphatic declaration:
IF / am elected Governor and these
things come, as come they must. to be
passed upon by the Legislature, | stand
here to say to you that | will not only
sign such laws, but will be in the
fight to make them become laws -
Having made this definite statement
of purpose, DR.. Brumbaugh spoke of the
safety Legend" asserting that the
first obligation of administration of
high office was the building up of a
strong people by the conservation of
their homes, of their education and of
their worship. Continuing on this
theme DIR. Brumbaugh said:
''If we are to keep our homes and
our schools and our churches as the
dominant central power, then it follows
that in no county in this State should
Intoxicating liquors be sold without the
consent of the voters of that county.
The Big School Master
81 have declared in my primary
platform and have spoken all over the
Commonwealth for local option law
in Pennsylvania but there are few
people who seem to think that | have
not made myself plain on that question
| am almost constrained to ask them,
Shall | spell it for you9' Surely gen.
Grafton spent in training others to
speak the English language, | should
know how to make my thoughts clear
on any issue like that.
81 want YOU to know that / stand
four square on that proposition, with
all my heart. | don t want any voter
or any mother of any child to be taught
an untruth or to have a misrepresenta-
tion of myself on a moral issue pre-
sentei to them in this campaign.
will not say thing to get a vote that
| will not do after the vote is given. -
DR.. Brumbaugh first made this dee
laration in the court house at Mercer,
the county seat Of Mercer county. He
had been keyed up for such an utter
ance by the events that had preceded,
when DR.. Brum baugh and Henry Houck
had spoken before the $50 students at
Grove City College two hours before
President A. T. Ormond, of the college,
formerly of Princeton, introduced DIR.
Brumbaugh as the big schoolmaster of
Pennsylvania. "
Moosers Back in G. o. P.
The Brumbaugh party campaigned in
two counties where Colonel Roosevelt
got a tremendous vote two years ago.
Mercer county gave Roosevelt 4,41S
to Taft's 1873, while Lawrence gave
Roosevelt 1866 and Taft 2,124. At
Grove City, where the first stop was
made, DR.. Brumbaugh found convincing
evidence of change of heart in Mer-
Ger county. His speech was made in
the Carnegie Auditorium of the college.
He found the faculty of Groce City
College 20 strong and influential men
unit for Brumbaugh. DR.. Morgan
Barnes, leading Roosevelt man in
1912, was the last member of the fac
ulty to declare himself.
At the same time Richard Young,
editor of the Grove City Outlook, -
former strong Roosevelt weekly pa.
per, declared that it would not follow
'Bill' Finn.
Chairman Harry B.. Mcdowell was in
charge of the arrangements in Mercer
county.
Among the Mercer men to crowd
about DR.. Brumbaugh after the meeting