Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-22
CHESTER M|LLMEN
!. ARE FOR PENR0SE
Have Suffered Under the Palmer
E Metal Schedule and Will Vote
For Prosperity
Al. HUSTON ON PLATFORM
Head of Steel Plant Takes Stand =
Senator Sets Forth the Issues
of Campaign
). HUSTON ON PLATFORM

Senator Boies Penrose was greeted
Ay thousands in the iron and steel
towns of Chester county, where the
blight of the Palmer metal schedule
mas fallen, and to-day men conversant
with Chester politics predicted he
would carry the county.
From the hour of his arrival at
EParkesburg in the morning until near
Ny midnight, at Coatesville, Senator
Penrose was engaged in speaking or
shaking hands with the voters. He
Rwas accompanied by Mayor Frank b.
EMcClain, of Lancaster, nominee for
Nieutenant-Governor At the plant of
the Parkesburg Iron and Steel Com
pany there was a reception attended
lby hundreds of citizens, who gave the
visitors an enthusiastic greeting. At
a luncheon given in his honor by
Horacs Beale, head of the plant, the
ISenator met thirty businessmen. Later
me went through the mill and person
ally greeted the employees. Like the
sother industries of this section, the
EElant is being operated on only part
Hime, scores of the men expressing
disgust over the Democratic Admins
fration. A theater, where the mass
injecting was held in the afternoon,
was packed, many citizens standing.
In addition to Senator Penrose the
speakers were Mayor MeClain and ex-
Senator Penrose's popularity with
the crowd was indicated by the out
bursts that followed mplimentary
references to him. When Mr.. GawthrSop
declared that Penrose would lead the
ticke with an old-time Republican
hmajority there was an ovation for the
Nsenior Senator. The most striking
demonstration came, however, when
bMayor McClain denounced the cam
pafgn of abuse against Senator Pen
Gose.
Wants No Freshman
Pennsylvania wants no freshman
n0r sophomore in the Legislative science
Ito represent her In the United States
Senate at this time" said Mayor Nc
eClain. This State needs in that body
p man of wide experience, not a
Edreamer, but a man who can do
things, a man who has done things
1t has a man of that kind there to-
day, the Hon. Boies Penrose who for
Neighteen years has effectively and con-
k6istently championed Pennsylvania s
Interests in the Senate. Elect him by
IAN overwhelming majority, thereby re-
lpudtating the attacks upon him by
those whose only object in slandering
him has been to promote their own
selfish purposes or crafty their own
lpetty spites"
The crowd listened attentively as
EoeutOr FenroSe tolQ OF the enactment
of legislation providing adequate pro-
lection for the iron and steel plants
of this State. AS passed by the House
the Payne tariff bill provided no pro-
,tection against the foreign competi-
ton in charcoal iron. When the bill
reached the Senate Mr.. Penrose fought
for increased duties and reclassifica-
ton of the products. The amend
ments he offered finally were adopted
after strong opposition.
Senator Penrose was cheered when
he concluded his recital of his efforts
in behalf of the local industries.
From Parkesburg Senator Penrose
motored to Coatesville. He was ac-
companied by delegation of party
workers headed by County Chairman
F.> T. Mcdonald. After visiting the
industrial plants he was taken to the
residence of w. P. Worth. where there
was larger reception in his honor.
At the Coatesville Opera House last
night great throng cheered Senator
Penrose. On the platform as vice
presidents were 100 prominent citizens
of Chester county, including A. l..
Huston, William II. Hamilton, Burgess
John A. Swing and other businessmen
and active Republicans. Senator Pen
rose, Mayor McClain, Congressman
Thomas Butler and other speakers
aroused the audiences by predicting
sweeping Republican victories In No
vember