Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-26
MONTGOMERY GIVES
BRUMBAUGH PLEDGE
AHEARTY GREETING
Better Roads and Local On
ton Promises Win Voters
Applause-"Honest Men"
for Highway Department.
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PoTTsTOWN, Pa, Oct. ps-Dr ,,
tin @. Brumbaueh, Republican nor,,n..
for Governor, laid before the voters q,
Montgomery County this morning
pledge that, II elected, one OF bis e..,
official acts would be a thorough roo.
ganization Of the State, and that corn,,
local option would be given to tho no.
pie OF Pennsylvania II 1t Law in III.
power to have such law passed
A better child labor law Iee,,t,.--
providing shorter hours for women wort.
ers and workingmen's conpensatto.
act also were promised as initial ston,
In remedial legislation which wo,,d
bring wealth, health and happiness :.
all the people
1t was the mention of better road, .s
OF local option that won most ann,auso
To the direct question, Are you sat,s.
fed with the road conditions here7r
cries of mo, no. answered Doc,or
Brumbaugh.
Neither am T." he exclaimed. "hu,
want to say to you men that IL nm
elected Governor only those who sro
honest and capable will be retained IN
the State Highway Department am
entirely Embossed in this as in everv.
thing else, and 1 am Dutch enough to
do what 1 know is right.
A reception committee, headed bv n
band, met the candidate when he alIghted
from the train and escorted him To the
Pottstown National Iron Bank, in front
OF Which he spoke. Doctor Brumbaugh
stepped into an automobile in front of
the bank and was introduced by Allen
Hoffer, of the Hill School.
AS he began to speak he was interrunt.
ed by John u. Storb. president of the
bank, who declared that he must come f,
with him and stand in an express wagon
drawn there by railway employees to dc.
liver his address. This Doctor Rru,n.
baugh smilingly agreed to do After he
had shaken hands with all in the wagon.
more than 700 crowded about the wagon
to hear him speak.
Among those on the reception committee
were Freas Styer, Republican County
Chairman: Charles Johnson, Harry
Tyson, Roy Hatfield and Henry u wat.
son, candidate for Congress from the Stb
District; Edgar s. Cooke and James +.
Roe.
Doctor Brumbaugh prophesied SUCCESS
at the polls. UNLESS ali signs fail we
will have triumphant majority on No
vember 3d. he declared, land to secure
that majority / ask only one thing Of the
voters. That is that they ponder over
the issues OF the campaign and then each
vote according to the dictates of his own
conscience"
This was the first stop made by Doc.
tor Brumbaugh in his tour of the county.
From here he went to Royersford where
he spoke at the Hotel Freed. He was
met there by j. V. Policy, chairman
OF the reception commlttee Edgar
Matthews, Howard Buckwalter. Samuel
Rulp and j. C. Williams. From Royers-
ford Doctor Brumbaugh returned to
Philadelphia, where he was the speaker
or honor at luncheon given by the Rev.
Frank p. Parkin. district supervisor OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church
Doctor Brumbaugh will join the party
late this afternoon at Lansdale and to-
night he will speak at Norristown. Dur
Ing his absence this afternoon the party
Will visit Schwenksville, Collegeville,
Harleysvtlle and Souderton. Henry
Houck will be the chief speaker at these
places.