Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
BUSINESS MEN IN
CITIZENS BODY TO
AID DR.. BRUMBAUGH
Many Members of Commit
tee Have Never Been Iden-
tilted With a Political
Movement.

! influential business men from all parts
Of the state have Joined the Brimbaugh
Citizens Committee. which will open
| headquarters on thc first floor of the Lin
coin Building, Broad street and South
| Penn square. tomorrow. A large number
| of the committee have never been lden-
| titled with any political movement and
| will support Doctor Brunbaugh because
they desire "A clean, conscientious State
administration.
When John Wanamaker, owner of the
! Lincoln building, heard that the COM
mittee was seeking headquarters, he
Immediately offered the use of the bank
ing rooms on the first floor. The new
headquarters will be in charge of James
s. Hiatt, secretary OF the committee.
Former Judge Dinner Beeber is chairman
and Louis j. Kolb will act rs treasurer.
On account of the high regard in which
DR.. Brumbaugh is held, growth of the
committee has been spontaneous and
applications FOR membership has come
from men in every line of business in all
parts of the State.
It was announced by Brunbaugh sup
porte1s today that many OF his support
ers are coming from the ranks of the
Washington party. where there is dissatis-
faction because of the retirement of Will
liam Draper Lewis from the ticket.
Members Of the committee contend that
Dr.. Brumbaugh will not be any one mans
Governor and believe that he will work
for the best interests of all the people.
Every member OF the committee signed
the following pledge of confidence to DR..
Bruulhaugh:
Having confidence in the ability and
integrity Of Dir. Martin G. Brumbaugh.
whose record as private citizen and
public official justines the belief that if
elected Governor he would administer the
duties of the office honestly and inteli-
gently. and without allegiance to sny
man. or set OF men. recognizing only the
public good as his official guide. l shall
mako every possible effort to secure his
election to the office of Governor of the
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, and
hereby authorize my name TO be used as
o member OF the Brumbaugh Citizcns'
Committee
Some Of the prominent members of the
committee follow:
Chairman, Dinner Beeber, Philadelphia.
Vice chairmcn, Thomas SHELTON FTar-
rison, Philadelphia: James +. Hindman,
ESD, Pittsburgh; S. \. Kendall, Myers
dale: John Crlbbel. Philadelphia Charles
L. Jenkins, Philadelphia; General James
NJ. Schoonmaker. Pittsburgh; Louis A. |
Watrcs. Scranton.
Treasurer. Louis J. Kolb, Philadelphia. |
Executive Committee ]. Howell Cum !
mings, chairman: James Il. Adams. |
C'oraopolis; T. NJ. c. Africa. Huntingdon; |
{. c. A. Baldi. Philadelphia, John S. |
Braddock; william S. |
Brown, Pittsburgh: W. Atlee Burpee, |
c. y. Connelley, Pittsburgh; !
Lincoln Forester. Pittsburgh; Dr. \. l..
.iarver. Roaring Springs Ellis Gimbel
Grier Hrsh, York; Edmund
F.. Jermyn. Scranton: James B. krause.
j. Banks Hurts, Altoona;
=. !. Lafferty. Philadelphia: William
lauder, Riddlesburg; James W. Leech
Ebensburg; Samuel d. Lit, Philadelphia:
)r. Edward Martin. Philadelphia; Otto
T. MalleTy. Philadelphia; I. b. A[etzger,
General Edward de V. Nor
ell. Philadelphia; d, y. Nevin, Easton;
William l.. Nevin. Philadelphia: ]. Henry
Philadelphia; Pennoci r.
'harpless. Concordville: Samuel A. Tay-
or, Pittsburgh, and Ernest 7, Craig.