Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-07
THOUSANDS WILD WHEN
GOV. SOUNDS TRUMPET

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nights demonstration shattered it..
The morning meeting had gone down
in history as unique; the evening ses-
sion went it one better and became
memorable in the States annals.
Only three others beside Governor
Brumbaugn spoke. w. u. Follansbee
secretary-treasurer of the Follansbee
Tin Plate Company, Pittsburgh. the
Rev. DR.. John r. Davies, Philadelphia,
and United States Senator George T.
Oliver And it can be safely said that
the Pittsburgh statesman divided hon
ors with the governor in the speech
he made on the issue before the peo-
pie.
The "Amen." of Hundreds
While the great crowd cheered and
sang throughout the evening in its ef-
fort to let loose some enthusiasm, the
fervor of the hundreds was evidenced
in another way. When, during the
prayer of the Rev. DR.. John X. Nc
Ilurkin, Shadyside Presbyterian
Church, Pittsburgh, the minister made
any special reference to Governor
Brumbaush's splendid fight, "Amen!"
sounded here and there throughout
the great hall.
At yesterday mornings session the
mass meeting in the auditorium had
adopted resolutions expressing the
views of the thousands of Pennsylva-
mans very decidedly on the local op-
tion problem. These had been pre-
sented by eX-Speaker George E. Alter
and last evening Senator oliver refer
red to these and suggested that the
evening gathering also adopt them.
And when ex-Speaker Alter finished
reading he got his second ovation of
the day.
From Beyond the Borders
How carefully the fight in Pennsyl-
Nania for local option is being watched
by interested ones beyond its borders
was demonstrated last evening when
couple of kilograms were read. They
were addressed to Governor Brum-
baugh. one from the Columbiana
county (Ohio) dry" committee fol-
lows:
The Columbiana County Dry
League in convention assembled,
sends congratulations on your
ageous fight for local option and
earnestly pray for your success.
From the Rev. Robert S. Peterman,
Fulton county, was this wire:
Fulton county at two large
temperance rallies unanimously
endorse local option.
Congressman A Mitchell Palmer and
w. G. Landes, general secretary of the
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School AS
SOtldllOb nGi Z bOll sNlltOultu " ldlh
at Chestnut Street Auditorium last
evening, but neither was able to at
tend.
Philadelphians Had to Make Train
Because the Philadelphia contingent
was anxious to return on an early
evening train the exercises in the au-
ditorium were limited to little more
than an hour. Half the number pres
ent were Philadelphians and the COM
mittee of arrangements had regulated
the program to accommodate the Visi-
tors as consistently as possible.
Announcement was made, too, of
the organization of the local option
executive committee which will con-
tinue the fight for dry" legislation.
j. Denny O'Neil. county commissioner
of Allegheny, is chairman; Dr. Isaac
Sharpless, president of Haverford col
lege, Haverford. is vice-chairman: J.
w. Vickerman, Bellevue, Pa. member
of the House, is treasurer. and Roman
G. Hassrick, Philadelphia, is secretary.
Brumbaugh at Grace Church
Although s o'clock had been fixed
for beginning the program the eXer-
cises could readily have been started
shortly after so far as the attend
ance was concerned. BY 7.30 hundreds
were being turned away to the great
overflow meeting in Grace Methodist
Church. They were disappointed be-
cause they wanted to hear Governor
Brumbaugh. However they got the
chance after all at Grace
The governor made a brief visit to
the church after leaving the. auditor
ium and for a few minuteS-as soon
as he could make himself heard above
the cheers--he talked along much the
same lines, driving home just the
same truths. as he had earlier in the
evening at Chestnut street.
Always Harrisburg can prove how
enthusiastic il can be when it is inter
ested and the huge gathering last
evening was ready testimony to that.
For half an hour before the session
began the groups here and there sang
Billy Sunday songs and now and then,
Just to show that they didn't care how
hoarse they were, whole delegations
cheered. Mr.. Follansbee entertained
the big gathering for awhile with ac-
counts of how the Statewide local
option problem is working out in West
Virginia.
Trying TO Get a Seat
All the while the people were try
ing their best to get into the hail.
Not that they were eager for a seat
since it couldn't be had; all they
wanted was just chance to get in and
stand if necessary. How many hun
dreds crowded the hall is only prob
lematical. For the sake of compari-
son-and any one who sat through
the morning will appreciate this-it
can be said that the evening attend
ance was some hundreds greater than
the session earlier in the day.
While the whole audience was a