Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-06
LOCAL OPTION IS
STRONGLY BACKED
Governor Brumbaugh Supported
by Men Without Regard to
Party Lines in the State
PALMER GETS ABOARD, TOO
Statement Made at the Capitol
Calls on the People to Line Up
With Governor

| Governor Brumbaugh's stand for
local option is being backed by people
all over the State and responses to APP
peals by committees for support for
the Executive show that tire people
are really with him. Before leaving
for Philadelphia last night the Cover
nor sent letters to a number of clergy
men asking them to give their help
and also wired a number of men
prominent in politics.
| One of the rumors set afoat last
night designed to force the Governor
hand. 1t was reported that an effort
would be made on Monday night to
take the Williams bill out of commit
! tee and to line up the House against
the Governors desire to have ii remain |
for awhile. The Governor did not
appear to be disturbed by the report
and neither did anyone but the liquor
| lobbyists.
Ex-Congressman A Mitchell Pal
mer, who was asked to line up the
Democratic legislators, sent an an
swer to the Governors telegram, prom
Using his support, and wrote a letter
| to each of the forty Democratic mem
bers of the Legislature to redeem the
party pledges made to the people of
| the Keystone State.
The telegram of Governor Brum-
| baugh TO Representative Palmer said: |
| VIII You personally appeal to every
member of our Legislature to redeem
your party pledge by voting for local
option. II so, it will win. | appeal
to you to do this service for Pennsyl-
vania."
Mr.. Palmer's reply to the Governor
read:
| Your telegram received. l shall be
very glad to personally urge every
Democratic member of the Legislature
10 redeem our party's pledge and vote
FOR local option, county unit. Local
lnnfiOn self
are fundamental principles of our gov
ernment. The people of PENNSYLVANIA
lare for local option by large major
llty, and their will should prevail. Wish
Iyou success in your tight to give the
people the right in each county to
determine for themselves this impor
tant question"
Governor Brumbaughs stand on the
local option was commended in reso-
lutions adopted at a meeting of the
Mems Bible Glass of Grace United
Evangelical Church at Reading last
night
| The organization is composed of
more than 100 of the citys most prom
linent church workers. The resolutions
| urged that the Governor be given the
moral support of all religious organi-
cations, and steps were taken to have
the churches of Reading and Berks
county unite in a movement to pro-
cure support for the bill from the city
and county representatives in the Leg
islature.
Statement on situation
! statement issued at the Capitol
last night on the local option situation,
said:
If the people of PENNSYLVANIA really
want decisive victory for local option
at this session it is time they quit their
seats in the grandstand applauding the
game now on al Harrisburg and come
lsquarely and deCisively into the arena
TO fight like men, hard and true for the
cause. The Governor does not need
applause. He needs help. He is not
asking for resolutions of fragrant
phrases but for intelligent, energetic
and instant work directly with the
members of the Legislature. Good
lintentions and good will must be car
ried into good service in a good cause.
If you are red-blooded and clean and
patriotic, get busy"
1 Congratulations Given
The Governor has received the fol-
lowing kilograms:
| Accept sincere congratulations
upon your speech to the law and order
| committee tonight. Hoping for your
success. (Signed) Harry K. Daugh-
erty, Grove City"
| Congratulations on the stand YOU
have taken for Local Option. (Signed)
i w. George Lord, teacher Bible Glass
| No. s, First Methodist Church, Nc
Keesport."
I'VE. members of the Alexander
Mack Bible Glass of the First Breth-
rem Church of Pittsburgh, Pa, are in
sympathy not only as men but as SER
wants of God with the county local
loption bill which you have drafted in
accordance with your pledge with the
lpeople, and we promise you our sup
port as a body of men who seek the
luplift of all mankind. We feel that
you will be the victor, because it is for
| righteousness and God, who is all holy
and powerful Doubtless, He is with
you as well as the prayers of this body
of Christian men. (Signed) Alexan-
der Mack Bible Glass, P. NJ. Kennedy,
secretary, Pittsburgh"
/ The executive committee OF the
| Pittsburgh Baptist Brotherhood in
session tonight unanimously expressed
appreciation of your aggressive stand
on the liquor question, and assure you
our hearty endorsement and support
on any antiliquor measure. (Signed)
Leigh Shields, secretary, Pittsburgh"
| The Mems League of Mercersburg
in session in the Presbyterian Church
assure you OF our earnest support in
yo 4r great fight for the passage of
county local option bill. (Signed) ].
NJ. Myers, secretary, Mercersburg."
Keep up the fight for local option.
II any Republicans vote to force the
bill out of committee before you are
ready, will help you in nineteen hun
dred and sixteen to canvass their dis
tricts against their nomination and IL
nominated will help you defeat them
at the polls. (Signed) s. H. Miller
| Mercer"
The Christian Temperance League
or Chester county wishes to express
earnest approval of your position on
Local Option, and urges you to stand
firm, extending to you hearty support
and cooperation. (Signed) Mrs.
Halliday ]. Price. president West
Chester
i A SENSE OF HUMOR