Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-03-26
BIG DEMONSTRATION
FOR LOCAL OPTION
Governor Brumbaugh Has Sent
5000 Invitations to People
Over the State

One of the most notable demon
strations to urge the passage of the
local option bill by the Legislature will
take place in Harrisburg on April c,
the day on which the local option
measure will be given hearing before
the law and order committee of the
House of Representatives.
Governor Brumbaugh has sent 5000
invitations throughout the State to
men who have been active in pro-
noting the welfare of the Common
wealth and to the chairmep of the Re-
publican county committees. These
invitations urge them to come to the
capital on April for conferences in
the morning and evening and to ap-
pear at the public hearing in the after
noon.
Arrangement have been made to
hold the conferences in the Chestnut
Street Auditorium. The morning con-
ference will start at II o'clock and
the evening conference at $50 o'clock.
Citizens of Harrisburg will provide
elaborate decorations and music.
johnson to Preside
The presiding officer at the evening
session will be Alba Is. Johnson. preSi-
dent of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, and the speakers will include
John Wanamaker and Governor Brum-
baugh. William L. Follansbee,
Pittsburgh manufacturer, Will preside
at the morning session.
The conference is to be held under
the auspices of the Local Option
League of PENNSYLVANIA, which was
= nv tn
aid him in his fight for local option.
The league has established headquar-
ters in this city and a force of clerks
has been busily engaged mailing lit
erature to all sections of the State.
The league has set aside Sunday,
April II, as a special local option day
in the churches and sermons will be
preached in which the Governor S fight
will be upheld Plans will also be
announced on this day for the final
effort to put the bill through in the
House.
To Hear Both Sides
Representative John +. Nickerman,
of Allegheny county, who is treasurer
of the league, said to-day that nearly
all of the funds to carry on the work
OF the organization have been sub
scribed by citizens of the State inter-
ested in the Governors fight. The
Governor has authorized Mr.. Wicker
the liquor interests and Mr.. Wicker
man talked with Patrick f. Keete,
president of the Allegheny County Re
tail Liquor Dealers Association. Mr..
Nickerman told Mr.. Keefe that the
Governor desired the liquor interests
to send their strongest speakers to the
hearing and that DR.. Brumbaugh had
no desire to take advantage of the
opposition either in the hearing or
when the bill is under consideration
in the House.
The Governor has made it known
that he is in favor of making the bill
special order of business so that all the
members of the House can be in their
seats when the measure is voted on.
The Governors invitation to attend
the meeting reads:
My Good Friend: You are earnestly
requested to be present at confer
ence on the Williams county local op-
ton bill in Harrisburg, morning and
evening, of April 6, and a hearing in
the Capitol building, Harrisburg, Tues
day afternoon, April s, 1915, at $50
o'clock.
1T is needless to impress upon you
that 1 consider the county option
measure, which will receive consid-
Grafton at this conference. one of the
most important bills to come before
this session of the Legislature. | am
very anxious that it should be passed.
II trust you will attend the confer
ence and that you will urge your
friends to accompany YOU to this con-
ference. Cordially yours,
(Signed) m. G.. BRUMBAUGH."
The invitation has also been sent
to the members OF Congress who voted
for the prohibition amendment at the
last seSsio nof the national legislature
The Committee
The members of the executive COM
.nittee of the Local Option League of
PENNSYLVANIA are George L. Alter.
George w. Bailey, Thomas r. Fort, Jr.,
Alba 3. Johnson, Charles +. Jenkins,
Rufus w. Miller. John Grant Newman,
Frank p. Parkin, Francis e. Reeves,
Albert +. Turner. Floyd W. Tomkins,
of Philadelphia; w. w. Follansbee,
T. J. Gillespie, Ralph w. HARRISON,
John r. McClurkin, J. Denny O'Neill,
George W. Shelton, of Pittsburgh: w.
d. Is. Ainey, of Montrose; NJ. d. Lich-
liter Harrisburg; Charles r. Aikens,
Selinsgrove; Norman c. Ball. Clarion;
]. c. Bateson, Scranton: II. j. Bortner.
Shinglehouse; II. \. Cameron. Wash
inston; Kennedy Crumrine. Meadvine:
Sterling w. Dickson, Berwick: c. c.
Ellis. Huntingdon: Herbert Gates. Kit
tanning; James c. Glessner, York: c.
r. Grissinger, Bedford; j. r. Hem
minger Somerset: II. NJ. Hinckley.
Danville: II. c. Huber. Scranton; c.
Tyson Kratz. Norristown: John IT.
Lands, Millersville; S. II. Miller, Mer-
Ger; r. +. Mcclure, Blairsville; II. S.
Piper. Scottdale; II. w. Pyles. Will
Transport: Enoch Perrine. Lewisburg;
Joseph S. Reitz, Dubois; 5 A. Snyder.
Middleburg; Isaac Sharpless, Haver-
ford; w. II. Schwartz. Altoona: Jo-
seph Swain, Swarthmore: Richard ID
Swope, Curwensville: John w. Wal
ters. Johnstown; George \. Walton. A.
Duncan Yocum, Chester and Edwin
p. Young, Towanda.