Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-06
5000 LOCAL OPTION
MEN GO TO CAPITAL
Two Special Trains Carry
Throng of Supporters to
Harrisburg.

Three thousand Philadelphia supporters
of Governor Brumbaughs local option
bill left the city this morning for Harris
burg to attend the public hearing on the
measure. They are eager to participate
in the greatest demonstration ever held
on Capitol Hill.
Two special trains took the delegates
on their mission. Fully 10000 local option
supporters poured into the State capital
In response to the popular demand for the
right of the people to rule in the liquor
question.
Before the enthusiastic delegates crowd
ed into Broad Street Station and the
Reading Terminal, about 100 men as
sembled at the former terminus. Their
appearance and departure was in sharp
contrast to the throngs of singing and
shouting temperance advocates who fol-
lowed them. The first arrivals reached
the train floor shortly after o'clock.
They were quiet and attracted little at
tention. About 400 of them left on the
1880 rain for Harrisburg to help jim
1Iulvihill, chief of the liquor lobby, or
set the effects of the big dry repre-
sentation. They were the representatives
of the liquor dealers.
PENNSY TRAIN PACKED.
There were u cars on the Pennsy
special and every available inch of space
was occupied. Among the delegates were
John Walton, president of the Philadel-
phia County Sunday School COMMITTEES;
John c. Young, chairman of the koX-
borough -Wissahickon Committee; Albert
e. Turner, OF the Business Mems Local
Option Committee; Joseph NJ. steele, who
was chairman of the BILLY" Sunday
Campaign Committee; George Shane, Ben
Welch. Magistrate Robert l.. Carson; AL
ba B. Johnson, who will preside at the
Harrisburg meeting, and about 100 min
listers. The special which left Reading
Terminal had 10 cars.
Before the train carrying the liquor
men was well on its way to the capital.
Broad street Station resounded with the
tramp OF many feet. Commuters arriving
from points along the Main Line halted
as the strains of It's a Long Way to
Tipperary'' foated through the big sta
tion. Nearly 2OOO voices Joined in the
chorus, while a huge banner bearing the
legend philadelphia For Local Option
was uufurled by j. W. Yoder, who led
the singing.
LOCAL OPTION SONG.
The train pulled out at $50 o'clock to
the following parody on the Irish march
ing song:
We will stand for local option,
We will stand against rum,
We viii vote for local option,
siood-by whisky traffic.
Farewell. you're not square,
Twas q long, long way to local option
But we're right there.
Similar scenes marked the departure
of the Philadelphia delegation at the
Philadelphia and Reading Terminal. The
special there left five minutes earlier
than the one on the "Pennsy." The
train floor was jammed. Commuters ar
riving in the midst of the jam were car
ried along by the enthusiasm, and Joined
In singing 1.-THE Brewers Big Horses
Can't Ride over Me-" Professor T, A
DAILY led the song. The words of the
Tipperary local option song quickly were
picked up by the crowd.
GERMANS HAVE SPECIAL, TOO.
While the two specials took the ma
jority OF the Governors "allies" to Har-
hundreds of supporters left on
other trains. Many motored to the
Capital At 1O:4O o'clock another special
train pulled out, carrying 800 members
of the German-Amerlcan Alliance.
= permanent State local option COM
mlttee was determined on today at Har-
Tisburg. j. Denny O'Neil, County Com
missioner, Pittsburgh, chairman. presi-
dent; DR.. Isaac Sharpless, president Of
Iaverford College, vice president: RO-
main C. Hassrick, secretary, and State
Representative j. w, Vickerman, Belle
vue, treasurer.