Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-15
Pennsylvania Executive and Par
ty Of 100 Headed for Key
stone State
PENNSYLVANIANS LIKE
LOOK OF THIS STATE
J. P. Kidder One Of Reception
Committee is Old Schoolmate
Of Brumbaugh

OF 6IuWDaugn
A royal welcome was given Cover
nor Martin G. .BrUmbaugh, of Pennsyl-
vania and his Official party Of 100
guests, when they went through the
capitol city yesterday on the 'Pennsyl-
vania speciar', returning from the
Panalna-Pacifc exposition. Y
A reception committee OF Bismarck
and Mandan citlzens,, headed by Gov
ernor3 l.. B. Hanna, and all the state
officials, met the special at Mandan,
and an impromptu reception was held
at the depot. tf. t,r ;,'5!
The party from this city, composed
o. about so men, went to Mandan5 at
noon to await the arrival Of. the Penn
sylvania Special" They were wei
coined at Mandar by Secretary Thom-
as Heywocd of the Commercial club,
and other members Of the Commercial
club who extended the use of the Com.
mercial club rooms to :le Governor
and the other members Of the recep-
tion committee from this city.
,GrGets Old Friend.
The special arrived at Mandan at
2:30 o'clock. The Mandan band was
right there on the job, and played
number of selections while the Key
stone state visitors were being vel
coined to North Dakota. J. P. Aidder
of Melville, N. D., member of the
welcoming committee, has been a life
long friend of Governor Brumbaugh.
The two were former schoolmates,
and were practically born and raised
together at Lancaster, Pa.
Governor Brumbaugh and party
have had a wonder trip, according to
their accounts of it. The party left
Philadelphia August Il, going to 9'rls-
co, where they attended the Panama
Pacific exposition on PENNSYLVANIA
Day. Returning the party stopped at
Yellowstone National park for five
days. ,sa
like Nor;h Dakota.
This is the first time that Governor
Brumbaugh and great many others
in the party, have been in this state,
and expressions Of delight were heard
on all sides. 81 know could be happy
in North Dakota" said Lieutenant
Governor Frank McClain, who by the
way is cattle man, and something of
a farmer. 81 never saw such fertile
SOIL" said Governor Brumbaugh. ITS
simply wonderful"
Similar expressions were heard on
all sides, and there is no question, but
that the state made a decided hit with
the eastern visitors
Col. John E. Stetson, Of Philadel-
phia, member Of the party, and pro-
badly the greatest Fat manufacturer
in the country, has been in the state
before, but said yesterday he never
saw it look better, or more prosper
Gus than it does at present.
Hon. D. +. Lafean, personal friend
of Governor Hanna. ard Congressman
from his state, and Congressman Thorn
as S. Crage, we're in the party. Both
spoke in glowing terms of North Da-
kota, and were tickled to the proven
bial pink, by the reception accorded
Governor Brumbaugh.
Presidential Possibility.
Incidentally, it was noised about by
the Keystoneites that Governor Brum.
baugh is after the presidential MONT.
nation in 1916 and has a fair chance
of landing it. He has been identified
with some of the best legislation ever
put through in Pennsylvania, and is
looked Cu as a strong candidate.
Previous to heing elected governor
he was superintendent of the Philadel-
phia public scho Is. He also organ
lied the public schools in the Philip
pines islands, during the Taft admin
istration
Col. C. A. Rook, owner of the Pitts
burg Dispatch, and Mr. Gable, owner
of the Pittsburg Times Gazette, two
of the most prominent newspapermen
in PENNSYLVANIA were members of the
party. Hon. Henry Hauck, secretary
of internal affairs, a man who has
been in public life for better than
fifty years. was also included. Famil-
iarly referred to as Pop, he was one
of the most popular officials on the
trip.
Judge Charles B. McMichael Of the
PENNSYLVANIA supreme court, a mem.
Der of the party, was another who
was loud in his praise of North la.
kota.
Get In Movies.
When the train stopped mere pun
tographer Holmboe was at the depot
with a moving picture camera, and
under the ever watehful eye Of Secre-
tary Mills Of thesIgdhstrial exposition.
took motion pfcs,lres Of Governor
Hanna, Governor Brumbaugh and Ex-
Governors White and Divine OF North
Dakota who were members of the re-
certion committee.
Governor Brumbaugh's last request
as he waved goodbye to the many
friends he made here was that .thcy
send the picture east so he could be
sure to see it.
The Pennsylvanians left here more
than pleased with the reception &C
corded them, and due credit should be
CONTINUED on pace two.)