Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-31

that. when almost one year ago your re-
appointment to the position YOU now hold
was under consideration was con-
strained to act favorably AT the urgent
request of Hon Charles A. Amber Of
your home county
II think It only right TO saw this r,ucb
10 YOU In accepting your resignation
which I now do"
II is understood to be Senator penrose' 9
plan. now that johnson has left the Brur.
haugh forces, to support him for national
delegate from the Montgomery County
district. Mi, Johnson's running mate from
the congressional district will be Senator
Buchanan. Of Bucks County. These two
candidates will oppose the Brumbaugh
candidates.
Attorney General Browns statement
with respect to the resignation was as
follows.
My letter to him is the only truthful
statement in the Johnson communication
That means just what Il says II was sent
to a few oti1ceholders representative Re
publicans, and to other representative citl-
zens
An the rest of his letter is series of
falsehoods, and all present at that meet
ing among whom were George W
Sweeney. of Beaver: William Lauder. of
Ridd!esburg j. Banks Eurtz. OF Altoona /;
Dr n, Il. Wasson, of Butler Harry Keller.
OF Bellefonte Milton w. Shreve. of Erie ;
w. H. Manbeck. of Mfhintown: Charles
II. Young. of New Castle: Frederick a
Godcharles, OF Milton; w. b. H. Ainey of
Montrose. and Frank y, Beacli. Of Meyers
dale. will so declare
Tho statement that said ~ bir, or
any other officehoder that they held their
Jobs by the grace Of the Governor and
that any one of them who would not or
could not deliver his district for the Gov
ernor at the presidential primary would
find his position with the admit istratinn
decidedly uncomfortable Is a lie out of the
whole cloth and he we'll knows it, Noth.
Ing was said by me or by any one from
which such an inference could even be
distorted
The subject discussed was the stand
the Governor had taken to bring together
all Republicans, that there should be a
united party nj the coming national con-
vention. Johnson Joined in tine discus
sion and. of his own accord. promised
that there would he n Brumblugh dele
gHt" from Montgomery County
The whole letter Is series OF wan
ton falsehoods anu fabriCations without
the slightest foundation in truth. and as
1t was evidently inspired and prepared by
others several days ago at the Hotel
Stcnton, In this city. for political pur-
poses. hope he received n sufficient price
and took no promises for his self.stul-
tihcation."
WASHINGTON. March 3l-First con.
crete evidence of the Campaign to land
Brumbaugh delegates to the Republican
National Convention was received in
Washington today by members Of the
Pennsylvania Congressional delegation. A
letter from Harrisburg. bearing the head
ing, THE Camraign Committee for a Re.
united Republican Party" said:
There can he no uninstruCtcd dologa-
tlon from Pennsylvania to the Republl-
can National Convention and all reports or
statements to the contrary are intended to
mislead and confuse the voters
Every candidate for delegate to the
Republican convention must specify on the
ballot whether or not he will support the
popular choice of the party for the Presi-
Dental nomination.
Under these provisions there is no
escape for trust me- candidate. At the
present time the only Republican who has
announced himself as willing to permit his
name to go before the people of Pennsyl.
vania as the choice for President Is Gov.
ernor Martin Grove Brumbaugh. Unless
Governor Brumbaugh Is successfully Oh.
posed by some other candidate. which is
not probable. the delegation from this
State must be in his favor"
A sample ballot is inclosed in each let
ter showing how the candidates for dele.
gate must make their designations so as
to comply with the primary law of the
state.
Since the Brumbaugh announcement
several members OF the delegation have
sided with Senator Penrose but about
half the members are still non.commlttal.