Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
GOVERNOR WILL
CLOSE CAMPAIGN
Speaks Tonight at Scranton
and Will Then Go to Home
For the Primary

Governor Brumbaugh will close his
campaign tonight at big meeting in
Scranton, arranged by Frederic w.
Fleitz, former Deputy Attorney Gen
eral, who claims that the Governor
will run strong in the whole anthra-
cite region. The Governor left
Wilkes Barre this morning and will
visit nearby boroughs before going to
Scranton.
All yesterday was spent in Luzerne
county, the Governor making two
speeches, at HaEleton and at Wilkes
Barre, but in neither did he refer to
the charges made against him. In
stead he made his plea for a reunited
party and made references to Roose-
velt which were heartily cheered.
Congressman John r. X. Scott, who
Travelled with him, said that the Gov
ernor would not stand in the way OF
Roosevelt or any good strong man.
All through the speeches of the
Brumbaugh party yesterday there was
pronounced Roosevelt leaning. which
was well received in Luzerne which is
Roosevelt stronghold.
DR.. Brumbaugh said he is a candi-
date for the Presidency because he
has desire to bring all Republicans
together under one banner for party
success in November. He declared
himself for the election of national
delegates who are ''untrammeled, un-
bossed, unfettered and free to do the
VIII OF the people of Pennsylvania" +"
He had not apologies to offer for his
candidacy. He asserted that by his
every act as Chief Executive of the
State he has stood for the best inter-
ests of the people generally and he
appealed to his hearers to show that
they had the nerve. the spirit and
the conscience to rise like men and do
their duty
The Governors Side
Ihe Governor said that il the Re-
puplican party is not reunited in No
Vember it will be beaten as in 1912,
ana ne stated you are beaten before
you start unless all Republicans and
Progressives can get together under
the one banner"
The Governor stood squarely on the
issue or preparedness, saying:
We should have awakened at the
hrst tremor OF foreign war to pre-
pare to keep permanent peace here
we should have started then to
make our army and navy as strong
nit" p0'
The Governor asserted that indus
trlal preparedness was necessary to
assure industrial strength after the
present war. He said that the present
prosperity of the country is founded
on the misery of the European ma
lions and that the strong high tariff
wall OF united Republican party is
the only assurance of a commercial
salvation after the war. He strongly
criticised the Mexican policy of the
present administration.
Through John Il. X. Scott. the Gov
ernor pledged himself to withdraw If
RI 4.
tne chicago convention was for an
other candidate. He said he was for
united party first, and selfish inter-
ests afterward
Chairman Ainey, of the Public Serv-
Ice commission, declared that the day
had passed when zone distinguishe d
gentleman can call himself the boss
OF the party" He referred to Cover
nor Brum baugh as a candidate with
unselfish interest whose only purpose
was to reunte the party and bring
ABOUT return of Republican rule in
November.
The Pcnrose End
The Penrose end of the campaign
was upheld in Pittsburgh by Mayor
armstrong at ward meetings over the
city speaking for the regular Republi-
can candidates. Mayor Armstrong
gave reasons for his political activity
as follows: II didn't intend to get
mixed in this any further than a citi-
zen ought to do when a President of
the United States is to be elected, but
some local gentlemen who are inter
ested in Brumbaugh have spent $4,000
TO post up SANDERS all over the city,
and ] intend to speak my mind. These
slanderous posters tell people to Judge
men by the company they keep. I
wonder what would be thought of
some OF the men who put up the
money for this work if they were
Judged by the company they keep.
NOW. L don't want anybody to vote for
me for national delegate because he
knows me or because of anything I
may have done for him. The issue is
clear. 1t is Brumbaugh or Penrose.
DO you want as your leader a man of
experience who knows the business of
our state and of the Nation, or the
theorist, the schoolmaster, who is run
nmg a lot of candidates for delegate
Whe, If they go to the national con-
NentiOn, will go nIedoad ,nI