Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-11
BRUMBAUGH HAS SAID
ALL HE HAD TO SAY ON
KOLB CHECK FOR $4,000
Donor, Governors Secretary AS
serts, Has Explained Stern
Allegations and There's
Nothing to Add
NOT ASHAMED OF ACTS

Governor Brumbaugh. through William
H. Ball. his private secretary. today de.
clared that "he had said all that he had to
say" on the subject of the $4,000 check al.
legged to have been given to him by Colonel
Louis J. Kolb as campaign contribution
and not acknowledged In the Governors
return OF his receipts and expenditures
under the corrupt practices act
The Governor spent the day at his home,
254 West Walnut lane. Germantown, but
denied himself TO nj! callers whose bust.
ness had to do with the developments aris-
ing from the charges made on Tuesday
night by Isadore Stern. member OF the
Legislature from the Cd District.
Mr.. Ball, speaking for the Governor,
said that the Governo. himself had ex-
planned the Oliver check incident and that
Mr.. Kolb had explained the transaction re-
ferred to in the Stern allegations. Beyond
this the Governor would have no further
explanation to make. he saId
Governor Brumbaugh will leave his
Germantown home this evening and travel
by motor to Norrlstown. where he is
scheduled to speak at meeting. Thence
he will continue his tour tomorrow, speak.
ing In Hazletun In the afternoon and in
Wilkes. Barre in the evening. He will visit
Scranton tomorrow night.
'T STAND ON MY RECORD"
IT am not here TO defend anything
have done. I am not ashamed of a single
act of my life stand on my record Of
of Pennsylvania"
he atf pf
as ISLANDERS and lies, Governor Brum-
baugh in Reading last night replied to
the latest charge made against him.
Remember, men of Berks," he de-
clared. that just because a man has the
courage and conviction to tell the truth
he has to be abused and slandered and
lied about. Thank heaven, one can sleep
with his conscience"
"It Is because ] have tried to make 1t
possible to reunite the divided and de-
feated forces of the Republican party.
that we may have a great party victory
I'm 1916 that some persons don't seem to
like me. They would rather hold the
broken remnants of a machine and the
discredited fragments of a broken party
than win Republican victory In the fall.
''I say that /, for one, will not be
party 10 that kind Of selfish ambition and
leadership. II you are true Americans,
you have got to stand for the fundamental
duty of uniting the party in this great
emergency. And how are we going to
do that and win a great victory under
the leadership that is discredited, a
leadership that led us to defeat In 1919?
Stop, look and listen and think we'll on
this matter.
1--WE have sent out the names OF twelve
men who are candidates for delegates-at-
large to the Chicago convention. They
are all tried and tested men, who will go
untrammeled and free to do things that
are absolutely necessary TO bring about
a great victory In November. These men
will help 10 put in the offce of President
a man who best OF all can serve the In
terests OF the whole people.
opon't sell yourself to any scheme to
represent you there as you have been rep
resented at other conventions by methods
with which you are familiar. But get into
this fight so that we can make II impossi-
BILE I'm, Pennsylvani for mean men to seek
and control the offices in Pennsylvania
PITTSBuRGH ULTIAIATuM
The Governor passed to the Pittsburgh
labor troubles, declaring he had upset any
plans OF the manufacturers there to injure
him with the workmen OF the State. He
learned while there, he said, that the la
boring men believe the National Guard
had been called out with the purpose OF
initirinR him But he defeated that, he
declared, and told of his ultlmatum 10
the Pittsburgh employers.
IT told them that the guard was In Pitts
burgh 10 protect life and property, not 10
do police duty OF TO settle differences be-
tween capital and labor, For when your
state sells itself TO special interests ana
indiyiduals instead OF the people that Cow
ernment - untrue aud false TO It's people"
Congressman John r. X. Scott, who is
a candidate for reelection. also spoke,
He said the Governor Is paying the pen
atty for keeping his promises TO the peo-
pie OF this State against the opposition
OF the big interests rHs Is suffering for
his honesty" he said. III the people OF
Pennsylvania are as loyal TO him as he
is to them. this old State viii be In an
uproar next Tuesday, He Is feeling the
iash OF the boss, because hshas served you
and not the bosses.
we are coming 10 point In the Re
publican party where we will not stand
Tor 4 leader who Is nothing but the paid
agent OF the coFporations, nasqnerading
as iAadeF,
stand By your Cover. n, ana send
deleEafe, 70 Chicago who viii carry out
your Hill. ana select the man who car
bring the party together, whether that
n,an e or afsat Gofsxner q ne man
who has been our Przslaant. and Eho
stands forth all over the foua141 e tna
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