Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-05
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BY the Ex-Committeeman


onslaughts on rum yesterday in a
series of Fourth of July speeches in
Jefferson and Clearfield counties, and
every whack he took was received
with much applause. The Governor
let it be known that if this country
is to win the war it must Danish
rum and that liquor had no business
in politics. either. The Governor was
greeted by thousands of people, the
welcome accorded him at Punxsu-
tawney being notable.
In the course of his addresses the
Governor also declared that Penn
sylvania would be called upon to give
O. tenth. 1t is not only rty-eighth
of the country, but a tenth in. popu-
lation, production and other things
which enter into the national life.
The Governor was the guest of Rep
resentative Lex n. Mitchell, who pre-
sided at the PunXsutawney meeting.
FROM the Jefferson county seat the
Governor went to Sykesville and Cur
wensville, visiting Charles Z. Pat
ton at the latter place. The closing
speech was at Dubois. where the
Governor spoke to 1000 persons.
The Governors remarks yester-
day were interesting, although he did
not discuss legislation. Extracts from
his several speeches were as follows:
mo nation weakened by rum can
fight and win. Rum must go. / said
that when l was candidate, and l
have reiterated it since. Consequent
ly have made enemies. The amend
ment to the food control bill now
in the United States Senate will, If
passed, give this nation victory as
surely as the sun shines. 1 am a
peace-loving man. My father was
peace-loving man; yet there were
times when my father took young
Brumbaugh over his knee and soak
ed him in the interest of peace. We
are peace-loving nation, but the
time has come when democracy must
turn autocracy across it's knee and
spank it in the interests of peace.
Pennsylvania will play its part in this
as it has in all things else"
Again he said: Pennsylvania
contains more than one-tenth of the
people of this nation. 1t holds more
than one-tenth of its wealth., Its
citizens subscribed to more than one-'
tenth of the Liberty bonds sold and
gave more than one-tenth of the
500, 100000 gift to the Red Cross.
In a short time it will send to France
more than one-tenth of the men who
will compose the first selective serv-
ice army. l want to urge upon the
men OF Pennsylvania between the
ages of eighteen and forty years the
necessity of offering their services to
their county before this great army
is mustered into service"
The men in the State who are
interested in politics were awaiting
word from the Capitol to-day about
appointments and reappointments.
The Governor did not indicate any,
thing yesterday and said he was
awaiting word from the legal de-
partment.
Independence Day appears to
have caused the Palmer yowls about
the conscription boards to be for
gotten. The Democratic chieftain
has not been heard from since he
was raped by Mayor Smith at Phil
adelphia.
Democratic bosses are said to be
somewhat disturbed by the promi-
nence given to Senator c. w. Sones,
of Wiliamsport, in the discussion of
available Democratic gubernatorial
candidates.
The Bethlehems have had q
ing for a great campaign in behalf
of consolidation of the two munich
palities. Charles NJ. Schwab is chair
man of the executive committee.
Circulation of nominating petit
tions in behalf of candidates for ju-
dicial nominations seems to be gen.
eral throughout the State and it is
probable that the next month or so
will see many of them entered at the
Capitol. Some of the best-known
judges in the state are candidates
for denomination.
over a dozen booms have been
launched for judgeship nominations
in Allegheny county. There prom
ises to be a keen rivalry at the pri-
mary.
The bill changing the date of
the primary election is on Governor
Brumbaugh's desk for action. 1t
makes a change of one day.