Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-25
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neighbors of this county and by rep
resentative citizens from any other
sections of the state.
This beautiful and quaint college
community made a record with the
largest turnout of men and women
to honor a candidate for Office. ever
witnessed in this commonwealth.
Automobiles blocked the roads for
miles in every direction and thou
sands who came by railroad or
special trolley cars or busses Joined
in a demonstration as unprecedented
in its enthusiasm, as il was unique In
many of its features.
There was n conspicuous absence
of the conventional political atmos-
phere.
1t was more like a social function
following the graduation day eNer-
cises at Swarthmore College, whose
president, DR.. Joseph Swain. presided
at an informal meeting which came
after a preliminary reception at
which Senator Sproul had an oppor-
tunity to greet the early comers.
Many men and women in evening
dress assembled in Strath Haven
Inn.
While the voters were grasping
the hand of the Senator in one room
n committee of women was directing
a special reception in honor of Mrs.
Sproul in another.
Prominent Men Speak
Both men and women took part
in the meeting, at which. Senator
Sproul announced his platform and
where speeches in support of his
nomination for governor and telling
of his special fitness of the office
were made by Samuel w. Nauclain.
chairman of the board of National
Locomotive Works; Frank B. Nc
Claim of Lancaster. Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania. and Rev.
Russell II. Conwell, president of
Temple University.
The reading of a letter from form
er Governor Edwin n. Stuart. cor
daily supporting Senator Sproul, was
received with applause.
Senator Sprouts platform is given
in another column. He was cheered
repeatedly as he spoke.
The committee which directed the
the reception TO Mrs. Sproul in the
sun parlor included Mrs. Martin IS.
Young, chairman; Mrs. William p.
bllSI, vile Ol supreme 1OuIl Jus
tice Potter; Mrs. Joseph Swain, wife
of the president of Swarthmore Col
lege; Mrs. Edward Temple, Mrs.
John a. Miller. Mrs. Charles d.
Jayce, Mrs. Thomas S. Stafford, Mrs.
Joseph L. Haines. Mrs. William w.
Matos, Mrs. Casper Sharpless and
Mrs. Charles Parker, acted as the
hostesses for tbs function. During
the time of the two receptions an or
chestra. rendered a classical concert
program.
The dem onstration was organized
by a non-partisan citizens committee
of one hundred. of which Charles d.
Jayce was chairman and William w.
Matos, secretary. Edward B. Tenn
pie, chief engineer of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, was chairman OF the
reception committee.
President Swain Greets Candidate
DIR. Joseph Swain, president of
Swarthmore College, in his open ad-
dress, spoke as follows:
In 1905, DR.. Edward H. Magill,
then the venerable president emeri-
tus of Swarthmore College, in bull
letin in which he published a brief
statement concerning all the alumni
of the college of the first twenty
classes, wrote the following para
graph:
q" William Cameron Sproul. B. S.
Born at Octoraro. Lancaster county,
Pa, September 16, 1870, Prepared
for college at Negaunee (Mich.)
High School and Chester, Pa, High
School. After graduation purchased