Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-16
BEIDLEMAN IS
GIVEN GREETING
Senator Displays Strength in
Lackawanna and Adjoining
Counties This Week

Senator Edward +. Beidleman,
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for Lieutenant Governor, was
rendered warm welcome by labor
| leaders, bankers, manufacturers,
county officials and other prominent
citizens of the metropolis of the an
thracite region at Scranton last
night. A committee of representa-
tive Republicans met the candidate
at the railroad station and escorted
him TO the Hotel Jermyn. where he
held an all-day reception and was
greeted by hundreds of voters.
Alfred K. Connell. one of the lead
ing manufacturers of northeastern
PENNSYLVANIA and vice-president of
the Anthracite Trust Company.
headed the Beidleman reception
which was composed of many in
fiuential citizens.
Sheriff ]. r. Schlager and County
Commissioner John Won Bergen,
Lackawanna county Republican
leaders, were among the first to con-
fer with Senator Beidleman and they
assured him that this section of
PENNSYLVANIA will swing solidly TO
himself and Senator William c.
Sproul, candidate for Governor.
Senator Beidleman talked of the
mine cave situation and said that he
stands ready to perform any service
that will meet the wishes of the peo-
pie of Scranton and in other mine
cave zones.
We have no mine caves down in
Dauphin; there is no settling of the
surface there and quite naturally We
are not in close touch with actual
conditions here. But ] take it that
rho nnnT1n Of N
they want, and If elected Lieutenant
Governor 1 will strive 10 the utmost
to give the people of your city and
other parts of the coal region the
legislation they feel should be enact
ed to put an end to the mine cave
evil" Senator Beidleman said.
Senator Beidleman is going to re-
main here Thursday 20 attend a re-
ception given in his honor by labor
ing men of the county. He has cham
pioned the cause of labor in several
chief defender of the railroaders
full crew bill and one of the men
who did good work in putting
through the bill that brought the
mine workers of Pennsylvania under
the provisions of the Workmen's
Compensation act. Tomorrow it is
also planned TO have the candidate
make a tour OF the county, when ne
will meet men prominent in labor
ranks up and down the valley.
Unheralded by band or bugler.
John r. X. Scott, of Philadelphia,
Brumbaugh administration candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor on the
Republican ticket. dashed into the
city. remained for a few hours and
then breezed out again for Pitts
burgh. Upon his arrival here Scott
hit the trail for City Hall. where he
visited the office of Mayor Alex. 7.
Connell, who has declared for O'Neil.
The mayor was pretty busy packing
up for a trip to Philadelphia, and
after a few minutes chat with the
candidate turned him over to Direc-
tor of Public Works Robert W. Allen,
who is also part owner and director
Of the Anthracite Brewing Company.
The brewer escorted Scott through
city Hall and introduced him to the
heads of departments, clerks and
iremen, many of whom are known
TO be Sproul and Beidleman support
ers, despite the fact that the mayor
is out for O'Neil, Brewer Allen then
took the candidate back TO the Hotel
Casey, where there was a reception
on for Joseph +. Guffey, Democratic
candidate for Governor. There were
too many Guffey men around the
hotel, so Scott and Allen tracked 10
the Hotel Jermyn.