The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-11-23
Sentinel -
cONORrSSlAAN.ELecT HARDY.
Ne Attributes Ills HlectieG y 'Ssees
ssd Steep."

Ne Attribstss nls Blectiss y ''ssses
asd Steep."
Col. A. M. Hardy, the man who SC
defeated Congressman BretE OF the 81
Second district, is at the Denison; q,
He is accompanied by his wife and u
came up simply Oh q pleasure trpI Il
TO rest alter his campaign exertions. 81
He was besiegei by his anyIb
friends last night after he returned q
from the theater, and it was some h
time before representative OF Inc n
Sentinel could "get in word edge, b
wise" He finally, however, asked r
the new congressman, what ne
chiefly attributed his wonderful race. K
ITO the sheep and the stone IN
my district" promptly replied Ml. K
Hardy. "There are more sheep
raised in the district than in any
other three districts in the state.
Without discussing the causes, 1t Is
sufficient to say that the pnce OF
wool has decreased recently and
with it the price Of mutton. Mr..
Bretz made serious mistake IN en-
terinp into that correspondence with
the secretary Of the wool growers
association, and to this indiscretion
Inc owes much Of his loss OF support.
~ visited every hamlet IN the
district and made thorough, ana
%. lin many instances personal can
yass." At this point in the conver,
p lsation Col. Hardy was interrupted
by one Of his admirers, who told
story of the Germans who are SET
tied thickly in some portions OF tn
district. They are nearly all dem
ocrats and never attended . repuo
lican meeting. They did turn ou
lin 1885, when Gen. Harrison visit
-, ed them, simply because he was
FlIJnited States senator and their Gu
riosity was aroused. When Col
re- Hardy visited these settlements ht
- too. received respectable audience:
ou and when they heard him speak
w his stentorian voice they declare
| orthat he was a greater man tina
r;ll Harrison; and the sequel shows tn
:. many Of them voted for him.
Col. Hardy told the reporter OF
nus trip he made to an interior plac
us where he spoke to an audience
pub farmers in q country school hous
sertIThe house was filled and the weat
- er being warm, all the doors q
~. windows were open. Just ADO
hich ten feet from the main door was
you pasture Of seven hundred acre
vard|The colonel was just warming
;nlon the wool question when
glanced out the door and saw ina
pre- aock Of several hundred sheep n
'pro- gathered in the light Just oPpos
nted the door. "Just look at the sheep
rtistsIhe said, and every eye was turn
bvlin their direction. "Even the pe
- sheep themselves have iecogniz
PIC In me a friend, and have come
re Us hear my address" The incids
es Of made the colonel extremely popul
make and, though small and meanlI
;rcb.|less affair, evidently assisted him
gaining the support OF the people
The Second district conta
r. many stone quarries, and those
which Lawrence county constitute no
rich considerable industry. The COVE
,aor ment some time ago adopted
49, Bedford stone as material Tor p'
o'ue lie buildings. The failure OF
aperllast congress to make any Pu'
E sor- building appropriations cut Oh g 2
pro- siderable of the business OF tn
,rna. quarries, and with the decline
: -. business the price OF labor "
= 'ne down. Col. Hardy says that ne
uisite cured almost the entire vote Of
lars if|ouarry workmen.