The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-16

Knife.
HAMMOND, May 12-Special.-This
township, entitled to twelve delegates
to the republican congressional conven-
ton. will send contesting delegations.
Johnston and Landis factions each
organized for special trains to go to
Crown Point. Johnston's train was to
go at 10:S0 this morning and Landis's
train at 1870. When Johnston's train
pulled out the train crew quickly stopped
on a side track, coupled onto Landis's
empty cars and took them with them TO
Crown Point. An hour later when the
Lands delegation of 800 men went to the
station the agent lad mysteriously dis
appeared and the office attaches would
answer no questions. The Lands men
repaired to the opera house and selected
twelve delegates and formed strong reso-
lutions denouncing the trick of the John
stonites. The lands delegation is head
ed by NJ NJ. TowIe, the millionaire
banker; Stephen Ripley, superintendent
of the nail mills: Editor Maxwell Of the
Tribune, and Attorney A. F. Knott.
No fight between democrats and re-
publicans has ever been as bitter as this
Johnston-Landis contest.
HAMMOND, May -Special.-After
the Johnson men had stolen the train
Saturday the Lands delegation met here
and passed the following:
Resolved, That We enter our solemn
protest against such methods as have
been employed and denounce them as un-
American and unrepublican. and which,
if permitted to go unrebuked, will, in
our judgment. result in the defeat OF
the republican ticket in this congresslon-
al district.
"Resolved. That we appeal to every
honest and fair-minded republican of the
Tenth congressional district and pray
that the delegates selected in this con-
vention be recognized at the congressiOn-
al convention to be held the oath inst"
HAMMOND, IND, May 14.-Special.-
There is no Disgusting the fact that the
train stealing episode here last Saturday
places Judge William Johnson, whose de-
sire to go TO congress has become a pas
sion, in a decidedly unenviable position.
Latest developments show beyond
question that the theft of the train was
the climax Of a conspiracy between the
JOhnsOniteS and the officials OF the chi
cagO & Erie railroad. 1t now transpires
that the local agent of the Erie was in
secret caucus with Johnson and his peo-
pie Thursday and Friday nights, when,
it is presumed, the plans were laid.
johnson STANDS III WITH the I<ltts ItcAS cAAA
annual pass over the road and the eX-
general solicitor of the road was one OF
the most conspicuous of the corporation
Representatives from Chicago who at
tended the Crown Point convention and
yelled for Johnson. Scarcely a railroad
passes through IL :. Tenth district that
did not have a representative there.
Such a fight as Charles B.. Lands, the
young Delphi editor, put up against the
combination of wealth and treachery
must certainly excite the admiration OF
the barons, who have allied themselves
against him. The morning of the con-
vention the East Chicago rolling mill
shut down altogether and the men We're
ordered out like cattle, lined up, and,
headed by a brass band, marched to the
special train and loaded on board. The
George II. Hammond packing company
which employs from 1.500 to 1000 men.
ordered out a contingent Of between 400
and 500. IL was as variegated an assOrt-
ment of humanity as ever landed at Cas-
tie Garden. The Midway at the worlds 5
fair could not have discounted 1t. In
the gang there were PoloclSs, Armenians
Turks. Swedes, Danes, Scandinavians
and Hungarians. Few of them could
speak the English Language.
Nine out of ten of them vote the dem
ocratic ticket at the election. but are will
ing to vote at a primary for a man like
Johnson, especially when ordered to do
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time will go on just as though they We're
engaged in their usual work.
The Johnson men do not deny that they
were pushed to the last extremity to Sc
cure the Lake county delegation. They
acknowledge that had the Lands people
gotten to the convention the out town
ships, ready TO revolt against the rule
of the Hammond and Crown Point gag
rule, would have given Lands at least
half of Lake county. This would have
been fatal to Johnson. Hence, means
were taken to destroy all show Of oppOsi-
tion to the Valparaiso lawyer, who is
backed by the attorneys and railroads
If Judge Johnson is nominated il will
not do for the republicans to yell about
English gold and greed" in their cam
paign in this district. The packing COM
pany that turned out its molly assort-
ment Saturday is owned entirely by an
English syndicate, not a dollar of the
stock being held in this country.
Lands may be downed by the rail-
roads, the lawyers, the rolling mills and
the packing houses, but he will have the
satisfaction of knowing that he has
forced his opponent to sweat blood and
scatter thousands of dollars Of his money
And democrat will defeat Johnson for
congress if he is nominated. He would
simply be pie for the democrats of the
Tenth district.
WINAMAC, May IA - Special. - A
ty is very indignant at the manner in
which the convention was conducted at
Crown Point on Saturday last for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the con-
gressiOnal convention to be held at Ham
mond
The two men most prominently men,
toned for the republican nomination are
Charles B. Lands of Delphi and Judge
William Johnston of Valparaiso. on
anything like a fair deal Lands would
easily win, as the republicans over the
entire district are an easy to 1 in his
favor. However, Johnston supporters are
of the old Dudley school and have been
resorting to old-time republican tricks
to such an extent that Johnston now
seems a sure winner
When the convention was held at this
place some few days ago for the selec-
ton Of delegates to this convention a
solid Johnson delegation was chosen by
being present and talking loud and long
for Lands until they were selected, i'm
mediately after which they announced
their intention to support Johnston.
This of itself did not have a tendency
to create very much harmony and today
when they learned that the supporters
of Johnston in Lake county, who live at
Crown Point, had taken advantage of
the supporters Of lands who live at
Hammond, on Saturday last, and while
the Lands crowd were side-tracked and
delayed at a way station between Ham
mond and Crown Point. the Johnson fac
tion held their convention at their home
and not only selected a solid delegation,
but instructed them to vote first, last and
all the time for Johnson, their wrath