The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-02
Vice President Makes Fav-
orable Impression as
Does Also Watson.
ISSUES DISCUSSED
Two Thousand Persons Crowd Into
Big Tent and Listen to the
0ratory of Noted Men.

Republicans, democrats. socialists
and prohibitionists gathered together
in the big tent on North Holman street
to honor Charles w. Fairbanks, the
vice president of the United States.
They had as their guests a national
figure of distinction and consequence,
a presidential possibility; and about
two thousand of them ceased their
work for the hour and listened to the
arguments on the issues of the cam
paign.
Hammond had as its guest yester-
day, Charles w. Fairbanks, vice presi-
dent of the United States and in stead
of finding him the frigid character that
he is reputed to be and that he seemed
to be when he spoke here on other oc-
casions, they were surprised to find the
distinguished statesman the most af-
fable of persons.
If the people of Hammond were sur
prised that the vice presidents iciness
had melted away; the vice president
was no less surprised that the Ham
mond people warmed up to him the
way they did. In fact there was real
enthusiasm over the tall Indiana
statesman anu III I1dulHloiQ WuGIS
frigidity is also a habit and the peo-
pie seem reluctant to enthuse over
anything or anybody, the greeting that
the vice president received is signifi-
cant.
The party which is making a swing
around the state, made a short stop
at Valparaiso where a capacity house
filled Memorial hall and hundreds
were unable to get within earshot of
the speakers. At this place Congress
man Watson began speaking at 2
o'clock in the afternoon and for one
hour and forty-five minutes enthused
the audience with his eloquence until
Mr.. Fairbanks came in on his special
train. The time was so limited that
VIII Hays, the chairman of the speak
ers bureau, limited his talk TO about
three minutes.
When the meeting at Valparaiso was
over, the vice president and those who
accompanied him, were hustled into
automobiles and whisked to the Nickel
Plate depot where their train was
waiting. Besides Mr.. Fairbanks and
Congressman Watson, the personnel OF
the party included Congressman
Crumpacker, Virgil S. Reiter, of this
city, several local politicians and a
dozen newspaper men.
On the way into Hammond the vice
president went out on the rear plat
form and waved his handkerchief tc
the people who gathered in crowds al
various places along the right of way
or waved a welcome to the tall states
man from the windows of their homes
HonOred In Hammond.
At the station there was a large
crowd waiting to greet the party ant
carriages conveyed the speakers to the
big Heintz tent on Holman street
Here there were about two Thousand
people waiting for the arrival of Mr.
Fairbanks and vociferously cheered hin
| as he mounted the platform.
Although Mr. Fairbanks was allowed
to speak only about 25 minutes he GOV.
cred considerable of ground and i'm
| pressed his hearers with his earnest
ness and the logis of his arguments.
He reviewed political conditions dur
| ing the past Is years and pointed ou
that period OF comparative prosperit!
was followed during CIeveland's admin
istration by the panic that cost the
manufacturers millions of dollar:
through the curtailment of their outpu
and the wage earners millions of dol
lars in the loss of wages.
He pointed out that this condition
was brought about by the effort of tn,
democratic party to substitute fre,
trade for the policy OF protection tha
had made the American workman tn,
best clothed. the best fed and the bes
educated man in the world.
The vice president said that the peo
pie of Hammond had been convince,
that the policies of the democrati
party ten years ago were unwise an'
nominated for congress man who ha
stood for the republican policies tha
have brought about a return of tn
wonderful prosperity that the countr,
enjoyed previous TO 1898.
Tribute 10 Crumpacker.
At this time he paid a most eloquen
tribute to Congressman Crumpacke
when he said: No better, no wiser, n
more loyal man has ever entered con
gress than Edgar D. Crumpacker.
Vote for him." said Mr. Fairbanks
"and you vote not only for the repub
llican party, but for a continuance i
power OF the men who are carrying on
welt, the man who has done more t
curb the trust evil than all of hi
predecessors in the white house"
James Watson, the congressman froI
the sixth district of Indiana foIlowe
Mr.. Fairbanks and Immediately won tn