The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-13

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and the famous Red Special" The
eastern trip wound up in New Eng
land with a speech by Mr.. Debs deiiv-
cred in historic Faneuil hall.
Edward W. Townsend. author of the
"Chimmie Fadden" stories, is the demo-
cratic nominee for congress in the sew
enth New Jersey district.
John G. Oglesby. the republican nom
inee for lieutenant governor Of Iii
nois. is a son of the late Richard og-
lesby, who was governor of the state
and one of It's most roted men.
The ticket to be used at the election
! in Tennessee next month will contain
over a hundred names and it is esti-
mated that it will require an average
of about seven minutes for the voter to
cast his ballot.
w Bourke Cochran, one Of the most
eloquent speakers in the democratic
ranks will be heard on the stump in
behalf of the Bryan and Kern ticket
in Indiana, New Jersey. Maryland
West Virginia and New York during
the remaining weeks of the campaign
Three aspirants are engaged in q
lively fight for the democratic nom
nation for governor of Virginia next
spring, and now it is reported that
> Lieutenant Governor j. Taylor Ellysor
! may soon announce his entry into the
> race.
t Samuel G. Cosgrove the republican
!, candidate for governor of the state O.
f Washington, is 81 years old and civi
4 war veteran. He was born in Ohit
: and spent his early life on a farm ii
Defiance county in that state. Late il
: the seventies he started west ant
. worked for time as a miner in Ne
| vada. In 1882 he settled in Washing
ton and has since been engaged il
| farming and in the practice of law, il
J both of which pursuits he has beef
> successful from the financial viewpoint
There is a slump in political new
in Lake county this week. Everybod
seems to be waiting for the big Wat
son rallies at Crown Point and Indi
: ana Harbor on Saturday
Washington. d. c., Oct 12-H Il
Kohlsaat of Chicago conferred with tn
g president today on the political situa
n ton in the west and told him some in
IS teresting stories of conversations h
% had heard among laboring men in Chi
z cago, telling how they felt toward tn
It different presidential candidates. Nj
) Kohlsaat said that he had talked wit
the editors of three of the leadin
newspapers of the country which ar
= supporting the candidacy of W. ,
y Bryan. Two of these editors, he sale
a had told him that they did not wan
m to see Mr. Bryan elected and did nc
n expect he would be. And one of thes
r. men," continued Mr.. Kohlsaat." is
l. member of the democratic natione
l. committee
One statement of w. H Blodgett, i
N his paper, the Indianapolis News, ere
lie ates a good deal eff amusement whe
e he says:
lie so it is pretty hard to tell jus
l. what will happen in Lake count.
n Nine tenths of the foreigners who wi
lie be naturalized Will vote the republ
II can ticket; they will not know wins
ty they are voting, but i'll do just whs
the bosses who get them their frs
papers tell them to do. So the resu
r. in Lake county will depend in a gres
t. measure on the number of foreigner
he the republicans are able to naturaliz
in on an even break Lake county will e
s, democratic. But under the plans
al the republicans, 1t may go republican
e. Oakland City-Eugene V Debs, 81
cialist candidate for president. wi
srsak in this cit ycotboetaoini a
Or speak in this city OCTOBER p.
he
Id Fort Wayne-The republicans ha,
ch made much preparation for the speed
here tomorrow night Of Seth Low
New York The speech will be mao
k in the rink, which accommodates S,Oi
or persons.
n ShelbyviIle-The board of count
he commissioners has found it necessal
e to take Elisha Sexton and Steve
IS. Barnes off the board of election inspe
On tors which was named a few days ag
d. Both are related TO candidates.
Linton-samueI Gompers presldel
Of the American Federation OF Labo
OF Will make an address in this city {
IT. Sunday afternoon, October IS. On Il
rs same day he will speak at Jasonvill
Shelburn. Hymera. Digger and Sui
van.
as Warsaw-James Guy of Harrisc
he township. Kosciusko county. aged
BIS years, has voted for every republic;