The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-17
IN POLITICS

County Chairman Dick Schaaf was |
pretty anxious about the weather last
night He thought 1t was going to
rain and consulted the goosebone and
other weather signs. This morning,
when he awoke, he was the happiest
man in seven states.
Both NJ. J. Brown and Thomas Grant
were in Hammond last night and ex
pressed their fullest confidence in the
political situation all over the county.
They are well pleased with the out
look in the north end of the county.
and both had a volume of praise for
County Chairman Schaafs wonderful
organization in Lake county.
c. ]. Kern of Valparaiso, the brother
of the democratic vice presidential can
didate, will be the attraction at East
Chicago this evening. Joseph Conroy,
the Hammond attorney, will also ad
dress the same meeting.
1t is left mainly for Mayor Becker.
Joseph Conroy and ]. A. Gavit to stir
the hearts of the democrats during this
campaign. Few nights Will pass from
now until election in which they will
not appear somewhere.
The big tent on North Holman street
is awaiting the throngs that are ex-
pected to gather for the Marshall meet
ing next Monday evening. Marshall is
scheduled to speak in Hammond at
1880, and after speaking here for an
hour, will leave for Indiana Harbor.
He is promised a good attendance, as
both republicans and democrats will
| go to hear him.
j. S. Parry, secretary of the Union
Labor party is holding forth in this
region for an unusual length of time
He has been in Hammond three times
now and is making many friends. It
would not be at all unlikely that
Parry is grooming himself for a high
executive office in the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
! The foreign vote is figured to be the
power in the balance, as far as Carter
and Grant are concerned One thing
seems certain, and that is that more
money will change hands on the out
come of the shrievalty than any
| other propoSltlon-
Lake county politicians are not en-
tirely overlooking the Illinois cam
paign. despite the degree of intensity
that 1t is reaching at home. fractional
fights are cutting the two parties. One
Chicago man, who while not a politi-
clan. is nevertheless a close observer
of conditions, outlined his idea of the
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words: Both parties are dsgusted.
Republicans are trying to hide much
Of Deneen's record as possible. while
the democrats believe that with Steven
son elected, Roger Sullivan would be
the regent of the state
The Lake county central committee
has just received a shipment of 10000
extra Taft pictures. The supply OF
pictures which was sent to headquar-
tiers early in the campaign has been
exhausted and for several days there
have been requests for pictures which
it was necessary to refuse. Now the
committee has 10000 extra pictures and
everybody can have them. 1t is the
purpose Of the committee to give these
pictures out at big political meetings
during the rest of the campaign. About
five hundred pictures have been giver
out by THE TIMES during the past tive
weeks.
New York, Oct. 16-Former Governor
w. T. Durbin of Indiana was at re-
publican headquarters yesterday, and
at the request of Chairman Hitchcock
he made a brief statement as to con
ditions in Indiana. He said. Indiana
will give the national republican tickle
majority Of from $4,000 to 10000. TIL,
state ticket will be elected by not lesi
than 10000 Indiana is normally re
publican by 10000 You may depend
upon it that the reports that there Il
: any danger of the state being othel
, than republican in this election have
3 no shadow OF truth"
} At Pueblo, the other day. Senator
, Beveridge, In speaking on labor. amonl
: other things. said
rs there bread for laborers to ca
. in a single line OF Mr.. Bryans plat
5 form? Are there clothes and shoes 70
his wife and children in a single propo