The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-28

drive the democrats back in line to vote
their ticket straight. even with him on
It Fleming gave Vesey until this
morning to reply. but yesey promptly
responded to the challenge, giving at
the same time the text of each letter
to the evening papers.
In his letter Fleming said that
charges made by Vesey regarding
Fleming were in some part untrue and
in others exaggerated. The challenger
said he would insist on only one rule
aside from those that usually govern
in such cases and that was that ''wo-
men and children" as non-voters be ex-
cluded.
G. c. White and Charles Billings went
to Eagle Creek and held a political
meeting there, In a schoolhouse. The
building was crowded and the speakers
were given a rousing reception. The
trip was made to Eagle Creek in an
automobile and from Crown Point to
Eagle Creek in carriage. The party
did not return to Hammond until 2
o'clock this morning.
The sample county ballots are out
and are being distributed by the can
didates. The state ballots are also out
and the republicans are getting about
as much satisfaction out of the ar
rangement as the democrats are, so
let everybody be happy.
All the candidates on both democratic
and republican tickets are rounding up
their campaigns in the north part of
Lake county this week, and Hammond
and Gary are the stamping grounds for
good many Of them.
William H. Taft will carry Illinois by
2s7.75s.
This is the result of a poll of the city
of Chicago and fifteen counties of the
state, together with estimates of the
remainder
The figures or the thirty-five wards
of the city of Chicago represent the
work of 1000 men on a house to house
canvass. The itemized plurality figures
follow:
Taft's plurality
over Bryan
City of Chicago. ... 1876
Cook county (outside Chicago. $4,000
State of Illinois (outside Cook
Total ........... 1855
Muncie-A local newspaper indie
pendent in politics. publishes this aft
in which 142 voters in all walks of life
participated. men identified with the
liquor interests and those connected in
official capacities with the churches be-
ing excluded. The vote shows these re-
suits for the presidency and governor
ship. the noticeable feature of this be-
ing the wide margin between the can
didates of the same party. for president
and governor: President. Taft, Sc;
Bryan, 40: Debs, 9: Hisgen. /; Chain, o.
Governor. Watson. 81; Marshall. IS;
Goodman, s; Zion. /; Haynes, 0.
Columbus. Ind. Oct. 26.-John F.
Parry, secretary and treasurer of the
union labor party of San Francisco,
who is touring southern Indiana with
John w. Kern, received a telegram Just
before he started to speak here this
afternoon that his mother had died
suddenly in Iowa.
Mr.. Parry. it will be remembered,
during the present political campaign.
Columbus, Ind, Oct. 26.-Lieutenant
Governor Hugh T. Miller returned Sat-
urday evening from Washington. where
he has been on a business trip. While
in Washington he called on President
Roosevelt and was cordially received.
The president Is more than interested
in the political situation In Indiana and
talked to Mr.. Miller at length about
conditions here. He asked a great
many questions and showed himself to
be as familiar with Hoosier conditions
in political way as a resident of this
state might be.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS F. Shively OF
South Bend will speak for the demo-
Gratis here Wednesday evening, and ar
engagements are being made for one of
the largest gatherings of the year The
national labor bureau is prepared to
send a man here of national reputa-
tion to address the factory workers the
last meeting for which John F. Parry
of Calefirna was widely advertised, but
failed to appear