The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-19
CRUMP PACKER
MAKES A HIT
Three Hundred People Are
Turned Away at Bin
zenhof and Unable to
Hear Speaker.

Gary will give 500 majority for the
republican ticket next November.
After the seating capacity of the Bin
EenhOf hall, where the opening repub-
hcan rally at Gary was held, was ex-
hausted, and the aisles were crowded
about the seats, three hundred people
were unable TO gain admission, when
the first gun of the campaign was
fred in the steel city by Congressman
Il. ID. Crumpacxer last night. 1t GER
tsinly looks good to the republicans.
The enthusiastic optimism voiced by
the assembIage was reflected by the
speakers. who In their best vein argued
the policies OF republication and met
with storm of approval. All of the
hopes which has been vested by the
party leaders in the political status of
Gary, which has become a most
Dftent political factor in this gregion.
was confirIaed by the magnitude and
success of the first big republican rally.
THR0NG Is A MONSTER.
The throng which attended the meet
ing was a representative one for Gary,
and the business man. the tradesman
the colored man and the foreigners of
every nationality being easily dis
tnguished. The situation was quickly
grasped by Congressman Crumpacker
who in the course of his talk, touched
upon every point of personal interest
to those present He discoursed upon
the banking system and the tariff for
the business man. labor questions for
the workers. the. uplift of the negroes
for the colored men. and emigration"
for the foreigners The subjects were
masterfully treated and their apprecia-
tion was reflected by the applause of
the crowd.
Vim and action marked the event
from the time that the crowd swarmed
about the brass band early in the even
ing, and the political leaders gathered
al the Gary hotel, until the colored
ouartette had poured forth their last
strains at the close of the meeting
COULDN'T GET IN.
The only regretable feature is that
large part of the vast crowd which
sought to gain entrance. were turned
away, and but a thousand of them were
able to listen to the flow or oratory
delivered by the numerous speakers.
At 7:45 a procession of spectators
together with the politicians started
north on Broadway, headed by the
band. from the Gary hotel to the Bin
zenhof Both sides of the street were
black with the people who desired to
be present at the first republican rally, |
and it was evident that they could not
al be accommodated. One of the inter
esting features procession of humanity,
was the march OF the colored men. from
the south end where they formed, to
the Binzenhof. There were. $50 of
them in the parade and most of them
axta
poles, making a great hit with the
crowd through which they passed.
INTRODUCES SPEAKER OF EVENING I
Shortly after eight o'clock William /
H. Kliver who presided at the rally. |
introduced the speaker of the evening, /
Congressman Crumpacker The latter
expressed pleasure at being the first
speaker. at the first republican rally.
H. the first national campaign, since
Gary had been in existence.
He then launched directly into the
congressional fight in this district. He
asserted that because of the gum
shoe" campaign which his opponent
was carrying on. it was impossible to
ascertain his attitude in certain poll
cies. so that he could reply to them.
He questioned the good judgment of
a man who would ask for the office of
congressman III this district without |
placing before the people his posi-
tion on questions of vital interest to
them This. he said. would be the
duty Of any man who sought to repre-
sent the people of this district"
A DEMOCRAT FOR MONEY.
Turning to the negroes. Judge
Crumpacker then discussed, their posi-
tion in life under past democratic ad
ministrations, what it was under the
present republican regime and what It
would be II they voted for Bryan.
He said in part. IF you vote for BRYAN
at this election, you will never be ablA
to cast vote again." And also. "A
negro cannot be a democrat unless n
be for money" The above assertions
on the negro phase OF the national :
issues were carefully jotted down bv {
Robert Wynn johnson. editor of the s
Colored Press. and erstwbfa fanftor