The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-15

Mr.. Neal win speak at Ken |
nard tonight.
Columbus-The colored republicans |
here will open the campaign in the |
courthouse Friday night. Archibald |
Hall, a white speaker, Will make the |
chief address and there will also be a
speech from the Rev. S. W. ToIes. pas
tor of the colored Baptist church here.
The Emig glee club and colored quar-
tet Will sing.
Waterbury, Conn, October 14.-Hor-
ace D. Taft, principal of Taft school at
WATERFOWL, and brother of William H.
Taft, republican candidate for president.
refused to run as a nominee for repre-
sentative in the state legislature at the
republican caucus held in Watertown
last night Principal Taft, while he
will work for the best interests of Wa
tertown could not even think of run
ming for political office.
Chicago, October 14.-Senator A. J.
Beveridge is to be one of the whirlwind
finishers of the republican national
campaign. He begins his special train
rear platform speech making campaign
tomorrow in Nebraska and will close
in Indiana. Tonight he closes at Pueb-
10, Col, his big speech making tour,
that began at Terre Haute two weeks
ago, and has taken him through the
northwest to the Pacific coast and back
to Colorado.
Columbus. Ind. Oct. 1.-THE Rev.
John H. Hill. democratic candidate for
representative, has a band wagon that
is disabled. Last week he bought an
automobile and took the machine to
his home in Flatrock township. The
machine runs with a water-cooled mo-
tor and his son, Gold Hill, undertook
to take a short ride in it. He liked
automobiling so well that he continued
to run the machine regardless of the
fact that the water was exhausted
blew up. The entire rear end of the
machine was blown off.
Fort Wayne, Ind, Oct. 14.-Seth Low
delivered a political address last night
to about 5000 persons in Princess rink
which was filled to its capacity both
as to seating and standing room. The
audience included many voters in the
wage-earning class. who listened with
the closest attention etaoinoinaoin
the closest interest throughout the
ninety minute address. Paul Mossman,
a young business man. presided and in
| Introducing Mr.. Low referred to the in
tense interest the small manufacturer
and business men felt in the result Of
| November g.
Elwood-William Burns of Chicago, a
member of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, spoke to two large audiences
| here last night, one at the republican
| clubrooms and the other before the
Garfield club. He admonished his hear
ers to guard themselves against being
| drawn away from the beaten paths of
republication. which they had trod all
their lives, or voting the socialist or
| democratic tickets.
Clinton-William R. Frailey of Birm-
| ingham, Ala, for ten years a member
of the national executive board of the
| United Mine Workers of America, de-
livered a republican speech in the opera
house here last night. Mr.. Frailey's
address was directed chiefly to the
miners. Major NJ. Z. Dickson, who is
advertised as "a veteran of the civil
war and an old-time republican and
union labor orator." will answer Mr..
Frailey.
Boonville-One of the largest and
most enthusiastic political meetings OF
| this campaign was held here last night
| in the Matthewson opera house, when
Congressman D. j. Foster of Vermont
addressed over 500 people. He paid a
| high tribute to Congressman Foster OF
the first district, and James E. Watson
with whom he had associated in con-
gress. and knew to be men of high
worth, deserving the honor they seek. "
Anderson-Under the auspices of the
local German Liberal society, j. H. Kel-
Ter and Phillip Rappaport OF Indian
apolis spoke al the Grand opera house
in this city, last evening. It was said
the meeting would be nonpartfsan. but
many republicans who went to the
meeting took offense at the speakers
| attack on county local option and Gov
| ernor Hanlys work for temperance, and
left. =. William B. Burns of Chicago
introduced as labor leader, spoke al
a republican meeting at the courthouse
last evening. He declared that the re-
Wall street sharks as a personal affront
to President Roosevelt. Senator Kit
finger followed and stirred the crowd
when addressing some colored men, he
declared that if they voted the demo
cratic ticket they deserved to be dis
| franchised.
Thomas J. Wood of Crown Point, and
Frank p Keilman OF st. John, two OF
the oldtime democrats of Lake county
who have died this week. belonged To
the old regime and their loss is deeply
felt in the councils of their party
Small Brains Have Thoughts.
One scientist has calculated that
the weight of an ants brain is fifteen
one hundredths of a miiligrame. A
milligrame is one hundred and fifty
! fourteen thousandths of grain. Yet
! It is generally conceded that an ant
can think