The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-06
BRYAN NOT TO SPEAK IN
INDIANA, THIS YEARS CAMPAIGN

some speeches in this state, and some
of this talk continued until the meet
ing of the editors with Tom Taggart
at French Lick a couple of weeks ago.
At that time there were speeches made.
and the TagEart leaders led in cheers
for Grover Cleveland but never a word
was said about Bryan. 1t was evident
then that there was to be no Bryan
sentiment at tina gathering
The news that Bryan is not to come
to Idiana this year will be discourag-
ing to many Democrats. OF course
Bryan could not we'll come here and
make speeches in support of the Demo-
cratic state platform because he is in
favor of local option and even for alb
solute prohibition, and the Democratic
a document. But the disappointment to
the Bryanites in the state will be none
| the less severe
! Plans are being made at the Repub-
lican state headquarters for the most
complete poll of the voters of the state
that was ever attempted, and the poll
will be taken along new lines which
have not yet been made public John
| f. Hays, secretary of the state COM
mittee. is working on a new form of
poll book and set of instructions to poll
takers which will be different from
those used in former years, and 1t is
said that it will result in obtaining ac-
curate information The taking OF the
poll is one OF the big jobs of a cam
paisn and generally causes a lot of
trouble in gathering the desired infor-
nation, but IL has to be done
This is the time of year when there
is not much going on in the various
in 1F aicrx
work. The people are too busy with
other things to go very far in the poll
teal game. Harvest time is here
Many of the precinct committeeman in
the state are farmers. and so are some
, of the county chairmen and many Of
the candidate for Office. They have
, their crops to harvest. their corn te
plow and their threshing to do. and
while all of this is going on they can
not devote much time to the politica
, game. But they can keep track Of
, what is going on, and at the end Of
the harvest season they will be ready
, to jump in and go ahead with the work
But while this is true out in the pre-
, cincts. the work of effecting a com
, plete organization of the party, directed
, from state headquarters goes ahead
steadily.
Ii DOM Sldlc COHlLullAooS are Justly
, gathering names of workers in all o
. the counties so as to be in readiness
, to assign them to duty when a bis
, job. also. but it is a part of the pre-
nminary work that must be done.
The Republican campaign pres
bureau is now in working order anS
, printed matter is being sent TO thu
/ Republican papers all over the state
George Stout, formerly with the Indi
annapolis sun. is in charge of tni
bureau The Democratic press bureau
t will open next Monday with GUERNSEY
, Van Ripper, al present with the Indian
: apolis Star. in charge.
) The state committees have not we
established their speakers bureaus OF
. a permanent basis for the campai gn
2 but this will be done within a shor
time 1t is understood that viii II
Hays, of sullivan who has had chars
during the last several campaigns, vii
t again be at the head of the epublical
4 speakers bureau, and Bert Henderson
2 of Linton, will be a. the head of TIL
, Dem ocratic bureau He1dren was as
sistant to his father during the last tw
campaigns, when the elder Hendren. o
Bloomfield, was chairman of the speak
ers bureau. GIL Hendren has worked i
the Democratic cause all of his lif
without ever being rewarded with a
Office. and he thought, and so did hi
friends this year that he was entitle
to a nomination for something. So h
came out for clerk of the suprem
court and got a beautiful licking I'll
state convention turned down tho oil
war horse just like he had been
total stranger. Gil Hendren is no long
Ier connected with the state organization
but he is staying at home AND sawin
wood while mis- son will manage tn
speakers bureau this year.
Both parties viii have every availa
BILE man in the field making speech ne
this year. Both sides. also, will hav
much help from outside speakers, br
!, just who will compose the speakin
II brigade from outside the state in eithe
camp is not yet kown although a fe'
names have been made public.