The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-06


discussed and adopted will be followed
throughout the fight.
Chairman Lee presided al the meet
ing When he assumed the chair he
told the meeting that he had an i'm
portant announcement TO make, and
then he told of his conference with
Charles w Fairbanks. He safd he
called on Mr.. Fairbanks at his home
in this city yesterday forenoon and
had long talk with him on republic
can political matters. He said he ask
ed Mr.. Fairbanks to give the state COM
mittee as much of his time during the
campaign as he could possibly spare.
He told him that already many re-
quests had been received at the state
committee headquarters for speeches
by Mr.. Fairbanks, and that many of
these requests We're very fnsistent-
Mr. Fairbanks told Lee that he
| would place himself at the disposal of
| the state committee and that he would
give all of his time to the Indiana
| campaign that he possibly could He
| said that he had already accepted a
few speaking dates from the repub-
| lican congressional committee. but that
all of the rest of his time he would
mittee for the state campaign. He
expressed a great interest in the out
! come of the campaign and hoped for
| the election of the entire republican
| ticket from one end to the other.
| Chairman Lee said he was greatly
pleased with his conference with Mr.
| Fairbanks and that he felt that the
| active participation in the campaign
/ by the former vice president would
mean much to the republican party in
! this state this year. Whom he made
! his statement there was loud applause
| in the meeting, which was evidently
| over the fact that Mr.. Fairbanks
| would be heard on the stump this
year.
| 1t is true that many requests have
been received at headquarters for
speeches by Mr.. Fairbanks. and now
| that it is known that he will take a
part in the campaign it is likely that
| these requests viii multiply and that
they will come from probably every
county in the state While it will be
| impossible for him to fill all of the
dates which Will be laid before him,
| Mr.. Fairbanks will certainly make
many speeches for the ticket
The meeting took up and discussed
many questions relating to organiza-
| ton Final arrangements were made
for the whirlwind organization cam
paign which is to sweep over the state
next week from end to end and side to
side Fiftee nteams of five six men
each have been assigned to this work
! It was announced that these teams will
/ start out next Monday morning and
that one or the other of the teams will
visit every county in the state by next
Saturday night, with the exception of
Marion and Marshall counties. There
are ninety-two counties in the state
and fifteen teams can reach ninety OF
them in six days, spending a day In
each county. Marion and Marshall
counties viii be looked after a few
days later.
1t is the plan to have these teams
, work in various parts Of each county
It is likely that the daytime will be
spent in the country and the night In
the cities and towns, thus giving a
whole day to each county. At these
meetings local matters Will be taker
into consideration and the visiting
team will undertake to strafghten ev-
erything out and effect a. perfect or
ganization of the party forces. In.
structions will also be given in re.
gard to the taking of the sixty-day
poll. which will be taken early in Sep.
TENDER. 1t is said that several new
features will be worked out in TAX
ing the poll this year. which will be-
innovations along that line. but jus
what they are has not been given out
| Chairman Lee said after the meet
ing that he was more than pleased
with the gathering and what it hat