New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-11-06
Enthusiasm At
Hammond Rally
Crowded House Greets Con-
gresham Hammond Mon
day Evening.
Louis Betz of St. Paul and
VIM. H. Dempsey address
Voters.

The Hammond meeting Monday eve
ming was splendid one. Shortly be-
fore eight o CLOCK the St. James speci'
n with the St. James band and in the
Is ne!ehborhood of 200 Hammond admi'
rers pulled in and the visitors imme'
diately swarmed up to Minnesota
Street and sweIled the crowd that had
already copgreg ated there to listen to
selections by the Second Regiment
Band.
Al eight O'Clock the two bands pro-
ceeded to Turner Hall followed by an
immense crowd, which soon filed every
available seat in the spacious audi
torium OF the Turner Theatre. The
meeting was presided over by F. w.
Johnson who cautioned the audience
TO pay close attention to the speeches
and admonished the speakers to be as
/. brief as possible and not tire out the
audience. -"
The first speaker was Capt. Albert
Pfaender who brought greetings OF
good cheer from the united Democra-
cy of Stearns County where be had
been delivering political speeches the
past week. Louis Betz, President OF
the St. Paul Commercial Club then
spoke in German, his being the only
address delivered in that language.
BE spoke in the highest terms OF the
Democratic candidate on the national
and state tickets. In speaking OF the
executive ability of Peter NJ. Ringdal
and bis other qualifications which
especially fit him for the Office OF Gov
ernor, Mr.. Betz took occasion to men
ton the candidates. broad views on the
question Of personal liberty which Is
so Dear and dear to the average Ger
man citizen. ~
Mr.. Hammond was next introduced
and was greeted with q storm OF sp'
plause which shows the place he holds
in the hearts of bis neighbors and con-
stituents. Mr.. Hammond is known as
an orator and be did not fail his repu-
tation. His speech was q brilliant e1-
fort. we'll. calculated to annihilate the
enemy that had been resorting to un-
demanded methods of campaign tight
inc in the eleventh hour of the cam
paign.
Almost immediat ely on taking the
aoor Mr.. Hammond began on the cub
iect of the attack which was made on
him the past week in the interests OF
the candidacy Of Franklin Ellsworth
bis republican opponent. Mr.. ELS
vorth's campaign committee dissent
mated q pamphlet and did consider
able advertising last week in manner
n attack Mr.. Hammond's record with
out giving him q chance to reply TO
the charges before election. Mr.. Ham
mond took the accusation in detail and
REPLIED to it at some length. His ex'
noaition of the workings OF congress
.,onal committees under Cannontsm
and under the improved conditions OF
the present day was very interesting
and gave the voter peep into the
my sterious processes OF lawmaking as
carried on At Washington.
The speaker also called to mind the
nl.tfo,m on which he stood when ne
first entered the field as candidate
for Office from this district and pointed
out that from the first his interest had
been in tariff revision and spoke OF bis
vipdication by the three great parties
of today, all OF them having declared
for tariff revision downward. He was
often interrupted by applause and the
touching tribute he, paid to "sunny
Jim" Sherman quite carried his listen
srs with him. ...
Most of Mr.. Bsmmond's speech WAS
taken up, % before said, with his re-
DIV to the eleventh hour attacks made
IN him and his audience seemed salts
fed with his version of the matter.
The last speaker on the program
was VIM. Il. Dempsey. he spoke for
but few minutes, touching briefly on
unsatisfactory economic conditions OF
today and closed by an appeal to the
voters to be honest in the exercise OF
their franchise, even tho 1t should be
At his own expense. The St. James
hand closed the evening with . selec.
ton The special train returned to St.
lanes after IL o'clock. Mr.. Hammond
Going also and Mr.. Betz left for the
Cities Tuesday morning.