The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-10-24

replied: well, II it's for the good
Of the cause, all right" and he started
en- one of the most strenuous trips of
his present campaign. At every place
he went he was given large audiences
IN spite of the newspaper talk that
the voters are not taking an active
interest in the present campaign. To
,edo and Canton voters by the thou
sands heard the California executive
cxpound the doctrines of the Progress
sive party, and in both of these
cities many we're turned away from
the meeting place unable to gain ad-
mission to the hall.
But the meetings of Governor John
son are just the same as those which
have greeted A. L. Garford and other
candidates on the state ticket in the
northern and western part of the
state. The quartet of Progressive
speakers consisting of Mr.. Garford,
and his running mate, L. j. Taber
John L. Sullivan, candidate for secre-
tary of state, and Randolph Walton,
AOl OOh6l
have been having a most successful
series of meetings everywhere that
they have gone.
Voters are manifesting unusual in
terest in the Progressive movement.
Much more so than In the political
meetings of either the Republican or
Democratic candidates, and in their
desperation the old parties are import
ing speakers from other states to help
change the tide of sentiment that is
rapidly going towards the new party.
Not more than half a dozen out of
state speakers are coming to Ohio
for the Progressives while the older
parties will have them by the score.
That there is a strong trend towards
the new party is not denied, and
everything possible is being done to
check this by the old politicians who
are aligned with the Democrats and
Republicans.
Chairman Cook has completed all
arrangements for a special train to
tour the state. On the train will be
all of the candidates on the state Pro-
Eressive ticket, and they expect to
penetrate every nook and corner of
Ohio that has not as yet been visited.
The demand to see and hear the diff.
ferent candidates was never so strong
as within the past 10 days, and there
is no other possible way to satisfy this
demand except by a special train.
Special correspondents for the big
newspapers of the state and nation
will accompany this train from Column
bus on the morning of Oct %. The
complete itinerary will be announced
within few days by Chairman Cook,
and If the present plans are carried
out stops will be made at every viii
lage and town of over 500 inhabitants
along the entire route.
Farmers and rural residents are too
busy to get to the county seats, and
therefore the Progressive party can
didates are going to them. In each
district where there is a candidate
for congress he will be carried along
throughout his entire district, and will
introduce the speakers. At every
point stopped A. L. Garford, the Pro-
tressive Dominee for governor will
make brief speech. Mr.. Garford
while in Columbus the other day
said: "I>want to meet the voters face
to face, and want the voters to see
who they are voting for. We have a
message to deliver to them, and want
them to hear it. Ours is the cause of
humanity, the well-being Of our men,
our women and our children, and we
must make other sacrifices during the
closing days of this strenuous cam
paign, SO that we can come in direct
contact with the voter"
Never has there been such a scheme
proposed as that of the Progressive
state committee. One or two candi-
dates rave often travelled together
and by special trains, but never have
ALL tpe candidates presented them
selves in a body in their appeal for
votes. 1t shows that the new party
has just as much faith in the men that
they have nominated for office as they
have in their platform which, they
have adopted, and which has met
with such universal approval wher-
ever 1t has been read.
&h*
Judging by the demand for buttons
and campaign literature of all sorts
the Progressive party vote in Ohio
will surprise even the leaders. From
every county in the state come de-
mands for photos OF Roosevelt, John
son and Gartord, buttons of all kinds,
and every bit of printed matter that
can be secured.
! This shows the unusual interest be-
ing taken in the cause, and so great
has been the demand that it is hard
for the state headquarters to fill all
the orders that are received.
There Is every indication that the
: Progressive vote in Ohio next month
will be. in the same proportions as
that cast at the primaries last May
: with thousands nf racr11ifc from aUary