The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-09-29
Hammond Cancels
Redwood Falls Date
Democratic Candidate For Governor
Unable to Speak at Armory Next
Monoay; Returns to Washington
Writes Local Committee He Hopes to
Come After October Is; Makes Re-
quest to Be Dated for Redwood
Spoke Last Night to Crowd of 5000
People Gathered at Red Wing For
keynote Speech

Winfield Scott Hammond, the dem
ocratic candidate for the governor
skip, has been forced to cancel all
campaign dates for the present, and
will go back to Washington after his
address at Winona tonight.
Many important bills are at pres
ent up for the consideration Of Con-
gress and Mr.. Hammond, who is the
third member on the Ways and Means
committee, does not feel justified in
absenting himself from Congress at
this time. In letter to the local
committee Mr.. Hammond said:
Il hope Congress will adjourn be-
fore the end of October" ''but there
is nothing certain about it. | hope
that important matters can be dis
posed oestin the house so I can return
| soon, If the session is protracted. But
there is much important business to
be done and | shall have to return
and stay until it is out of the way"
Among the bills which are to be
disposed of are the war revenue bill
the river and harbor bill, the Jones
Philippine bill and the ship purchase
bill. Much as Mr.. Hammond's friends
regret his inability to keep his ap.
pointments, they realize that as ar
important member of Cong1 ess, his
absence at this time would be unfair
in many ways.
Wants To Come Here
From the Democratic headquarter.
at Saint Paul today it was learned
that Mr.. Hammond, in talking with
his campaign committee had men
toned Redwood Falls as one of the
places at which he wished to max.
an address, and had requested tina
it be put on the revised schedule t,
take effect after Octobes Is.
Speaks a Red Wing
At Red Wing last night Mr.. Ham
mond spoke to packed house, 500
people having gathered for his ad
dress. Five hundred people went t,
Red Wing from st. Paul and Mime
apolis and forty-two cars made run
of hundred fifty-two miles from st
James, carrying the friends of Nh
Hammond, who gave him great ova
ton at Red Wing.
Challenges Lee
/ In the closing remarks of his -ad
dress Mr.. Hammond challenged Nh
Lee to name the state public official
who are brewery controlled.
This came in answer to Mr.. Lee
! soft repeated charge of brewery in
fluences in state government extend
ing, according to that charge, fron
petty officers up to the highest stat
officials. The vast majority of stat
Offices especially the important one:
Mr.. Hammond pointed out, have bee
held these last few years by Repuh
licans and on the pre- that tn
corrupt servant is nc ts. or than tn
. corrupt master, A-. Z mond Gale
|. upon Mr. Lee to ram his men.
J. Mr.. Hammond Ge ID himself a
. to what he would er were he pres
. ented with a county G ton bill passe
! by the legislature : I'd put into hi
hands as governor place upon tn
, statute books or rejfct. He explaine
/ that county option is an issue befol
, all the people with which they al
J thoroughly familiar and he declare
| that IL the people elected legisl;
, ture which passed county option b
he would sign it under the princip
that the people had spoken and the
; word should Re sufficient for go
ernor.