New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-09-30
Campaign Opens
At Red Wing
THOUSANDS GREET LEADER OF
DEMOCRATIC COHORTS AT
RED WING.
HAMMOND DEFINES HIS POS
ITION ON QUESTIONS OF
THE HOUR.

!
If the enthusiasm manifested at the
Keynote speech delivered by Winfield
Scott Hammond at Red Wing Monday
evening is any criterion of the sentiment
in favor OF the brilliant standard bearer
of the Democracy of the State which
prevails in other sections of this COM
monwealth, then it is foregone con-
clusion that the next governor of the
State of Minnesota will be the peerless
leader, Winfield Scott Hammond of St..
James. Never in the history of Red
Wing has there been demonstration to
equal it.
The municipal auditorium with
seating capacity of 1900 was literally
packed and hundreds were standing
while outside a throng of 5000 had
gathered, clamoring for admission. Mr..
Hammond received ovation after ovation
and was roundly applauded time and
time again in the course of his speech.
genuine, it was spontaneous. 1t was not
Nof the kind that is forced or made to
order
Mr.. Hammond went to Red Wing on
special from St. Paul, accompanied by
about 500 boosters and a band that
helped to liven up things. When they
reached their destination they found
that the city had already been taken by
the friends of Mr.. Hammond and that
they were in absolute control. Over so
automobiles from St. James, Mankato
= and neighboring towns, all from Ham
mond's home district travelled over $50
? miles and were on hand to greet their
Congressman when he arrived. Besides
that there were, conservatively estimated,
about 1000 people from the country
districts tributary to Red Wing. All in
all it was an inspiring meeting and we'll
calculated to fill with hopes of success
the enthusiastic admirers OF Mr.. Ham
mond.
The overflow meeting was addressed
by Mr.. Hammond for about Is minutes
and then other spellbinders spoke to the
throng outside. The main speech was
delivered in the auditorium and when
Mr.. Hammond concluded every one
knew exactly where he stood on all the
vital issues in this campaign. 1t was
expected that he would make his position
clear on the county option question and
he did. He stated it as his personal
opinion that in the instance of we'll
governed, well-policed municipalities
he believed them entirely capable of
settling the liquor problem for them
selves with no aid from the entire county.
Nevertheless he would sign a county
option bill if one were passed by the
Legislature upon the principle that the
governor should not consider himself
above the wishes of the people as register
tered at the polls.
In his speeches Throughout the State,
William E. Lee, the republican can
didate for governor has time and again
made the charge that the brewery
Interests influence the state government
from petty officers to the highest state
officials. In the closing words of his
address, Hammond challenged Lee to
name the state public officials who are
brewery controlled"
Mr.. Hammond also called attention to
the changed conditions that will prevail
when the next Legislature convenes
Instead of meeting as partisans, the
members of the law-making body will
come together as non-partisans and the
Governor of the State whoever he may
! be cannot force partisan measures upon
them. Altho the Governor is elected as
party man, he cannot exert his partisan
ship spirit except in the matter Of filling
small number of appointive Offices
with men of the same political faith.
Mr.. Hammond spoke yesterday at
Lake City, Wabasha and Winona. To-
day he will speak at St. Charles, Eyota,
Plainview and Rochester. The balance
of his engagements for the ten days will
& have to be cancelled because there are so
many important measures pending at
Washington, that he must necessarily
return to his legislative duties for at
/ least week longer. AS member of
the Ways and Means Committee Mr..
Hammond's srevices cannot be spared
at this time. It is to be regretted but it
can not be helped, and Mr.. Hammond
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