The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-10-03
(special to the Irish Standard. }

Especial 10 IuG 1IlSu OLduudIu.J
One of the most enthusiastic politi-
cal meetings in the history of Mime
sofa was that held in the opera
house at Red Wing last Monday
night. Winfield S. Hammond, Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor,
made the opening address in cam
paign now fairly launched and which
promises to be of an exceedingly in
teresting nature from now until
Tuesday, November 8, when the
election will take place. Mr.. Ham
mond arrived in Red Wing little
after 8 o'clock that evening on a
special train which carried about 500
Democrats from st. Paul and Mime
apolis. Accompanying the Ramsey
county delegation was the Minnesota
State Band. There the twin city Wis
itors were met by the Red Wing and
St. James bands with a delegation
from both cities. A torchlight pro-
cession was one of the features, over
700 persons marching in procession
from the depot to the place of meet
ing. A source of particular pleasure
to Mr.. Hammond was the presence
of a large number of his old friends
and neighbors from st. James, who
had motored across the country over
$50 miles to be present on this joy
full occasion and to hear their fellow
townsman talk. P. H. Grogan led
the party of forty-five automobiles
which had come from the Watowan
county metropolis. Every car, in
Guiding many picked up at Madelia,
Lake Crystal, Mankato, Eagle Lake,
Waterville, Elysian, Faribault, Ran
dolph and Cannon Falls. was
parked in the big main thoroughfare
before dark. And the surrounding
country further swelled the number.
The Red Wing Auditorium seats in
the neighborhood Of 1900 persons.
It was closely packed, with hundreds
standing. When the auditorium was
filled to overlooking perhaps 5000
had failed of admission, but they
were not to be disappointed. Mr..
Hammond talked to them from an
upper balcony. Neil Cronan, nomi-
nee for attorney general; Chas. M.
Andrist, nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor; Carlos Avery. Democratic
nominee for congress from the third
district, and Moses Winthrop, were
speakers at the open air meeting. A.
L. sortor, chairman of the State Dem
ocratic Committee. presided.
At the station Mr.. Hammond was
met by a committee of which ]. H.
Doyle was chairman. Peter Thomp-
son, G. P. Hall, G. F. Friedrich, Au-
gust Olson, P. A. Nelson, L. G.
Stromberg and William Weiss were
also members of this committee. )
At the regular meeting Mr.. Ham
mond was introduced to the audience
by Charles P. Hall. When he arose
to speak he was cheered for nearly
three minutes and the enthusiasm
continued throughout with undated
vjgor. It called back memories of
other DAYS when John Lind and John
A. johnson were candidates for gov
ernor.
County or Local Option.
ga social or economic question
which has been campaign issue and
upon which the people have ex-
pressed their opinion presents to leg
islators much less difficulty than one
upon which there is wide difference
of opinion, but no expression by the
people," said Mr.. Hammond on the
subject of county or local option.
"a notable example of the former
is the county option question in this
state. Everyone believes temperance
is a virtue, and intemperance eco
nomically undesirable and morally
wrong, and those who do not distfn-
guish between intemperance and
what is known as moderate drinking
believe the use, sale or manufacture
of beer, wine, or spirituous liquor
morally wrong. Because of the NOR
al element involved in temperance
legislation intense feeling is engen-
dered. The virtuous-minded cannot
compromise with sin, and those who
believe that the use of alcohol in
any quantity or in any form is sinful
cannot tolerate any proposition per-
hitting it's manufacture or it's sale
or it's use. On the other hand, those
who have been accustomed to the use
of alcoholic beverages and who be-
lieve there is nothing wrong in mod
crate drinking, resent any interfer-
ence with their practices as an in
fringement of personal liberty.
"a number of our citizens are bit
terly opposed to intemperance but are
unwilling to unite with the party of
prohibition in the support Of prohi-
bition candidates for Office. They
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