South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-16
ESCHBACH SPEECH
WIS OHLYA DREAM
Much Quoted Grafton at Upton
Considerably Exaggerated
Warsaw Man Proved to be a
Great FiZZIe.

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct 15.-The Tip
ton Times. edited by j. -. Bchymer,
leading member of the Democratic
Editorial association, discussed part
OF the plan OF campaign that Is lg
carried on by the republican ca. o..
r. state committee and their allies.
Mr.. Beginner in an article in his
paper this week calls attention 90 the
speech supposed 20 have been deliy-
cred at Upton "a few nights ago by
Jesse EsCbbach, chairman OF the
speakers bureau of the republican
state committee, in which EsChbach
made a violent attack ON Homer
Cook, who was speaker OF the last
house of representatives, and who rs
the present nominee Of the demo-
cratic party for secretary of state.
About four columns OF the speech
EsChbach is supposed 10 have delIv-
cred at Upton was published IN a
paper here and given great prom
inence on the front page apparently
with the idea of inJuriug Mr.. Cook.
But Mr.. Behymer i'm mis- paper says
Eschbach never delivered the speech
al all. In an article in his paper Mr..
Behymer says.
The Indianapolis News Saturday
contained a sensational story Oh the
first page. with establishment of
headlines, purpOrting TO have been
speech made here by Jesse Escnbach.
A few lines were devoted to the fact
that John McArdle delivered the
speech of the evening, but il says
that Eschbach also spoke.
Speech Never Delivered.
'eTne truth of the matter is that no
such speech as that printed in the
INDIANAPOLIS News was delivered by
Eschbach in Upton The manuscript
for this very thrilling address was
pre- pared by the republican press COM
Atee or somebody else and LETT with
News in time for 1T to be placed
ytype and paraded on the first page
the paper as a speech delivered.
IF Mr.. EschbaCh had a speech Of
at magnitude in his system, ne would
sver have been permitted TO get it
Ut, No one knew that he was going
be a speaker and when ne was in
oduced he talked for a few minutes
a desultOTy way read the letter of
lich Photographic reproduction
Is made for the News before he set
i for Upton, and so many persons
lre leaving the theater disguised at
e speaker that EschbaCh sat down
ID let @oArdle, the speaker an
funced, open the campaign"
Audience E1les Out.
But little value can be put on the
political news Of this Indianapolis
paper at any time, and if other meet
ings are reported 10 its readers in the
state In the manner OF this one, it is
not safe TO believe anything printed
Eschbach impressed the $50 people in
the theater when he commenced talk
ing as a person of little importance
and intelligence and they began To
Gle out before he reached the point
1df dramatically exposing the letter OF
Homer l.. Cook.
His climax failed to receive the en-
thusiastiC hand" ne expected and he
subsidized. The people who heard the
speech laughed at it and at his dis
Comfture when it was apparent TO him
that nobody wanted him TO continue
But it made nice reading for the
News. for Jesse and the committee
doubtless paid him for springing it,
What the Upton people-republica
as well as others-want TO know, is
why the speech" should be touched
off here and John McArdle made the
goat