South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-21
SEN. WILLIAMS
TO OPEN HERE
Mississippi Scion viii Fire
First Gun for Democracy
in South Bend.

probably. one Of the most prominent /
members Of congress. viii open the /
democratic campaign in South Bend /
ON the evening of sept. %. st. JO- F.
e-ph county democrats viii arrange I
for a Dig rally on the occasion Of 4
Sen williams address The an 1
uouncemeut Of the formal campaign /.
opening date was made last night .
ny f. J. Twomey at the organiza- /
ton meeting OF the Wilson club /
held at the Elks' temple.
The auditorium OF the temple was (
rIIed with democratic party workers +
and members Of the Wilson club who /
had been called together for a dis /
cussion Of organization methods for 4
me fall campaign. The meeting was
presided over by Mr.. Twoney and l
the speakers OF the evening irclud- s
I'd Congressman Henry a. Barn /
hart. candidate for reelection. who /
talked for few minutes, T.. A. :
Cast OF Warsaw. district chairman. (
Homer T.. Cook, secretary OF state. (
and John f. GeckIer Of Indianapolis. !
"a former member Of the progress (
sive party who is this year advocat- I
Barnhar1 Confident.
81 have not had the heart 10 begin I
"a strenuous campaign thus far ex- /
planned Congressman Barnhart I'm 4
pointing ont his recent bereavement I
as the cause. "but there has never
been n year when 7 felt better pre-
pared to look men i'm the eye and 4
tell them the truth The democratic .
national administration mas record .
to which 20 can point with pride and f.
there is nothing We can feel asharn-
cd OF during the period iu which
Prcs't Wilson has presided over the
nation. We are being criticized by
he republicans. But the opposition
seems unable TO get together Hughes
mas denounced the Adamsou eight
hour law but seems 10 forget that
90 republicans voted for that bill.
VIII tell YOU why Hughes is de-
uouuciEg this law He wants the
GOOD viii of the great railways in
this country in order that they may
pour funds into his campaign cof-
fers For the same reason he de-
uOunces the banking laws-nOt be
cause ne feels the legislation OF the
past years is wrong. but because he
wants the support OF wall 81. He
Urges high tariff because he wants
she lords of high protection TO come
across and give him their aid
Congressman Barnhart declared
that he hoped 10 return TO south
Bend for n real campaign speech
and meeting sometime before cleo
tion.
GeckleF Iauds Wilson.
Mr.. Geckler opened his address by
declaring Pres't Wilson as "the fore
most progressive in America" The
Spea ker was one of the leading pro-
gressives I'm Central Indiana after
ne birth OF that party and acted as
chairman Of the 1912 state cOnven-
ton before which Albert J. Bev-
eridge made his famous opening ad-
dress.
Il am a battle SCARED veteran Of
Armegeddon." declared Geckler. Ell
introduced Beverdige at that famous
convention where he told Of the i'm
visible government AT Washington
lie expressed the sentiments Of that
army Of men who were progressives
We exported the party 20 grow. But
10 was not 20 be.
Dubs Roosevelt Faker.
THE general al ArmageddOn be-
trayed as and went TO the other
side. He is the most colossal poll
teal faker In the history Of AmerI-
can politics"
Geckler. I'M description OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt won the approval of
the Wilson cIua. The speaker eN-
planned that principles of the pro-
gressive party were much to him
But he declared that the party had
been stabbed in the back and left
10 die.
Therefore I did the next hest
thing and am supporting Woodroyv
Wilson. the greatest progressive i'm
the country ne asserted.
Discusses Organization
Homer Cook spent considerable
time I'm discussing organization and
later took up the charges which
have been made against the state adj
by Jim Goodrich. re-
candidate for governor. Re
latiye 20 organization the speaker
pointed out the methods To- Dee en-
ployed Dy the precinct workers in
setting out the voters ON registration
DAY. oct g. telling them TO devote
their time TO this work until regis
tTation had been completed. He
pointed out that every man who in
tended 20 vOt, az the Nov. elec-
lion must register II he hopes u
cast a ballot
Co 10 the honest progressiv4s
who were sincere in their sentiments
of four years ago and show them
by record and not by promise that
they should vote for Pres't Wilson.
show them the progressive legisla-
ton that has been enacted by n
administration RepuhH-
cans are COINS around the country
criticizing Wilson. but there isn't one
II them who can an his shoes. No
man since Abraham Lincoln. has
faced the great problems. the re-
sponsiblities and borne the burdens
that woodrow Wilson has met like
ne great statesman ne Is
by urging the passage oi The
AdamSon biu Wilson avertcd the
ereatest calamity that could have