South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-07

the signs were inside the gates.
one at each of the main entrances
10 the plant. In order 10 give the men
plenty of time TO get home and clean
up after a hard days labor for the
good advice" that Mr.. Oliver has
been giving them. the employees
were allowed to quit work earlier
than usual.
Six signs bearing the same letter
ing. the only change being in the
meeting place, were posted at the
Studebaker gates The Studebaker
signs said Everybody meet at the
Lafayette st. gate at Z o'clock" The
locations of the signs at tbs plant
We're: two at the Lafayette st. en-
trance. one at the Sample st. gate,
one at the Tut st. gate, one at the
Prairie av. entrance and one at the
Arnold st. gate.
Girls Get Ice Cream.
AT the Stephenson plant the high
er-ups went to the employees and told
them of the escort for Robins. IL
was requested that they march In
the parade Eight of them valiantly
to the invitation and fol-
lowed a banner that bore an adver-
tisement for the Stephenson plant.
The remainder of the delegation was
made up of employees of the COM
pany. To show their appreciation for
the services of the girls in making
the escort" look like a regular pa
rade. the young ladies were treated
after the march TO a dish OF ice
cream at one of the confectionery
stores. and a good time was had by
all
The Malleable steel Range works
which has been a source of worry
to the republicans, because of the
fact that the Wilson supporters
there outnumber the Hughes men
more than two TO one, was another
place where an attempt was made
to form an escort" for the honor
abIe Robins. John j. Woolverton.
general manager of the plant. went
to one of his foremen yesterday and
old him to call his men together
stating that he wished to ask them
to take part in the Robins escort
The foremen replied that in a re-
cent poll in his department SO men
had favored Wilson and Is had
Voted for Hughes. He told Mr.;
Woolverton that ne would call the
is Hughes supporters together. but
not the Wilson men. Mr.. WOolver-
ton left and there were few if any
employees from the Malleable works
i'm the escort
some i'm From Abroad
Republicans really succeeded i'm
only one effort to have a large "es-
cort" for Robins. Success crowned
their efforts to bring in "a delegation
from out of the county. Something
Ike Pa Goshen republicans came
ever to south Bend on a special
train. They brought a drum corps
with them and each OF the march
ers wore a tile"
AT the high school all of the girls
Iu the parade left and many of the
mem bers of the escort" failed 10
go inside 20 listen 10 the good ad-
vice" of Joseph d. Oliver, a surren-
der Of his democracy by Frank Her
ing. long sore at his party for not
sending him 10 congress or making
him lieutenant governor. and finally
the speech 10y Robins.
Hope i in &. %. II.
Il am for hughes because 1 be-
lieve that the best hope of America
IS in the republican party" said
Robins foremost Roosevelt adherent
and chairman OF the recent progress
siye national convention in telling
an audience at the high school. why
lie was now marching under the
banner and shouting the praises OF
Charles Evans Hughes.
Robins said that the third party
bad been formed because the people
believed that e change in economic
conditions had arisen and that the
old parties mo longer stood for the
: ght ideals OF Twins. The reason
that the progressive party failed was
that the rank and file OF its people
refused 10 rally around its standard
n 1916.
Robins talk was unique In one
particular lie did not indulge in
The biuug sarcasm and comic riji-