South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-18
STATE OFFICIALS
WILL SPEAK HERE
Democrat Meeting Will be
Held at EIkS' Temple
Wednesday Night.

Several prominent Indiana demo-
Gratis and a progressive who has cast
his lot with Pres't Wilson viii be
among the speakers at the organiza-
ton meeting Of the Wilson club.
which VIII lee held at the Elks tenn
pie Wednesday night The meeting
was announced from democratic
headquarters Monday and arrange
merits for the gathering are prac-
Gcally complete.
Homer Cook. secretary OF state,
Dale A. Crittenberger. state auditor.
T. A Cast. member OF the state
central committee and democratic
chairman Of tire 18th district and
Congressman Henry A. Barnhart
will be present at the meeting. Sec'y
Cock and Auditor Crittenberger VIII
make addresses on organization.
pointing cut, for the benefit OF the
workers. the methods necessary in
the present campaign and outlining
the various successes Of the state
and national Democratic administra-
tons. Congressman Barnhart will
attend the meeting and is expected
90 deliver a short address although
ne 10 not making an extended cam
paign because OF his recent bereave-
asont, Mrs. Barnhart having died sew
eral days ago. The chairman for
the meeting has not been selected
as yet although District Chairman
Cast will attend and deliver a short
address.
To Open ut s O'Clock
The meeting Will open at s o'clock
81 the Elks' temple and all demo-
Gratis of the city are invited to par
ocipate. Local democrats are TAX
ing considerable interest in the pres
snt campaign and the meeting We'd
nesday night is expected 10 be the
opening Of real activities in ST. Jo-
seph county.
ON Thursday night "a democratic
meeting viii be held in Mishawaka
several prominent speakers being
scheduled for addresses there at that
time.
District Chairman Cast has csned
a meeting OF the democratic county
chairmen and secretaries for Thurs
day evening TO be held at Plymouth.
The pun nors II the meeting is to
discuss district affairs and to make
more complete plans for the cam
paign. The county chairmen who
clude Frank Mayr, jr.. Of ST. Jo-
seph county: II. g. Lake Elkhart
county; Arthur ". Taylor. Laporte
county: william Schaffer. Kos
ciuskO county; c.. ". Walker. Mar
shall country. FRANK McCarter Full
ton county. and Edward H. Taylor
STARK county The officers of the
district committee are: Chairman
cast. Vice Chairman Taylor. Secre-
Mr. Walker will entertain the coun-
~ chairmen and secretaries at a
diner Thursday night before the
meeting at Plymouth
Marshall Is Coming.
Although the state speakers bu-
reau has not made definite an
nouncement of the dates on which
democratic leaders and candidates
viii deliver addresses in South Bend,
Il has been ascertained that Vice
Pres't Thomas r. Marshall, Cong
ressman John A. NJ Adair. candidate
for governor. Sen. Thomas Taggart.
and Sen. Oscar Underwood Of Ala
bama. viii speak here before cleo
ton day IN addition 10 several other
speakers of national importance.
The local democrats are expecting to
receive the schdule Of addresses
from Indianapolis sometime this
week following which the dates viii
be announced
Vice Pres't Marshall was not
scheduled for an address in South
Bend by the state bureau but has in