The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-31

Greeted by cheering thousands and
amidst old-time scenes OF political en-
thusiasua, Mayor Johnson last evening
addressed thre Of the largest local meet
ings neld By any party candidates dur
ing the present campaign.
AT TURNER HALL
The big meeting Of the evening was
the Independent party colored ball ana
barbecue held a Turner hall where it IS
estimated that least 2,5o0 people crowd
cd IN during The evening between the
hours Of b. M and / q III. Music was
furnished AZ this meeting BY Prof Fred
Twins orchestra
AT RIDGE ROAD.
The largest meeting yet held this
year by any rarity ia the Ridge Road
district was held AT Engienart han
corner IA Ridge Road ana Broadway
The crowd was attentive and signlhed
its hearty approval 81 the principles ot
the party ~ almost continuous air
plause
BIG POLISH MEETING.
At Seventh avenue and Massachusetts
street hall crowded Is capacity greet-
ed the speakers A Polish band volun
teered its services for this meeting and
played before. between and after the
addresses
THE WORKERS CONFIDENT.
During the early part of the eveniug
from to $50 O'Clock. more than one
hundred precinct committeeman work
ers and candidates assembled at The
PARTY headquarters Muuary hail. and
discussed the work of the campaign and
made plans u get out the Independent
vote of The city
All these workers who arc perhaps iu
closer touch ith the campaign than
any others M the city, were confident OF
success and voiced the need only OF con-
tinuous work TO secure the sure re-elec-
ton of Mayor Johnson and the election
Of the entire Indep pendent councilmanie
ticket
Eavs Parade.
At the close Of the business mcctus.
the workers formed ia sidewalk parade
and marched down Broadway two
abreast in a string almost a block long.
shouting Who are We we are work
ers Tor r. o. Johnson Everybody 0n
the street and every business house
knew after the workers had passed who
they were for and On an hands for me
sidewalks crowds could bc heard answ-
ering calls 81 Johnson. Johnson
MIDNIGHT JOHNSON PARADE.
These Johnson workers crowded into
Turner han whefa the big barbecue ana
ball was ia progress and made the hall
nina with their cries. which were taken
up by THE crowd then formed again and
went over To the East side meeting.
where the Mayor was then speaking. rs
escort him back "a Turner hall where
the nnal address was to be made
AT the close Of the East side meeting
the band headed a parade or the work
ers and almost the entire audience At
this han 300 strong and marched back
to Turner hall Here the new comers
We're greeted with loud acclaim.
The demonstration. both the street
parade and the greeting al Turner haH
was entirely spontaneous and rang with
the sincerity that characterizes free and
enforced enthusiasm 1t being a meat
less day. it was Announced that the
barbecue consisted of fish fry and re-
freshmeuts meat not being served =
mcatlcss day
RIDGE ROAD MEETING.
In actual number Of Ridge Road resi-
dents. more people attended the Johnson
meeting at Englchart hall last evening
than attended both the Hodges and
Curtis meetings Several hundred peo-
pie heard the principles Of the indie
pendent party outlined
Richard =. Houren independent can
didate for councilman-at-large presided
and immediately introduced the Mayor
who at once launched INTO an answer to
the address that Mr. Hodges had made
in the same hall a few DAYS previously.
The mayor had the crowd with him
from the very start and the interest
continued undated until the close of
the meeting When Mayor Johnson told
how Ridge Road Toueston and the
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