South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-15
CAMPAIGN FOR
DEMOCRATS Is
OPENED HERE
lCoNTNUED FROM PAGE ONE.

/ CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
Hugh d. Wickeus. candidate for
( Judge Of the appellate court; Fred
I erick : Caldwell. candidate 10 sue
coed himself as judge OF the appel
ate court. and Edwin r McCabe.
f candidate for Judge of the appellate
court
Omer Jackson. chairman OF the
state publicity bureau. IS also here,
. as are number Of other state lead
ers
To Go To Hammond
The mem bers of the committee
arrived here from Fort Wayne
where they held similar meetings
TUESDAY The committee goes from
South Bend TO Hammond where
similar meetings viii be held Fri
day
The meetings in South Bend and
. throughout the state are along the
plans of Chairman Van Nuys. and
I are regular meetings OF the state
/ committee Instead OF the district
chairman being called upon 70 20
To Indianapolis To meet with the
committee the committee goes 10
them
The mass meeting at the Elks'
temple viii be the big event of she
day Atty. Samuel Parker will
introduce Congressman Barnhart.
Miss Landers and other speakers
who may appear on the evening :
program.
An excellent musical program has
also been prepared for Thursday
evenings meeting.
MEET IN FORT WAYNE.
The state committee and many OF
the state candidate met in Fort
Wayne "Wednesday to organize the
18th district for the coming cam
paign Two meetings were held
one i'm the afternoon at the Elks'
country club. and night session
i'm a down town auditorium The
meetings were addressed by Fred
NanNuys. state chairman Henry
Spaan Of indianapolis. and Harry II.
Hilgemann. democratic candidate for
+ congress from this district
The speakers charged the republi-
can party with partisanship renew
ed the declaration that the demo
cratic party's first object is the win
ming az the war and particularly at
tackled United States Sen. Watson for
"a speech delivered at Fort Wayne
last Saturday.
Mr. Van Nuys during the course
o. his address. said.
81 would like 20 make a sugges-
tiou 20 VIII II. HAYS republican ma
tional chairman. that he take his
S1.5oc. 600 campaign fund which he
is attempting TO raise and turn 10
into "a fund for the purchase Of Lib
erty bonds believe this would
show a better spirit of patriotism
than 20 spend such a huge sum in an
effort 20 repudiate the policies %
Woodrow Wilson The democratic
party is drst for winning the war
country first and partisanship after Do
World Looks 20 Wilson
a part Of Mr. Spans address
follows.
The world looks 10 Woodrow vii
son FIN this critical hour lie is the
one man In an the world who can
lead the nations OF the earth. many
Of which have been torn asunder by
war and bloodshed 20 freedom and
liberty As a democrat and as e.
loyal citizen OF this republic. 7 urge
the people TO surround Prest Wilson
with the men who are in sympathy
with him and not with men who
.are against him. We are either for
the war o. we are against IT. There
is no half way ground
Commenting upon speech made
here last saturday night by Sen.
Watson iu which he said that he
was Tor Woodrow Wilson as COM
mander-in- chief OF the army and
navy. but NOT as an individual Mr
Van Nuys said that no line could be
drawn between Wilson the COM
mander-in-chief and Wilson the in
dividuaI eff The senator is NOT for
Wilson as an individual he Is not for
Wilson as the Communicated ief
ol -he army and navy Van Nuys
said