The Lake County times., 1918-08-17
SHEDDING
HARD IN
LAKE co.
& SEzzEE"
Registration VIII be Less Than
Fifty Per Gent Van huyS
Declares. But it Was
a Dandy Party
You Bell
(sy EAEoLD CROSSE

Bell ringers and candidates of the
democratic state ticket, led by
Chairman Fred Van Nuys with a
squadron of county chairmen blaz-
ing the trail and clearing away the
wire entanglements, last evening
paused in tour Of the state for
nouriShment and a council of war
at Phil Smidt's restaurant near the
lake front.
Fish and oratory with side
dishes Of onions and political
prophecies featured the love-fes.
and so optimistic were the visitors
that Lake county democrats draft
ed on their party's ticket were
busily engaged today finding out
what offices they are running for.
Coming into the republican strong
hold Of the state from the violently
democratic portions the campaigners
saw nought save victory ahead. al
though they found the Tenth District
the splinter in the board and received
gloomy reports that registration is pro-
ceeding slowly hereabouts and candi-
dates are not willing to spend money.
ATTACK WILL T. WOOD.
The Tenth district party meeting in
the big dining room was attended by
about two hundred men and women
with many towns and cities OF North
ern Indiana represented. including. of
course, Crown Point, Hammond. Gary.
East Chicago and Whiting. There was
reverence for the flag. eulogies Of the
president. toasts to Black Jack Pershing
and the boys in France. bouquets for the
candidates and brickbats for VIII R
Wood, Jim Watson and VIII Hayes
Especially was VIII r. Wood favored
with verbal hand grenades. His record
was read and defined according TO the
democratic viewpoint.
Attorney John Gavit Of Hammond
acted as chairman of the meeting and in
close proximity to the former city at
torney were Herman ]. Lehman or
Crown Point. district chairman: Peter
Kruger, deputy revenue collector of In
dianapohs. and nine of the thirteen
state candidates.
Some of the candidates were good
looking, others had an appearance of
honesty. some spoke fuently while 9th
ers were distinguished largely by their
appetites and capacity for fish.
THE KEYNOTE SPEECH
The keynote speech of the Tenth dis
trict meeting was made by that youth
full political star. Fred Van Nuys Of In
dianapolis, who began by saying he was
optimistic and in good spirits. He look
ed the part. Fred admitted the tour OF
the state was early considering that the
election is Nov. ; but explained it is for
the purpose Of stimulating registration
In connection with the early start made
by the democrats he told the story OF
the city nephew visiting his farmer
uncle who got him out of bed at a M
to begin the days work harvesting oats:
Amt those tame oats?" inquired the
nephew.
I reckon they are said the uncle
We'll. what in the HI do you want
to sneak up on en- for in the middle Of
the night7"
SHOOTS SOME rrREcRAcKERs
Fred Van Nuys tnereupon departed
from the comic. He charged that Bill
Hayes is begging a million and half
dollars for the fall election. said the
state republicans last fall made love to
the vets before election and went to bed
with the drys afterwards. stated the
negro vote on Indiana ave. indianapolis.
was just about the equivalent of the c.
0. 2. majority and alleged that Jim
Watson 81 Fort Wayne last week behind
closed doors said that it was none OF
this country's business what sort OF
government Germany had after the war
, OF what became of Alsace-Lorraine.
But" said Fred. we believe that the
rank and file of the republican party Is
as loyal as the rank and file Of the
democratic party and that the republi-
can fathers and mothers OF boys in
France are as desirous Of winning the
war as the fathers and mothers who
vote the democratic ticket. What we
object to is the leadership of Jim Coos
rich and Jim Watson"
The state chairman paid tribute 20
the women. there being some present.
and then tribute to VIII Wood. only a
different kind. He said Wood had put
rocks in the path OF the man in the
white house whose hair is growing
white and brow furrowed" and ought to
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