Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1892 — MAYOR HAMMOND [ARTICLE]

MAYOR HAMMOND

nominated for oongress by THE DEMOCRATS TO-DAY. A Lrox Gathering op Democrats From the Tenth District in the City. Logausport was alive with Democrats Thursday, the oooasion being the Demooratio Congressional convention. Every oounty was represented. A special train arrived in the morning from Rochester with the Fulton oounty delegation and the Zimmerman club, numbering nearly nearly 800 and were met at the Vandallia depot by the Demooratio drum oorps and the Umbrella brigade Headquarters were made at the Murdook hotel. Col. Patton's withdrawal left the field open for other oandidates and while a soore of names were mentioned the canvass early in the day settled down to one between the friends of Hon. Valentine Zimmer man, of Rochester, and Mayor Hammond of Hammond.

At 1 o’clock Dolan’s Opera House was well filled with delegates end representative Democrats of the Tenth District and of the immediate looality. Th«i Democratic press of the district was well represented. Among those present and occupying seats on the stage weje B. F. Louthain, Logansport Pharos; H. A. Barnhart, Rochester Sentinel; J. W. MoEwen,Rensselaer Sentinel; R. M. Isherwood, Delphi Times; M. H. Ingram, Winamao Doinooratio Journal; J J. GorrelL Pulaski County Democrat, and W. B. Swain, Hammond. H. A, Barnhart, ohairman distriot committee, in aftw well-ohoson and appropriate remarks called the oohvention to order. His allusions to Grovdr Cleveland and Congressman Patton allotted loun an i prolonged applause. On motion of Senator Kopelka committees on permanent organization, credentials and resolutions were appointed.

permanent organizations. Carrol 1-W C. Smith. Cass— E M, Howard. Fulton—Enooh Mvers. Jasper—Dr. Lougniidge. Lake—John C. Merrill. Newton—Theodore Harnish. Porter—Edward C. O’Neil. Pulaski-J. J. Gorrell. White—Dr. Carr. obedentialh. Carroll—John Stewart. Unss—-Edward Kearney. Fulton—Frank Hoffman. Jasper—M. J. Costello. Newton—J. G Perry. Porter—J. R. Carrou. White—David MoOuaig. resolutions. Carroll-John C. Odell. Oass-G. W. Burkhart Fulton—Alph Kulner. Jasper—J. W. MoEwen. Lake—S. 0. Swain. Newton—W. J. Cunningham. Porter— Jacob Sohlaer. l’ulaski—William Morob. White—Alien Redding. The eommittee on organization reported the names of the following gentlemen; Chairman, M. M. Hathawap, of Pulaski county; secretary, E. M. Howard, of Cass county, and the Democratic editors of the distriot assistants.

Committee on credentials reported no oonteets. The resolutions reported will be published next week. On call of roll for nomination of candidates Enoch Myers, of Fulton, presented the name of Vaientlne Zimmerman. Senator Kopelka, of Lake, named Thomas Hammonu, Mayor of Hammond. George W. Burknart and Ed. F. Kearney of Cass, seconded the nomination of Mr. Zimmerma John Brodie, of Porter, seconded the nomination of Mayor Hammond. Bnt one ballot was had which resulted as follows: Hammond. Zimmerman. Ciuroll, !» 3 Cuss, 4 16 Fulton, 11 Jasper. 2 \ ■ 3 Lake, 10 Newton, 3 1 Porter, 10 Pulaski, 7 White, 1 9 40 43 Mayor Hammond having secoived a majority of all the votes was declared the nominee of the convention. JHaVor Hammond warmly thanked the convention aud predicted success in November. Our nominee is serving his third term as Mayor of Hammond, is a successful business man and very popular. His attitude toward labor is in striking contrast with the ( arnegies oi the republican party. In the language of Senator Kopelka: “Notwithstanding he fact that he is a large < mpioytrof-labir, he has never had a strike; never had a suit at law with any employe; never foreclosed a mortgage; that he is generous and liberal to a fault.”

Our republican fTiends are laboring earnestly to convince the public that the Homestead tragedy and the Pittsburg strike are not in any way oonneoted with the tariff. Let s see: The MoKinleybill is the most extravagant law ever framed in the interest es American manufacturers. It was commended by the most radical exponents of protection who claimed for it the most e treme benefits to the laboring man Yet at this time we are passing through one of the greatest conflicts between cap tnl and labor ever witnessed in this c ountry. " ith one end of bis enormois steel plant resting on the McKinley bill and the other on the{jobligation of the state of Pennsylvania to protect hie property, Mr. Carnagie is er - joying a summer tour in Scotland, trying to find wavs and means of spending he $1,500,000 profits. In the meantime his thousand of employes, whose wages were to be increased, left to be ebot at I y Pinkerton thugs and sta’e militia, while their placet are filled wi'h scabs a> d foreigners who are willing to work for the reduced wages offered. Ere long thousands of idle workmen will be left to war. der about homeless rnd hungry, while the ponderous machine) v of the protected mill will go on with the work of turning out its miUlonand a half of yearly profits This-fact demonstrates that protection is a fraud. It affords princely profits and enables high tariff beneficiaries to par big prises for labor, bat they hire tbs cheapest and pocket the profits.—The laboring man gets none of it.