Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1915 — McCray Made Impression At the Big Burgoo Picnic. [ARTICLE]

McCray Made Impression At the Big Burgoo Picnic.

Warren T. McCray, the Kentland candidate for governor, made a fine impression with the great crowd of voters who attended the big burgoo picnic at the state fair grounds Wednesday. He made a brief speech, setting forth his desire to give to the state a business administration, wholesome, clean, fearless and economical, and there was the impression throughout the great audience that he would do just as he pledged himself.

Five candidates for governor and four for United States senator lined the stage in the big stock pavilion at the fair grounds. In addition to these were several others, including Will H. Hays, state chairman; Jack Henley, state secretary ;and two young men from Anderson, both former progressives. They were Paul P. Haynes, former progressive state secretary, and Oswald Ryan, formerly a progressive. They both said they were back in -the republican party because they wanted it to win and would aid and abet its actions for wholesome legislation in every possible manner. Will H. Hays made a fine speech, appealed for activity, said this was to be a campaign for sucl\ important results that every citizen should become interested, have ideas and help to incorporate them into the formation of the republican platforms and policies and into law. His speech teemed with enthusiasm and he was enthusiastically applauded during various stages of his address. Then came “the stock judging” as dr. Hays had said, for each of the candidates for United States senator and governor and each was introduced and made a speech limited to eight minutes. All were good, all had the true ring and each was accompanied iy a pledge that no matter on whom the mantles fell the other would be for them and for republican success. Mr. McCrtty was the first to speak and in a calm manner he outlined the cind of campaign he would make and the manner in which he would serve the people. He was well received. James P. Goodrich, Charles A. Carlisle, Quincy A. Myers and Mayor R. 0. Johnson then spoke. The most enthusiasm was probably centered about the speech of the Lake county candidate, for he put lots of spirit into his brief address and kept the big crowd in a jolly frame of mind. He said that until the European Avar was well underway and munitions orders began to flood the steel mills that not' 30 per cent of a force was employed. He said that there was 30 per cent labor and 70 per cent hell in Gary from the time the democrats passed their tariff bill until the time that the European war began to make widows and orphans and he preferred a tariff to keep our mills busy and not the sacrifices of a war. He was just getting warmed up well when his time limit was reached.

The senatorial candidates, Arthur ; l. Robinson, Hugh Miller, William L. ' ’aylor and James E. Watson all spoke and ably, too. Mr. Robinson is a scholarly young man, and he assailed l;he democratic Mexican policy with vigor. Hugh Miller spoke on business needs, the necessity for protection for American labor and declared that republicans have always declared for and provided laws that proved a great boon to prosperity for all alike, the manufacturer, the laborer and the businessman. William L. Taylor was in his nappiest mood and got off a burlesque on the gubernatorial candidates that delighted the audience. Throughout the day there had been calls for James E. Watson and he had responded to the call in the morning and again in the afternoon, when he talked briefly but with sledge hammer gestures he drove home to every hearer the strong points he made. His

picture of the democratic gallery of the past half century and the issues of that party during that period was a shout from start to finish and as he told of the leaders who had been renounced and had passed away to be forgotten and discredited, he pointed above him to two great flags and said, “Ah, we could suspend between those two emblems of liberty the pictures of every great republican president and every great leader of the party anri every citizen of the country would rise up and shout with pride in their accomplishments, but where is there a democrat whose picture hanging there would cause any pride of citizenship or recall any great accomplishment?”

Round after round of applause followed him and the big meeting adjourned and many of those present went back to the Columbia Club to listen to the hearty love feast as the candidates were introduced to the hundreds of new members of the Columbia Club. The Lake County special with a band to lead the Johnson forces had reached Indianapolis at about 10:30 in the morning and the friends of the mayor marched to the circle and twice around it before they took a street car and went to the fair grounds. The train returning left Indianapolis at fi o’clock and reached Rensselaer at 10:60. 4 The Republican regrets that it can not print a considerable part of the

speeches of each of the candidates, but it will be some time before the primary election and it is probable that many of the candidates can come here during that time and all voters should try to hear them and thus 'be enabled to decide what men are beat suited for the offices they seek.