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Show 'UU 'JOHNSON WILL TOUR INDIANA Terre Haute. Ind., Sept. IS. After threo days of campaigning in Illinois, mado weary by delayed tralnts that kopt him from one to three hours behind be-hind the schedule, Governor JohnHon of California came Into Indiana tonight to-night to begin a tour that will last a part of two das. Ills voice stiength-ened stiength-ened during the day and tonight he mado his first lone; speech since he Bpoko In Peoria "Monday. Besides discussing the Progressive platform and reviewing the causes that led up to the formation of tho now party, tho governor tonight paid a high trib. uto to former Senator Bexeridge. Progressive Pro-gressive candldato for governor of Indiann The governor termed the election of Mr. Beveridge the duty of the stato, not only to itself but to tho nation. In referring to Mr. Beveridge. Governor Johnson said. "In the twelve jears In which he represented this stato in Washington he was right and fearlessly right on every important question. "His election this year as your chief executivo means not only tht vindication of progressive Ideas and principles In your state but it means tho roturn to public life of tho man in Indiana wliom the people of this country most need in the councils of the nation at this critical period." For the first time since the cam-palqn cam-palqn opened Tiamond Uobblns, the widelv known settlement worker, to-daj- Joined the national candidate In a speaking tour. He met Governor Johnson at Centralla and at Fairfield, standing on a platform near the vice presidential candidate, he made his "confession of faith." , Mr Robbins was In a district whore he was well known for his activities a among the miners, and his speech was received enthusiastically. Tho governor had a narrow escape from injury at Fairfield. An automo-bllo automo-bllo in which ho was riding attempted to pass a wagon, skidded and balanced bal-anced for a moment on two wheels, while the occupants clung- to tho machine, ma-chine, fully expecting to be precipitated precipi-tated into the stream. |