The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-09
ARTIE FEELS HIS
Responsibilities
Charles w. Miller's Cam
paign Manager for the
Tenth, Has Hands Full.
WANTS GOODWINE FOR LOOT
Position Delicate One in Gary-With
A. F. Knots Aspiring to
Latter Office.

Artie Finding is feeling the weight
of his political responsibilities these
days and between selling papers and in
terviewing the leaders IN his party
over the state he has his hands full.
Artie jumped into prominence recent
" when Charles w. Miller came to this
city and recognized in the Hammond
young man a powerful friend and
masterful politician.
Since then he has received letters
from the candidate for governor and
the last one contained an invitation TO
attend the state convention at the ex-
pense of Mr.. Miller.
Charles W. Miller is aking this means
of recognizing the work that Artie has
done and to say that it is appreciated
is expressing it mildly
When interviewed by a LAKE COUNTY
TINES reporter yesterday Artie said.
4 got a letter from Charley Miller yes
terday and he wants me to come TO In
dianapolis during the convention and
help him out. Charley says there are
several men whom he believes / can
reach better than any one else and that
he will rely upon me to line them up
Busy on Literary Effort.
Il am now at work on a ten page
letter." said Artie, which will give
Mr.. Miller pretty good idea about po-
litical conditions here / think / can
deliver the tenth congressional district
all right with possibly the exception of
Gary, and 1 am now working on a
scheme by which 1 can line up the
Knots faction over there"
1T is a delicate problem" continued
Artie, You see I am supporting Ere
mont for lieutenant governor and
Knots wants the place" Here the re-
porter interrupted Artie and asked who
Fremont was. why. Fremont Good
wine," said Artie. don't you know him
he is the candidate for lieutenant gov
| ernor. You see these fellows are such
good friends of mine that / got to call.
ing them By their first names just as
do when we are talking over the po-
litical situation together and L sup
| posed of course you knew who Ere
mont was. Do you suppose he would
| call me Mr.. Finding? 1 should say
not! It's 'Artie' every time"
VIII Trade His Influence.
We'll as I was going to say" CON
| tinued Artie, II shall tell Knots that
| there is not much chance for him to gel
the nomination this time and that Il
he will support Goodwine for the place
will agree to support him later OF
for any office to which he aspires."
That's a fair proposition. is 1t not
said Artie, "a man to succeed in politics
has got to trade his influence fol
the influence of the other fellow wheI
he finds it necessary"
But is that not machine politics? I?
Artie was asked, Yes, 1 guess it is
but the only way to fight a machine
is to build up a machine that will d.
the business"
When asked what his motives wer
in supporting Miller he replied prompt
ly, Charley is a good fellow. He mad
4 hit with me when I first saw him AM
what is more I believe he is square.
With that Artie excused himself an'
retired. I've got to go over and Sc
if I can't convert my old friend Henr.
Bicknell." said he as he crossed tn
street. so long"