The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-13
BOWSER ALL IN
But HAPPY
Senator From Lake and Por-
ter Rests-Labor Well
Done.
GAINS MUCH PRESTIGE
Is Slated for Important Chairman
ships in Next Legislature
Through Tireless Activity.

"An in" physically, but proud in
the consciousness 70 having done his
duty as he saw it, Senator A ]. Bows
er of Lake and Porter counties, return
ed last night from Indianapolis after
session. which for hard work and
achievement stands unique in the an
nails Of Indiana legislation, and spent
today in Hammond visiting such OF
his constituents as live hereabouts
His reception was cordial, not 10 say
lavish. He viii return tonight to the
Chesterton Tribune During his first
session in the Indiana Legislature he
accumulated enough copy" TO keep
him busy for six months and as he
gradually unfolds it, 1t cannot fail to
to prove interesting reading.
No man who has ever been sent to
either branch Of the legislature from
this district. has taken his duties and
responsibilities more seriously than
| Bowser No man has worked harder
! to get on the right side of things or
! has shown more courage in asserting
his convictions. His grasp of every
situation was a revelation to those who
| had been there before many times.
Down the state he is now regarded as
/ an element that has to be dealt with
and as his return at the next election
! in the nature of things is an absolute
certainty he Will get as a matter of
j right and merit, the consideration on
! this occasion he had to fight.
He has reasonable assurance that
he will be placed at the head Of several
/ important committees and that his
energy will have more telling effect
i at the next legislature than it had In
the last.
AS a matter Of record, more inn
portant measures were considered at
the session which has just closed than
at any previous session in years.
Two years ago 600 measures were
considered and only one of those was
considered of great Importance. This
time the grind consisted of over 1900
measures and many of these of grave
interest to the future of the state.
Among them were the two-cent rate
bill, the pure food bill. the $1,000 IL
cense bill, the metropolitan police bill,
the riparian rights bill, the county
depository bill and the city and towns
bill.
Mr. Bowser was in the thick of the
fight on all subjects. He worked from
sixteen to twenty hours a day, in COM
mittee work and regular session and
his hours of supposed leisure, which
could have been few under the cir
cumstances, were consumed in com
mitting to memory the important
points in the suggestive legislature
He said today in Hammond that dur
ing this entire session he saw no part
| Of Indianapolis except the few blocks
that lie between the Dennison hote
and the state house.
AS to his attitude towards proposed
legislation with particular bearing OF
this one district and that part Of i
which lies within the city limits o
Hammond, he was perfectly frank. IL
E favored the Mccullough bill as the re
suit of personal investigation, and h
tells some interesting stories as to tn
l pressure that was brought to bear for
} and against it. For example, cOmpe
= tent manufacturer in Hammond wrot
him, requesting him to favor the re
e vocation of the metropolitan polio
: law: this letter he used before tn
committee on an exhibit in demon
o strating the feeling that existed here
3 abouts as to that law. He was sur
prised later to receive a telegram fror
the same manufacturer requesting hir
to vote to sustain the metropolita
law. He remained consistent through
J. out. however, and never backed dow
on his original stand.
= One of the highest compliments PAL
him on the floor Of the senate cam
o from Senator Cox, a veteran. Mr.. Co
declared that Bowser was the bes
posted man on county and townshi
| affairs in the state.
With reference TO the McCulloug
bill Mr. Bowser said: I was thinkin
t only Of Hammond of course. as that
: the only part Of my district which
, affected by the metropolitan polio
u law. 1t was urged by many of III
opponents of the measure that 1 wa
not representing my district in tn
matter of sentiment as regards ths
bill. 1 knew Of course that outside c
= Hammond the metropolitan police la
l. was a matter Of indifference. 1 cor
!, tinued to think and / still continue
), think that fourteen cities in this stat
= should not be deprived OF home ru
: and am quite proud OF having chan
pioned that cause"