The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-30

built and then after other months OF
delay the paving of the center OF
Broadway, where the street car tracks
were laid, was accomplished
thing that will probably be in
favor of the democrats, and yet which
will lose them the vote of certain ele-
ment. is the fact that the city has been
wide open ever since Thomas Knots
has been in control
What is known as the .sPatch" was
allowed to flourish during the first adj
ministration of the city. and the city
authorities winked at the dens of
iniquity which were allowed to flourish
there.
Some Like 1t That Way.
There will be a certain element of
the population of the city which favors
such an administration and there are
others who favor a more strict reeu-
lation of this district. Brennan is
known to be a liberal man. but If is
not known definitely what he will do.
and Knots is a known quantity to the
denizens of the Patch"
These are the elements which will
make the fight for the control of the
Gary city administration an interesting
one. The next municipal fight in Gary
Will be a warm one, and the ewes of
the whole state are likely to be focused
on the city before the contest is over
The Gary democrats fell down rniser-
ably to win the city over to Marshall
and Bryan, but they say that there
Will be new issues raised in the munich
pal campaign and that they do not fear
the result.
Incidentally. Tom Knots political
head is at stake. The down-state
democrats are already at work in their
efforts to build up a machine which
VIII be able to withstand the assaults
OF reorganized republican party
Must Recognize Lake County.
If Tom Knots can deliver the goods
IN Gary, and Mayor Lawrence Becker
can be reelected or force the election
of one of his henchmen in Hammond
they will be the big politicians of
northern Indiana and will probably be
able to demand substantial favors from
the Indiana democracy. Republican
County Chairman f. Richard Schaaf
was the man who made the down-state
politicians see the light and recognize
the importance of Lake county as
factor in state politics Knots and
Becker will take advantage of what he
has done, and Simon's defeat elini-
mates him from the consideration. 1t
is Knots and Becker who are the men
OF the hour now, and Knots is the
man that John Brennan of Gary must
defeat to save the republican party
there.
But, if John Brennan seems to have
the inside track in Gary, there are
other republicans whom their friends
are grooming for the face for the nom
ination.
Another Prospective Candidate.
One of these is ]. Glenn Harris a
member of the law firm Of Harris and
Bretsch. Both of the members OF this
firm are well known all over Gar and
have many friends. They are also said
to be influential in the Patch" and
Will be a factor in the campaign that
Will have to be recognized.
Another man who is likely to become
a candidate for the nomination is John
McFadden of the Gary Coal company. |
McFadden is one of the earliest pio-
neers of Gary and has many friends.
George Manlove, recently the presi- |
dent of the Gary republican club. and
the man to whom a large amount of !
the credit for rolling up a republican
of 500 must be given, may be |
a candidate. although he has not an
1ounced himself
Gary politics and Gary politicians are
still in an embryo stage. It will be |
as hard to get a line on |
The mayoralty election as it was re-
sently to tell how the national election |
was going.