The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-01
CAUST|CALLY ARRA|GNS
THE WHITE RIBBONS
County Chairman Returns From In
Indianapolis to Take Up the Work
Hitherto In Hands of Acting Chair
man John L. Rohde, Who Has Done
Good Work, He Says.

Ed Simon, Lake county representa-
tive in the general assembly. returned
from Indianapolis this morning, the
special Legislature having adjourned
last night.
Despite his all night ride the dem
ocrafic county chairman was at the
headquarters at an early this morning
TO dispose of the business (which had
accumulated during his absence. He
went at 1T with will, working in his
shirt sleeves to make up for lost time.
He came back from the legislature.
this fall than ever and full of fight to
the finish.
Leaders Confer With Him.
Democratic leaders dropped in pretty
soon to meet Mr.. Simon and talk over
oils opposed to the county local optic l
bill and came back still opposed 70 it,
He gave his hearers a little insight into
the inner workings of the legislature,
and he promises that the last is not vet
aired about the methods that Governor
Hanly and the republicans used to pass
the county local option.
For legislature of coercion, by a
governor JDeIe mas Deen 1OtnlHS Ike
it in the history of the state. Intim.-
dation and promises ruled and it was
general talk in Indianapolis that prac-
tically every patronage job either ma
tional or state which was under the
control of the republicans had been
bartered away.
Renegate Democrats On Commission.
Democrats generally are very dis
satisfied with the investigation relative
to Governor Hanly's promise to Repre-
sentative Knisely. At first they at
tempted to secure renegade democrats
on the commission and succeeded in
keeping one there Representative Pier
son of Clay county. They found Hau-
ly not guilty and all that was left for
Honan to do was to KEEP still.
Talk about lobbying, l want to tell
YOU that if the breweries had done nall
as much as the white ribboners did
Governor Hanly would have ordered th5
militia to turn them out of the state
house. The white ribboners, however
were privileged characters to the ex-
tent that disconnected the Legislators
| and insulted those who did not vote
according to their notion.
HanIy Uses whap.
/ THE republicans now have county
| local option and what Of it. 1t does
not change the democratic platform in
/ the least, nor does it represent the
sentiment in the state. The republican
I Legislators were whipped into line and
! let me assure you that Hanly has dorie
| il and that the republicans have to ac-
/ cept him whether they want to or not
/ "As to the campaign, everything
looks like the election of Marshall. r.
give you an instance of how thing:
/ look, the state central committee pu
cut $50, 900 Marshall buttons. I wan O.
. O00 more for this county and they di.
not have them, saying that l wouls
have to wait a while.
IN one of the hotels in Indianapolis
four one hundred dollar bets are of
fered on Marshall and there are ~
Watson hackers to take them up.
Coming nearer home. l feel that TIL
organizations work has heen in goo,
hands under the direction of Johl
Rchde. l can go right on where h
left off. We are not spending on
money on fire works, etc. but we ar
doing effective work. just the same"