The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-29

promise that his bill would be report
ed out of the committee before he re-
turned.
Makes a Prediction.
Mr.. Shine says he does not believe
anything can save Wickey from being
unseated now According to Mr.. Shine,
the democratic house is against him
and the republicans from his district
do not care whether or not they kick
him out since he has become SO luke
warm on the Hammond court matter
Mr.. Shine says that he looks for the
unseating of Wickey before the present
session closes unless conditions change
materially.
The tide in the court fight seems to
be slowly, but surely turning in fa-
vor of Hammond. To all appearances
the magnificent work that has been
done by the business men of Gary has
had its effect. The Gary pyrotechnics
have been seen all over the ssate and
have been especially admired by the
senators and and representatives at
the state capital, but it is now be-
neved they have been exhausted and
from now on the lawmakers Of the
arguments in favor of one or another
of the measures for relief.
Lots of Work To Be Done.
Of course, there is much work yet
to be done. Lobbying in the present
legislature has been reduced to a fine
art and it is necessary that both
Hammond and Gary have influential
men on hand at all times to see that
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cided upon is carried out.
Senator A. J. Bowser finally agreed
Wednesday that the Hammond bill
should be reported out Of the commit
tee 1t will go to its second reading
today or Monday. The Gary lobbyists
hope that will be as far as it Will get
but the Hammond representatives be-
lieve they can bring enough pressure
to bear to force the passage of the
bill in the senate.
Both Claim Victory.
Both Hammond and Gary lawyers
who have been on the ground watch
ing the fight at Indianapolis, say they
have won. Even in the Hammond dele
CATION there are widely diverging opin-
ions as to the result. Some of those
who have been to the state capite.
court relief and others think that Ham
mond will get its court and Gary viii
be turned down.
Attorney J. A. Patterson of Indiana
Harbor arrived in Hammond from In
dianapolis this morning, and stated
that 1t looked to him az though Ham
mond would get its court and that Gar.
would lose out.
Mr.. Patterson said that. incidentally
this court fight is having the effect o
making more certain the amalgama
toin of the cities of East Chicago an,
Hammond
Interests Are Identical.
Gary is jealous of East Chicag,
and Hammond" said Mr.. Patterson
and this fight has shown conclusive
ly that East Chicago and Hammond
interests are identical. we are in sym
pathy in our plans for harbor develop
ment and the built up portions of In
diana Harbor East Chicago and Ham
mond are already being merged int
one great city. Hereafter it will b
Whiting East Chicago. Indiana Har
Dor and Hammond against Gary, an
Gary has precipitated the whole thin
by its foolish court fight"
H. E. Granger, president of the LAX
County Trades and Labor council, re
turned from Indianapolis. where h
used his influence in behalf of tn
Hammond court. Mr.. Granger is tn
president of the Lake County Trade
and Labor council and is of the opin
ion that the United States Steel Cor
porstion and the Gary contractors onl
decided that they wanted a court c
their own after Judge Y. S. Reiter {
Hammond refused to grant an injunc
tion against the Gary Carpenters un
kon-