The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-13
DEMOCRATS
ARE FOR HIM
Boom Assumes Proportions
That Can No Longer
Be Ignored.

F. Richard schaaf, chairman of
the Lake county republican central
committee, will be candidate before
the coming primaries for the mayor
atty nomination Of Hammond.
Responding to an unsilencesble
popular clamor from all parts of the
city, importuned by manufacturers,
business men, professional men, tax
payers, both republican and demo-
cratic, Dick Schaaf through whose
indefatigble leadership a tremendous
republican majority was returned for
the republican ticket last fall, has
determined to stand for the mayor
atty race.
Laying aside his changes for state
and federal preferment, giving up
the postofice, and scrifcing personal
ambitions, Mr.. Schaaf will put up
what will be a memorable fight for
an honor which he considers second
to none, the Hammond mayoralty.
The salary is meagre, but the honor
and power great.
YIELDS TO INsIsTENT DEMANDS.
Several months ago before the sit
uation had crystalized. Mr.. schaaf not
being in the best of health and be-
leving that there would be plenty of
candidates. declined to stand for the
nomination. 1t was the impression in
general then that number of promi-
nent republicans would tender their
services. Robert Kidney, the contrac-
tor, announced his candidacy but with
drew when he saw the strength Of the
insistent Schaaf boom, which though
unsanctioned by Mr.. schaaf. grew to
astonishing proportions Mr. Kidney.
will be one of Mr.. Sahaafs most loyal
lieutenants and with other prominent
republicans who had been mentioned
in connection with the mayoraIty race,
take off his coat for Mr. Schaaf
ONE DEMOCRAT REFUSED TO RUN.
And so it came about During the
past month the Schaaf boom has reach
ed astonishing dimensions. There was
denying it. SO powerful were its
proportions that one prominent Ham
mond democrat. who had decided to
stand for an aldermanfc nomination. re-
fused to get on the democratic ticket
because he was convinced that Schaaf's
nomination spelled democratic defeat
and that the friends of the popular re
publican would be successful in their
efforts
The dominant trait in the political
character of +. r. Schaaf is party feal-
ty. To this he. after exhaustIess i'm
portunities of the republican organiza-
ton. subserved his personal wishes and
to vitalize the republican party in
mond, decided to jump into the fray
after conferences with county. district
and state leaders. This afternoon he
authorized the publication of his can
didacy.
NEWS HAILED WITH JOY.
The news that +. Richard Schaaf will
be a candidate for the mayoralty nom
ination will electrify the republicans
from Robertsdale to the Ridge Road
His candidacy will be a thunderboldt
to the democrats who fear him unquali-
fiedly. Indeed, he will get support
from democrats in every ward in the
city. Influential democrats have prom
ised him their support. He will go be
fore the people as an ideal candidate
He Will stand on a platform that every
taxpayer, business man and manufac-
turer, regardless of political afiliation
will want to see put into effect in Ham
mond. His interests in the city ant
its future will draw to his standard al
classes. The enthusiasm that the an.
nouncement of the Schaaf candidacy
will elicit. is illimitable. Watch tn,
eagerness that will be manifested bs
republicans to set on the ticket witt
T. Richard Schaaf.