The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-22
{. ". WICKEY
is NEUTRAL
Hammond Citizens Hold a
Spirited Meeting and
Raise Two Thou
sand Dollars.

A mass meeting in the Lake superior
courthouse of Hammond last evening, |
which was attended by large number
of representative citizens, served to
arouse the people of Hammond to the
necessity for immediate action, not
only to prevent the legislature from To-
eating a court at Gary but to prevent
this young and aspiring city from tax
Ing Hammond and Crown Points courts
away and becoming the county seat of
Lake county.
The meeting last night was a rousing
one and sensation after sensation was
sprung as the attorneys from Ham
mond who have been down to Indian
apolis told what the Gary people were
accomplishing, not because they have
the arguments in their favor as one
attorney put it, but because of the
shetr force of their enthusiasm and the
power that is represented in the money
they have to spend
BOWsER REFUSES TO HELP.
Senator A J. Bowser who. by the
way, is interested in some subdivisions
In Cnesterton which will be doomed by
the growth Of Gary. is openly opposed
facilities and announces that he has
tied up with Gary. Senator Bowser,
Attorney Ibach reported, would not
even introduce the Hammond bill in
the senate Notwithstanding the fact
that the people Of Hammond are his
constituents as well as the people Of
Gary, and it was actually necessary to
get a senator from down state to in
troduce the Hammond and Crown Point
measures.
That is a sample of the progress that
the Gary people, by their indomitable
push and energy, are making. In its
court fight Hammond is as nearly with.
out representation in the legislature
as if there had been no election last
: fall
DEMOCRATS ARE TTCKLED.
The Hammond democrats, who were
at the meeting, twitted the republicans
last evening and said that while the
democrats in the house were with Ham
mon din is desire for additional court
facilities. the republicans in neither the
house or the senate were with Ham
mond and it was up to the republicans
to get busy with their representatives.
The meeting last evening was called
to order by Attorney Peter Crumpack-
err He was elected permanent chair
man. and E. F. Johnston was elected
permanent secretary. There were
speeches by Attorney Crumpacker, At
torney William J. WINERY, who has
prepared some statistics regarding the
business of the Lake superior court; At
torney l. L. Bomberger. Attorney J. G.
Ibach, who is one Of the most infuen-
tial democrats in the city, and finally by
A. NJ. Turner William H. Gostlin who
has been in Indianapolis for three days
and knows the situation John e. Fitz-
gerald, Jacob Schloer and others.
HAMMOND IS AROUSED.
All of those who spoke took the stand
that it would be a disgrace to the peo-
pie of Hammond to let the city of Gary.
which is not yet three years old. come
in and take Hammond's superior court
away or even secure a division of the
business that is done here.
All of the old arguments regarding
the origin and nature of the litigation
which resulted in their raising nearly
and many news facts were presented,
and finally a subscription was started
which resulted in thei rraising nearly
two thousand dollars. It is believed
that when the business men and manu-
facturers are canvassed 1t Will result
in the raising of two or three times
that amount
COMMITTEE Is APPOINTED.
A committee consisting of E. J.
Johnston. J. S. Blackmun, L. l. Bonn
berger, F. S. Carter, B. L. P. Bell. " S.
Reiter. Otto Knoerzer, A. H. Taper ia
cob Kasper. John Beckman. A NJ Tur-
ner. John Dyer, Frank Hammond, Carl
Bauer, Louis Roth and Roscoe e. Woods
was appointed to go to Indianapolis
and see what can be done to influence
the legislators in behalf of the Ham
mond court
John F. Reilly W. H Harrison and
William J. ,Whinery were appointed TO
draw up a set of resolutions which will
be signed by as many petitioners as
ctn be secured to sign it, asking that
the legislators from this district give
their constituents here more considera-
ion ard that those from the rest of the
state vote for the Hammond measure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dietrich spent the