The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-23
CITIZENS OF GARY
HOLD MEETING
Progress of Fight for Superior Court
IN Gary is Reported By Enthusi-
astic Gary Men, But Meeting is
Marred By Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney Hodges.

The first public meeting for the citi-
Eens of Gary was held last night in the
Gary hotel and u large crowd re-
sponded. Every phase of the court
question WIS discussed by the ASSEMBLE
ed citizens. The Representatives from
indianapolis (the Legislators and the
lObhyists), who were expected TO arrive
In the city in time to rehearse the pro-
ceedings before the Legislature, did not
arrive in time to inform those present
on what progress the bill had made at
the present time.
A telegram from II. S. Carr was read.
stating the progress of the Gary court
bill, but as THE TIMES had already
given the proceedings at Indianapolis.
the telegram was of little interest
IxIiyer Gives Synopsis.
Many speeches were made by those
present, giving their opinion as to what
should be done in the crisis which is
now pending. Representative William
II. Kliver gave the people present a
synopsis Of what had been done before
the legislature up to the present time
in the interests OF the local bill. He
said that the bill had been reported
favorably to the senate by the judiciary
committee and that it was now a. Ger
tainty that it would pass that body IA
to the house, Mr.. Kliver said that he
was not so sure and that urgent work
would be necessary to secure its PAS
sage.
Mr.. kltver also said that by having
its bill presented to the legislature at
the time that they did, that Hammond
was guilty of a breach of trust. owing
TO a compromise which had been
reached with them and an understand
ing as to the time when it should have
been introduced.
Times Kept Him Posted.
Mr.. Kliver also said that he had
been able, thanks to the Gary Evening
Times, to keep posted on the activi-
ties for a court which were now under
way in Hammond, and that he believed
by the tone of the articles written in
this paper, that the Hammond people
were waking up to the fact that they
were being beaten. Mr. Kliver also |
took occasion to defend the action of |
the legislators from this district. Sena- |
Tor Bowser Of Chesterton, and Edward |
Mickey of East Chicago. who are |
charged with being traitors to the vot- |
ers who elected them. He said that he
thought their motives and actions were
clean in every respect
Among the other speakers who rend- |
cred their opinion on matters in gen
eral and the superior court question in
We're w. S. Gallagher Ell
mer Reed, Attorney W. l. Welscheim-
er, John Brennan, E. c. Simpson. II. TT
Ingwald Moe. w. F. Hodges
Attorney Carver c. H Maloney and 1T
f. McCracken.
impunss HammOnd's Motives.
Mr.. Gallagher. representing the con
tractors association, spoke Of the great
good court in Gary would be for
them. He was followed by Elmer Reed
0f the carpenters union who said that
ut believed that the court would be Of
the greatest good to his fellow work
men. Attornty Welscheimer gave MANY
reasons why Gary should have the
court In preference to Hammond He
also said that Hammond's desire to
nave court was for absolutely selfish
and he simply couldn't under
stand why they We're asking for it.
John Brennan gave a fair ana square
argument for the securing of a court
Gary, and told what had been done
n Hobart and other small towns in the
7icinity to raise money for Gary's
'ause. c. II. Maloney urged thar the
friends Of every legislator in the state
De requested by the people Of Gary to
pull for them and use their influence in
getting the legislators in the band wa
son.
Money, But Not Doodle
H. II. Highlands arose to queIl i'm
nediately the idea that he had heard 4
lad been suggested that the money
which the people of Gary were raising !
would be used for Doodle Mr.. High
ands said that he was an honest man.
md that as member of the finance
Committee he would never stand for +
uch thing. Mr.. Highlands was as
ured. however, by other speakers that
he money would not be used for that
purpose
OF the speakers on the program. Dep
lty Prosecuting Attorney ". F. Hodges
proved to be the most excited of all
lie arose and with a Gary Evening
Zines in his hand. read an article which
in the paper which gave !
-ersion Of the Hammond side of the I
uperior court question Mr.. Hodges
hen entered into blood-thirsty TRADE
n the paper which would presume to :
'rint, as it did, what took place at a l
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