The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-19
A. F. KNOTS FOR
MAYOR OF CITY
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BILL on the pretense OF giving Ham /
mond home rule when in fact he want |
ed to appoint the police commissioners
for the purpose of strengthening his |
political machine, A. F. Knots was hit
ting such licks in the interest of HON. |
mond's bill that he was the consterna-
ton of the Gary men and was recog-
nized by both the Hammond repubI-
cans and the democrats who fought
side by side for that bill, as one of the
most efficient fighters at the state cap
ital
Republicans Must Have "A Fighter.
The Hammond republicans have been
casting over the field. They realize
that the man who defeats Lawrence
Becker or the candidate of the demo-
cratic party selects viii have to be
fighter. They name over the men who
have been suggested from time 10 time,
and only when they come to the name
of A F. Knots do they arrive at the
conclusion that the will fill the bill in
this respect
From the conversations of scores of
republicans il is clear that they do not
want a man who will say Yes, the
democratic administration has given
US fair administrator, but we want
you to vote for a man who gave and
VII give us a better one"
What the republicans Of Hammond
want is a candidate who viii rip the
present city administration up the back
and down again. Point out the lack Of
progressiveness. show where false econ
omies have in reality been gross ex-
travagances, show how the police de-
partment, which Becker did not CON
troll, has been denied everything it ask
ed, while the fire department, which
Becker did control has been given
everything it asked
Richard Schaaf Was Acceptable.
The republicans are ready to rally
around any man who will get out and
fight. They would have made Dick
Schaaf their nominee in a minute of he
had but signifed his intention of being
candidate. Many Of them are say
| ing, Knots is the only man who will
| give US the scrap we want; who will
| beard the democratic lion in his dem,
They don't want the municipal cam
paign to be any more of compromise
than the county campaign was. Every
bodys knows that Dick Sehaaf did not
compromise on single vote.
| The ONCE OF mayor IS open to any
man who will redeem Hammond from
democracy. and the average republican
is aware Of the fact that there are very
few men who dare undertake the re
sponsibility.
1t is suggested in some quarters that
| Mr.. Knots might be assailed on his
street car franchise record but com
parison. paragraph for paragraph Of
the franchise that Mayor Becker re-
Gently gave to his political friends will
instantly quiet any argument along
this line and besides the character OF
the service and the proposed extensions
on the present street railway. they say
compares very favorably to the service
that the Gary Interurban line is Civ
ing in Gary. and consequently the ser
vice that the people of Hammond may
| expect here.
Tired of standing stu.
Above all. the friends of the ex
mayor say that the people Of Harmon,
are tired of stagnatlon. The peopl
on the North side have rebelled agains
it and have repeatedly denounced tn
! present administration. The people o
the East side have rebelled against tn
delay in opening the Columbian avenu
bridge and the people Of the Soutl
side have been assessed to death for
! widened street that is the creates