The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-09
CROLIUS LOOKS LIKE
DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT
'Hinky Dink" Knots VIII Attempt
to Foist Himself on Community
Next Wednesday Night in Eight
Different Languages. Glenn
Harris Also Attempting to Butt in.

1t is now an assured fact that John
A. Brennan will be q candidate for
the republican nomination for mayor
of Gary. This information Brennan
has given To a few of his closest
friends, and THE TIMES is authorized by
them to say that Mr.. Brennan will be
candidate. Ae present Mr.. Brennan
will say nothing.
Until a few days ago he was I'M
decided as TO whether he would make
the race, but the informal announce
ment to his friends marks the reaching
of his decision to become one of the
two principal factors in the coming
campaign.
AS no other candidate has appeared
on the republican horizon Mt Brennan
will quite probably be the candi-
date of the party. All along he has
been pointed out as the logical man
for the position and this opinion has
been pretty well accepted by the rank
and file Of the party.
His Announcement Gratifying.
This informal announcement of Mr.
Brennan's candidacy, while it will be
received with no surprise as he has
been generally conceded to be the man
for the position, will be quite &C
ceptable to every one. Mr.. Brennan
has hosts of democratic friends out
side of his associates in the republican
ranks and they have no hesitancy in
stating that a better selection could
not have been made.
The candidate for the republican
nomination is one of the most enter
prising business men in Gary. He has
been here since the city was founded,
and was the largest individual pur-
chaser of property on the market in
September 1906
He is at the head of the Brennan &
Stringfellow Drug store company, is
president of the Brennan Building COM
pany, which operates the Hotel Nor
ton, a director Of the Calumet Trust
& Savings bank. and officer of the
Gary Building & Loan association and
is interested in numerous other fnan-
cial ventures. Mr. Brennan is an &C
tice worker in everyone of Gary's
civic organizations
Political Pot Boiling
The political pot is now boiling with
full force in Gary Since the meeting
OF the executive committee of the
Gary Republican club Friday night,
when it was decided to cooperate with
the democrats in getting out the pc
tition TO make Gary a city. the ex-
element has been intense
This morning John Burke took pos
session of the suite of rooms in the
Reynolds building which are to be the
republican headquarters during the
coming campaign. They viii be fitted
up in few days and the forces will
then be ready for business
The Incorporation petition is being
pushed by both sides and it will only
be matter of time until the neces-
sary number OF signatures have been
secured.
NT. CroIiuS Is Busy.
On the democratic side of the fence
equal activity is noted. Saturday night
the First Ward Democratic club gave
it's semi monthly ball in Assembly hall.
A large crowd was on hand as was the
omniprescient Mr.. Crolius. Sunday Mr..
Crolius lost no time. In the morning
he held reception in the Kirk yard
district and in the evening he attended
the organization of the South End
Democratic club at Washington and
Twenty first streets.
Several speakers, including Attorney
Houren, Mr.. Crolius, George Starecic
and a number of Croatfan and Austrian
leaders made addresses. The wants OF
the south end were discussed and the