The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-23
BOWSER SUR
PRISES HAMMOND


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Hammond bill taken out of the COM
mittee on the judiciary in the senate |
and placed in his own committee on /
courts.
As the senator declares he is OPP
posed to the Hammond court and is tied |
up with Gary until death us do paFt."
This action is looked upon as one of
open hostility 1t was Senator Bow
ser's action that has spread the alarm
and has resulted in the call to arms.
Seemed To BE in Favor of 1t.
Attorney Frank Gavit of Whiting
said this morning, as he hurried to
the court house for a conference with
some of the Hammond lawyers on the
situation, Il had a talk with Senator
Bowser only a short time ago and he
seemed to be in favor of the Hammond
court. At his own solicitation I stayed
over in Chicago until the later train
just to have the chance to talk the mat
ter over with him. cannot understand
his change of heart. I cannot believe
that he has gone back on the whole
of Lake county except Gary"
Il saw him again in indianapolis only
week ago and he did not seem to be
hostile to our court 1t must be that
he has been hypnotized by the Gary
business men. OF course, he has in
terests in Chesterton that would be
advanced by the locating of a superior
court there. but it would be hard to be-
lieve that Senator Bowser is prompt
ed in this matter by self interest"
Charles Friedrichs of Hammond re-
turned from Indianapolis this morning
and stated that Hammond did not have
a single senator or representative who
was heartily in accord with its am
billions for improved court facilities.
Your republicans have gone back on
their constituents" said Friedrichs, and
Lake county outside of Gary has been
left in the lurch Bowser is opposed
to us. Kliver is from Gary and for Gary
and Mickey does not know where he
stands. Gary has captured them, soul
and body, while Hammond slept"
Expected Nothing Else.
Attorney Joseph Conroy of Hammond
was out bright and early this morning
with an II told you So" To him the
whole affairs was only the outcome that
might have been expected as a result
of putting in lot of republican legisla-
tors. ED. Simons. said he, would
have been with Hammond in this fight
and the people of Lake county have
only themselves to blame that Mickey
was elected
Ex-senator 7. Edwin Bell talked the
matter over with some of his friends.
In fact, it seemed yesterday that every
man in Hammond was talking about
what they termed the faithIessness of
Bowser
Mr.. Bell said: Il am sorry that Sem
ator Bowser has tied up with Gary, but
I am inclined to think that the people
of Hammond are to blame. They might
have gone to Indianapolis and used
their influence before it was too late
Hammond has every reason to have its
demands respected, but it has not sent
its boosters to Indianapolis. Gary has
made so much noise that it has the
legislature thinking it is the biggest
part of the county.
Wrote to Representatives.
| Opinions were expressed by dozens
of other people regarding the matter
and If the people of Hammond carry
out their intention of writing to our
senator and representatives and telling
them what they think about the mat
t ter It is possible that the statesman
from Chesterton will realize that &
large part of his constituency resides il
North township.
D One Hammond politician said that tn,
action of Bowser was enough to con
: vince him that it was time to call {
: halt on this business of going over t
: Chesterton for a representative wher
: Lake county outside of Gary and Portel
county could elect senator that woul,
Y represent them.
If the senator and representatives.
said the Hammond man, who refuses
e to have his name used. persist il
denying the 10000 people in Nortl
township so that they can humor Gar.
), we ought to make a practical demon
2 stration Of what it means for repre-
sentative to defy his constituents