The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-07
c. |. KIRK
NAMED As
CHAIRMAN
Especial to TIE TINES

convention held Saturday night al Lew
is rink for the purpose of electing
republican city chairman and members
of the city central committee, C. L.
Kirk was given the place of honor
while the balance of the committee was
named follows:
Secretary. A Meade.
First Ward-John Davis and James
Mccoy.
Second ward-N A. Leona and Gwyl-
linn Jones.
Third Ward-Joe Hartley and Linus
Johnson.
Fourth ward-Julius Peto and Ed t.
Wells
Fifth ward-o. B. Lloyd and Albine
Aldrine.
Sixth ward-Pete Duma and Nick
Meyer.
Seventh Ward-John Farovid w B.
vanHorne.
Blow to Could, GROSS, ct nj.
The election of this ticket was a
blow to I. Leon Gould and ex-Constable
E. Gross OF Gary. who led the Schlieker
forces.
The meeting was one of the most ex-
citing and holly contested ones ever
held in this hotbed of politics. It was
publicans, each one determined to elect
the man of his choice. The Kirk forces.
however, swept everything before them,
leaving Abe Ottenheimer stranded high
and dry, with about one-fourth of the
clamoring multitude exerting them
selves in his behalf
The proceedings were characterised
by many exciting incidents. and much
ir-
regularly. or with an attempt at ir-
regularity on the part of Chairman OF
tenheimer, which gave the majority of
the multitude an opportunity to show
which men they were with from the
outset.
| Personal violence played an import
ant part in the proceedings through
out. Burton Clapper at one time seized
Judge Hembroffs arms pinioning them
behind him, while he backed the candi-
data for mayor toward the rear of the
hall. in an effort to throw him out
When C. l. Kirk, the later victorious
candidate for chairman. was hoisted
on the platform by his friends, Bill
| Hale grabbed him about the legs and
pulled him of.
HembroR Over Powers Opponent.
| Neither attempt was successful. how
ever. Judge Hembroff overpowering
Clapper and working him way back to
| the middle of the hall, while Kirk
cowed his assailant by suggesting to
him in convincing manner. that "a
man could do that to him just once
There was look in Kinks eye which
convinced Hale that the best thing he
| could do was to let him alone. Kirk
had no trouble in returning to the
platform, and Hale made no further
| effort to modest him.
Previous to this, however. there had
| been things doing. Abe Ottenheimer
right at the very start attempted to
force the election of Thomas Spencer
as secretary and the election commit
teemen, before the chairman had been
named. This was decidedly irregular
as the chairman is the first consider
alton, and the crowd was not slow to
realize its significance. If the com
mitteemen were elected with Often
heimer in the chair. he would have
the edge in the naming OF the former
And right then was when Hembrof
and Kirk got busy
Lifted Onto Stage.
Kirk was lifted onto the stage BY
his friends and # was at this point o.
the proceedings that the little en-
counter with Bill Hale took place Bill
Hale. by the way, is from New Mexico
When this occurred. Judge Hembrof
had finished his little seance with Bur
Clapper and had returned to his forme'
position There was a general clamol
for him to join Kirk upon the platform
This was done and It was the sigma
for the widest pandemonium to breal
cheering themselves horse, while tn
opposition was doing likewise in tn
interests Of Ottenheimer and the mel
he represented. About this time DR.
Robert Ansley was lifted TO the plat
form, and If possible the cheering wa
increased The Kirk delegation would
not be denied
! Wild Scramble Ensues.
A wild scramble broke loose on tn
stage. Schlleker's leaders. Jack Rodg
ers. Ed Gross and I. Leon Gould. fol
lowed on the stage. Everybody begal
J to howl for this thing an dthat.
( It was apparent that something mus
l be done and done at once. W. J. Riley
t representing Kirk. made the PROPOSE
2 ton to the Ottenheimer faction. tina
: II be left to Judge they to decide tn
2 Judge, to form some plan of procedure
E. w Mickey was named It wa
( agreed that the question before tn
!. house was that OF the election Of
/ chairman. and to this end it was de
! cided to divide the house.
I This was accomplished. with the re
D suit that about seventy five per cen
of the spectators came out in favor 0
D Kirk, while I. Leon Gould. E. Gross e
. al. constituted the remaining twenty