The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-14


ate as a city and If the election shows
the ydo. a certificate from those in
charge Of the election filed with the
clerk of the circuit court within five
days completes the Incorporation. l
do not understand that a city election
must be held at the end of ten days
after the required notice OF election Is
given, but that at least ten days no
tice must be given before such an cleo
ton can be held. The notice may be
that an election viii be held at the
end of thirty days, or any other desig-
mated time after such notice has run
for ten days It occurs to me that
you might give notice of city cleo
tion 10 be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1909. and having ceased to be a town
by the fling Of the proper certificates
of the result of the preliminary cleo
tion as directed by section 80 Of said
act. it would not be legal to hold any
town election thereafter city officers
elected at the city election in Novem-
Der. 1909. would hold their Offices IN
til Jan. l after the next regular city
! election, which would be Jan /. 1914"
Many Arrive From Hotel.
| After the opinion had been read and
discussed many people began to arrive
from the meeting at the Gary hotel.
Anon them was Mr.. Brennan. who was
asked to make a few remarks
Mr.. Brennans remarks were similar
to those he made at the Gary hotel
earlier in the evening. in which he
said that the saloon men were them
selves responsible for the conditions
at Gary at the present time.
| His speech was as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen:
I'VE are on the eve OF political
campaign which in my opinion is OF
the most vital Importance to Gary, not
only for the next four years but for al
future time. I believe that before the
campaign has progressed very far the
issues will have been so clearly de-
fined that there will be no danger OF
any voter being uninformed or mislet
as to what those issues are and as t
which party candidate he should vote
for to best serve his own interests ant
the interest of this magnificent gian'
city in which we are located.
I'm nearly every city Of any i'm
portance in the United states, thu
business men of all walks In life wh'
are interested in the prosperity anC
X
formed civic organizations called com
mercial clubs. chambers Of commerce
Boards of Trade. as the case may be
whose main object is to locate in thos
cities Industries Of different kinds, AM
the city which displays the creates
energy and is most successful in in
ducing new Industries to establish thei
plants in their municipalities is gen
orally conceded to possess the bes
business men, and their example J
emulated and commended by every cit,
which hopes to be classed among live
up to date communities
1--WE have here In Gary one OF tn
greatest industrial plants in tho WORD
1t has not required the ceaseless effort
Of any civic body to induce this grea
plant TO locate in Gary. say that a
men endowed with common horse sens
we should do everything in our powe
not only to have our relations with thi
vast industry amicable and pleasan
but we should by our actions and gu
words show to any and all other indus
tries which contemplate locating her
? that we are ready TO greet them Wit
open arms and to assure them Of fai
, and decent treatment if they will in
vest their capital in our city. l d
, not believe in sacrificing the interest
Of the city or the community to any in
dividual or corporation; neither do
believe in constantly going aroun
- with a chip on our shoulder invitin
the industries on which the whole cit
and all the citizens thereof Deepen
| absolutely to scrap with us"
Mr.. Brennan then gave his views o
! the saloon question thusly:
Il believe that licensed saloons pror
erly conducted, If not absolutely nece'
sary. 1t is highly important for OF
welfare that we have them.
1T is my belief that man has
right to get a glass OF beer I a.
pretty familiar with the prohibitlo
situation. For three years reside
in Kansas. which is a prohibition stat
. and I have to say that in that stat
u men who wanted intoxicants got
u There was much drunkenness and II
state and schools received no revenu
- from the liquor.
% I am in favor Of the licensed ar
e well-regulated saloons. Ny knowleds
= of the prohibition question leads me
- stand for the licensed saloon. Howeve
e am not for the dive or the blind pt
> and I want to say right here that
in the future whether l am a pubi
officer or a private citizen, the di'
~ and blind pig will have no great
p prosecutor than John Brennan
AS I said before. I am in favor
= the properly conducted saloon. I d
y, not sign the remonstrance when asks
u to do so as II called for absolute PR
hibition. which does not conform wit
-. my views"
"a In an address Deputy Prosecute
4, Hodges talked on the crusade and 50
70 that he had been accused many tim
~ of having started the crusade for pol
Al teal purposes. Mr.. Hodges emphati
Is ally denied it and said that the mo-
N had not been prompted by politics b
70 for the good of the city of Gary. Il
n women and children who lived In
and his own reputation
Make Strong Argument.
, Another strong talk of the eveniT
~ was made by Dfirka Pecar one q q
y most prominent foreigners in Cary al
- at the head Of the foreign exchani
- department Of the First National ban
Mr. Pecar spoke in the English la
70 guage in a forcible manner. his ma
in theme being. BE careful who you vo
~ for"
Attorney Clyde Hunter said that I
| republican party always kept its prog
h isns "Tast fan" said Mr. Hunt,