The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-23
Lake County Leader Reward
ed by State Auditor for the
Banner Republican Majority
Given.
SAVED DEFEAT ENTIRE
REPUBLICAN TICKET
Has the Can Been Attached to
w. H. Quick?- Well, ANY,
how, Harvey Cheney Of la
fayette Has His Job.
Special Correspondent.

Special Correspondent.
indianapolis, March 23.-Lake county
republicans who did so well at the cleo
ton last fall, by voting the foreigners
when they were badly needed, are to
have recognition at the hands of the
state republican organization, through
the appointment of William j. Hast
ms. of Hammond, to good place in
the office of the auditor of state. Hast
ings is a thoroughly competent man
for almost anything that the auditor
may hand out to him, and while 1t will
be paying political debt for him to
appoint Hastings to good job. he will
at the same time be taking into his
office competent assistant.
Was Banner County.
Hastings was minute clerk in the
senate at the last session and he was
a good one. too. He was appointed
by Senator Bowser. twill be remem-
besed that Lake county was the banner
republican county of the state last
year. rolling up a majority that made
thu majorities in other counties look
like zero marks. After the election it
was charged by the defeated democrats
that the big majority in Lake was due
to illegal voting Of Hunyaks and other
foreigners, but the charge was never
established so as to do them any good,
for the threatened contests that they
were to make fizzled out The de-
fealted democratic state candidates said
they were going to upset the whole
election by showing fraud in Lake
county. but it finally turned out that
II there was any questionable voting in
that county and there does not seem
to be any question but what there was
plenty OF 1.-THE democrats were as
guilty as the republicans. 1t was
probably standoff so far as intention
was concerned, but the republicans
beat the democrats to 1t and voted
more OF the Hunyaks than the demo-
crats did. That was where they won
out and carried the county by such a
heavy figure.
Result Of Election.
Had it not been for this unusual ma
3oiity in Lake county, the democrats
would have carried every state office
at the election instead Of the three that
they did get, for the the rest of them
were defeated by only small plurali-
tics ranging from about 100 to thous-
and. A change of 500 or 600 votes in
Lake county would have turned the
election upside down. So the reason
why Lake county republicans are enti-
tied to about anything they want to
ask for is apparent. They saved what
little the republicans saved out of the
wreck. and they are entitled to their
reward. just what place will be pick
ed out for Hastings is not yet known,
because State Auditor Billheimer is
out OF the city for few days. but Hast
ings Is in the city ready to take hold
as soon as Billheimer returns and
makes known the place. But he is to
hare a job. That is sure.
Cheney Slipped In.
Another change in the auditors Of
flee that Is attracting attention Is that
by which Harvey C. Cheney, of Lafay-
cite, takes the place of w. H. Quick,
the settlement clerk. While Billheimer
was out of town, yesterday, Cheney
slipped into town and went to the audi
tors office and sat down at Quick s
desk. Quick was not there and did
not come in, so Cheney staid. He said
all he knew about it was that Billhei-
mer telegraphed him to come and re-
port to Deputy Auditor John Reed.
Reed said all he knew about 1t was
that he was to take Quick's place. but
he did not know why. Whether
Quick was removed or whether he re-
signed could not be learned
Causes Comment.
Cheney Is an expert accountant and
was appointed by Governor Hanly as
the accountant in his office. Cheney
Is Hanly man out and out, and the
fact that strong Hanfy man has been
taken into the state house and given
one of the best jobs in the building
has caused some comment. Some OF
the politicians who have talked about
It say they fear 1t means that Hanly is
still to exercise influence In the state
house. though it is not believed that
Biilheimer would make an appoint
ment on the mere asking of Hanly.
They have never "jibed'' very well,
especially since Hanly tried to have a
separate insurance department created
by the legislature two years ago SO as
10 take that department out Of the
hands Of the auditor. 1t is more than
likely that Billheimer made his own
choice Of Cheney, partly because he is
= fine accountant and partly because
be wished to do something for rppe-
canoe county.
DO you not rejoice on the days
when your husband comes home with
his salaryr
'Eot at ILL.," answered Mrs. Stingy-
hub. 1T simply means that must
resolve myseh into collection agency