The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-03-24
POLITICS N WHITING
IS BADLY MIXED
Party Leaders Trying to
Find Out Whether They
Can Run Again.
WANT TO CHASE OUT DEAD ONES
Republican Campaign Has Already
Begun and Committees Are
Appointed.
Especial to THE TrMrs,)

Whiting, Ind, March 24-Politics
are pretty badly mixed in Whiting. ow-
ing to uncertainty regarding Mayor
Becker's bin being operative in this
city. In the event of the ban being
taken of from the second term, many
of the present incumbents would glad
~ hold down their Offices for anoth-
er term. or. in fact, as long as they
could be elected.
Mayor Fred J. Smith would not ac-
cept another term, his private bust
ness demanding all of his time, but on
the republican side candidates for may
or are as numerous as lobbyists at
Washington, when a tarin bill is be-
fore congress
Alderman Frank Long, Walter E.
Schrage. c. a. He1lwig and AIphonso
Condor are the principal competitors
on the republican sides, with Long in
the lead
Some Democratic Candidates.
Beaumont F. Parks, Judge George N
Jones and Alderman Mike Kozacik are
mentioned on the democratic side Ko-
zacik says he would be content to be
returned to the council, the judge
wants to be mayor, but wouldn't OBJ
ject to be retained as city clerk, while
Monte" Parks blandly says: "Barkis's
is wilHn'"
The latter gentleman would make a
strong run, as he made an excellent
record as president Of the board of
education
If the Becker amendment to the cleo
ton law applies to Whiting, Dad
Griffith will certainly be nominated
and elected city treasurer by the re-
publicans. In case Griffith is Ineligible.
w. M. Greatrake's friends in the
democratic party are certain that he
would make a strong run against any
one the republicans may nominate.
In the First ward one of the
schrages will probably run on the re-
publican ticket, against Mike Kozacfk;
in the Second ward, c. A Heliwig is
mentioned by the republicans, with no
democratic aspirants as yet
Lots of Them There.
1t is impossible to throw stone in
the Third ward without hitting re-
publican candidate for alderman. the
most prominent being Long, present
incumbent; J. J. Keller, C. p. Dryden,
The only democrat who has thus far
offered himself as a martyr on the altar
of the dry ward" is Charlie Naef. In
the new Fourth. Herman Water would
like to represent the people of his ward
again, if he could persuade Colonel
Paul J. scholz to run again for alder
man at large. J. J. Kelly and James
Donegan shyly admit that they would
not object to holding down chairs at
the city hall again if their democratic
friends insisted
There appears to be a strong feeling
among the members of both parties
that the proper time has now arrived
to chase out the dead ones" and elect
a strong, active city administration. |
Some of the above mentioned candi- |
dates belong to the latter class and |
would serve the people WELL while |
others should be relegated to the po-
litical scrap pile.
Already In the Field.
The republican campaign has already |
opened the G. Q. P's holding a meet |
ing last week a which the party elect |
ed their committee for the coming !
campaign. At this meeting James J. |
Nedjl was elected chairman. John KEEL |
Ter, secretary, and Charles B. Nanbeck, |
treasurer.
The committee for the First ward is
William Schrage and George Collins
Second ward-William Water and P. |
Haralovitch.
Third ward-W A Upton and Ar
thur Moore
Fourth Ward - James Burton and
Charles Klose.
The democrats have. not yet organ
lied, but intend to the latter part of
this week or the fore part of next
week