The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-29
DENIES
THAT He WOULD RUN
Republicans in Looking Around for
Candidates Find Him Man of Ad-
vanced Ideas and Progressiveness-
Has Kept Out of Partisan or Fac
tional Politics.

For mayor. Dr. T w. Oberlin. That
is now conceded to be one of the pos
sibilities of the future when the Ham
mond republicans get busy this fall and
select a candidate. With the genial
Hammond doctor 1t has been a case Of
From jest to earnest"
Several weeks ago some of DIR. Ober-
Inns friends suggested that he ought
to get into the field and make the race
against Mayor Becker, or DR.. Howat
if the mayor fails to get the renomina-
tion. The doctor thought the boys
were springing a good joke on him, and
he entered into the spirit of the jest.
The other day a close friend of Ober-
Inns came to him and said DOC, why
don't you quit that kidding about the
mayoraltY nomination" The local NJ.
d. was surprised at the earnestness of
his friend and asked him what harm
there was IN that.
He Quit kidding.
There is no particular harm about
it. said the friend. but you ought to
be taking the matter seriously. You
can land that nomination without a
question" he continued, and you ought
to be talking the matter over with
some of the boys"
DR.. Oberlin did not say that he would
run. In fact he denies that he has any
intention of so doing, but the fact re-
mains that he has not been Kidding
about the matter lately. and at least
one man in the city is convinced that
DR.. Oberlln would take the nomina tion
If the party offers it to him.
They say of DR.. Oberlin that he is one
of the substantial residents Of the town
He has host of friends in both poll
tical parties He is a man of advanced
ideas and would be progressive may
or. DR.. Oberlin is one of the most
popular of the young men of the city
and many believe that they would rally
to his support. Just as they did to the
support of Dick Schaaf and elect him
without any difficulty.
Never in Politics.
The strongest thing about DR.. Ober-
Inns candidacy is the fact that he has
never been in politics. He would be
acceptable to every faction in the party
and would owe his election to none Of
them. He would be able to unite then
in their opposition to Mayor Becker
and 1t is believed that he would make
/ just the fight on the personal ma
chine of the present mayor that tn,
fighting members of the party would
like to see him make
4 So DR. Oberlin Is one Of the repub
! lican mayoralty possibilities. In fact
/ he is one of the most possible of th'
possibilities. His friends are rallyinf
! to his support and they are all urging
/ him to make the race
T. Must Groom Il Candidate.
/ The republicans are beginning I,
realize that it is about time they wer,
/ grooming a candidate and getting hin
/ in the field. The suggestion of nam
is followed by arguments pro and col
and finally the public itself decides wh'
shall be the candidate
SO far there have been several name
mentioned as prospective candidates ol
the republican ticket. Some of tn
! booms swelled up and burst and otner
I are being nursed along by the friend
! of the candidate
1t remains to be seen as to how tn
party viii take to the suggestion 0
DR.. Obernn's candidacy. 1t is expecte,
that he will develop considera bl
strength and If he does his friends sa,
they believe he will accept the nomi
nation. One interesting thing abou
! presentation of his name is that n
tangible objections to the man hav
been advanced.