The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-28
TO
Be IN OPEN
CONVENTION
Lake County Republicans
Averse to Lining Up for
Any One Senatorial Can
didate and Contest Will
Be Taken Into Convention

The fact has developed that the
great majority of the leaders OF the
republican party in Lake and Porter
counties are positively opposed to pied
ing themselves to any senatorial candf-
date. The plan is to make the selec-
ton In open convention. and it is
possible that a candidate may be nom
mated who has never announced his
candidacy.
The republicans of Lake and Porter
counties have awakened to the import
ance of nominating the best possible
man for the senatorship. It has be-
come a conviction AMONG many of them
that the party cannot afford to make
any. mistake In the selection of a can
didate for this office.
Not that they fear they would be un-
able to elect the candidate Of the par
ty, but because there are so many
matters of Importance that Lake coun-
ty will present to the state legisla-
ture that it must have capable rep
rosentattvA
want Dependable Man.
The party will insist upon a man
who is absolutely dependable and hon
est, for there will be enormous pres
sure brought to bear on the senators
and representatives this year, as a re-
suit of a certain legislation that will
come up. and only the strongest char
acters will be able to survive the or
deal of the next session
So IL is apparent that the leaders
will pick man whom they feel is
positively reliable, and If the right man
cannot be found among the candidates
the nomination will be forced upon a
man who Will fill the bill in every
particular.
The recent rivalry between Ham
mond and Gary over the court fight will
cut less of figure than was at first
expected. The Gary republicans will
be satisfied with any man whom they
believe will be fair and square with
them and that is all Hammond asks.
The court fight, If there is one, will
then be fought out on its merits Neith-
Hammond nor Gary will expect the
Representative to do as one of them
did during the last session of the
legislature, positively refuse to intro
duce but one bill. Both bills will be
introduced. and it will be a case of
the survival of the fittest. or perhaps
both bills will be passed.
Many Conventions Scheduled.
In the next month or two there will
=
ventions preliminary to the fall cam.
paign. These conventions will be a.
follows:
District convention-Will be held In
Lafayette some time in the latter par
of March. Will re-nominate Congress
man z. D. Crumpacker for representa-
tive of the Tenth district There will
be no opposition to the Valparaiso man
County convention-Will be held il
Indiana Harbor on April 8, and all o
the county officers will be nominated
The Lake county representative will
also be nominated at this convention.
Joint convention-wilI be held alons
In April for the purpose of nominating
a joint representative for Lake an,
Newton counties.
Township convention-WiIl be hel,
some time In April for the purpose o
nominating an advisory board. consta
bies and justices of the peace.
State convention-For the nomina
ton of the staet officers Will be he'll
along about the middle of April TIL
date will be set by the state centra
committee tomorrow.
There will be meeting of the fnanc
committee of the county central com
mittee in the office of County Chairma
F. Richerd Schaaf tomorrow at 1:3,
The members OF this committee are: I
L. Shortridge, Crown Point; p. A. Par
ry, Hammond; j. w. Dyer, Hammond
C. ]. Belshaw. Lowell; f. N. Gavi
Whiting; c. T. Kirk. East Chicago; Ma
jor John McFadden, Gary; A C. Hube
Gary.