The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-11
Two Faction. Seek ONCE.

Gary's two factions of democrats are
now playing into the hands Of the
governor for the judgeship. The office
is of great salary but it rests
in 1T an infinite amount of mower.
Attorney Richard Houren seems to
head the list of Crolius candidates for
the position. Others on the list are
John Lyddick, c. o. Seton, A. C. Carver
and John Alvin O'Donnel. On the
Knots side, Ora Wildermuth has the
principal backing of the latter and
both the friends of Houren and Wilder
muth have laid Lengthy petitions and
longer references facts and claims be-
fore the desk in the statehouse trying
to convince the governor OF the virtues
of each
Governor Remembe-s Attacks.
| One thing that rests in favor of the
Crolius faction is that it has been the
persistent defenders of the governor
and entirely friendly to him and in
| fact his most vociferous up holders in
this part of the state. Followers of
Mayor Becker in Hammond, Mayor
barrow in LaPorte and Mayor Knots
in Gary have followed the procession
with their leader with the result that
many attacks have been made on the
| chief executive in the press controlled
| by them and In speeches before large
audiences. Governor Marshall is aware
of this and still remembers it.
Must Protect Friends.
| However. in Gary Mayor Knots be-
| ing power has the upper hand and the
! governor no matter how much he may
like T. E. may have to recognize him
or he will be playing bad politics. Both
John B. Peterson of Crown Point, the
| congressional candidate, and ]. G.
Ibach of Hammond who seeks place
on the appellate court, are friends of
| the governor who resented the at
tacks made on him by Knots and the
others. However. just now they are
seeking office and politics makes many
strange bedfellows and enmity may be
| to be sugar-coated for the time being.
Their campaign managers may become
apprehensive and in such an event an
appeal may be made to the governor
that truce be made with Knots Tests
he support Congressman Crumpacker
and Judge Tuthill of LaPorte, the re
publican candidate for the higher
bench.
This constitutes Mayor Knots chief
hold on the governor and 1t may turn
out all right. Still Knots although
conscious of his power is quoted ir
an interview given Gary newspaper
as saying of Governor Marshall that
you can place no confidence in him
This would seem to show that he is not
so confident.
John B. Is Foxy.
The governor while giving no inkline
of his intentions said not long ago thai
he realized that the Crolius factor
were his friends. Hence in view of his
recent declaration that he is not seek
ing the presidency he has no future
political fences to mend so he may no
have to play into the faction in power
Again Judge Peterson remember:
that every one of the delegates in Lake
county supported him for the nomina
, ton but the three Knots delegate.
from Gary and since then he has beer
t chary about the promises of princes
He is sure of the Crolius democrat.
support and not so sure of the Knots
t delegation. If John B. is or alread,
has been called upon by the governo
for his advice in the Gary judgeship h,
, will surely find some diplomatic wa,
' out of it. 1t will not do for the Croliu
} men to be sighted as they have beer
l faithful and he also remembers that tn
c power.
g Something May Happen.
o So between the devil and deep SCI
v it is thought that the diplomacy ma
consist in selecting an outside mar
n However. should mayor Knots contro
the judgeship his power will be quit
completed. II he does not the powe