The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-02
HE SHOULD BE AGAIN REWARDED.

Among the string of m OF the strong republican county ticket this
He is the present incumbent and Lake county has never had a more capable
and efficient officer than Mr.. shorthdge. He has performed the onerous
duties hat ave fallen to MS lot IN a way ina VIII sausym e most crnlcaL
The office OF clerk of the Lake county superior and circuit courts is one
that requires peculiar training To be able to keep the varied and voluminous
records an dockets IN these twin courts is no snecure. II never va IN the
past md those who have occupied the position will ber testimony, and with
the almost doubling of court business in the past two years and the great
prospective Increase probable, with M addition o. n" courts III ne"
judges, the amount of work and interchangeable industry absolutely requisite to
faithfully carry ut the duties attached to this cerkshp are surprising.
1t is manihsHly impossible for a person, who is not acquainted with the
routine O thu Lake county courts to be more than a nominal clerk and a
fgurehead. He would be compelled to throw himself upon the mercy of
qualified assistants ourt record are the most important with TIT ps
sile exceptions of the tax duplicates, in the two court houses. Undoubtedly
ne AK auphcaoe' o' hsans are II might oe s"' al We mercy % We
records, and where a case geso OF indefinitely rom NJ .ternlend Ito another,
it is lot hard to see that the careless entry of judicial minutes might be
disastrous n the extreme.
Ernest L. shortridge has been in touch with the work of h clerk of
the courts since he arrived at manhood. The labyrinth of the law he is per-
fedy familiar with. Court procedure is an open 20 to him. indeed 1t
nay be truthfuny said, that it would be difficult to find a man in Lake county
with the facne mental equipment and technical endowment to do this work
than the present clerk of Che W courts. To this fitness nus peforce be
added his willingness to serve those whose business brings them n contact
rraa ~ daarto Somo onmntra @oaos nd Ha prt ~ aaIfsaStr ~ bo ana ~ -
some. Mr. Shorridge has instituted many reforms in his Office. That is
once in which 70 serves the eon1e Of lake count N for instance
might be mentioned here and that is with refernce to deputyships. IN the
persons of Herbert L. Wheaton,, the circuit court deputy and Carl Ames the
superior court deputy Mr.. shortddge has won much complimentary mention
for installing these wenequpped and popular young me- as his right hand
men. Their selection was a very happy o Mr. Shorridges part and
proves his executive ability and adaptabHty in coping with the situation Of
deupUships.
AS W have pointed out. Mr. shornddge is n of the recognized leaders
in his party councils. 1t was during the memorable Bryan campaign of 1904
that MI. shortidge, as chairman Of. the Lake county republican central com
mitee. won his spurs His success in that campaign is a matter OF county
history. Unlike other county officers, who once in office have twiddled their
his party needed him. He has helped vigorously to keep up a compact re-
publican organization in Lake county. We know, by personal knowledge
that Ernest l. shoruidge has made numerous sacrifices to his W detriment
and at his W expense has hattened ut his pocket book and given his time
to he republican county rganization when it was needed He die it cheer
fully, and it is a pleasure for the republican party in Lake county to give Mr.
shortrdge the best that it has to give in the shop. He has a right tt expect
a full republican vote. But while Mr. shorridge has been a public officer, he
las never been guilty of craftsmanship, and so faithfully has he served the tax
payers of Lake county that it is OF exravagant to say that nan a demo
cmt who las n o partisanship in county omcialdom, will u a cross opposite
Ernest L shorridges lame next Tuesday when he castsh his ballot