The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-09-01

cracy and his relations with Mr..
Becker were most strained he con-
tented himself then with merely look
ing in the entrance way of the tent in I
which the meeting was held. Yester- |
day they made him chairman of the |
meeting.
AS long as the sun shines Henry Aul- |
wurm, the democratic sage of Crown
Point will be on hand. So will Floyd
NJ Pierce of Merrillville the county
chairman OF by gone days.
| There was much wonderment whether
Attorney j. J. Ibach, Governor Mar
shalrs friend who is running for the
appellate court liked the action of the
committee on resolutions. 1t did not
endorse Mr. Marshalrs administration
Some said it was by accident and others
said it was by design that the name of
the chief executive of the state was
left out Take your choice of how 1t
| happened but remember that Mayor
| Lawrence Becker of Hammond was
chairman of the committee that drafted
the resolutions.
William Kostbadt, who runs affairs
democratic around East Gary and who
was considered possibility for sheriff.
came to the convention with strict in
structions from Mrs. Kotbadt that he
was not to seek or accept any office.
rx-sherin Fred S. Carter of Ham
mond was on hand and although he
was not a candidate for office he still
has the glad hand fer all.
Former County Chairman Ed Simon
. was on hand and he never batted his
; eye when the nomination for the legis-
1ature lodged him by wide margin.
. Robert Emmett O'Connor of Gary the
1 Il - y 1vV,xy
, days of 1908 was there with President
|, C. o. Seton of the Gary democratic
club but both were sore In the manner
in which the delegates were selected
so they did no cheering.
II For while Gary tried TO hog" all
of the offices as one statesman put 1t
but the big stick finally landed on her.
One apprehensive Irishman had his
fears quieted when the convention
4 finally named Joe Quinlan of East Chi
cago for a place on the ticket. Other
n wise the old time Irish candidate was
t left out all together. If you don't be-
: lieve 1t look at the line up of some OF
the Gary delegates: George Starcevic
n Louie Mekatinsky Mike Dragisch
Peter Juric Mike Keserich, John Bon
q ner, John Papa, I. Drayos, L. l. Gott-
lieb Joe March, Steve Janjatovicf
a Magazines, Joe Kokomo, M. Bernstein
Nick Mickolich, Paul Stritoff. Pete
. Ziniach, lila Lika, Antonio Georgi, P
Rikman Tom Nastich, NJ. Ljustina
Nick Danculovich and Nick Povezano
vich.
-. Former County Treasurer Tom Nc
, Cay of Crown Point was also among
:, those present. Tom seemed to have
: mad on" about Sheriff Grant.
. Some of the farmers from Lowell an,
= the three Creek townships got scare'
= when Judge Peterson told the faithful
that there had been an Indian uprisin,
- in Gary on Monday night.
- Gary saloonkeepers who anticipate
a big harvest from the 800 delegat tie
~ were sadly mistaken A few bough
IS butter milk and most of the statesme
Z who did not get campaign stogie wen
l. out and bought a five-cent cigar.
L. Mayor Becker succeeded in having
resolution passed making the rooste
1e the official emblem of the party in thi
l. county. Well will we have to go in
Il to court to fight for it?" demande
ce Mayor Knots as he remembered hi
Ill legal contest with Mr.. Crolius last fal
You know they tried to take it ava
no from us and 1 want one that won't &c
Ill away" Mr. Knots was assured that
re and that volunteers would try to pre-
SIS vent Mr.. Crolius from getting ava
with the Grower any more.
tn When the convention adjourned II
re lunch 1t was necessary for Richal
Winkler to announce the fact in seve
languages to the 33 Gary delegate
Otherwise they would not have know
- that they were to come back.
il One of the whirl wind orators at IL
convention yesterday was Booker
Washington. whose position as edito
. in-Chief of the Gary Blazer. is suppose
gy to make him the Moses Of the Gal
he colored gentlemen
Mayor Knots who is blossoming o.
Ter as quite an orator said yesterday tn
en- when ever the Lake county democra
lty was defeated it was because 1t defeat
Try itself.
he Some one down at Lafayette to
Mt Judge Peterson to be careful in sayil
ror any thing about the cost of high livil
vel when he addressed the farmers at t
ul convention. However, the Judge sa
wn that the farmers did not benefit by t
ng high prices as they paid out most
what they took in.
an Late in the day the Judge sail
nj down Broadway in his auto with h
daughter at the wheel AS he pass
down the street he was busy just III
'hn the PRECEDENT tipping his hat to admi
he ers on both sides of the avenue.
m Nearly every one OF the delegates a
md sembled yesterday had been candida
on some time other. There were al
YES many ex-off1ce holders but the list
er, men who had been candidates for Off
nd was decidedly appalling. AS most
-if them had been in the game this m
fe's account for the reluctance to get in
eer the race any more.
and Mayor Lem barrow of LaPorte W
all also on hand, 1t is said. to keep an e
on the legislative nomination.
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