The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-26

c. Crolius upon the political horizon
relegated Sefton's ambitions to the
fear
During the mayoralty campaign Mr..
Simon and his cohorts permitted Mayor
Becker's name to be barely mentioned
and his candidacy received little sup
port from the paper. Crolius was
backed for the nomination In Gary al
though he had but small interest in
the venture and had nothing to do with
its policy.
EXPOSES For sIMoN's BENEFIT.
Last December when Simon was men
TONED as candidate for the district
chairman he was in consequence op-
posed for the position by Becker and
Knots. Suddenly the Democrat ap-
pear with = terifric arraignment OF the
Demo-Republican ring in Lake county
and for q while its lash was swung
right and left
It's policy in this respect, Editor
Jones and his friends say, was carried
out with the full knowledge and en-
couragement OF those who wished to
triumph over Knots. Becker and
Rhode. Later. according TO Jones and
McGovern, pressure was brought to
bear upon these parties and they tried
to have the articles stopped. However,
the work had been started and the
timid ones requests were unheeded as
a large number of the stockholders
throughout the county were in favor of
the exposes.
CAN'T WANTED PAPERS BURNED.
John Gavit stepped into the ring and
at one of the stockholders meeting
tried to have the current edition of
the Democrat burned as 1T contained
articles which were hot stuff. In fact
IL prove they would have pointed out
the prison doors to certain malefactors
This Jones and McGovern refused to
do and the upshot OF the matter was
that Gavit they assert. industriously
papers finances.
At the time of Governor Marshalrs
visit to Gary the Democrat appeared
ter-party political clique in Lake
county Just as the edition was about
to appear those who wanted to squelch
1t came to Gary and with the assist
ance OF Seton tried, to prevent its Or
culation claiming that the accusations
contained therein might cause Knots
and Becker to make new attacks on
the governor. In this they were unsuc-
cessful as the majority of the stock
holders were pleased with what was
being done.
Further pressure was brought upon
the officers of the paper to have them
use their aid in having the exposes
stopped. All Of the blind pig operators
In Gary were instructed not to
patronize these men while in Ham
mond similar tactics were employed.
The result was say the plaintiffs in the
| salary suit that the officers while subt-
| 1y encouraged by Gavit we're now ac-
tive in trying to stop the paper as he
| was in having it started.
CHARGES of DOUBLE-CROsSING !.
| Charges of unfairness are made
against Ed Simon by Jones and Nc
Govern. They assert that he induced
them to give up greater opportunities
| to take the management of his paper
and that after printing the exposes for
his immediate advantage he has hand
ed them the double -cross."
The Democrat is to be revived next
month and will be financed by Indi-
annapolis capital.
!, Its new hackers intend that It shall
take a prominent part in the coming
Legislative and state senatorial cam
paign a some Lake county forces are
to be used In the forthcoming election
/ OF a United States Senator Both Jones
and McGovern have been retained tc
| edit and manage the paper and they
declare that they will expose graft in
Lake county with an unrelenting hand
| The suit has created sensation
throughout the county not only In
| Democratic circles but Republican
ranks as we'll Some interesting de-
velopments and hitherto unknown his
| tory are expected when the cases come
| to trial.