The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-01-05

slow in arriving. Twenty -four Laf-
ayette and six from Jasper county
came up on the 11:11 Monon. The Rens-
| selaer delegation was lead by Hon. Ed.
| Honan, who travelled through Indiana
with w. J. Bryan special train in
| the notable campaign of 1908.
| From Crown Point those stalwart
democrats Peter Helm, Thomas Mccoy
| formerly county treasurer, and Henry
| Aulwurm, the banker, put in an ap-
pearance. They are all strong Simon
| men, and counted as the Hammond
mans frmest supporters
The 1919 Gary & Western suburban
brought sixty eight democrats from
Gary udner the leadership of the re-
doubtable Tom Englehart.s who blew
himself for a dinner for the entire
party at the Hotel Majestic. Covers
were laid for seventy and the Gary
man was the observed of all observers
for his hospitality.
MANY FROM GARY.
The Gary delegates included T. E.
Knots, T. W. Englehart and M. N.
Castleman Alterternates-O. L. Wild
ermuth, j. M Mcbride and T. Bloom.
Those from Tolleston were: August
Benhke, delegate. and Walter Gibson,
: a nate
i { aers from Gary were: Carl J..
Cooper. Joseph D. Martin, Richard
winkler, Joe Morris. Phillips Mikatur-
sky, w S. Feuer, Jake Lazovich, Nor
ris Goldman, A. D. Milteer, James
Rogers, o. Schmidt, John Powers,
Harvey ]. Curtis. Joseph Feeley Harry
Moose, Robert E. O'Conner, Cortina,
Brillmeyer, Baxter and Piper.
William Cain, Emmett n. White, G. L.
| z,
John Zaliska, William Burke, H. M.
Brill, Paul Hyman, M. S. Gill.
, From down the district some of the
I visitors were: L. barrow, Laporte; G..
w. Kuns, C. j. Murphy, p. M. Kent,
John Kramer Of Brookston, Ind; j. w.
t Burk, D. w. Simms of Lafayette, w. s.
Dresser, Peru. Ind; Ralph Bowman,
Fowler, ]. D. Timmons. Monticello.
; Among the editors present was Ralph
} Bowman of Brookston, who did con-
siderable missionary work for Candi-
2 date Murphy, as also did J. D. Timmons
l of Monticello Dan Simms, the Laf-
5 ayette stalwart, known hundred
: convention floors, was present with his
D large smile. When Dan is on the job
you can't help but know there is some
thing doing.
{ FAULKNOR FOR SIMON.
in last night and took part In a mum
| Der of star chamber meetings thi
morning at which attempts were mad
Porte county is also split up into
| factional fight. Michigan City is TO
Simon strong. Editor ]. B. Faulkno
: is a strong Simon man, but the La
Porte crowd, with Mayor barrow a
the head of the delegation, are sidin,
in with Mayor Becker and don't wan
to see Simon get a smell Mayor Oar
g gan of Lafayette, was not present a
the convention and the Hammond
crowd was without his influence.
DISTRICT BADLY SPLIT.
Pre-convention gossip developed tn
fact that the fight was between tn
north and south ends of the district
with bad splits and factional fights. TIL
north end of course, is badly split uI
j, 1t is doubted that there will be can
didate from Lake county unless he ca
get the entire delegate strength. Thi
was improbable. Simon would not al
low his name to go before the con
vention unless he could get the unite
Lake county support The fights ma
result in j. B. Faulkner of Michiga
City being a candidate on a compro
mise ticket and represent the mort
end as against Murphy of the sout
eft end. The latter will get the Sout
in counties united ballot, 1t is predicted
lg and as ]. Kirby Risk of Lafayette, tn
c. district chairman, called the conven
ne ton to order. 1T freely predicte
s, that Murphy will get the plum 1t
as learned that Murphy is strong wit
Mayor Knots of Gary by reason of HI
d. association with the Gary man in I'll
H. Indiana State Roads association. bein
-e, a co-offcial with him.