The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-05-09


that will not daunt the anti-Marshall
trio of burgamasters. An appropriate
substitute will be showed upon the tenn
pestous stage.
That name, it is said will be no less
a person than Mayor Becker himself If
the democracy refuses Brother A F.
how can it reject Becker's brand of
democracy? In the event of Becker con-
senting to take the plum he will have no
opposition on the part of Mr.. barrow.
Neither will there be any from Mayor
Tom Knots of Gary. But If Mayor
Knots Will offer no obstacle to Becker $
ambition to go to washington and run
the nation. he will nevertheless be
jealous of him.
CAN'T STAND FOR a. +. KNOTS
The democrats of the tenth district
admire Knots political ambition but
his varying record makes them abhor
any attempt on his part to use them
to further his own ends" So spoke a
prominent democratic offceholder the
other day
Were Knots an insurgent republican
he might obtain many democrats votes
Being a renegade republican his debut
into democratic circles as the candidate
for it's chiefest honors in this part of
the state will hardly meet with much
applause.
OTHER CANDIDATES..
Whatever plans barrow, Becker and
Tom Knots have they ought to realize
that they are in the minority in tenth
distric affairs. The souh end of the
district will present some very formid-
able candidate for the congressional
nomination-ones who are lifelong
democrats. Michael Duffy. of Fowler
is in the race. Duffy is wealthy
farmer, is known all over this section OF
the state and has been actively engaged
in politics for some time. There is
story that District Chairman Charles
Murphy may get into the race Some
of tho admirers of Mayor Dugan. of
Lafayette, would like to see him run
Harry Darling, the well known editor
of the La Porte Argus Bulletin, has
also been secuted as possibility. as is
Representative John B. Faulkner edi-
tor of the Michigan City Dispatch
MENTION JUDGE PETERSON.
Melton has been made of Judge John
B. Peterson, of Crown Point, as the
most logical man of congressional
calibre in the district While Judge
Peterson has never made any open an
nouncement of his intentions in this
direction he has neither denied any OF
the rumors that have travelled through
out the state press He is known all
over the district. is a banker. a lawyer
and a farmer, and stands well with
Governor Marshall. The Judge is pointed
out is the man Lake county should back
for the nomination.
BECKER REBUkED BEFORE.
While the plans of the triumvirate OF
mayors contemplate that Mayor Becker
shall be heir apparent in case Brother
A. +. doesn't look good to the dele
gates they are mindful of another thing.
1t is the hard slam that Becker got
when ne ran for district chairman few
months ago. He was third in the race
of three. Since then Becker and his
allies, Knots and barrow, have gotten
in bad" with the farmers of the dis
trict The rural democrats are with
Governor Marshall and the repeated at
tacks made by Becker and the other
two mayors have been much resented,
DEMOCRATS DON'T LIKE THIS
In their own county Becker and
Knots have had their hands full ever
since they aided John Gavit to become
county chairman. The recent action
of Becker, Gavit and Knots in hog
convention is denounced as the climax
of political highbinding. only those in
side the clique were permitted to go TO
The indianapolis meeting.
AS a result the whole county is In an
nproar and it is particularly so in the
south end Here old war horses like
former Senator Kopelke and leaders
from the strongest democratic town