The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-21
PLUM PAYS
ABOUT $|,5OO
Strenuous Campaign Is Sue
cessful; Announcement
Is Made Today.

S. E. Swain editor Of the Hammond
News and one of its publishers was
today appointed deputy oil inspector
for Lake county by State Oil Inspector
Fry of Fort Wayne.
The job is estimated to be worth in
fees about fifteen hundred to two
thousand dollars a year and the last
man who held it in Hammond was
Alderman Henry Whitaker who was
appointed by Gov. Hanly.
NEWS FROM CAPITAL.
THE TINES indianapolis Bureau wired
this afternoon that State OIL Inspector
Fry had announced the following ap
pointment as deputy oil inspectors for
Northern Indiana: 5. E. Swain. Ham
mond; W. w. Hans, Laporte W. 3.
Flynn. Michigan Ci,y: f. p. Honan.
Rensselaer,; S j. Hannigan. Lafayette;
Frank Downing, Logansport, J. E. Nc
Donald. Ligonier; Charles A. Sheers,
Angola; Mrs. Mary Bresnahan, Fort
Wayne; w. A. Johnson, Churuusco; f.
A. Palmer, Elkhart: Alexander Ruh,
Rochester. and Edward Twomey, South
Bend.
THE FIRST IN YEARS.
The deputy oil inspectorship is the
first bit of political pie that has been
served up in Lake County by the demo-
Gratis in power for many years and it is
understood that Mr.. Swain has been
laying his wires for the plum ever
since Gov. Marshall was elected and
has had some Of the most infuentia,
democrats in Lake County working at
Marshall appointed Fry of Fort Wayne
to succeed Sid Conger be announced
that the appointments of all deputies
would rest with Mr.. Fry and that he
would keep his hands off although it
is reported that though the influence OF
those from Lake County who are near
to the governor. the word was passed
to the Fort Wayne man that Mr.
Swaim's appointment would be accept
able in general to the democrats OF
Lake County.
SOME POLITICAL HISTORY.
Incidentally the success of the Ham
mond editor has been brought about
through a new alignment in the demo-
cratic political situation in Lake Coun-
ty. He has always been hard fighter
for the democratic party and hs never
hesitated to use his paper in behalf OF
the party. although at time he came in
warm conflict with some of the leaders
and breaches impended several times
In some instances feuds were narrowly
averted notably among these was the
clash with former Representative
Simon and other democrats at the time
the Lake County Democrat was or
ganized. When that paper was sus-
pended and the prestige of the Ham
mond News was unimpaired Swaim's
relationship with the democratic lead
ers brought him again in the limelight
for political preferment should the
party be in a position to divide spoils
IT was conceded during the last cleo
tion that if Congressman Crumpa ci<el
was defeated Mr. Swain stood TO ge
the Hammond postmastership although
the name of John l.. Rhode was men
toned also In that connection as :
possible candidate. Since Mr.. Rhode
appointment in the board of publf
works the News editor had a clea
field.
The appointment of Mr. Swain will
meet with the general approval of tn
party in Lake County and the peopl
of Hammond. If any democrat in th
county has deserved recognition at tn
hands of the democrats it is the Ham
mond editor for he has for 10 year
stood by his guns for the rooster whe
the picking has been mighty slim an
the years mighty lean.