The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-09
ELECT GARY
DELEGATES

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Francis and Township Secretary
Renoilet were the only two on the
stage outside of the newspaper men.
Greenwald Jumps In.
However, from the Knots end of the
hall there were constant calls fo-
Greenwald and finally the prosecutor
mounted the stage When he did
Francis asked him to get off and this
he refused to do. Then several party
workers asked Francis to force Green
valid from the stage and there were
those who would have given their as
sistance but the police edged up near
Greenwald so he had possession as far
as force was concerned. Then Francis
and Greenwald nearly came to blows
and the latter told the township chair
man that he had as much right to act
as temporary chairman as any one else.
Finally when Francis became more in
sistent that Greenwald get off the
stage the latter said something about
knocking his head off and the police
came still closer.
| Pandemonium Breaks Out.
Pandemonium then broke out At
| the north end of the stage Francis and
| ReE ollett called the meeting to order
with Harry Hall presenting the names
| of delegates and alternates in nomina-
| ton. At the other end of the stage
| Greenwald and Attorney Henry Prico
| conducted the second ring in the cir
| Gus. Price worked himself into a
frenzy shouting the names and before
long everybody in the building was
| shouting and waving his arms. Then
the Hodges men adjourned their meet
| ing and in little while they got off
| the stage and eventually left the hall.
| The Greenwood men held on.
Bretsch Makes Speeches.
Nearly half an hour after the first
| meeting had quoted down the Green
| valid forces held second meeting of
| ratification 1T was called. Attorney
| Clarence Bretsch who made quite q hit
as an orator made q speech and again
nominated the previously prepared list
of delegates. r. A. Ressler. a big twa
hundred and fifty pound lawyer. acted
as secretary and Mr.. Greenwald again
welded the gavel.
Looked Like Democrat Session.
Several henehmen of Mayor Knots
and members of the police department
in plain clothes occupied the platform
| at the second meeting and then il 8
casual observe dropped in ne would
have thought that democratic con
ference was on.
| August Hecker. the Toleston brew
| cry wagon driver, mounted chair
and harangued the crowd, but his
speech soon drowned by Mr.
Bretsch's impassioned words which
| were directed at the hearts of the
union men present
Mr.. Bretsch's Little Joke.
a rra nd hr1al 10 r.
Bretsch wearingsa facetious smile sug
gested that the crowd show it's opinion
D of Mr. Hodges by instructing the dele
cation for him. Mr.. Bretsch presente,
a resolution to thi select.
DR. Pavelich, Gary democratic
lawyer. who used TO be a member o
i the Austrian Hungarian reichstag wa
; the first one to shout mo" and tn
, noes" that answered rivaled the yer,
thunder in the heavens Martin
l Schwartz who runs a restaurant dowl
!, stairs ran up stairs thinking that
riot was in progress but he was quiet
) ed down when he heard that the faith
!, full were merely giving their opinion
| of Mr.. Hodges.
2 For the second time Mr.. Bretsch trie,
: to instruct the delegates for Mr.
|, Hodges. OF course every one knew
that even If the delegates were in
| structed that Mr. Bretsch would b
| among the foremost to WELD a carvin,
knife upon Mr.. Hodges ambitions.
: "To He'll With Republican Party"
Gentlemen, again I ask you to in
: struct this delegation for Mr.. Hodges
: If 1t is only for the sake of the repub
lican party. shouted Mr.. Bretsch.
ITO hell with the republican party.
was the rejoined from the center o
the crowd The cheering was loud an
:, prolonged.
That's right to hell with the repub
r lican party. what has it ever done TO
l. Gary?" came from another demo-re
;: publican patriot.
III "Hurrah For Tom Knotts.-
II "Hurrah for Tom Knots" answere
RI a third office holder.
RI "Hurrah for Greenwald,' voiced
r fourth man.
. "Peevo," which means beer. cam
!. from the fifth.
Il move you we adjourn" said JAG
Burke. a democratic dive-keeper frol
the patch
II second the notion shouted
burly negro.
/ The meeting is adjourned sal
Chairman Greenwald.
s GreenwaId Holds Reception.
c.. Following the adjournment NJ
$. Greenwald became the man of til
hour and the police and office holder
i were the first to congratulate him o
G; putting 1t over. Then he held an in
" promptu reception and as tn
ut "Hunkies" negroes, saloon keepers an
c; dive keepers filed out they street.-the
forth their paws TO wiring the rigf
s. hand of Charley.
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