The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-10-16

81 ALL THO ATTORNEY FOR THE
STANDARD OIL COMPANY BE THE
CoNGREssMAN FOR THIS DIS
TRICT:
The voters Of the Tenth congression- /
al district VIII select a representative
in congress on the 9TH day Of Novem-
Der to assist in making laws for the
people Of the country and it behooves
them to exercise care In making that
selection. John B. Peterson of Crown
Point is one OF the candidates for that
Important office He is a lawyer and
has been in the practice in the courts
Of Indiana for the last forty years.
For the last twelve years corporations
have been almost exclusively his eli
ents. He has been the regular attor-
ney for the tandard oil company for
the last twelve years and has repre-
scented that company In all its Htiga-
tjon In the courts Of northwestern In
diana during that entire period. He is
also the regular attorney for the New
York Central lines of railroad. and
he has number Of other corporations
which he regularly serves. The rec
ords Of the courts in Lake and adjoin-
ing counties show that for a number
Of years his time. talent and energy
have been exclusively devoted to the
fused to accept employment from in
dividuals on account of his relations
with corporations Messrs. Baughman
and Williams of Rensselaer, sought to
employ him to assist in the trial of a
case between individuals, in which no
corporation was in any way interested,
pending at Crown Point in 1906, and
he refused to accept employment sole
~ on account of his relations with
corporations. as the following letter
viii show:
office Of John B. Peterson. Crown
Point. Ind
Deec. IS 1905. Messrs. Baugman and
Williams, Rensselaer,, Ind, Gentlemen;
! Yours Of Dec. 14th relating to the case
| Of Splitter CT al. vs.. Grady ct al.
| ceived. Owing to my relations with
certain railroads and other corpora
ttons. 1 am unable to accept employ
ment in this case. Ny time is taken
UP almost exclusively by corporation
work / shall, therefore. have to de-
cline your kind offer. I appreciate,
however your good VIII and as you
are probably not thoroughly aequaint-
cd with all the lawyers here, 1 would
i suggest to you the name Of Mr.. J..
/ Frank Meeker, who viii undoubtedly
/ be willing to give you such assistance
as YOU need here. have no hesitancy
in recommending him. I think If you
suggest to him that he has been reco-
mmended by me. ne VIII give the mat
ter very careful attention.
Very truly yours.
JOHN b PETERSON"
Mr. Peterson has refused to serve the
common people III the courts because
Of his relations with corporations, and
he IS now asking the voters to send
him to congress TO make laws to pro-
tect the common people against corpo-
rate monopolies. Who VIII he serve
4 he is elected to congress? He is the
president of two banks and has grown
rich in the service Of corporations.
In 1906 he brought suit IN the SUI
perior court Of Lake county on behalf
Of the STANDARD oil company against
the International Brotherhood Of sta
tionary Firemen. local lodge 112. and a
large number Of individual members OF
that lodge to enjoin them from strik-
ing In an attempt to improve their
condition. He procured a temporary
injunction against the defendants
without notice. signing the bond OF tho
company himself as surety
Mr. Peterson was the democratic
caniddate for congress in 1910. and
the Associated Building Trades Coun-
ell Of Lake county appointed com
mittee to investigate his attitude to-
ward laboring men and that commit
tee on the 2nd day Of November. 1910
made the following report.