The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-11-03

At the time OF the nomination of Pc |
ter Crumpacker, the republican can
dfdate for mayor, he announced In
positive terms TINT he desired the
campaign to be one free from all per
sonaI abuses and devoted TO a fair and
honest discussaoD of the needs of the
city and the method of conducting it's
affairs. The Democratic party I'm the
management of it's campaign took Mr.
Crumpacker mt his word and hns un-
dertaken TO steer cIcar of personal
abuse and give to the voters facts and
figures relating 10 the stand of Ham
mond ~ n city and the manner I'm
which it's affairs has been conducted
under the able and efficient manage
ment of John ID. SmnIley. Contrary
to the position announced by Mr.
Crumpacker HIS campaign throughout
has been yilIainous, full of vftupera-
tion and abuse and none of his efforts
have been directed toward giving to
the people amy information to what
his policy In the management of the
affairs of the city would be IL he
sheuId happen to ~ elected. He says
among other Things that he favors a
deep sewer syaee1n. but does not know
whether the plaza nR templated by the
should be or not and that 1t would take
him many months to determine what
character of sewage system ought to
be constructed for the purpose of meet
ing the needs of the city. This Is
about as near as he comes to telling
the voters what his position would be
upon any public question. No other
question of interest to the public or
the voters of the city has been dis
cusased I'm any form by Mr.. Crumpacker
or any of his supporters. His efforts
have been In the direction entirely of
prejudicfng the voters and undertake
Ing to array class against class and
all his argument has been calculated
to instfll In the minds of the partisan
the idea that there Is political ma
chime interested in the election of John
ID. SmaIIey who will dictate his policy
II elected. The failacy of this propo-
sition In demonstrated from the fact
that Mayor Smalley, the democratic
candidate, wns selected at a primary
regularly called and successfully car
ried at which two other very repre-
| sentative citizens of the town were
candidates and the free and untram-
meIed vote of the city overyvheImin gl v
declared fits confidence in the character
and ability of John ID. SmaIIey. How
different the method of nominating q
Peter Crumpacker. A caucus was call
ed consisting of few republican poll
ticians, members Of a gnng who have
been debating republican politics In
the city of Hammond for n number of
years. who absolutely control the poll
teal machinery of the party and who
are determined that the people shall
have nothing to say concerning the
applies to the republican machine.
These men met and without asking the
advice of the voters of the city sub
mitting the question of who should be
their candidate to the will of the vot-
ers placed I'm nomination MIR. Crum-
packer solely for the purpose of main
tanning a republican organization in
the city of Hammond and preventing
the honest, conscientious nd reliable
voters of the party who had drawn
away from the party and had become
members of the progressive party, from
taking them from their power and or
Ranfzatfon. This was the sole and on
Iy purpose that caused the nomina tiOn
> of Crumpacker, republican candidate
for mayor. In this election. At the
! time of his nomination there was nc
thought his part or the part oi
his supporters Oh ms GieCtIon. Tnere II
at this time NO idea I'm the mind of Mr.
r Crumpacker the machine behint
!. him that he can come anywhere neal
, being elected mayor of the city O.
: Hammond, but the purpose of thu
: Crumpacker organization in to secur.
+ for him more votes than are secures
= by the progressive candidate 80 as t,
e keep intact his political machine witt
' view to the nomination of his broth
o er, the ex-cOngressman. a candidat,
e in the next congressional campaign
e He has seen f1t to malign and abus.
d some of the representative citizens o
a the town who, being nterested I'm goo,
|. government and an honest administra
n ton Of the affairs of the city OF Ham
il mond, have seen mt to enlist themseIve
d In the cause of John ID. SmalIey, bu
' he has failed to show that the mos
= corrupt gang of political adventurer
Il that ever infested any party sre tn
; ones who are behind him In this cam
paign. Think OF IL: Bill Newman, BE