The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-11-10

Miles Norton Of Gary. nor Of his able
assistants Messrs. Riley. Roberts and
Fowler. They realize that Miles Nor
ton is a capable man. but that he
could do little after the mismanagc-
ment Of the machine in control OF
Gary affairs
Some of the Gary republican lead
ers long ago got drunk with power.
They showed it by breaks and double
crossing men long in the party's serv-
ice Jealousy prompted the knitting OF
Dr. Frank w Smith, the man who put
Mayor Tom Knots out Of office DR.
smith was cheered by the steel gang
until the election was over. Then
little minds jealous Of his possible in
fuence with the new mayor set out u
undo him. A series Of similar acts OF
treaehery followed
Fhe people had been promised a
reform" or at lsast a decent govern
ment Conditions soon disturbed
members Of the Roman and Greek
Catholic churches in the foreign quar-
ter. Protests did little good As a
result the foreign clergy and their
hocks of steel workers swore venEe-
ance. They rebulSed the machine on
Tuesday and many declare that the
swing against Hughes was not so
much a matter of him or Wilson as it
was protest against the machines
dictation and local misgovernment.
The Gary machine kept UP his ruth
lessness. 1t got so insolent that the
county board OF review retaliated by
soaking the steel corporation with
higher assessments. In the foreign
quarter the people prompted their
aldermen to go after the steel com
paesNfs hp1f ~
Throughout the county there was re-
belilon against the machine The
comeback open was To soak the steel
trust IL got little sympathy from
newspapers and other public opinion
agencies that had been betrayed or
interfored in public contracts with By
the gangsters
CHICKENS COME HOME no RoosT.
But the chickens finally came home
to roost and they did on Tuesday
when Gary. considered the republican
Gibraltar of Indiana. showed that il
had been generated by a lot Of wind
bags. That Gary stil has several
thousand republicans is not to be de-
MED. but they simply rebelled and the
chances are the steel workers will
stay in rebellion until after city cleo
ton They desire to rabuke the ma
chine and place a democratic mayor
in the saddle many think.
As TO DEMOCRATS.
on the other hand the excellent
showing made by the Gary democrats
ana the fan down Of the Hammond
democracy probably win change
things.
Chairman Finerty and his lieuten-
ants point out that they have done
fine work in having an organization
that hucked the republican party ana
the steel trust and practically wiped
out republican majority of 5000
They VIII demand that Gary not Ham
mond dictate northern Indiana federal
plums How this viii affect Ex-Mayor
Lawrence Becker Of Hammond. now
solicitor of the treasury at Washing
ton al a salary Of $4,000 a year is not
known. But the Gary democrats plan
that if Hammond now republican. can
have several appointments and a So
600 year job in the present admins
tration then Gary must have much
more in Mr. Wilson'S second admins
tration. Whether any of the Gary
lawyers viii demand Mr.. Becker's
piece Of pie is not known They would
be willing, however, to let him have ii
if Gary is taken care of
REORGANIZATION OF G. o. r.
From many parts Of the county
there are demands that the Gary re-
publicans select a new leader. keen
away from the trust dictation ana
above all avoid Stag in county politics
-or else the inevitable will ensue.
Reports from Indianapolis are to the
effect that an Official Of the state com
mittee and representative Of Cover
nor-elect Goodrich VIII come to LAX
county soon to read the riot act.