The Lake County times., 1917-11-02
MAY SHIFT TO CURTIs.

lie said the ependents had elected
linn four years ago and they are going
o elect him now.
MAY SHIFT TO CURTIS.
The mayor asked how Hodges. If he
we're elected mayor. would be able to
elieve the city OF the terrific burden
4 oppressive light and water charges
ince eight officials. of the corporation
those commodities are candi-
,ates for aldermen on the Hodges Wall
treet ticket Mayor Johnson predicted
hat the steel political bosses may even
ry to shift strength to Curtis. the
ormer attorney for the steel company.
n q vain effort to elect one or the
ther.
But after the first Monday In Janu-
Try am going to be the mayor Of Har-
.ey Curtis as we'll as William Hodges"
aid johnson as he brought down the
louse
FLOWERS FROM WOMEN.
DR.. Frank W. Smith. chairman Of the
party. and with Mayor
Johnson one of the republican leaders
4 tho state who successfully guided
he Independent citizens party four
ears ago presided last night Perry's
band and a glee club enter
aimed the audience.
While the storm Of applause was
'inging throughout the house Just after
he chairman presentcd the mayor. at
endants brought .s three huge floral
pieces. the gift G tne R o. Johnson's
Woman club.
The mayor at the outset told how
he city government had been run for
ess and money turned back into the
general fund.
The mayor said in part:
DENoUECES FAKE REFoRnERs.
Now my friends there are Just two
hings that they talk about In this cam
)algn. That IS a business administra-
ion and the vice question in the city
# Gary. That has been talked over so
much that l feel as though IL is stale
o be talking about It any more. Since
he opening Of this campaign two weeks
.go at Military hall the Post and Trib-
Inc haven't seen fit to talk any more
lbout vice because I said they were
AXE reformers. that is what they are
md that is what they were; and I said
I was a fake grand jury and it is a
AXE grand jury. and nothing more and
lothing less.
GARY LAND co. ESCAPES.
But If that grand jury had been sin
ere had been honest It would have in
licted tho Cary Land company for hav-
ng a house rented for immoral pur-
POSES.
OUTLINES BEACH PLANS.
Now we have another issue that we
ire talking about and that is the bath
ng beach ] see that Homer Carr said
,athing beach in the rear of a beer
garden That is nothing. 7 don't know
,ut what he would be as good a Gus
omer as anybody. And Furthermore. 1t
be any nearer to the beach
han the Zinzenhof and the Gary hotel
ire 70 the Y. NJ. c. a The only objec-
ion they have to It is that Richard
Much owns the beach site and the u. S.
Steel corporation owns the other two.
BEACH FOR FUTURE.
They say that there are railroads
hat viii have to be crossed. that we
Will not be able to get there I want
% say to you my friends that we are
Tot getting that bathing beach for to-
lay, but for tomorrow. We are getting
{ for the future. when the city of Gary
becomes the city that we expect 1t to be.
so we VIII have elevated railroads and
we viii have a viaduct that we can go
10 Lake Michigan without being run
over by any train And that is in their
platform. they are advocating railroad
elevation and so am !. And say that
he quicker we get It the quicker we
will eliminate the danger of being run
over by trains.
Are you in favor of harbor in the
,ity OF Cary? That IS another thing
hat they (Hodges and Curtis) don't
stand for and what they don't dare
stand for because the United States
Steel corporation don't want It, Neither
ioes Harvey (Curtis) and neither does
Billy (Hodges). because the minute that
hey announce that is what they are for
hey will withdraw their power from
hem and their support They are going
% be told what to do.
IF you are in favor Of a public
larbor In the city of Gary vote ror
Mayor Johnson and you are going to get
{. why are yop going to get tts This
s the reason why; When they started
o build the Indiana steel company they
iled up the river or prac dcally moved
[ half mile south and cut a new chan
lel. The government of the United
states didn't consent to it. And when
hey cal1ed them 20 account they said
he only way that we viii give you con-
ene Will be TO get the consent of the
ity Of Gary. We gave the consent when
hey doedsd Us a 2oo-foot strip along
hat channel to be opened when the city
# Gary demands It. Are you going 20
demand itf If you are vote for me and
-ou ~ &c it.
way do We want a public harbor In
he c-sy of Gary. Out of seven miles
4 lRke front not one foot of it belongs
o tie city Of Gary. There are business
men here tonight and ! want you to
now that / am not opposed
@ the industries of the city of Gary 1
Welcome them here | would give them
he same consideration as I would give
'ou or any other citizen in the city Of
cary But they should not expect any
hing more I want 10 say to you that
viii do everything IN my power to pro-
note the best interest of every industry
hat Is located in the city Of Gary and
he business men of the city need not
,e alarmed If Homer Carr or any other
ollowers come down and say that John
on is not friendly TO the U. S. Steel
because il IS not true