The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-09-29
MAC OUT
FOR STRONG
CAMPAIGN
East Chicago's Republican
Mayoralty Candidate
Opens Up Race for Hon
or - Republicans Have
Strong Organization.

Leo Mccormack. better known as
Mac. republican candidate for mayor
Of East Chicago and who in a popu-
larity contest would get Under the wire
an easy winner, has opened up his cam
paign and next Monday will begin oper.
atoms on an enthusiastic scale. That
East Chicago is due TO go republican in
November by a big majority is in the
air. but Mr.. Mccormack proposes to
leave no stone unturned to head the
ticket with the biggest majority ever
given a candidate in East Chicago.
When asked by a TIMES representa-
tive this morning what his platform
was. he said; Well. its splendid
enough. big enough snd strong enough.
my platform is just thIs-East Chi
cago. the best there is for her.
"Broadlay, that's my platform, spe-
cihcally you shall have the planks next
week"
Leo Mccormick came 10 East Chi
cago Oct. 20, 1900. -Four years with
the Emyln. 4 years with the Interstate.
a year as patrolman under L. DeBria.
four as chief of police under DR.. A. G.
Schlieker, and his service under Mavor
Callahan. is a record that has brought
the genial Mac into contact with almost
everybody in the Twin Cities. with
him as a leader the republicans of East
Chicago are preparing to make things
hum for the next FIVE weeks.
With the completion of the list Of
precinct committeeman, the election of
a campaign committee. a program COM
mittee and a publicity committee and
rhrM onnnFn1 Of a.a~rra~t.~ - -
Of the city. the republicans of East Chi
cago feel that the final word has been
said in matters Of preliminary organi-
cation and that they are ready to open
the city campaign along aggressive
lines.
The campaign committee consists Of
the following men, all of whom are men
prominent in public life with reputa-
tions for executive ability and for clean.
energetic and productive methods: DR..
r.. P. Hale. chairman; NJ. r. Critics. sec
rotary; Jesse S. Dewey, treasurer: 7. +.
Roberts, Abe O~ttenheimer. Fl. *. Groves.
J. X. Reppa, Jacob Schurman. Sam
Wechsler and Gabriel Sasse.
These men will also act as the pro-
gram committee for the campaign and
will put on a whirlwind schedule of
public meetings TO be addressed not
only by local talent and candidates but
by some Of the best speakers in this
region. The program in detail has not
been completed but DR.. Hale says that
there will he something definite along
this line within the next few days.
The publicity committee consists of
Abe Ottenheimer. J. X. Reppa and n. f.
Critics.
Headquarters have opened in the
Rajchnetz building. Chicago venue. and
IN a building near the Mohawk hotel on
Michigan avenue in Indiana Harbor.
In speaking of the issues Of the cam
psign. the chairman said this morning
that fate seemed to have cast the issues
somewhat along party lines for the first
time in the history Of the city. that
the republicans were going to stand as
q body not only for the election of its
candidate in whom all had great conf
dence but for the sake of the organiza-
ton in which all East Chicago republi-
cans took great pride.
The doctor said further that it would
be the aim of the executive COMMITTEES
TO nut on one Of the c~leauest. fairest,
most open and above board campaigns
in the history Of the city. that while
the results even now were beyond the
realm Of probability and rapidly CEN
tering in certainty. yet the party which
he represented would put up the strong
est fight possible and roll up a ma
jorftv that would forever put to rest
the question Of party predominance IN
East Chicago.
TT will no. be long now" said he,
until the red hrc viii begin to burn
Enthusiasm is beginning to insist upon
something doing and cur workers are
beginning to clamor for action. All Of