The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-18

mani. II. {. Francis, Win D. Hunte
and many others
JOHNSON FOE GOVERNOR.
Gary Tribune editoria1ly said. Nov. II
1914:
OUR MAYOR FoR GoyERNoE."
Mayor Johnson for governor,
why mott Lake county has been
piling mp republican major1ties with
the single exception for 1919, for q
long time, etc, etc.
mayor Johnson Is clear OF the
old rows over leadership In the
state, etc., ETC."
The Gary Tribune. November, ID, 1914
said:
At a meeting held in a city not
over 20 miles east of here last Fri
day night in discussing available
timber the name of Mayor John
son of Gary was mentioned for gov
ernor. 1t met with much favor.
AT another meeting held Saturday
night outside Of Gary. Johnson's
name was again mentioned and en-
dorsed. At a meeting of the re-
publican central committee last
Tuesday night in Gary. some one
called the mayor the next governor
and the crowd went wild"
a Gary Tribune editorial of Noven.
Der IS. 1917. captioned. MAYOR JOHN
SON GAINING STRENGTH" read as
follows:
The friends Of Mayor johnson
are doing some effective work in
behalf of his candidacy for COVER
nor two years hence. II has become
evident that the mayor will have a
solid delegation from Lake county,
etc. etc"
HARRISON CLUB AIDS.
AS there will be no love feast
of Indiana republicans this year, but
the meeting of the republican state
editors at Indiana polls. January %,
will take the place of the usual
love feast. the directors of the Har-
rison club representing the repubIi-
cans of Lake county, decided yes
terday that the club will take the
trip to the state capitol at that
time. etc.
The clubs headquarters will be
made the boom place for Mayor
r. o. johnson. in his candidacy for
the NOMINATION for governor.
"All members of the club will
wear distinctive marks. and the
Harrison club WIZ be right IN me
proceedings. The Monon railroad
will put sleeping cars into Gary for
the trip. It will be the first time
Lake county has had a candidate for
governor. and plans viii be made to
start the johnson movement with
all the fireworks OF such occasions"
CAPT. MORTON TOURS STATE.
Thus on July %. 1915. the Gary Trib
une reprints from the Crown Point star
this paragraph:
Capt. Il. S. Norton Of the Gary
Land company, A. 8. Eess, II. C.
Francis and Mayor johnson, who Is
a candidate for the nomination for
governor OF the state of Indiana on
the republican ticket We're In the
city for short tims' wednesday
evening and although their stay was
short a number Of the local republi-
cans met them and arranged an
itinerary which win be followed out
next week in tour of the district,
which will take about three days TO
complcte.--
Mayor Jonhson's boom over the
state Is growing By leaps and
boundN much encourage ment being
received from AL points Of the COM
pass.----"
On July q, 1915. we learn from the
Gary Tribune that its editor. Homer j
Carr. Capt. Norton, W. J. McAleer. Erney
Shortridge and A W. Johnson, as vel
as George Manlove. William Forbis
Sheriff l.. Il. Barnes and John Killigrev
did as follows:
"A group OF Lake county repubh-
cans. numbering eighteen in all went
In,4-r, IN TaGper county x-az+erdar
and urged the republicans of that
county to support Lake county's
candidate for the party's nomination
for governor-Mayor r. Q. Johnson
of Gary, etc"
FIsHED WITH CAPT. NORTON.
Socially and recreationally speaking
Mayor johnson was also good enough
for Capt Norton then as he was Off
cially and politically as the following
from the Duluth Tribune, September 1
1914. shows:
Five city officials from Gary,
Ind, arrived on the steamer South
American and are spending the day
in Duluth. They will leave this
evening for Ashland and thence to
Spider Lake. where they will camp
for the next few weeks.
Included in the party are Mayor
r Q. Johnson. Alfred Hess. comp
troller of public works; William
Fulton. city eng George H.
AIanIove. city comptroller and
Pontius Heintz chief Of police. Capt.
H. s. Norton, a prominent realty
man of Gary. is also with the city
officials.
THE TIAEs will have further to say
-aoar5ine ATavor Johnson and some Of
the men he supposed TO be his friends.