The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-20
WHY REPUBLICANS TURN DOWN J. K REPPA
FUTURE STATUS OF u S. RAILWAY B0ARD ON TRIAL TODAY
DEMOCRATS
HOLD RALLY

Well, ree-pul. before close. wan
70 tell you something more. Some
hing to think about Something tha
Viii startle. amaze and horrify you. ..
you know anything about the denizen.
Of Plummer avenue? You dol But
30 you know. my dear friends. that the
colored inhabitants OF that awful thor
oughfare got too tough for Chica &c
and they were chased over the state
line into Hammond Too tough for
Chicago and Mayor Brown tolerates
their aloiding here in Hammond" With
a histrionic flourish betting his new
role. Ed Simon, democratic candidate
for mayor sat down after a lengthy
speech that won much applause from a
crowd that packed Riverside school
last night
simon. using the democratic plat
form as the basis for his talk removed
one after another OF the planks in that
platform and with considerable verbal
whiting shaved each sturdy bludgeon
INTO a keen rapier with which he punct
ured the Brown bubble. He rallied
against the "avaricious public service
corporations" and bemoaned the fact
that Hammond citizens for four years
nave been at the mercy OF those raw
ening wolves. West Hammond's cheap
cr gas, the low telephone company as
/ essrpent, railroad death crossing,
violations of city ordinances. the seq
regated district and other topics held
where Brown and his sang were all
wrong.
He pointed particularly to the build
ing of a cemetery at Columbia and
standard avenues by group OF veal
thy men as an open and fragrant viola
ton of city ordinance prohibiting the
aying-out of cemeteries in the corpor-
ate limits Of the city. He wants to
know why Mayor Brown isn't putting
Il stop 20 the work.
Simon refused to commit himself on
the question of a leganzed segregated
district. I'm going to close EN- all
up. but I'm not saying whether or not
Simon.
Preceding the mayoralty candidate,
Donald Gavtt won the approval OF the
crowd with a straight forward non
dramatic, knock out speech. that pic
tured the present mayor as a hckle fel-
low who ought to be sued for breach
Il promise Mr. Gavit detailed with
infinite patience the promises that Mr.
Brown did not keep.
Some Of the points raised by Mr.
Gavit are:
Why do passengers enroute to and
from Gary have to pay ls cents OF the
total "a cent fare before leaving the
Iamnond city limits2
why has the Brown administration
losed the city laboratories construct
ID at a cost OF $4,000 and deprived
the city Of city chemist?
How was It that tools and irnple-
ments belonging to the city sealer.
who was drawing 800 a month. never
eft the city barns and were covered
with dust for nine months7
Why did the school board pay s4s.-
900 for the property in Russell street.
when the assessed valuation was only
$4,000?
Judge Teddy" Klotz defended him
elf against charges made by repu'bli-
cans that he had grudgingly paid over
. the treasurer fines collected in hi.
,ourt. The charge that the state
board OF accounts had come TO Ham
mond for the explicit purpose OF ex-
mining records in his office was also
hown TO be without foundation
Judge Klotz denied he showed any IA
yor'itism to union men a.rraigned in his
court and said they all looked alike to
him
Mrs- J. D. smaney. candidate for
city clerk. defined that Office as a
clerical position and one requiring
70 executive ability. Besides" she
aid women deputies have been doing
ae work OF the city clerk for several
years."
Mrs. Fred Jarvis and Mrs J. NJ
turner also spoke. And. Oh yes. It
must be recorded that Ed. Eggebrecht
who resents being touted as candi
date for council. and who is really
running a pretty race for city treasur-
r. spoke.
Ed says that II a street car conduct
81 can make a good treasurer, by heck
he didn't sec why 6 garage man could
not make as good a treasurer FL
rou know. used TO be a garage man
BUT got out Of that business. he says
,rhen 1t hit the slump.