The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-10-28
OFF NIGHT
EXCEPT AT
ROBERTSDALE
Judge Joseph Ibach Gets Some
Reliable Info On Mooted
Question

LIZ FOLIIlCAL REPOFTERl
1t was an off night last night for
the republicans who rested for thai,
Dig effort at the Orpheum theater to.
night The democrats turned the head.
lights Of their automobiles north on
Calumet boulevard and raced to Roberts
Gale to tell an audience at the school
auditorium how to vote.
Judge Joseph Ibach, late of the an
peilate court at Indianapolis, took oc-
casion to settle a mooted question of
the campaign. Who got the assessed
valuation Of the United states steel cor
poration raised from $4,000, 600 to s1s,-
100000 back in the days when Ed.
simon was county auditor?
Republican speakers have said that
Bill Black, county assessor, turned the
trick. The democrats have given
credit to Ed. Simon.
THIS SETTLES TT
Judge Ibach told the crowd at Rob
ertsdale that he went to Crown Point
yesterday and asked County Auditor
Mack Poland about 1T. And Mr.. Poland.
staunch republican. declared that
I'd. Simon and Bill Black co-onerated
IN obtaining the increased valuation
which added something like $4,000
year to the county taxes
Simon was the moving spirit stat
I'd Foland. Il told the republicans 70
ay of Sfmons record as auditor he
,ause he was one Of the best auditors
he county ever had. They have been
ioing him an injustice"
Judge Ibach commented on the re-
publican campaign by saying that II
ooked like race for city attorney be-
:ween dcAleer. Conroy. Sproat and
granger. He dared up in reply to the
tatement of Attorney McAleer at the
lincoln school that "Ibach gets q head |
che whenever he tries a lawsuit"
NOT CANDIDATE
That remark shows the smslIness
7 some men, said Ibach 'As for
ny seeking the appointment of city
ttorney ! want to say on this plat
orm in the presence of Mr. Simon
hat I wouldn't take the Job if it were
nered to me and II hasn't been offer
to me either But l feel confident
hat McAleer. Conroy. Sproat and
ranger are all after it. Everyone of
hese fellows is on exhibition to show
Is peculiar ability to be city attor-
ey. There is McAleer, the saloon
eeper's attorney who was put out of
-ork when the country went dry:
proat. the attorney who defends the
esroes on Plummer avenue on those
are occasions when they are arrested.
nd Granger, Jack Dempsey's only rival
The speaker mentioned the public
|,
Il want to say that since I returned
'on Indianapolis ! have been astound-
at the strength OF the public utili- {
es." declared Judge Ibach II will 4
ot condemn the utilities. We must
ave them. but there are rights to be {
'nsidered besides their demands There I
ust be some check placed on their
reed"
SLAMS POLITICAL REPo1rxx ,
Judge Ibach raked the political re- 6
orter over the Goals for repeatedly, r
sisting that there was no moral issue q
the campai en-" '
go into any home and ask the mo-
er in that home whether or not there (
a moral issue in this campaign" he /
Id. AShe will tell you that IL IL In a
r estimation the most important is 0
{. And she will tell you that by no d
cans should IL be dropped" o
Ed. Simon, the democrat candidate 0
: mayor. treated on the same n< tier
II not dodge responsibility for the S
'raI issue" he declared. IT put it in "
Is campaign. Last spring when I ii
Is given a dinner by the democrats O
this city and consented to run as il
cir candidate for mayor. I made a Il
eech IN which I decried the condi- Il
ms existing on Plummer avenue and s.