The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-02
TWO EAGER
FOR ELECTION
TO CONGRESS
Congressional Appointment
MuddIe Brings Out Some
New Ambitions.
CBULIETIN.)

Word reaches Washington from An
diana. being brought by rellaole
courier. that Will r. Wood i 70 pc
saved: that his district has been ar
ranged 20 keep both Tippecanoe ana
Lake counties. and that all VIII De
serene for Mr. Wood, let the wind blow
how it will
According to- the arrangement no"
said to he in the mirds OF the Indiana
legislators, the cntangiement OF the
Tenth district IS to be arranged by the
allocatinR OF Warren county TO Repre-
sentative Purncll. IN the present NlnIh
district. and by giving Jasper ana
porter counties to either Representa-
tives Hickey. Of the Thirteenth district
or Representative kraus OF the EleV-
enth district. or one TO each. rms
would leave ave counties in the pres
ont Tenth district. Lake. Newton. Ben
ton. White and Tippecsnoe' whlcn
VouId give the Tenth district just
about the right population Of $4,000.
YND1A<APoLIs. Feb. Out OF the
congressional apportionment muddle IN
the legislature two points stano out
either Of which might cause serious
unset in plans now being tentatively
formed 10 redistrict the state
First in interest are the early signs
Of a serious storm in the northwest
part of the state. where Is situated
what Is now the Tenth congressional
district, represented in the congress by
win r. wood A determined hght' IN
which the names Of Senator Nejdl and
Representative Ha-ris. Of the Indiana
LEGISLATURE, appear with frequency
viii be made to break up the Tenth
district so that Mr. Woods chances OF
maintaining ieaderrEip in the dlstrlct
rvtli he seriously threatened. Back OF
this is the generally accredited report
that both Senator Nejdl and Represent
ative Harris would like TO be elected
to the congress.
For INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
wood lives in TIppecanoe county
largely an agricultural county. at the
southern end or tie Tenth district
senator Nejdl and Representative Har-
RS are both from Lake county. at the
northern end of the Tenth district and
in the heart Of an industrial district
So. IL comes about, there Is a very pro-
nounccd desire ti.at the Tenth district
BE- made into IAN Industrial district"
To bring this abou. it would be neces-
Eary 10 cut on lPpcN9I'iSO
which happens to lie the place OF resi-
dence of Mr.. Wood. Politicians have
been puzzled for some time az TO the
scource OF the strong pressure to make
an Industrial district" Of the Tenth
district. and have finally put down the
<eidI and Harris ambitions as being
largely responsible for this sentiment
The eliminate IN OF the Wood home
county from the Tenth district would
not mean that Wood would be shut out
from campaigning for congress in the
Tenth or whatever numerical designa-
ton this new district might have. He
might be a candidate in this district,
although he did not live in the dis
frtct but his chances of winning would
be slim. Il Is said. Then, too, he mi ight
move into the new district if Tippe-
canoe county was eliminated. and thus
hold himself In the race.
The new Industrial district which
IS sought and the movement for which
has the support % Senator NeJdl and
Representative Harris. according 70
report. would likely be composed OF
Lake. Newton. Jasper. Laporte and
Porter counties. This would make
necessary some changes in the Thir-
teenth district. whore Representative
Hickey lives. but compensate for
this change. due to the removal Of La
porte county to tho Tenth district,
would be given by the addition OF
counties lying to the south OF the
present Thirteenth.