The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-04
73 ARE
RUNNING
FOR OFFICE
Last Minute Sees Many Men
Faces in the Political
Ring


holiday to drop in at the city hall -
Hammond and nlo their declarations ci
candidacy for the nomination for MAJ
or on the democratic ticket. thereto
giving tn. voters an opportunity o.
elect q man who would be able 20 sed-
der up the leaks, wipe the joints and
make other municipal repairs. Geors'
E. Vermett Is the plumber and Joseph
H. MCGUIRE. the plumbing contractor
Vermett is also a police commissions
The unexpected happened all over tbs
lot, Saturday afternoon. While the
political prophets were waiting for Dr.
W. f. Howat and Patrick Reilly 20
come down the respective sides of Hob
man street with coteries Of friends
to file for rnayorship. in marched Nef-
NETT and Mcclure. Next came I'd
ward e Beck to run against City Judgt
Klotz on the democratic ticket ane
Phil Greenwald as the rival Of Henry
c. Cleveland for the republican nom
ination for city Job.
SEVENTH. .TKRRE CANDIDATES
Seventy men and three women were
on the list when time for fiing closed.
proving that the primary system has
come
tickets represent the spontaneous and
individual ambitions OF the comTnunits
unhsmpe-ed By political cliaues or po-
litical debts. Prohibition, suffrage and
the primary have worked blocdless
revolution.
zxAHT sPLETDID CoET@ACToSs
The personnel from which the two
parties will select their candidates was
spoken of very highly by many promtn-
ent citizens Especially pleased were
these critics with the size and character
cf the counciimanic slate. While the
race between D@Aiel Brown and Charles
Frledrichs. on the republican ticket. and
Edward Simon. Mcclure and Vermet'
on the democratic ticket, will create tho
greatest interest, the fight for the city
Judge republican candidacy IL certain
to be a peppery tilt. TYo youngsters
in the field of politics are matched ~
this race. The first TO Ale was Henry
c. Cleveland. brother Of Clyde CleVc-
land. city republican chairman. and tae
second was Phil Groenwald.
Cleveland has been groonlsd for ths
tug-of-war by his brother while Green
avid comes to tho fray with j K. Stln-
son as his political advisor. Both are
popular Young men. Cleveland coming to
Hammond from Yale university and
Greenwaid beginning bis practice here
in 1918 after graduating ~ law IN Chi
caeo. The Carlisle (rnd.l News DE-
votes 8 column Of its first page 10 tel
ling how proud it is OF Hcncy Co. wlt'
came from that town. II calls upon all
Carlislttes in Hammond TO vote for
Henry Meantime y. *. Sunson paid
a glowing tribute TO Phil and 50 81 can
be said that the two camps are fairly
well established. Phil announced thst
he intended using his official influence
to combat the audacity of the pubic
utilities in raising rates when wages
are being reduced and every effort n
being bent TO return TO normalcy.''
The voter IS offered splendid o.
porturity to exercise his bump Of preC-
ereuce for city clerk and city treasur-
er.
AIRS. John n. smaley. the widow of
Mayor Snasney. is a candidate for dom
ocrat City Clerk opposing Harry c
Miller Ora Elijah IIartz il an asp,rant
Tor the city Treasurer nomination ~
the democrat ticlsot while the only re
publican woman candidate is Olea
Whiting. who is in a crowded held oc
men. running for couuciimen-at-largc.
The complete list OF candidates for
the primaries. May $. follow
MAJOR CRJ-Daniei Brown Char.es
II. Friedricks.
MAYOR cp)-Joseph Ii Mcclure
Edward simon. and George l.. Normest
TREASURER Wal1er j.. Biel--
feid " Il. Hartzler. Edward Ncbel
TREASURER tD)-Edward Egge-
brech; and Ora Elijah HarJz
dolf Horny TTorn. Nvnold H. Kunert
John \. AIslo.
CLERK (D)-Harry @. Miller ana
Mrs John n. snlaley
CITY JJUC4I1-Lrl ii q &~%nson
Henry G. Cleveland Pbu Crecnwlld. Is
idoro Nodlcsha
CITY JUDGE tD)-sdward T.. Bee,
and Theodore 4. I1iot1.
COUNCILAIl1N- -AT-LARGE (R) - ~
Bert Andersen. r. @. Conde, Geoi 80 r
Daily Clyde H. Fowler. Erhard Helm
berg Ii . ReissiS Frauil II Setser
Herman Thicssen and olga Whiting.
COUNCILAIEN-Ar-L tp1-Wn
.. Boyer Herman 4. kellner. Henry J.
Krause Fred H Levcrcnz. Lawrence
Long Patrick Bcilsc., aud sam. y. SlSu-
fa1iss.
CoUNCILAIAN FIRST WARD (Rl-
J. Y. Keller
CQUNCILMAN FIRST WARD Cd
Jeggrey Z. Walker.
COUNCILSLAN SECOND WARD. tEJ
John T Klein II S VOORHEES,
COUNCILM-AT SECOND WARD Gn
John y. Norstrsnd Lochiol W. simr-
son.
COUNCILMAN THIRD WARD CR)-
Harry L. Dorton. Charles Dodwen, Car
A. Hau. Indy c. smi;:.
COUNCII.M-AN THIRD WARD tD)--
John J Aechsn.
COU%CILMAE FOURTH WARD (TD
Charles II Eggers, Edward Jcweit
George u. Slack
COUNCILMAN FOURTH WARD CD)
Ira o. Troyor.
coUNcTLSIAN FIFTH WARD CR)-~
John r. stamm.
coU$cILMAN FIFTH WARD Cd
John p. Smith
COUNCILAfAN SMITH WARD CRp-
z. J Novak and George H. Provancha
COUNCILMAN SMITH WARD CD)-
Edwin +. Howard and John 4. Maka
COUNCILMAN SEVENTH WARD
Ns)-E. W Hess.
cOUNCILMAS SEVENTH WARD