The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-06
LAKE COUNTY
STILL UNDER
c. 0. p. RULE
Gary, East Chicago and
Hammond Elect Ma
chine Men.
"Tearin' of the crepe. "
BIZ TnitPd PreRR


SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. g.
HonorS in the municipal elections
throughout northern Indiana were
about evenly divided, after an cleo
ton day that brought hundreds of
thousands of voters to the polls.
Democrats were successful in
their onslaughts in five important
centerS, South Bend, Mishawaka,
Elkhart, Goshen and La Porte. In
three cities the Democrats wrested
municipal control from Republican
administration. Party lines. in the
majority of cases, went by the board
as the citizens rushed to the polls
to settle purely local controversies
it might be the question of daylight
savings, as it was in Elkhart, or
it might be based on charges of
rampant corruption in high places
as it was in the Calumet district,
but the voters went to the polls.
Total Vote Only 81
The voting ranged from the in
tense factionalism displayed in the
Michigan City election to the apathy
of La Grange. A record number filed
to the polls in Michigan City, while
but flfty-seven strolled to cast their
votes in the uncontested Republican
victory at La Grange.
The strong Watson Republican
machine ground out victories in the
Calumet district as its standard
bearers were swept to office over
fusion or Democrat candidates who
had based their campaigns on pleas
for a general cleanup. The Repub-
lican machine in Lake county re-
puted the strongest Republican
county unit in the nation, saw its
candidates gain victory in Ham
mond, Gary and East Chicago.
Roswell O. johnson, who left the
mayors office of Gary few years
ago to serve a term in federal prison
for liquor law violation, won his
! fight to return to his office, in q
close race with Emmett White, Dem
ocrat.
Indicted Mayor Wins
In the neighboring city of East
Chicago, Mayor R. P. Hale. re-
Gently indicted by the federal grand
| jury on charges of conspiracy to
violate the dry laws, found the
favor of the voters who returned
him to Office over his Democratic
foe, Allan P. Twynam.
The third of the Calumet cities,
Hammond, saw the election of
Charles o. Schonert, regular Re-
publican, over William A. Kirkeiner,
who ran on Republican fusionist
ticket that had the support of the
regular Democrat machine in a
vain attempt to break the hold OF
the Watson organization.
Michigan City presented a case
all its own. Never in the history
of the state have voters gone to the
polls on such d complex situation as
that which preceded the election OF
Judge H. B. Tuthill, Republican. He
obtained a margin of only 200 votes
over his Democrat opponent, Mayor
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votes, record for Michigan City
we're cast.
Court Fight Planned
With his election, however, Tut
hills troubles have begun. The
Democrats will institute suit imme-
diately to havN the Republicans re-
moved from Office on the ground
that their application for places or
the ballot were filed one day late.
Knox, Nappanee, North Judson
North Liberty, Plymouth, Argos anc
Bremen joined the list of Democrat
controlled communities, while Bour.
bon, Bristol and Walkerton headed
list of smaller towns that re-
manned under the Republican ban
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