Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1911 — Hammond Mayor Appointed to One of Lake County Judgeships. [ARTICLE]

Hammond Mayor Appointed to One of Lake County Judgeships.

Lawrence Becker, who has been mayor of Hammond for the past eight years, was appointed by Governor Marshall Wednesday to be one of the new superior court judges in Lake county. The signing of the governor of the Van Horne superior court bill was followed by the making of appointments and Becker was chosen for one and Judge Johannes Kopelka, of Crown Point, as the other. Becker’s appointment wag somewhat of a surprise. He has been regarded as entertaining far from friendly feelings for the governor. John D. Smalley will succeed Becker as mayor of Hammond.