Editing C. G. Conn (section)

===Conn's other enterprises===
Conn's career grew well beyond the realm of musical instrument manufacturing. In 1892 he was elected to the [[United States Congress]], in 1908 he ran for [[Governor of Indiana]] and lost, and in 1910 he ran for [[United States Senate|Senator]]. In 1889, Conn founded the ''[[The Elkhart Truth|Elkhart Daily Truth]]'', published the monthly ''Trumpet Notes'' and a scandal sheet called ''The Gossip'', and purchased ''[[The Washington Times]]'', which he later sold. After a failed entry into the utilities business, the building of his third factory (and its loss to fire), and his loss of a costly lawsuit filed against him by a former company manager, Conn had amassed significant debts. In 1911, in an effort to bond Conn's debts and secure [[working capital]], Conn and his wife executed a trust deed for $200,000 covering not only the horn factory, but all their possessions, with the longest bond to mature in ten years. Conn's growing debt crisis forced him to seek a buyer for his assets, and in 1915 all of Conn's holdings, including the horn factory, were bought by a group of investors led by Carl Dimond Greenleaf, whom Conn had met during his years in [[Washington, D.C.]]