, 1879-01-31
A. G. HAB1NG.
RELATIONS WITH JUDGE HLOD-
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RELATIONS WITH JUDGE NIOD-
GErT.
-, Co', cooper called a., slr. a. y nes'ng' "no
Mefa'ly stooa up 10 '"e TACK III !re'cscs'ee ~
elsconc'hg hlshse'l 10 onc III INC ol0 arln"hs'rs
near the throne. In response tn Col. coopcr's
Introductory oue.,fon., ur. ue.inr rav,. lit.
mi namt. aatd he VIM President Of The Illinois
zona siscr-n,incs, md lad resided here since
1854, with The exception Of short t,mc. when
be vas living In Lake County, where he had Il
brIck.yar.,. lie was afterwards Deputy Sheriff
Of Cook County, tl!cn Sheriff, mud Ii, tso3 be-
came Interested In the tstosa.ze;fang. liz bad
been interested In politics to considerable ex-
tcnt,-couuty, State, at,d nation,-hadi.el
organize the Republican party here IN 1871, antl
through tl,c Stale ntd tho Northwest. liz bad
known Judge Blodgett sues 1855, when thu
Judge was tie attorney Of the Chicago l. MIt.
waukce Railroad. Ills bFick WORKS were
ncAr the soaa' 1.ma. nma 30 ,,,a ne ,,x", .,s
ta5Wvik y. Waiikeran d. tint time. Ills ac,.atutance
with tic judge IN TO 1914 had been ol rather
Intimate nature, both he and the Judge tslong-
ing 10 tic same political osfanzatlo1. % nei"re
f..nen III not,ca, ' chats ,yt,i, h,n,' ",ui
snn%,rtcI him a. much ns possible when lie
wns n candidate Tor Tic Legislature, meeting
HIN ut spring.'c!d quite frequently. lils rcla,
tt,,,N ttons win LIE 'ao9' "e'' pe''o"A' A'''
nt} sor thin arv nart In as.,.t,nr him to
procuru liz appointment to tho Benchl''
~ did. sir.uL
"What pastF
wrote !etter 70 rleslocnt nIa"t: hHn s.s.
su,ats1 sua ol.rt; ps''''0' "'l'0'k p'"'''s ''"'
an" o'"e'S'
lAH e1N.. - -. .,:t,,+,,s =.
foiS1si ES1
"Dld you ever hhvn any ol'1c1a! connection
Will, tho t'ermanta Insurance Company"
H., e,,nr..r A. sor,uoncld. oroanizel il. wa. n
,s rnr @ ~ t.,m ~ ~ TART m tn tlc time II fuilc.
u'tecto' iloh ~ o'4'| ~ W ~. W. . -
| rem. could mt state the date IT. went Into
bankruptcy, but 1t was after the great disaster
t'le Lineage "'c'
"At tho time oE Tie 1ird we're rot anucoted
III vas."
| .tn,3 ,ha ror,r,nv hnvc anv avi,lenra of thnf
,oa.n,e'ns.., s 'ae sp"p''' AH'' %'' ''0'S' " 'A1'
ut had"
.1hrx RI ""I' lid s|'p, "v tuo notes. amounting to
| .,x ~" W. J., "sn ....,n,, ~, - ~ ~7'
l vA'f " s'F =. =, a., ,.
| "ntd 1t laSo any security 1os that 1hoeotcd
ncss1"
urt Ind ITO shares Of the Illinois !staats
zfaana stoeS as eo1'atcfa'
ibid sou have anYtllInG to 10 aftef lhc Com
| pany went into bankruptcy with reference Il
iii. nnponttncnt OF the AsstCpec}t'
II did. / went to tho Judge and SOLICITED
the appolntnlsh. .! ar. 'neKe; e., Ill. ,..x,
"stata Jus t"te'''e" ~" "ao MI" "oos'
l'!u;sfIf ...n. ,a,..n,. ,.t.. ~,
~ lad Two OF tniee 1 'atesSIsWe VIII tn.
JudRe ID IoEalu ~ -. ap1Ns.eu 10 n.a ~, '.
! haye MI toeke appo'ntcu 'uE t"o !HAs'ns. ul!'
wss !l1*t DC W. III, ~ ,,.a. t'cta
company A'lu 'o1 po.tc5 "s.u p!!"c'
paily Germans, me nsxt seaeaa Was, thal
would IKE ~ iafu y ltsnu 10 nsn!snFet ~
WIS very largely Interested IN actt'hx ub LII
estate
"Mhat dla Jutlce hltogttt say 10 Koun
"llu iirht gave osasse aNs"els,--o!unt KnoN
whether 1!e e.!ila uo lt:--oIL " peesthpE n!l'
little. he nhal'Y susa mt rs Aaa tmouRnt O
appntntlnK mr.. etnith, ~ Wh!krEain;;;
"What stnith-tiafloH u. o1iltAt
all. II. s,htth: thlhH.-,a ta'ner smah man
an attorney aiIu 9efSonA' 'r'e"o VI t''' 'aae'
for n!Any yeast.'
IT think te was."
"nkl YOU hhaIly secure '4l' 'oc&ca appoint
mtht a. ,,,.e,ai,,uo ass'sneis n r,.d wtCst,,n
), Wh, IT, i. ~ Xxx rsrtt}S Sins,nniS
"a f0ril,rr pArtl,cr Of the Judge, and 1t tia
simc friend Of mne."
estate wnat ucarleu between sou ao" n!a
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