Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-10-28

chance Tor victory. But Wnen they
look around the bare walls and see
nothing except the snoozing figures
of few professional speechiflers who
talk tariff at five dollars per talk,
with here or there a patiently wait
ing TOUGHER" who proposes TO deliver
a whole section of Cook County for a
consideration, the very abomina-
tion of desolation seems to settle
down upon them.
Is it any wonder that Messrs. Gill
bert, Hull, Lorimer, and Manner
should feel lonely when they look
around headquarters and ask them
selves, Where are the Jim Nyes, John
NJ. Smyths, George b. Swifts, William
d. Kents, NJ. B. Maddens, Sam Ray
monds, George S Willitses, William
d. Prestons, Stephen A. Douglases,
James r. B. Van Cleaves, Arthur
Dixons, c.. b. Farwells, and the hun
dred and one others who in the past
led the Republican hosts to victory,
and receive but the hollow answer
ing echo-where?
Certainly the old-time stalwart
Republican leaders are not now in
line. They have grown weary of de-
feat. The ranks of the united and
soliditied Democracy have overthrown
the NapoIeons of the local Republi-
can party so completely that they
acknowledge their Waterloo and have
exiled themselves at present, at least,
from local politics. This is the ex-
PLANTATION of Republican apathy in
the present campaign.
To be sure, Sheriff Gilbert called
in the reporters of the daily papers
the other day and offered an explana-
tion of the absence of Messrs. Smyth
and Van Cleave. Mr.. Gilbert is a
shrewd politician and very polished
and capable gentleman generally.
Neither Mr.. Smyth nor Mr.. Van
Cleave was an officer Of the Execu-
tive Committee, he explained. They
were officers Of the County Central
Committee, but belonged, as eX-
otficio members only, to the Execu-
tive Committee. Inasmuch as but
four gentlemen daily transact the
business of the Executive Committee,
it still remains an interesting ques-
ton why the remaining one-third Of
the machine refuses to participate in
the campaign.
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The Republican nominees for the
Board of County Commissioners have
grown so disguised with the way in
which they have been treated by
their judicial associates on the ticket
they threaten to establish head
quarters and campaign organiza-
tion of their own. They declare that
their interests have been wholly neg.
lected, and that if by any chance
they should be elected they will have
to thank neither their party organi-
cation nor their associates on the
judicial ticket for it.
The main feature of the discussion
between George Schilling and Judge
Tuley over the candidacy of Judge
Gary is the fact that Judge Tuley ad.
mits he never did, does not now, and
never will agree with the rulings and
decisions of Judge Cary in the an
archist trial. And yet this is the
main, in fact the only issue that il
sought to be made by Judge Gary's
friends, and upon which his election
is demanded. The Democratic con
vention refused to nominate or sup
port him because he is Republican
Upon what grounds Judge Tuley, a:
a Democrat and a good lawyer, sup
ports him it is difficult to imagine.
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The most amusing array Of thread
bare and venerable fakes was The
story started by the Tribune an(
Record to the effect that a number o
vacancies i'm the list of Democratic
judges were purposely left untitled b,
the party managers in order tina
under the law they might be tllleC
from crowds specially placed arouno
the various booths on registration
morning with men entirely in haT
mony with the present management
and who would lie more pliabe tool
in bigger contests yet to come. Tn
brazen mcndacity of this story, a
well as the numerous picturesque lie
with which IL was cmbellished. woul,