Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-06-23

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Treasurer; and William Mechwart,
Sergeant.at-arms. The club has q
membership Of $50. The object Of
this club Is to have fair primaries
and good government.
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A report was published In the
Evening Mail this week to the effect
that Charles Gross had withdrawn
from the race for Sheriff. Mr.. Gross
characterizes the report as without
the slightest foundation, and states
that he Is in the race and will stay
until defeated or nominated.
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Mr.. John ]. Philbin gave the
guests Of the Revere House delight.
full time in the parlors of the hotel
Wednesday evening, in the way of a
vocal recital given by the celebrated
dramatic soprano, Patti Henri, as.
sisted by Harry p. Kelly, humorist
and dramatic reader, and Otto Bon.
nell, pianist.
PROGRAM
Plano solo-"La Favorita" ..........Got tschalk
Prof. Otto Bonnell.
eoprsno solo-"My D 'arest Heart. Sullivan
Patti Henri.
Readine-"The Fsce on the Floor" darcy
Harry r. Kelly.
Plano solo-"The witch Of Endor" 5000. .Balfe
Prof. Otto Bonnsll.
Descriptive solo-"l'll Follow Thee" :. FIR ner
Patti Henri.
Recitation THE Dandy Fifth. .0assaway
Harry p Kelly.
Fantasia for plano Macbeth. .seidl
Prof. Otto Bonnell.
voosl solo--Alice. Where Art Thou2". .Asoht =
Patti Henri.
Dramatic rcading-"The Blscksmith's
STORY ...................... .Olive
Harry +. Kelly.
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Republicans say their party ought
to pay some attention to the Fifth and
Sixth Wards In the making up Of q
ticket. Notwithstanding the loyal
and effective work accomplished for
their party, the Republicans have
given no principal Office to this Sec
tion Of the city during the past
twenty years. That they realize the
necessity 0f doing so this fall Is
evlnced by the fact that the leaders
Of the party are almost to q man In
favor Of nominating that generous,
loyal, and Woodworking young Re.
publican, Ernest J. Magcrstadt, for
Clerk OF the Probate Court. Thut
his selection would be wise one
from q party standpoint is conceded
on all sides.
No more popular German lives on
the South Side than Ernest J. Mayer.
stadt, the Fifth Ward coal man.
Everybody knows Mr.. Magerstadt; he
Is q Republican to the backbone,
and though only 90 years old he has
already come to be recognized Is no
mean power in the Republican party.
Mr.. Magerstadt was horn In Ger.
many, coming to America whom ak
months old, and for twenty.cight
years he has been resident of the
Fifth Ward. Fourteen years ago he
embarked 10 the coal business, and
has In this manner obtained so lucra.
tive IN income that he has never
been seeker after public Office, sim.
ply contenting himself with working
industriOusly for the nominees OF his
party. He 10 q leader In his ward,
and as the representative OF the
business and workingman element,
has stamped out the old.fogy clique
that made 1t uphill work for the
"grand old party" SO many years In
that particular district Mr.. Mayer.
stadt 10 married to daughter OF
Louis HUT, and beyond his political
lab0rs Is one of the most staid and
deliberate men 10 the business world.
These qualities, coupled with his
reputation as q party supporter
and his well.earned popularity
with the masses Of both parties as a
champion Of the respectable element,
have brought him independent fame.
He 1t was who led Henry Best to
success and the South Town Super.
vis0rship when the rest OF the ticket
was defeated, and he directed the
campaign OF the only successful Re-