Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-09-22


course at Harvard, from which he
was graduated with high honors.
Admitted to the bar, he practiccd
law In Massachusetts, very success.
fully until six years ago, when he
came West, settling In Chicago. Dur.
ing Presidential campaign of that
year the oratorlcal abilities Of the
young Harvard man attracted atten.
ton, and 1t was not long until he had
more clients than he could attend to,
many of whom were heads of large
corporations, who judged rightly
that their interests would be
properly protected by the brilliant
and scholarly young Virginian. His
success at the Chicago bar has
been unequaled by any attorney Of
his age. and he has the reputation
among his colleagues In the profes.
son of protecting the interests of his
clients first, last, and all the time.
In the campaign Of 1892 he made
famous speech, reviewing the tariff
question. The speech was printed In
pamphlet form and distributed OK.
tensively, besides having been re.
viewed ut great length In iatterlng
way by many great dailies. The
working people, especially, we're very
much interested In the able argu.
ments OF Mr.. Thompson. Besides
his law practice he has made some
profitable turns In Chicago real es-
tate, and now possesses much landed
property In different parts Of this
country. In society he is a great ia.
vorite, and Is an active member Of
the Ashland Club. Like all Vir.
ginians, he Is a great lover Of horses,
and owns large number, which he
keeps for his own private use. He
will become power In Chicago poll.
tics.
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George f. White appears to he am.
bilious to compete with Billy O'Brien
and Patsy Carney. Is II to be supposed
that White can slug his way into
Congress?
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The Republicans have called their
Fourth Senatorial District convention
for Friday, Sept. 90, ut Halsted and
55th streets. There Is hold over
Senator In the district. The candi-
dates for the House nomination are
Tim Hogan, "Billy" Mccarthy, X. y.
West, Thomas n. Bennett and w. G.
Eakins. In the First Senatorial
Stephen A. Douglas Is still In the
lead for the Republican Senatorial
nomination, and T.. X. Braincrd,
Enoch Howard and william II. King
are aspirants for the nomination for
Representative. The Peoples party
POpulists Endorsed w. j. O'BrIen for
Senator and J. G. Taylor, President
OF the Butchers National Union, for
Representative from the Ninth Dis.
trict
The Popullst Club OF the Ninth
Ward Endorsed William Cole for the
Legislature.
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The nomination Of Levi p. Morton
for Governor by New York Republi.
cans surprised no one. Mr.. Morton
Is about Is years old and has barrel,
the bottom Of which Is not yet In
sight. He is u mere puppet In the
hands of Thomas G Platt and the
machine he controls Platt was NOM
mated by proxy. And In saying this
we mean nothing derosatory to Mr..
Morton, who has long been recog.
nized a. sterling Republican and .
good man.
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A special meeting Of Republican
women was held at the Grand Pacific
Hotel, club-Ioom ~, Thursday after.
noon at 3 o'clock. Short addresses
were delivered by the Hon. John r.
Tanner, Chairman Of the State Cen.
trail Committee; the Hon. John A.
Norton, Miss Ida B. Wells, Mrs. Ma.
rian Foster Washburne and others
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Mr.. Oscar L. Dudley, Republican
nominee for State Legislature, Second
Senatorial District, Tenth and
Twelfth wards, Chicago, Is a native
Of the State OF Vermont, coming West
ut the age Of 10 years, at which time
he located In Wisconsin. A year later
he entered the army, serving In the
Sixteenth Wisconsin and Tenth Min.
nesota Regiments After leaving
the army he educated himself for a
teacher In commercial college and,
In 1865, established the Jefferson
City Business College at jefferson
City, Mo. lie subsequently went to
Minneapolis, Mimi, where In 1867
he established the Minneapolis Bust.
ness College. While q resident OF
Minnesota he Joined the Grand Army
OF the Republic, and was the first