Chicago eagle., 1894-08-04

G. A. Stone, the Second Assistant,
has been associated with the commit.
tee since 1915, and has always been
an efficient worker and valuable man.
A. w. Berggren was selected as q
committeeman.at.large as a represen.
tative Swedish Republican. He re.
sides at Galesburg and Is president
of the Odd Fellows insurance organ.-
zation. lie was elected to the State
Senate In 1882 and served two terms,
and during John NJ. Hamilton's ad-
ministration as Governor was Presi.
dent of the senate. During Gov.
Fifer's administration he was made
Warden Of the Joliet Penitentiary,
and after serving q little over q year
resigned on account OF his having
been elected president of the insur.
ance company.
Daniel Hogan is a familiar figure
In State politics. lie first made his
appearance In the State Senate IN
1882, and was again elected III 1886.
During President Harrison's admin.
istration he was Collector OF Inter.
nal Revenue Of the Southern District
Of Illinois. Prior to his election to
the Senate be served twelve years as
County Clerk Of Pulaski County, and
has held other local offices. When
the war broke out he entered the
service as q telegraph operator and
served through the war. He resides
In Mound City, where he Is engaged
In mercantile pursuits.
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There Is a lively fight for the Re.
publican nominations In the Twenty.
third Senatorial District. where
Charles Z. Anthony and Thomas Can.
non, Twenty.fourth Ward candidates
tor Senator, have new opponent In
Charles Earnshaw, a wsll.to-dO con-
tractor. Adam Brewer, a cigar.
maker, Adam Best and Louis Hebe
are candidates for the House in the
Twenty.fourth Ward, while Sam
Erickson still has A. J. Olson nd G.
d. Wells against him In the Twenty.
third Ward. Although the district
is nominally Democratic, the Repub.
licans think they can elect a Senator
this year owing to the bitter factioual
light against John +. O'Malley, who
will be renominated by the Demo-
Gratis. Those who claim to be posted
say Anthony will be nominated for
Senator, and Wells and Olson for the
lower house.
Charles W. Woodman, who Is can.
didate for Congress In the Fourth Dis.
trict on the Republican ticket, was
born at Aalbors, Denmark, March II,
ls44. His early education was good.
At the age Of 10 he went to sea, trav.
cling $4,000 miles In year. In 1861,
the year following, he went with u
private expedition to the Arctic
Ocean, going IS degrees north, within
twelve degrees OF the north pole.
Out OF seven vessels going out the
Manchester ION which our subject
was one Of the crew was the only
one to report ut Heath. Scot.
land, for orders. In 1862 he went
around Cape Horn to San Francisco,
carrying the drst supplies to "Frisco"
to extend the Central Pacific from
Sacramento across the Sierra Nevadas,
which road afterward united with the
Union Pacific ut Ogden, Utah. In
1863 he landed In Philadelphia. For
eighteen months he filed the position
Of quartermaster IN the Gulf Depart.
ment with satisfaction. He after.
ward returned to Philadelphia, but
soon removed to Chicago, whore he
first engaged In mercantile business.
Here he first met Miss Cornella Ham.
ilton, to whom he was married In
1867.
Miss Hamilton was born at Boonville,
NO., and was the daughter OF Prof.
Hamilton, he being u professor OF the
French language, having taught ex.
Gov. Bross, REV. Robert Patterson.
Mrs. Writ Dexter, DIR. Ludlam, and
others OF prominence. Mr.. Wood.
man graduated from the law depart
ment Of the Chicago University In
1871, and q good practice recompensed
his great ability and energy. In 1881
he was appointed Justice Of the
Peace by the judges OF Cook County.
In 1883 Judge Woodman was, on mo-
ton Of Benz. Butler, admitted to
practice In the supreme Court at
Washington. Mr. Woodman's emf.
nent ability would make him q brill.
liant and conspicuous member OF the
next Congress-
"Naturalize" and Register" will
be the watchwords of the Democratic
campaign this year.
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Inspector John ID. Shea celebrat ed
the twenty.frst anniversary OF his