Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-08-04

so much strength in this preliminary
skirnlish that there is little doubt en-.
tertaincd that he will be able to Sc.
cure the nomination. The Demo.
Gratis are talking of nominating John
J. Bryant, of Riverside, or John u.
White, Of Austin.
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Realizing the vital Importance of
the approaching campaign in Cook
County, the local party managers
have started In to work early and
hard. The Executive Committee of
the Republican County Central Com.
mittce has appointed a strong and
representative committee on finance,
whose duty 1t will be to provide the
sinews Of war. Upon the result of
the election in Cook County next fall
will depend not merely whether the
county offices will be In control OF Re.
publicans, but also whether the next
Legislature of Illinois will be able to
elect q Republican to the Y nited States
Senate as successor to Shelby NJ.
Cullom. There arc fifteen Senatorial
districts In Cook county, from which
fifty.seven members Of the Legislature
will be chosen, and IL il the hope OF
the Republican leaders now that the
party will be able to elect a majority
Of its candidates. 1t Is figured that
clear majority In Cook County would
make a Republican majority in the
Legislature on joint ballot almost
certain. Besides the Legislature,
there are seven Congressional battles
to be fought. Work on the Republican
side In Congressional district, has
Jagged somewhat, there being but
two Republican nominations made
thus far in the seven districts within
the county Of Cook.
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General Smith d. Atkins Is lucky
in that there were but three men in
the race for the treasurership noml.
nation. As II Is, he came within two
Of standing ut the head.
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There number Of candidates men.
toned for the Sixth and Seventh dis
tricts. In the latter the candidacy
Of q. f. Foss has come to the front
suddenly, and, Judging from the sen.
timent OF the rank and Ole OF tho
Republicans from one end Of the dis.
trict to the other, II will undoubted.
ly be successful.
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Charles w. Peters Of the Eleventh
Senatorial District thinks that Fred.
crick Lundin, Of the Twenty.eighth
Ward, will be nominated for Senator
ut the convention to DO held Friday
night ut Ashland Hall, Division
street and Ashland avenue. Mr..
Lundln Is q prominent manufacturer
and his nomination would be crafty
ing to the largo number of Swedish
Americans living In the district.
Ernest Schubert, Of the Fourteenth
Ward, will probably be nominated q,
one OF the candidates for the House,
and NJ. q. Morrison, Of the Fifteenth
Ward, coal dealer, and Walter
Saylcs and w. II. Parsons, OF thu
Twenty.seventh Ward, are talked Of
for the other places.
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Fifth Ward Democrats are getting
ready to elect president OF theil
ward club to succeed the late Daniel
Cookery, under whose administration
the club reached q membership o.
1900 and was the banner ward or
ganization In the city. Out of re
spcct to Mr.. Corkery's memory tn,
election has been postponed som,
time, but there Is q good deal Of tall
OF his successor. Mr.. Cookery.
friend, ex.South Town Collector s
G. Miller, Is the leading Democrat II
the ward and could probably come
nearer holding the different element.
together than any other man. James
Daley and Aid. Mulcahy are alst
| Hnlknd of Mr. Millar will not nf