Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-06-09

nue. by President johnson, and held
II till May. 1859; ran for Congress on
ticket, 1866 and 1868;
elected Judge of County Court, PEG.
Piles ticket, November. 1859: re.
elected on both tickets November,
1873; County Attorney, 1878; City
Prosecuting Attorney. 1886; 1885,
on committee for locating the Soldiers
and Sailors Home ut Quincy, Ill.
Justice OF the Peace,
March, 1889, and Police Magistrate,
May, 1889.
Mr. Daniel G. Gerst seems to have
the call for the Republican noinina.
tion to the Legislature from the
Eleventh Senatorial District. Mr..
Gerst Is in the front rank of Chica.
COS bright lawyers. and is made of
the kind Of timber that Cook County
citizens should be proud Of being
represented by in the lower house.
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Mr.. John Meyer, who has SO ably
the interests Of the Re.
publican party in the past at Spring.
field. will surely be reelected this
fall. John Is born lighter, and
should the Republicans be in a ma.
jority will be q formidable candidate
for Speaker Of the House. His abil.
ity and qualifications are recognized
by all who know him.
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Mr.. George +. White, the we'll.
known lumberman, may be the Re.
publican nominee for Congress In the
Fifth District.
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N. Z. Cole, Of the Twelfth Ward,
Is looming up as the most formidable
candidate for the Republican nomi.
nation for Congress In the Fourth
District.
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Mr.. John F. Smulski's friends claim
he will certainly be one Of the Re.
publican nominees for the County
Board.
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Mr.. Eugene Praegcr, we'll knc wn
and popular. will probably be nom.
mated for State Senator this fall.
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The most popular Congressional
candidate and probable nominee in
the Fifth Congressional District is
Edward +. Noonan, a Democratic
State Senator In the last two Lcgis.
latures. He was born In Macomb, ILL.,,
In 1851. His father, an officer under
Sheridan, was killed ut the battle OF
Atlanta. He moved to Chicago with
his mother in 1863, and now resides
ut 30s Washington boulevard. Re.
ccivcd the degree Of IL. B. from the
University Of Michigan, and read
law with Judge Van H. Higgins and
Hon. G. c. Bonney. Was admitted
to the bar in 1882, and is now en-.
gagged In the practice OF real estate
and corporation law. Was appointed
aid -de.camp, with rank as Colonel,
on the stan Of Gov. Altgeld.
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The nomination for Probate Court
Clerk seems to be conceded to the
Twelfth Ward, and the mantle, II Is
claimed, will fall on the sturdy
shoulders Of A. q. Cooper, the we'll.
known Republican Twelfth Ward
politician. He Is a well.tO.do whole.
sale tobaccOnist located at llG9 West
Taylor street, and is one OF the most
active political factors OF the West
Side. He has few equals as a plat.
form speaker. He has been we'll
known In politics for seventeen years
and more. He has always been
stanch Republican and is now the
President Of the Twelfth Ward Re.
publican Club. Ho Is the promoter
and originator, in fact, of the Chi.
cago public night schools. He is
prominent In many societies, notably
the Royal Arcanum, and would prove
q decided strength to the Republican
ticket.
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Alderman j. II. Mann, OF the
Ward, states most en-.
phaticslly that he Is not candidate
for County Judge.
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Chris Strassheim Is capturing
everything before him In his race
for the Republican nomination for
County Treasury on the North Side.
lie has gone into the race with his
sleeves rolled up and is rallying to
his forces nearly all the Germans.
He Is popular with all classes. Mr..
strassheim Is a solid business man.
one who has made his mark In the
Held Of commerce, having already
accumulated independent means. 1t
Is an old saying and true one that
a man who has made success OF his