Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-09-29
CURRENT COMMENT.


IL in the selection of new Committee.
men recently. Senatorial Committee.
men Lambin and Assay and Congress.
sional Committeeman Crossette,
Sloan ADD Jordan we're among the
slain. Brother Assay got lease of life
through the kindness of Mr.. James
DALEY Of Ward 5, who has resigned
from the new committee in Assays
favor.
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Mr. Edward j. Herdlicka, who Is
running for the Legislature in the
Second District, Is one of the bright.
est young Democrats in Chicago. lie
Is resident of the Tenth Ward, and
Is idolized not only by the Bohemian.
Americans but by all other residents
of that section of the city. lie Is a
great hustler. and Is doing every.
thing in his power for the success of
the ticket.
Wv
John J. Dahlnlan, who at present
represents the Democrats ON the
State Board of Equalization, and
whose record while in the City Coun.
Gil has been criticised, has forsakcn
the Democrats and Wednesday dcliv.
cred speech at a Republican meet.
ing on the Northwest Side. Dahl
man is said to have been driven away
from the Democrats because Mayor
Hopkins failed to recognize him in
the dispcnsation OF patronage.
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The dcclination Of Gov. Roswell =.
Flower, Of New York. to BE- n candl.
date for reelection probably closes
the political career of sturdy, ro-
bust, conscientious, vigorous Demo.
crat, which has been altogether cred.
table TO himself and to his party.
Without any purely ornamental traits
OF character, with only the culture
which man Of strong common sense
and moderately acute perceptions
acquires by long contact with the
world. with only solid qualities of
understanding and good impulses,
Gov. Flower has been distinguished
In public life and has earned
an enviable national reputation.
1t would not be surprising II his
course should set one.tcrm prcce.
dent for all future Governors of New
York, unless the new con stitution re.
stricting the term to two years should
be adopted. Tho term Is now three
years. None of the probable Demo.
cratic candidates would care for a
second term II he should be elected.
In 1897 Levi =. Morton, II he should
be elected, would be too old to accept
u denomination. Governor Flowers
crisp messages In approving or veto.
Ing bills passed by the Legislature,
constitute body OF state papers Of
great ability. If he did not write
them himself he displayed excellent
Judgment In selecting an assistant,
though undoubtedly the ideas are his
own.
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The promoters Of the new indie
pendent American Citizens move
ment are circulating petition to SO
cure the necessary number OF name.
In order to insure place for theil
ticket on the official ballot. Thi,
ticket Is the so.called A. =. A. tick
ct, which was named ut q recent con
ference OF American Protective AssO
citation leaders held In the MasOni,
Temple. The leaders will endeavOl
to make the local organization aud
the voters who support their ticke
throughout the State the neucleu
for a National Independent Ameri
can Citizens party. The ticket is a
follows:
State Treasurer-Orrin L. Mann.
Superintendent Public instruction
S. ID. Snow
Sheriff.. NJ. johnson.
County Treasures. NJ. Blddison
County Judge-W. Il. Mcmillan.
Probate Judgc-E T.. Mcmillan.
County Clerk. A. Carlsteen.
Probate Clerk-Adolph Peutz
Criminal Court Clerk - Charlie
Reinach.
County Superintendent Of Schools
DIR. a. w. Slaught.
President County Board-W. L
Abbott.
County CommissiOners-W. l.. All
bolt, W. Il. Scrubs, G. A. story, i
q. Gerhardt. G. w. Cornell, GeOrg
NJ. Morgan, w. T. Arm, ID. l.. Raus
NJ. j. Films.
For Congress First district, w. S
McComas; Fifth district, Joseph W
Pickcns; Seventh district, James Il
Struble.
Senators - Third district, job
Harmon; Filth district, Joshua Boy