Chicago eagle., 1894-08-04

garding his candidacy recently ap.
peared in the Evening Journal:
To the Editor.
The question Of candidates Is upon
the people, especially among the Re.
publican people. 1t will be a Repub.
lican year II we put up men who pos.
sess the confidence Of the people. In
the new Fourth Congressional Dis.
trict. consisting Of the Eighth, Ninth,
Twelfth and Nineteenth Wards, the
Democrats have made district
which they thought was strongly
Democratic, with majority Of from
1900 to 5000 against the Republi.
cans. But the last year of
Democratic rule and legislation has
40 depleted their ranks and disgusted
the people that the right nomination
by the Republicans has promise. Of
success In 1t. There ia gentleman
In that district, residing in the
Twelfth Ward, who has been for
more than a quarter of a century a
resident Of the ward, a thorough Re.
publican, man OF wide reading and
Information. who possesses the conf.
dence OF all who know him, who
could represent that district in Con.
gress brilliantly and conspicuOusly II
he would consent to serve, which I
have reason to believe he would do II
assured Of the support Of his party.
He is we'll known, and question II
there Is a more available man than lie
is. or one who would or could poll
more votes. The laboring man Is his
friend and the capitalist has his con.
ddence, and the Journal could do no
better thing for this great West Side
district than to place before the
thinking people the fitness Of this
able and well.known gentleman. I
refer to NJ. E. Cole, and take pride In
suggesting his name. II. w. B.
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MI. John II. Tanners selection by
the State committee does not mean
that Shelby NJ. .Cullom has the work.
Ing force Of the Republican party
under his control, by any means
| william J. Campbell is the great and
all.powerful man behind the scenes,
and as he pulls the wires SO are the
results obtained. James A. Connolly,
candidate for Congress In the Spring.
field district against Springer, was
early On hand to see how things were
going, but he left before the commit.
tee met, being satisfied that his
friend Tanner would get there all
right.
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In the Sixth District Justice E. G
Hapburgher, Of the Twenty.fourth
Ward, has been importuned to make
the race for Congress. and will prob.
able become q candidate. lie would
be sure OF the active support OF his
own ward, with good prospects fol
delegates from other wards. The
Judge Is q strong man and his friends
are legion throughout the district.
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Mr.. +. II. Brainerd, the stalwart
Republican and leader OF the First
Ward forces, will surely be nominated
for the lower house. Mr.. Brainerd
ably assisted Mr.. Tanner In securing
the craftsmanship Of the State Com
mittee, and has predicted for many
days that Tanner was the coming
man.
Many stalwart Democrats, of the
Fourth District predict that Hon.
Frank Lawlcr will poll more votes Ia
the Nineteenth Ward than TIM Ryan
will.
All factl0nal pre- Ice was brushed
aside by the members OF the Repub
lican State Central Committee 10 tn,
selection Of q Chairman Wednesday
and John r. Tanner was placed a
the head Of the Republican Organi
zation In Illinois by q unanimou
vote. Isaac @. Edwards, the onl!
opposing candidate, occupied th'
chair as temporary presiding Office
and put the motion to elect Mr.. Tan
ner by acclamation. Charles A
Partridge, OF Waukegan, was elected
Secretary, with Capt. E. w. Wlllart
OF Joliet and Charles A. Stone o
Chicago as assistants. Charles
Goetz OF Chicago, A. w. BerggreI
Of Galesburg, and Daniel Hogan o
Mound City were elected members o
the committee at large. The meet
ing was held In the Grand Pacih
Hotel and was the occasion of a larg
gathering OF State aud local politi
clans Of the party.
Mr. Tanner was made Chairman
because q majority of thu members O
the committee believed he was tn
best man for the place In point 0
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