Chicago eagle., 1894-08-04
BRIEF MENTION
West Division Park Employees
on the Anxious Seat-ln.
spector Shea Is Now a Vet.
eraE-PersonaI and Polit.
ical Cos sip.

The July grand jury, which broke
out with rrickly heat and made a
savage attack on an assistant states
attorney, should have been supplied
with electric fans while engaged in
its deliberations. This would have
kept its brain in normal condition
and save it from making a spectacle
of itself.
Republican managers were lately
notified by A. W. Pulver that he was
absolutely out Of the race for the
Congressional nomination in the
seventh Congressional District and
that he should no longer be consider.
cd candidate. Mr.. Pulver's support
is given to q. +. f'oss, an able young
lawyer and gifted speaker, and the
latter's nomination is now considered
a certainty. Mr.. Pulvers retirement
was very much OF surprise to Re.
publican politicians inasmuch as he
has been looked upon as leading
candidate, and a nomination on the
Republican ticket in the Seventh
District Is equivalent TO an election.
Mr.. Pulver has been recently ap.
pointed General Counsel to the North.
western Railroad, and since the strike
difficulties arose the party leaders
have been 10 conference with him as
to the probable effect his candidacy
would have upon the ticket
In general. They told him that in
justice to the party he ought to re.
sign his position as counsel to the
railroad company. Mr.. Pulver has
had the matter under advisement for
some days past and last week he
made q full statement Of all the cir.
cumstances to the railroad company.
The company ut once made Mr.. Pull.
yer most Hattering offer, which,
financially. was much more attract
ite than a seat In Congress. After
considering the offer for u few days
Mr.. lUlver made up his mind to re.
tain his position with the railroad
company and give up his candidacy.
In his communication to his political
managers MIR. Pulver said The sacrl.
flee they demanded OF him would be
too great for him to make, and that
as party loyalty prompted him to
avoid embarrassing the Republican
ticket by persisting In remaining In
the race, he had made up his mind
to pull OUT. Mr.. Pulver warmly nd.
vocates the cand idacy of Mr.. FOss
and will support that gentleman dur.
ing the campaign.
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The Republican Congressional Com.
mittee OF the new Fourth District
eighth, Ninth, Twelfth, and Nine.
teenth Wards) have not called the
primaries nor the convention. 1t Is
the understanding that there Is
plenty Of time to make the nOmina.
.tion for Congress In the district
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Word comes from Lexington, Nc.
Lean County, that Bernard J. Clag.
xett, candidate for State Treasurer,
has decided to open the campaign by
making his first speech In Chicago.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Raab will also take an active part Ia
the campaigning.
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Mayor Hopkins says that he has
not examined the Lake street IL"
ordinance passed by the Council, but
that he favored the general plan OF
the ordinance, and In fact almost any
plan for loop for the elevated roads.
Il am In favor of downtown lo0I
Tor the elevated roads and will do all
] can 70 expedite matters in that di.
rcction," said the Mayor.
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'Twenty.nrst District Democrats
are talking OF ex.A!d. Joseph Ernst
AZ a running mate for Hon. Louis A.
Klee on their legislative ticket.
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Now that the candidates for both
State and county Offices on both side,
are all In the hald, the really hard
work OF the campaign will begin.
There remains between now aad cleo
ton Just three months, and within
that time all the heat and fury Of the
fight will De crowded Already some
OF the candidates are at work, but
the ma lor ty OF them have determined
To take few weeks rest preparatory
10 taking the field.
Wisconsin Republicans having
named Upham, the Democrats will
now try TO down 'eln.
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designations OF West Park en-
ployes. received in response TO de-
mand OF the board, were not acted
upon at the board meeting, but five