Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-19


mcnt which grow out of the constltu-
tionul machinery and which cannot be
sim lificd until the constitution IL rad.
ically changed. The issue Is likely to
creep into the Chicago spring election
and do some damage to the present
plans. Those who favor the abolition
Of town and county government within
the limits of Chicago and the Inaugural.
ton of one adequate. inexpensive sys
TEN will support the Needles rcsOlu.
ton. In fact. 1t IL the handspring ~:
municipal reform for Chicago. ], IL
limited that steps will he taken to give
the resolution quiet burial.
4 large number of Chicago bills have
been introduced this week. IL IL not
believed that the House committees
will be announced until after the Som
atorial contest Is out of the way. How
ever. Speaker Meyer Is busily engaged
on the work and will complete 1t NJ rs
early date rs possible. The task IL
always u difficult one. and thc organiza.
ton cannot be said to be completed By
any means until the committees are
made up. There Is some chance tina,
the Senate committees will be announc.
ell this week.
Rarely In the history Of Legislative
sessions mt Springfield hns the capital
been invaded by such an army Of dis
tinguisllcd Cook County Republicans
us during the past two weeks. John NJ
Smyth. wise. prudent. and able. and
his old lieutenant. Chris Manner, were
on hand working of course for thcli
friend Mason. Madden. Kochcrspcr.
ger, Jameson, Hertz. Pcasc. ana half Il
dozen others got In their licks for their
fellows, ana no on nll around.
one of the most popular visitors ia
the capital was Ed Koran. the well
known Twelfth. Wardcr. Mr.. Koran
made u host of friends during his stay
here, not only among the Legislators
from down the State but, more i'm
portant still, among the men who have
much to do with the running Of Wes'
Town politics.
As IL well known, Mr.. Koran will bt
n candidate for West Town Assessor
next spring and he lost nothing by hi
visit here and his straightforward ant
manly championship Of william Il
Mason.
The public of Chicago. as II takes III
its daily paper ana peruses the detail
and facts concerning the important do
lngs ut Springfield, knows hut little O
the hard ana persistent work, the abil
lty to find the grain OF fact In TIL
bushel OF chaff ana the gift Of judgin,
and weighing well mems actions AM
motives, which II takes to supply thu
same Information. With all thes
qualities the successful correspondent
of the daily newspapers ut such time
ana places rs this must be equipped. ]
IL safe to say the daily papers of Chi
cagO were never better represented Il
Springfield than ut present.
First In rank OF priority IL the veteran
journalist, John A. COrwin. of the Trll
une. He has been the State political II
porter Of that paper for years ana
without peer In the country In thu
line of work. He IL ably assisted b.
Mr.. John McGaw Glenn, u modest, IN
assuming gentleman, who IL capabl
of doing the very highest order of wOr
In both local and State politics.
Col. Sam NJ. Burdette Is the repre-
sentative OF the Herald. As n news
gatherer he is excellent. ana as pith
and trenchant writer has few equals.
The same may be said of Thomas i
Cannon, OF the Times, whose dispatche
have elicted much commentator Q,
|, erywhere. Joe Holman, of the RECORD
IL IN Oldtimer. too. Anything that NJ
Holman does not know about affairs ]
Springfield Is not worth knowing.
Ex-senator Tom Macmillan, of the II
ter Ocean, Is not behind any of thes
gentlemen. He has the ability of for
shadOwing coming events with grei
accuracy ana Is II fluent and pleasin
writer.
James COnwell, Il well-knOwn poll
ical reporter, represents the Chlcag
Evening Journal. Mr.. COnwell WI,
private secretary to Mayor Washburn
and from his experience then as we
I rs his years on the Chicago press prOl
: ably knows rs many Republican pol
\ ,icians from Cook County as any new
paper man here. He II one of the mo,
popular of all the newspaper men, I'm
) has little difficulty In getting all Il
n Eews In short time. The pages {
!, the Evening Journal during the pa
Z week bear testimony to his ability.
+ Hiram ID. Fargo, of the EveniH
@ Post. Is u bright, genial, gentleman
= young fellow. He has hosts of frlent
{ here. and Is an exceptionally able new
: paper man. He has done splendid wol
!. for his paper, and Its readers can re