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

Mr.. Patrick Morris has withdrawn as
II candidate for alderman In the Nine
tcenth Ward. Aid. Gallagher will bc
the Democratic nominee. Mr.. LAWYER
will run Independent.
The study class Of the WOmnn's Re-
publican club Of the I'D Ward
met Tuesday afternoon ut the residence
of Mrs. Garrett Newkirk. No. 2Oo 4lth
street. Two papers were read. one on
the Early History of Boston and sam.
uel Adams" by Mrs. W. +. Caldwell:
the other Colonial Settlements and
Governments" by Mrs. Charles NJ. Pep
Ter. The latter paper was compar-
ison between Northern and Southern
Colonial Government.
After the papers were read u map
was brought out by the Chairman. Mrs.
Ncwkirk. II had transverse ribbons Of
color interviewer like the strands Of a
May pole. Each strand Of color repre-.
scented the different political parties
from colonial days to the present time.
The Interviewing was the result of
many elections. the party In the nsccn.
dent having Its color always mt the top.
Yellow was Democratic ana red Repub.
lican. The ladies enjoyed II when II
was pointed out that the yellow had
only crcpt to the top twice In u great
many years.
Among the women present were: DIR.
NJ. u. Avery MacCrackcn. President of
the Thirty second Ward Republican
Club: Mrs. j. e. Greeley, Mrs. e. NJ.
Pepper. Mrs. j. Il. Dcfcbaugh. Mrs. w.
4. Caldwell, Mrs. Alfred Taylor. Mrs.
ID. Il. Howsc. Mrs. &. Il. Pfnff. Mrs.
Irwin Simpson, Mrs. Laura X. wclch.
Mrs. Il. Rosenblat. Miss Blanche Shaw,
Miss Mary Lcavcns, and DR.. Kate Fin.
ncy.
The next meeting will bc held at the
residence Of Mrs. Pfaff. i5?I Wood.
lawn avenue. Monday. Jan. u. At that
meeting DIR. MacCracken will read pa
per on "Self Government. Taxation. and
Intcr.C Olonial Duties" Miss Mary
Leaycns will prepare paper on "'rhc
Loyalist Party" The purpose IL to
take up the political history of the
country from the landing of the pill.
grims 10 the present time, putting in
only 81 much Of general history us has
II bearing ON the first subject.
While Alderman Campbell may sc.
cure u denomination from the Twelfth
Ward Republicans there Is no end tn
the opposition that will he made mani.
fest during the campaign. The people
of the big West Side ward are not 80
deeply impressed with Campbclrs
course In the council rs he felgns to DO.
licve. II II common saying IN the ward
that III you want nothing done apply
to Alderman Campbell" The trcmcn.
tOus improvements and growth gained
by the Twelfth during the last few
years have set the people to thinking
that their representative In the co,in.
ell should bc u much heavier weight
than the veteran alderman. The Civic
Federation has u particularly strong
branch In this ward. and II will BE- Op
posed to campbclrs return to the coun
ell.
Fourth Ward Republicans will sup
port william Il. Tagg for South Tow,
Supervisor.
Alderman ONcill. OF the Thirty
fourth Ward. will ask his constituent,
to return him to the council.
doe Bldwill. the Ninth Ward Alder
man. will again be u candidate on til,
Republican ticket for reelection.
Alderman Ryan. of the Fifteenth
Ward. declares that he will not again b
u candidate for seat In the council.
James McAndrews. the Commission
CT OF Buildings. will seek the Demo
cratic nomination for West Town As
SCISSOR.
Frank I.awler says he has assurance
from 5000 Nineteenth Ward citizen
that they will support him for alder
man whether he IL regularly nOminate'
or not.
Hon. james II. Farrell can have III
nomination for alderman In the Twen
ty-secOnd Ward II he desires It. Iii
friends claim II he could be induced I
accept, his nomination would be equiv
alent to his election. The genial Cal
tain would poll many votes outside u
party lines by reason of his strict IN
tegrity and eminent ability. The Civil
D Federation will not make nOminatiO
I Ii Mr.. Farrell IL the candidate. but
L. claimed they would oppose Mr.. Co
! vim should he be In the field.
II the West Presbyterian Church @
+ New York fondly imagines that 1t ca
tempt the Rev. DR.. Frank W. Gunsaulu
y away from Chicago II has rude avail
u ening In store for 1t. DIR. Gunsaulu,
y work lies here In Chicago. and no Othe
person Is more keenly aware of It tina
DIR. Gunsaulus himself.
Hon. j. &. Buckner, the only negr
member of the Thirty-ninth Gener,
= Assembly. wears hOnOrs with dlgnit
= ana ease. He Is young man of niue
!, PROMISE; has had Il wide experience
Y legislative bodies, and will serve III
race ana State with credit ana ability.
While the voters of the various Sc
tons of the State may have had the
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