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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

themselves to nominate dummies only
for all Of the above named positions,
the parties securing the Republican
nominations can positively rely upon
their election. The aldermanic nom.
inatiOn Is particularly desirable, as a
large number Of very valuable street
railway franchises expire and must be
renewed during the next two years.
neutrality-suspicious., ability or char.
acter is not necessary. An absolute
guarantee Of election goes with each
Republican nomination. Address ali
bids to the Republican Political Bosses.
Lake View, Chicago.
THE bosses reserve the right to nc.
cept or reject any or all bids. No bids
for nominations In bulk will be consid.
cred. No person can bid for more man
one nomination. The price paid for the
nomination will include ali campaiRn
EXPENSES, except personal"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
DEMOCRATIC 6TATE COMMITTEE
CALLED.

Chairman Hinrichsen on Thursday
called the Democratic State Executive
Committee to meet In Chicago Febr,,.
airy 3.
The executive committee will call n
meeting Of the general committee a
fortnight or 30 later, Mt which the an IT,
Of the State convention will he set.
tied. According to custom only the
full committee has power to call the
State convention, hence II will be n
month before the matter can Ike deiin.
itely known. although the executive
committee will no doubt have a great
deal to say about Il Feb. 3. The exec.
utive committee consists Of the follow.
Ing twelve members: W. II. HInrich.
sen, Springfield, chairman; Thomas
Gahan. Chicago, vice chairman; Thee.
dOre Nelson. Chicago. secretary; W. b.
BrintOn, TuscOla, treasurer; John r.
Hopkins, Samuel h. Chase, Chicago;
ID. j. Hogan, Geneva: W. o. Wright,
Freeport: Daniel Heenan, Streator:
Walter Watson. Jacksonville: Reed
Green. Cairo. and william =. Forman,
East 1t. Louis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

Colorado II red In the face with the
energy It II giving shouting to the
rest Of the world, In the expectation
Of calling mankind's attention to the
marvellous richness Of Its gold mines.
At present. from the stockholders point
Of view, all there 10 to Colorado Is Grip.
pie Greek, and Cripple Greek IL Ger.
tainly wonder. But It does not mat.
ter II the second level Of Cripple Greek
were a. rich In gold 40 the surface of
New Jerusalem, there would be doubt.
Ing Thoinases In plenty. The worlds
notice has been drawn to the sag In
the values of the South African stocks
In London, Paris and Berlin, and a.
consequence oil stocks Of gold.min.
Ing companies everywhere are looked
on with more than doubtful eyes by
capital. Capital 10 owned BY human
beings, and human beings have dis.
inclination to be taken In twice by the
same game. There ID NO doubt at all
that there are rich mines In South Al.
rica, and there ID scarcely less doubt
that there are rich mines In Cripple
Greek. All the same. gentlemen with
money would, just at the moment.
rather take q flyer In something else
than g0ld.mlning shares, unless some.
thing extra attractive can be offered.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
the YELLOW DO0 YEAR.

Times Herald: Yellow dog Ii the word
all along the line with the machine
men. A yellow dog State ticket, a yell
low dog county ticket, yellow dog Con-
gressn,en, yellow dog national cOnven-
ton delegates.
A list Of the prominent candidates.
for the Cook County offices has been
printed. The pack has heard the cry.
They come from under the house, from
the wOOdshed, from vacant lots and al
leys. Most Of them We're once In Of
flee ana were kicked out by the people.
They have lived OF the OffscOurings OF
politics for three or four years, holding
little, incOnspicuOus political Jobs, sign.
Ing assessment rolls, acting as tip
slaves and deputy sheritfs or serving
on grand jurles.
They are hungry. They scent food.
Way for the yellow dogs!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
GIVE the GERMANS 4 OHAHCE.

II the Democrats Of Chicago desire to
keep In the gloom Of defeat forever,
they will continue to pursue the policy
Of depriving German.Amerlcans Of
their rightful place In the local cOun.
ellis Of the party.
The Idea Of expecting any class Of
people to vote q ticket In the makeup
Of which they were not considered Il
absurd.
An influential delegation Of Demo
cratic German.Americans from the
Twentieth Ward called at Democratic
headquarters the other day and com.
planned that, although five-sixths Of the
Democrats Of the Twentieth Ward are
Germans, that that nationality II given
no representation In either the ward
club or on the County Central Commit
tee.
The committee was treated with re-
sptct, and It In likely that the Germans
Of the Twentieth and other wards will
get what they want.
1t Ii the policy Of the present party
management to build up-nOt teal
dOwn-the party organization.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
COL. DANi8' REPORT.

A Washington dispatch says that Col.
George Il. Davis, Of Chicago. II still
confined to his room, which he has only
left upon one occasion, and then to call
upon Representative Cannon. chairman
Of the Appropriations Committee, at
his hotel near by. Col. Davis hopes,
however. to be out In a few days, when
he will try to enlist the assistance OF
Senator CullOm. In the matter Of his
Worlds Fair report AMI will place his
case before the Senate IN his hands.
Col. Davis has In his room at the Ar
lington typewriter copy OF his re-
port, as well as the reports Of various
chiefs Of divisions at the Worlds Fair.
handsomely bound In uniform size In
morocco, making In their present form
twenty-five volumes. Artistic photo
graphs Of the various buildings ut the
Worlds Fair and the principal exhibits
are scattered through the reports In
their proper places, ana each volume IL
indeXed. Catalogues of the exhibits are
given and the report as whole Is per-
haps the most complete ever made Of
an exposition. As soon as he IL able
he will exhibit the volumes to the APP
preparations Committees Of the two
houses, and present his claim for reim-
bursement for expenditures incident to
Its preparation. Printed and bound In
the form Of the report of the centennial
exposition the work would make about
seven volumes. There was an apprO-
priation available for the preparation
of the reports, but 1t was exhausted be-
fore half Of the expenses were paid.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

william l.. Wallen, proprietor Of the
famous Shakespeare Restaurant, form.
erly "Hansen's Rathskeller," corner
Dearborn and Madison streets Inter
Ocean Building), II making strong
fight for the Republican nomination Of
Recorder OF Deeds. Mr.. Wallen has
been a successful real estate man for
years, and IL decidedly popular In real
estate circles. The members Of the
Real Estate Board are backing the
candidacy Of Mr. Wallen and taking
lively interest In his campaign. Mr..
Wallen Ii business man and not a
politician. Ii nominated for the re-
sponsible office Of Recorder he will
command the suffrages Of the thinking
business men Of Cook County outside
of party lines, on account of his strict
integrity. personal popularity. and
eminent ability.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

the destitution then existing In the min
ing districts. particularly In the vicin-
ity Of Braidwood.
One Of the measures which brought
thu attention Of the people Of the Unit
eli States to the Chicago Congressman
was the spelling reform. Phonetic
spelling was a hobby which he advo.
Gated and the measure to make spell
Ing uniform and natural caused amuse-
ment and serious thought among many.
II Ii said he secured more apprUprla.
lions for public improvements than any
other Congressman ever sent from Chi.
cago. and although he generally had
stubborn contests in getting what he
wanted for much needed improvements
was generally successful In the end.
Samuel J. Randall opposed some Of his
measures and to Frank Lawler was
given the credit Of being the only man
who succeeded In beating him, which
he did on several occasions when impor.
tant improvement measures for Chi.
cagO were before the House.
Frank Lawler was a self-made man.
He rose from the humblest circumstan.
ces to a man Of widespread reputation
He was generous to q fault and the
cause Of the poor and oppressed he al.
ways made his own. In an article
which he wrote last December lie quot.
ed his motto as being patience and
perseverance," and his friends say hi,
position I'm public affairs was gained
through these elements Of his charac
ter.
His funeral. next to that Of Carter II
HarrisOn's. was the largest ever held in
Chicago. He will long be remembered
for his multitude Of good qualities.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
HOw.COvLD Ne WITHDRAW /?

From the Chicago Evening Journal:
w. u. BOyce hastens to announce that
he has not withdrawn from the race
for Congressman F0ss' seat.
or course not. How could he with
draw from a race which he WINS never
In.
II Mr.. Boyce In not aware that he Ii
not In this race now ne will Ike con.
WINGED later when he hears from Lake
County. Evanston. and the Twenty
nth and Twenty-slxth Wards.
No, no. Brer BOyce. seats In Con.
gress are not to Ike won by yacht rides
and champaign suppers given to Cook
County bOsses--at least, not in the
Seventh Illinois district.
Don't let Sheriff Pense play you with
the prOffer Of goods he cannot deliver.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

The war scare II not without its hu.
mors for dlslnterested spectators. At
any other time the way In which the
serene British subject has arisen and
stamped around In much wrath and
fury would be an effective antldote to
melancholy. The sudden assemblage
and dispersion Of diplomats, the hasty
meeting Of cabinet councils and the
mysterious talk Of mobolislng armies
and Of navies suddenly sent into com.
mission are AZ exciting AZ anything out
side Of q national political convention.
The world suddenly becomes cognisant
Of the existence Of South African re-
public which had been slumbering
peacefully for several years without
being 20 much az noticed. A party Of
0verambitlOus Eng1lshmen 60 on q
trip In the republics territory, and the
poet laureate Of England writes won.
derfully and fearfully bad poem in
honor Of their ill.advised picnic. And
to cap the climax the Emperor Of the
most imperiously governed country in
Europe, next to Russia, sits down and
composes a. letter congratulatlng the
people Of the republic upon preserving
the integrity Of their free democracy.
Kaiser Wilhelm interruptlng his work
Of publishing people for lese-maje ste
congratulates President Kruger on be.
half Of political freedom and thereby
becomes most interesting subject of
observation. His present policy may be
wise, but It Ii also gayly and charming.
~ irfeconcilablc with those autocratlc
speeches to the reichstag. It will be
surprising II some Of the kaiscr's 90
ciallst opponents In that chamber do
not allude to the incident with gentle
but sincere irony. On the whole It IL
a matter Of satisfaction that both VIII.
helm and bis irate friends In London
are doing little to make the situation
amusing. These things relieve the
strain.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

Little Jessie Kruger was awarded
$4,000 In a damage suit against the
West Chicago Street Railway Com.
pany for the loss Of leg. II this
little girl had been killed outright
the maximum amount that could have
been collected for the loss Of her life
would have been 5000. Under the
laws Of Illinois, therefore. It IL cheap.
er for street railway corporations to
kill persons outright than to main
them. There IL altogether too much
carelessness In this country. Danger
to life and limb IL too common and
there are not SUFFICIENT safeguards
against II. As long a. 5000 Ia the
highest amount that can be recovered
for killing q person, railway and other
companies are not likely to be In o
hurry to provide safeguards and to
keep In their employ only experienced
and trusty men, both Of which cali
for the expenditure Of money. But II
few more $4,000 verdicts are given
for injury these companies may find
It cheaper to take all possible pre-.
cautions against accidents In which
persons may be MANNED, even II they
can continue to afford to kill q few
passengers occasionally. The statute
limiting damages In case Of death to
5000 II disgrace to Illinois. It puts
q premium on carelessness. The YER.
dict for Injury In the case Of Miss
Kruger was an extreme one. but ito
effect will be beneficial. It ought to
teach the railway companies and all
others the need Of taking oil possible
precautions against accidents.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

erty employed by Shutters are novel.
II not. Indeed, entirely new In this com.
munity. We notice In one instance
where he has quadrupled the personal
tax pr one citizen, while in the case Of
his next door neighbor, who possesses
more personal property, Shutters re.
duces his assessment to about one. third
the amount assessed upon his neigh.
Dor. Whether Shutters work has been
done In ignorance or by design, 1t mat.
tiers not; the results Of his assessments
IN Lake prove him to be utterly UNIT
for the position Of Assessor.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

and It Ia understood that Col. Davis
claims viii amount to $1,000 or $1S,.
OU.
Col. Davis denies most emphatically
the rtimor that he IL to represent before
Congress In any capacity the Pullman
Palace Car Company. and says he has
no interests to serve here other thnn
those Of few friends and to secure an
appropriation for himself.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
A 0HAxoE IS NECESSARY

The best way to help the Democrats
ont Of their dilemma In to merge the
German-American clubs with the 90.
called regular ward clubs In strong
German wards and elect German.
American officers Of the ward clubs act.
Ing under orders Of the Central Com.
mittee. lin this way thousands VI
voters can be brought back to the Dem.
Ocratic fold. This change can b.
brought about ut the annual meeting
Of the Democratic ward clubs, held In
June next.
There are ten wards where the Ger.
man Democrats are In q vast mn.
jority.
Yet In only one Of them are German
Democratic voters given any show at
oil.
A change In necessary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
TO WRE6T CiTIE8 ERCM 8POiL8.
men.

Chicago Tlmes.H Herald: The interest.
Ing feature Of the bin just introduced
In the Legislature Of Massac husetts.
which provides for the elimination Of
partisan politics from municipal cleo.
lions. Is not the question Of the prac.
ticability Of the plan proposed, but the
fact that a legislator has deemed par
tisan influence In municipal affairs 40
perniclOus that he believes 1t should
le prevented by law. Whether the
Legislature passes the bin nor not, the
spirit Of the measure II significant NJ
indicating the trend Of modern senti.
ment In the direction Of a solution Of
the problem Of purging our municipal
governments Of the cOrrupting intlm.
ence Of the spells system.
The Massachusetts bill provides that
the Australian ballot shall contain tho
names Of the candidates. and their
qualifications for the Offices to be filed,
as far as the latter can be expressed In
not over ten words for each candidate.
Each mans business IL to Ike given,
and nothing shall be affixed or pre-.
fixed to any name which shall In any
way indicate to which national party
the candidate belongs. The bin also
provides that politics shall not be con.
sidlered by the appointing power In
making appointments, and 1t also de-
bars political committees, organised
for national, State or municipal cleo.
lions, from participating In the man.
agement or conduct Of municipal cleo.
lions.
or course, the partisans In the Massa.
clusetts Legislature who arc interest.
ed In maintaining compact party or
CARNATIONS In the various towns for
the control Of the Official patronage will
defeat this bin. 1t IL not certain that
Its provisions are such as are best cal
culated to bring about the reform that
Ii contemplated. But Its passage and
enforcement would educate the masses
up to the desirability Of the divorce
ment Of municipal government from
party politics and would create senti
ment favorable to the enactment OF
more radical and perhaps more feas
lille measures for the attainment OF
that end.
The Massachusetts bill IL pregnant
with promise of the better time coming
when the Affairs Of our American cit
les are managed upon business prin
ciples ana not for the especial enrich
ment Of party rings and spoilsmen.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

In local political tcircles the con.
sensus Of opinion among the leaders
seems to be that Hickman Seaman II
the most likely Republican candidate
for the Office Of States Attorney. He II
able and popular and certainly deserv-
Ing Of the honor ut the hands Of his
party. Mr.. Deneen, who has been
mentioned. Republicans declare. IL
taken good care Of by the Drainage
Trustees, and It In not believed that
Sheriff Pease can deliver the goods In
the convention to his pr0tege, John.
ME" Healy, for, the politicians say. It
would be manifestly unfair to take
both Sheriff and States Attorney from
the same ward. Consequently It now
looks as though Klckham Scanlan's
political star Is In the asccndency.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

III the only reason why Mr.. Aldricll
does not wish to run again II this ex.
tOrted promise" which he made two
years ago to certain "bosses," then he
should let the Republican voters OF the
district decide whether he shall not bp
their candidate again In spite Of q
promise made by him practically under
duress to the sclf.constituted bosses,
and which is not binding on the vOt.
ing rank and file Of the party, ns they
are not parties to II ana extOrted mo
pledges Of him to pull down his nag
ut the end Of his second term.
Whit right had two, three, or Ave
men. constituting the ward bosses In
the First District. to impose such dc.
grading terms on Mr.. Aldrlch without
consulting those bOssed? What right
have they to say to the $4,000 Repub.
lican voters they shall not have the
man they want, but must accept the
one the BOSSES dictate to them?
The district is one Of the most intel.
llgent In the whole Of the Unitesi
States. Its voters are able to pick ont
a good man to represent them. They
have shown on two occasions that
they had implicit confidence in Mr..
Aldlrlcli's ability. II they wish to show
that their confidence In undated the
bosses must not interpOse their veto.
The two other gentlemen who have
been mentioned for the place are good
men. but the Republican voters Of the
First District and not the self.cOnsti.
tuted machine" should decide Ike.
tween them and Mr.. Aldrich II nothing
but that extorted promise keeps him
from being a candidate.
The machine" men will upset their
vehicle and themselves this fall II
they attempt to parcel out the Con.
gressiOnal Offices among themselves OIL
their pr0teges and ignore the will Of
the voters. Let them not ignore TINT
grizzly fact.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
M.ehe. I.v..t..nt compauy.

l.. u. Kneeland, Of the Mechem In.
vestment Company Of Denver. Colo.
and Chicago. said yesterday: "ChicagO
people who believe In the future great.
ness Of Cripple Greek and wish to In
vest their money there without fear OF
losing their money ON wildcat adven-
lures will do well to consult the Me.
chem Investment Company.
"Onr company has opened a c0mmO-
dlOus and extensive Office ON the hank
floor Of the Western Union Building.
No. 1888 Jackson street, and In engaged
In buying and selling Cripple Creek
stocks and properties on commission.
The company has an exclusive private
wire to Denver, Colorado Springs, and
Cripple Creek, IL a. member Of the OK.
changes, and operates Its own houses
at those points. The company has two
practical mining experts exclusively
In Its employ examining properties Of
the various mining companies and indi-
viduals, and an experienced attorney
investigating titles thereof. 1t Ia, there
fore, In position to furnish reliable In
formation and advice to the investing
public, and intends to spare no effort
In Its endeavOr to prevent the public
from making injudiclOus Investments.
Mr.. MeOhem, the president, who resides
In Denver, IL one Of the oldest opera
tors In Cripple Greek. have myself
thorough and think practical knOwl-
edge Of mining, and recently made o
thorough examination Of Cripple Greek,
and am almost entirely familiar with
the speculative features connected with
the business. Tho Chicago house has
extended Its operations throughout tho
Eastern States by an arrangement with
Walker 4 Co., one Of the well-knOwn
Chicago Board of Trade and New York
Stock Exchange houses, the two houses
being connected by private wire. The
Walker private wire system, through
Its correspondents, extends to Detroit.
Buffalo. Cleveland. Cincinnati, Louis.
Vile, Nashville. Memphis, Syracuse.
Albany. New York. Boston, Washing
ton. Baltimore. Richmond. Montreal.
and Toronto"
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NOTICE..

The Eagle can be ordered at Chas.
Macdonald & Co.'S literary emporium
and book store, IS Washington street,
L. II. Jackson's Wholesale and retail
cigar store, 1O5 Washington street, and
at all nrst-class news stands through.
cut the West.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
AN INCOMPETENT Assessor.

by the grace OF an accident, rather
than any fitness or capacity for office,
Richard G. Shutters was elected A.
SCISSOR Of the Town of Lake In the late
political upheaval, which swept every
kind of trash on the Republican ticket
In this city and county into Office. The
methods for assessing personal prop.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

Hon. Stephen d. Griffin, the popular
ana efficient Clerk Of the Superior
Court, will probably be the Democratic
nominee for Congress In the Fourth
District. Steve's record a. business
man IL In his favor, and his friends are
betting twenty to one he can beat any.
one the Republicans may put up against
him
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

The withdrawal Of Mr.. w. ID. BOyce
from the Congressional race On the
Seventh district, which was announced
last week, was rather expected by tho
politicians. Mr. Royce never really
cared for the place.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

Mr.. Ephraim Banning's boom for
Congress In the Fifth District Ia grow
Ing every day. Nothing can stop his
nomination.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
THE TRIBUNE IS nom.

Tribune: It II said that Congressman
Aldrich will not ask to be rcnonhnated
this year for another term because he
had to promise certain "bosses'' In 1894
that he would withdraw at the end Of
his second term. 1t r. alleged that those
operating the machine" would not
have allowed him to he nominated then
II he had not given that promise.
The people seemed well pleased with
him. Judging by the vote cast for him I'm
1904 for reelection. It was ns follows:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25

The aldermanc fight In the First
Ward Ii getting red-h0t. Aid. Cough
lin will have to hustle pretty lively this
spring.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-25
THE PUBLIC MD0RsE KEENAN,.

Election Commissioner Keenan, II
taking the right attitude In the matter
Of judges and clerks Of election. None
but clean men should be chosen for
these positions.