Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-12-12
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP

the Speaker of the FOrtieth General
Assembly. Mr.. Schubert was one Of
the leaders In the last House. and us he
will go to Springfield with the solid
Cook County delegation at his back he
will probably have no difficulty In Sc
curing the necessary number Of votes
from country members. as he was well
liked by all of them during the last SEES
sion. Now that Charles A. Allen Is no
longer candidate for Speaker. 1t IL
believed that his friends from outside
of Cook County will rally to Schuber's
support. This. with the country votes
already pledged to Mr.. Schubert. will
he pretty certain to land him winner.
lie IL ut present a long way in the lead.
and his political star seems to he In the |
ascendancy.
The Senatorial game II waxing warm.
At no time since II began has there |
been such n show of activity at the |
Great Northern rs there was this week. |
Members Of the Legislature and Senate |
abounded I'm the rotunda. and the vari. |
O,is headquarters were well patronIzed. |
Dave Revell. who IL managing George
T.. Adams boom. says his candidate
has ten votes from Cook County, eight
pledged. and two sure.
Clark Il. Carr II carrying his head
quarters under his hat, but the hat is
I'm constant attendance at the hotel. 10
he Is doing as well as could be expected.
Il. X. Hits headquarters are located
near the rooms occupied by the State
Central Committee and gather In "A few
politicians rs they pass.
The Mason headquarters, In the
Briggs House. are doing business at
the old stand. and those In charge say
II IL a good business. The Mason motto
IL peace on earth. good will toward
all"
Hon. Henry II. Evans. OF Kane COun-
~. assisted by his two chief lieuten-
ants and firm friends. Hon. Charles ii.
Crawford and Hon. Daniel A. Camp
bell. Of Cook. will undoubtedly he on
top when the Senate II organized. Ev-
ans and Cnwford are both capable and
popular. and have their forces well In
hand. They are q good pair to draw to.
and II they are turned down The Eagle
misses It's guess.
Joe Scl,wnb for leader OF the minOri-
~. would bc nuts for Col. Jonathan
| Merriam. Col. Merriam has not forgot.
ten that last vote Of Schwab's against
his resolution for an investigation. He
can't to this day explain why In the
world Joe was 40 anxious to defeat that
resolution. Many people wonder on
what ground Schwnb expects the mi.
nOrity members to vote for him for
leader Of the minority. Can anybody
tell?
Mr.. Kellogg Fairbank. the well.
known attorney, IL occupying his spare
time In trying to manufacture a boom
for i. W. AllcrtOn for Y. =. senator.
Mr.. Falrbank Ii quite u hustler, AMI
has been quite active around the Great
Northern this week.
Mr.. w. J. McClintOck II working
night and day In Martin Il. Madden's
interest In the Senatorial fight. Mr.. Nc.
ClintOck II one Of the leaders In Fourth
Ward politics and very popular bust.
ness man.
Hon. Chas. II. Farwcll has not yet
opened headquarters at the Grea,
Northern, ana II IL not definitely known
who IL looking after his Senatorial
boom. although some people hint that
jas. Il. Il. Van Cleave II keeping his
falr-well ear close to the ground.
Mr.. ID. +. Crilly, the wealthy retired
builder. ana Mr.. John Il. Richards, thu
attorney, are doing great work for Mar
tin Il. Madden In helping on his Senate
rial boom. Mr.. Crilly ana Mr. Rich
ards are two Of the most highly 70
spected citizens Of the Fourth Ward.
In the event that n dark horse ma!
finally he elected y. =. Senator from
Illinois. Hon. =. II. Gross, Hon. Wash
lngtOn Porter and Hon. Joseph Down
. ey TALL of whom have been mentiOne,
: as good timber from which to select
candidate for Mayor might also b
good men to keep your eye on In tn
wlnd-up OF the Sena tOrial scramble.
Abolition Of the township system Il
Chicago and reforms In the revenu
@ and primary election laws are the prtr
j. clpal topics set down for discussion u
v the Civic FederatiOn's banquet to til
n members Of the Illinois Legislature Il
!. the Auditorium Dec. %.
!. The promoters of the banquet sn
j. they realize that the defeat of the move
r, ment for the abolition of the tOwnshi
n system In Cook County last fall cam
q from the opposition Of the cOuntr
# towns and that therefore they will col
n fine their efforts to the city ana let til
q country towns alone.
% At a conference held last week b,
l. tween the advocates of different mea
T. ures of revenue reform 1t was agree
II that only one proposal must go
3, Springfield, 1t being thought impOr
re ant that the city present a solid from
=. The organizations represented ut Il
IT. meeting Were: The real estate boar
n. John =. Miller's committee, the count
" board and the Civic FederatiOn's con
DR. mittee. The main points agreed upo
in We're that assessments Of real esta
nj should be made once In four years, N
Do that the board of equalization shOu