Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-06-27


appointments. Mr.. Cameron. 1t Is said.
informed the Mayor that his private
business interests would make It i'm.
possible for h.npto serve on the Board
of Elucn ton another term. 1t Il
hoped. however. that Mr.. Cameron will
consent to serve another term. as he
Is one of the most efficient and highly
respected members Of the board.
After delay Of several months. Jus.
ticc a. II. Porter was given seat on
the Hyde Park police court bench
Tuesday morning. The position of jus
tlcc at the station has previous to this
time been held by Justice Clark. who
Is now transferred to the South Chi
cagO station.
John X. Tanner Ia to DO challenged to
meet John +. .Altgeld on the stump.
The Executive Committee Of the Dem.
ocratic state Central Committee haa
come to the conclusion tina. the chal.
lengc should bc issued.
The gauntlet will he thrown down as
soon ns the Campaign Committee IN
organized. Then the Republican can.
didntc for Governor will lm asked to
meet the Democratic candidate for
Governor at half a dozen points in tie
State In joint debate.
Notwithstanding Thomas Brcnan's
reported determination to rcfrse u re-
appointment on the Board of Educa-
ton. Mayor Swift should urge the
veteran to continue IN office. His SER
vices are too valuable to lose ana his
place could not he supplied by an mex.
perienccd man.
Politics does not enter into the mat.
ter. The Board of Education In non-
partisan body and experience nnd
length Of service are the qualifications
desired of Its members. And at any
rate Mr.. Brennan IL not u politician.
His desire to retire after 40 many
years Of active work Is natural. hut 1t
il to bc hoped that IN the interest Of
the public schools he may reconsider
his refusal to serve ana continue ut his
post.
DR.. r. y. Jameson. member of the
Republican National Committee for
Illinois. does not expect to bc appoint.
cl on the Executive Committee. He
predicted yesterday that Chairman
llannn would name some original Nc
Klnlcy man from this state. Wash.
lngtOn Porter. G. q. Dawes. Samuel W.
AllertOn. 4. II. RrvCll and william Il.
Kerr IRE talked of In connection with
the place. Under the terms Of resO.
luton adopted by the full committee
ut Its first meeting In ~. Louis Mr..
Hanna Gun select outsiders In making
up his executive body II he wants to.
Friends Of Mr.. Porter think he will be
made n member Of the committee.
The joint Legislative committee Or
gnnixel by tho various local clubs and
Orgn mutations In tho city met ut the
headquarters Of the Civic Federation
yesterday afternoon Mt I o'clock md Ill.
videl its work. The following subcOm.
mittees were appointed to prepare bills
on the several subjects:
Civil-Scrvice Committee - Merritt
Starr. cliairmnn: y. \. Tartlrltlge. T..
A. Bancroft. Il. u. Keith. NJ. +. Tuley,
John II. IIamlinc. Washington Hcsing,
Franklin Mncvcagh.
Agitation COmmittce-'rhOmns G. Nc.
MILAN. cllairihnr: Sidney &. Eastman.
George Il. Dawson. W. \. Vincent. Ed.
win Burritt Smith. Merritt Starr. Sig.
mund Zclslcr. Lymnn'J. Gage, NJ. j.
Carroll.
Revenue COmmittce--w. X. Acker.
man. chairman: J. W. Richards. Adolph
Moses. W. &. Hollister. \. l.. Thomas,
W. \. Bond. II. 7. Crane.
City Charter COmmlttec--Sigmundl
Zeislcr. chairman: 4. l.. Thomas. T.. Is.
TOlman. Lloyd Bowers. \. \. Part
ridge, Henry =. BOutell. Frank Wells.
Town. County and City Consolidation
Sidney &. Eastman. chairman; John
J. Mc(;rath. John i. Wilson. I.yndcn
Evans, George W. Smith, e. c. Kohl.
saat. W. d. KerfOOt.
Primary Elections - Thomas NJ.
HOync. chairman: Herman Nathan. =,
J. Miniter. Henry Il. Maxwell, Charles
NJ. Pcale. Lyman J. Gage. +. Il. Logan
Corrupt Practices Act--GeO. u. Dnw'
son. chairman; II. W. BraIt, ID. +,
Bremner. Robert Nelson, II. ID. Wicker
sham, J. Il. Eyrnc. Joseph Cummins.
The clerks OF the Recorders office
will hold their annual picnic this year
ut River Grove. Desplaines. Saturday
July ~. The grounds have been pu,
In tlrst.class condition and u very on
jOyable time II guaranteed to all whf
attend. Music will be furnished by
Prof. Walsll's orchestra. ana among tn,
many prominent men who will make
short addresses on that day are Gov
Altgeld. Hon. Samuel II. Chase. Hon
4. =. Trude. Hon. Theodore Nelson
Hon. W. II. Hinrichsen ana many
other well.knOwn speakers. Trains rol
picnic will leave Northwestern depot
corner Wells and Kinzie streets. every
hour from ~ A., N. TO Up. m.
Conspicuous among the Twelfth
| Wadders mentioned for the Congress
sional nomination In the Fourth Dis
trict Il Mr.. George =. Peppers, of AL
ans stre,s. who has conducted TIT
Sterling Furniture Company OH Yves
| Madison strppt for eighteen ypnrs Mr.