Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-07-17

ern department of the Queen lnsur-
ance Company. He Is gold Democrat.
has never held public office. Is not a
politician. but has the qualifications Of
being keen. wide.awake business
man. He lives in the Twenty-fifth
Ward. 80 Bucna avenue. Buena Park.
He was educated in the public schools
of Chicago and attended WillistOn
Academy. Easthampton. Mass. He Is
Il member of the Union League Club.
Mrs. Caroline X. Sherman served on
the Board of Education three years as
the appointec of the elder Harrison and
acted OH several important committees
with zeal and effectiveness. She was
n candidate for reappointment before
former Mayor Swift. but was not chOs-
on. Mrs. Sherman Is a great friend OF
Corporation Counsel Thornton. and It
was through his instrumcntality that
Mayor Harrison. made the appointment.
Mrs. Sherman Is "a West slider. and has
always taken q strong personal interest
In the public schools.
Graham II. Harris Is u Virgininn by
birth AMI lawyer by profession. lie
was graduated at the University Of
virginia. and while pursuing the col.
i.ge course studied law. lie practiced
law In his native state for couple of
years. rud In 1851 came to Chicago. lie
has never posed rs n politician. hut has
been active In promoting Democratic
success. He has held but one public
office. that of assistant United States
district attorney during Clcveland's
first administration. Mr.. Harris II
married. having welded u daughter Of
Jesse Spalding Of this city. His father
and the father Of Mayor Harrison were
associates In Congress and close
friends. and their sons have continued
the Intimacy of their fathers.
Jesse Sherwood Ii u member of the
firm Of Greer, Mills X Co. live stock
commission merchants, doing business
ut the Chicago, ~. Louis and Kansas
City stock yards. He lives ut GI2S Har.
yard avenue and Is n member Of the
Iroluois nnd Harvard Clubs. He was
born at Milford. Del. fifty.thrce years
ago. and hfterward lived In Missouri.
He entered the United States navy dur.
ing the war md served I'm the enst gulf
blockading squadron. lie II a member
Of the E'arragut Naval Veterans ana
George q. Mcnde Post. q. A. II. lie
Inns been In the live stock commission
business for twenty yenrs. Mr.. Sher.
wood served for three ycnrs M n mcm.
Der OF the School Board of the old town
of LIKE. and wns president Of the
board twice. He WINS Supervisor two
terms before annexation. md ns trcns
urer WAS among the first to turn tn,
money into the city TREASURY. He hnnd
cd over about quarter Of n million OF
dollars.
John T.. Renting IL connected will
the firm OF Dallemand 4 Co. wholcsal,
linuor dealers. ana IL n personnl friend
of Mayor Harrison. ue cnme IN chi
cnpo nearly twenty yenrs npo from Urn
Ice ireland Uc ia n nromincnt Iris,
lender and has taken conspicuo,,,
port I'm the agitation of tho Irish cnus,
nrninst british onpression. uo WINS fo,
n long time nrcsijent of tho stn,e mr.
pnnlzntIon NJ tho Ancient Order nj II,
bcrninns. and Inns figured I'm almost cy
cry dis,lnctiveIv Celtic movement 1,
Chicago for many wears. He WINS seq
rctnry Of tho Irish dnv celebration dur
Ing the Worlds Fair. He Il n man AZ
fin. .,,uc,t,on and h,vh ,,,oo,s
| Mr.. Harris. whom asked vhot hi
oims md nol,cv IN tho IN, ri ,vou,d ,,o
said: ~ know 80 little ns vet nbou
my duties that have very few settle,
opinions on the subject. mean to IN
vestigate everything fcnrlessly nm,
thoroughly. ana then use my best judg
ment, and that II all l can say as L
my policy. Almost the only settle,
opinion I entertain concerning tn
Board Of Education IL that It should b
cOnspicuOusly an American body. d
J not regard II as a legitimate field 10
the ambition or services Of foreign
born citizens. The education of u pee
pie Is a matter that belongs peculiarl
ana alone to the people. do not que'
ton the Integrity or the capacity @
people who have come from abroad
mature life, but believe that ms ger
: erai thing they have no respect IL
American educational methods an
: stili less Tor American politicai idea
So that, while am glad to see thel
NIL other places, do not THINK the
should be members OF the Board
Education, or ut least lhat they shoul