Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-23

gum chewers. and the
New York "chicklcy" syndicate in par.
ticular.
Hon. Clayton Il. Crafts will have ;lc
solid backing of the country towns for |
the Democratic nomination for County |
Judge. Mr.. Keating will also bring In
the Thirty.fourth Ward delegation Tor
Mr.. Crafts.
Scion II. Case cannot possibly land
his candidate. Geo. Gilbert. for Presi- |
dent of the Twelfth Ward Republican |
Club. The people have not forgotten
about your Infamous garnishee law,
Mr.. Case.
Harmony and peace are the watch
words now among Twelfth Ward Re-
publicans. Messrs. Blount. Carter and
Coync have joined hands. 40 II Is
claimed, and have united their forces
on Mr.. A. II. Clapp. the well-knOwn
business man. for President Of the
Twelfth Ward Republican Club.
Mr.. Luther Coumbe will be reelected
Secretary of the Twcnty-second IRE
cinct Club of the Twelfth Ward. de-
spite the fact that one G. l.. Hendricks
II a candidate against him. The best
voters are for COumbe. and he will win.
The following Democrats are talked
4. xxf NI.s, tstn In
Ward next spring: Joseph Suess.
james Kinney. John O'Callaghan.
Chas. +. Holman, Martin Knowles. Pat
DOnahuc.
1t IL expected that AID. Duddlestoii's
ordinance providing for the city to pay
$500. 900 to the heirs Of the Hayes and
Johnston estates for n quit-claim deed
and warrant to Union Park will bc
taken up by the finance committee at
Its meeting Friday afternoon. The
men handling the ordinance In the
Council do not expect assistance from
the mayor. and arc preparing to put
II through over the mayors veto II It
becomes necessary.
Capt. Edward O'Neil. one Of the vet
crans Of the Chicago fire department.
died Monday night ut his home. 1So
Burling street. after an Illness which
attacked him Inst February. and which
was known to bc fatal by his friends
and relatives. Capt. O'Neil first enter
cd the department In 1865. serving I'm
the old Liberty company. and was
made captain In 1872. Since that time
he had had charge of engine company
No. 4, at SO North Halsted street.
The commission named by Mayor
Harrison to secure for the Council in
formation bearing upon the question of
street railway franchise extension II
tirst.clnss In every respect. The men,
bers Of the commission are men who
stand for honesty In public life ana who
enjoy the confidence Of the community.
The mayor cannot be too highly prals.
ed for the character Of the commission
which he has selected. The names of
the men give assurance Of fair treat.
mcnt to public and private interests.
The people Of Chicago expect the street
railway companies to meet this com
mission In friendly manner ana ren.
der II assistance In securing the infOr.
nation which II necessary to enable
the Council to deal intelligently with
street railway problems.
II the street railway companies dc.
sire to treat with honest men instead
Of "bOodlers' now ls their opportunity
to manifest disposition In that dlrec-
ton. The object Of this commission II
to pave the way for dealing with the
franchise question upon u business
basis and to relieve the companies Of
any necessity for going to those alder.
men who deliver legislation for price.
and Of whose ''sandbagging' ''prOclivl.
ties the franchise holding corpora tiOns
have prOfessed TO complain In the past.
The passage of the ordinance author
lzlng the expenditure Of $l5O,OOO for
the extension OF the municipal electric
light plant IL another of the good moves
Of the City Council. OF which there
have been several of late.
When the city has Its own plant.
which II comparatively small eXpendl-
ture will make available for greater
service. II ought not to continue to pay
excessive prices for street lights.
The mayor and Comptroller Waller
did well In securing the passage of this
| ordinance.
Mr.. Ed l.. McAdam. tho wcll-known
young business man. residing In the
Twelfth Ward, would make u splendid
Republican candidate for Alderman.
| The police officers In charge of the
Luetgert case have been unable to con-
ceal their distrust of VIM. Harley. They
refer to him as the John Culver of the
jury, mindful of the part played by the
Evanston real estate man In the first
of the CrOnin murder trials. They say
the State would not have allowed Har-
lev 10 go on the jury II all that IL known
now about him had come to Its knOwl-
edge when hc was under consideration
or before the jury was sworn In. The
excuse of the police Is that he was TAX
On by the defense In such n hurry that
there was no chance to look up his
record, ana his ease Is cited as reason
why more time should he allowed the
State for police investigation of accept
ed veniremen.
The fact Is recalled as an odd
coincidence that Harley, whose bust