Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-27

Charles Il. Footc. Benjamin Freeman.
John 4. Wells, william Il. Crawford,
Field Staff-C. Harrison Frost. com.
mander; Charles II. Smith, adjutnnt:
Robert A. Austin. first aid; G. Strnil,
second MD: NJ. X. Spalilng. third aid:
Fmnk Gardner, Qiinrtermnster; DIR. W,
Z. Maxwell. surgeon; George y. Knapp,
color sergeant; Maurice A. Reichert.
bandmaster.
Mr.. Glvins will make n contest for
the nomination at the primaries and IN
the convention. and if defeated he will
run us an Independent candidate.
In referring 10 his three plauks. Mfr.
Givlris said:
"The department stores are ruining
nIl outside retail trndc. nnd are detrI.
mental to our lcst interests. I would
put heavy tax on them.
Our real estate assessment system IL
most perniciOus one. There are spe.
clai assessments on almost every lot In
chicago. and there should not be. They
'ssess lots for paving more thnn twice
ns heavy ns should le done. In this
way S?O.OOO,OO has been taken from
our citizens since the fire In 1871.
would revolutionixe the whole system.
Our Mayor and our citizens have
taken no Interest In building up our
manufacturing interests. We should
bring Eastern enterprises and cnpita.
here. 1t IL time to do 1t In this period
OF financial depression. for manufac-
turing Interests are failing there which
would thrive here. Our plants. even IL
shut down temporarily. soon start up.
We have able mechanics working for n
plttance that should have better em-
plOyment.
NO city has as good railroad faclli-
Ties M we have. We should make Chi
cago the great manufacturing center.
II Is the natural commercial center.
IF elected ! will appoint a commit
tee OF our most prominent men to start
the movement westward, and | will
help them all ! can TO build up this
city,"
According to the statement OF the
Democratic leaders of the Eighth Ward
Aid. John Bennett. whose term expires
this spring, ana who aspires to a re-
nomination. will practically have no
opposition whatever at the convention.
Mr.. Bennett during the past two
years has served the people faithfully
ana honestly and deserves a renOml-
nation. His time and money were al
ways In readiness for those In need.
He has during his term of office looked
10 the needs of his constituents In n
most admirable manner. When the
streets We're In an almost impa ssable
condition in his ward and the passage
of an ordinance for paving could not
be passed In a Republican Council, he
worked day and night until he forced
the Commissioner of Public Works to
I'LL In the most impossible places in the
street with concrete.
He has during the past month given
hundreds of dollars for relief to the
poor Of the ward and no person In need
was turned away hungry from his
door,
Senator Fred Lundln. q leading meni- |
ber of the Hertz machine, has annOunc- !
ed himself a candidate for West Town
Assessor. Aid. Miller of the Tenth |
ward, a LOrlmer man, wanted the plum,
but II Is said that LOrlmer has consent
II TO the Hertz man getting the nOmi.
nation. The above-named gentlemen
have fed at the public crib for some
line, and are pretty well taken care of
II the present time, The peoples choice
or West Town Assessor Is Hon. Jacob
VI. Horn, and II the rank and file OF the
republican voters Of the West Side are
urned down by the defeat Of Mr.. Horn
u the coming West Town convention
will undoubtedly mean the election
Z q Democratic Assessor. When Horn
'as Assessor before he was honesr ana