Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-30
EA0LErS.

EA0LETS.
The gentlemen who distributed the
goods" for the Gas Trust legislation
may have 10 leave town one Of these
days. and they won't 70 to the war
either. The Eagle. like many other
people. IL in possession Of evidence as
to the hlgh.handed corruption prac.
ticed by these gO.betweens, and II Is
not all from squeallng and disappOint.
cd members. either.
1t II almost certain the Republicans
will stick to the original date for hold.
Ing the State convention. NOtwith.
standing the adverse discussion, the
leaders have concluded 1t will be as
well to nominate State and county
ticket in June rs to change the date
and cOmplicate affairs. The State con.
ventlOn has been set for June IA In
Springfield, and In few days the coun.
~ central committee will meet and fix
a date for the county convention. II
will probably be held on June 10.
Lloyd ]. Smith. formerly chairman
Of the Republican city central commit.
tee. was formally announced as can
didnte for County Treasurer. He
claims the solid delegation from Lake
View wards, and rs there are eighty
votes In this delegation II Is altogether
probable he will cut considerable fig.
ure In the convention. Now that Sam.
uel Raymond has dropped out Of the
race as result of the Ackerman fiascO
In connection with the North Town
Republican ticket the field Is open.
"Eph" Banning will not run for Con.
gress this year. He may as well hang
up his fiddle, and drop his perennial
candidacy, for the Republicans Of the
Thirteenth ward are solid for that old
resident and gallant Union soldier, Mr..
Charles Carleton Of 1911 Walnut street.
Members Of the MenOken Club IRE also
OutspOken for Mr.. Carleton, and he
stands good show Of being nominal.
cd. Mr.. Carleton IL a first.clnss bust.
ness man. and II at the head Of the Chi.
cngo Floor Company, 1872 Wabash ave.
nue..
The Democracy cannot name a
stronger candidate for State Treasurer
than Hon. Edward G. Pace Of Ashley,
Illinois.
Hon. Daniel r. Curley II being urged
by the Democracy for Congress In the
First district.
Robert II. JampolIs is not a candidate
for Judge this trip.
Miss Lenore Mooney, who for the
past fourteen years has been chief as.
slstant 20 PostOffice Inspector Stuart,
has been appointed assistant to Chief
Inspector George Il. Hamlet ut Wash.
ingtOn. Miss Mooney was appointed
by Postmaster General Walter Q.
Gresham ana has held her position
through all the administrations since.
Edward G. Pace, Of Ashley, ILL.,, for.
mer Democratic candidate for State
Treasurer on the tickc. with ex.GOv.
John =. Altgeld. has announced himself
a candidate for State Treasurer, sub.
ject to the action Of the Democratic con.
ventiOn.
SangnmOn County Republicans have
nominated the following ticket: Fol-
State Senator, David Il. Lttier; fol-
Representatives, Charles Il. Selby and
Harry A. Kumler; County Judge, Chas
r. Kane; County Clerk, John 8. Hunt
Sheriff, Joseph w. NOrveli; Treasurer
Charles Fetzer. Delegates to the State
convention IRE instructed for +. X
WhlttemOre for State Treasurer. Sen
atOr Littler and Representative Chas
Il. Selby both voted In favor Of the
Allen bill, and Littler declares that he
Is willing to defend his action against
all corners.
Cook County Republicans have not
yet Endorsed II. X. WhittemOre for
State Treasurer.
Hon. Clayton Il. Crafts will be elect
ed to the Legislature again next fall,
and he will lead for Speaker Of the
House from n Democratic standpoint
Hon. Il. G. Schubert may be the next
Speaker of the Illinois Legislature.
Congressman j. Il. Mann Is not par.
ticularly relished by his constituents
In the First Congressional District; In
fact up to the war crisis he was COR
daily despised. The trouble has been,
not his record In Congress, but the per.
sistent and leech-like manner In which
for years he and his business assOci'
ates have hung ON to the public tender
loin. Mann, Hayes & Miller, the pOlit'
ical law firm of which the Congress
man Ia the front, each holds and has
held for long time some pretty fat
thing.
When Mann was alderman he was
also attorney for the South Park, MIL
Ter was In the lower house, and Hayes
had a receivership. When Mann went
to Congress the South Park attorney
ship was transferred to Hayes, who
later was made drainage attorney Mt n