Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-09-17


matter special attention and report
what they have arranged for and what
needs to he done ut the next meeting Of
the county committee. The organlza-
ton will pay all expenses for manufac.
turing aliens into voting citizens.
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Gossip among the politicians this
week was to the effect that II Senator
q. +. Berry should bring the Senate
investigating committee to Chicago this
fall the city clvil-servicc commission
and Its methods under the present nd.
ministration would he again the sub
tect OF inquiry. When Senator Berry
was here he declined to say definitely
whether or not he would call his com
mittce together again. His visit here
had nothing to do with the probable
work Of the committee. or any other
matter Of even a semi-pOlitical nature
He was here with his family for rest
and recreation only. But his visit
aroused the fears of the Democratic
leaders. and they are specializing as
to what might happen If the Senator
from Hancock should turn the search.
light on them. The latest rumor Is that
the clvil.servicc commission is to be
investigated.
1t Is said that the citizens committee
and the Civic Federation have been In
vestlgating quietly for several months
the practices In vogue In the civil.ser.
suit Of the inquiry will be presented
/ to the Berry committee should Il re-
sumo Its sessions here. 1t was init.
mated. further. that Senator Berry had
been given II private view" Of the evi.
dcncc gathered by these reform organ.
izations. and that the facts set out
therein would he made the basis for
a request to him to summon the Senate
committee to duty. II was asserted by
the rumOr that the evidence in the
hands Of the reform associations shows
that nearly every section and intent Of
the civll.servicc laws. have been VIC.
lated. 1t Is charged by those who tell
the stories that gross favoritism has
been shown to friends Of the Demo.
cratic machine In arranging the order
of the eligible lists: that examinations
were 80 conducted that only those mon
whose appointment had been previous
~ determined upon could pass: that
favored politicians were supplied In ad
vance with the examination questions
and that the law as administered Is q
farce.
The presentation Of this evidence
would compel the committee. should II
meet. to report to the next General As
scmbly some radical changes In III,
law. chief of which would be removal
from the mayor Of the power Of ap
pointing the civil.service commission
ers. This Is what the reform OrganIzs
lions are said to favor. 1t II pointed
out that while the civil.servicc com
mlssioncrs nre but creatures Of thu
mayor. dependent on his within for theil
tenure VI Office, they will be- compelled
to do what he wants them to do. 1t |.
this condition. together with the fac,
that the civil.scrvicc commissioners
must look tn the aldermen for funds &c
sustain their department, that IL al
legged to he responsible for all tn,
abuses that exist In the administration
OF the civll.scrvicc law. To make til,
civil.service officers free from dOmln
alton by the city hall. no matter which
party may be In power. IL the only way
to make the law properly effective. Thi,
view was held by Senator Baxter Of tn,
committee when the Investigation wa,
made here last year. 1t Is expected
that. should the committee meet again
u recommendation to this effect will b,
made to the Senate.
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The split and nomination OF two
Democratic candidates In the Fifth Dis
trict will, II IL cOntended. unless Petel
KiOlbassa IL named as Il cOmprOmis,
Democratic candidate. benefit the Re
publlcans ana result In George Il
Whites reelection by an increased ma
jOrity. Mr.. IOrlmer will open his cam
palgn this week with u mass.meetin,
In the big tent. which will serve for tina
purpose all over the district. or tn,
Legislative candidates John j. Morrison
ana William Cooke, nominees for Sena
tor In the Eleventh ana Thirteenth Dis
tricts, and Il. J. Dwyer In the Seven
tcenth arc busy drilling their WARRIOR
and laying out the work. Cooke In
arranged to open headquarters thi
week.
John Morrison says that II the cleo
ton were held tomorrow he would lea.
, Peter Gallagher, the Democrat. 300
votes. 1t II said the better class O
Democrats In the Eleventh ana Nine
tecnth Wards are openly supporting
1 Morrison.
!. Because of the fact that George Kcrs
ten, Thomas Gahan, and Fred Eldre
are making personal campaigns on tn
theory that their popularity will cleo
them. other candidates on the Demo
cratic county ticket are protesting. an
charge that they are being hand
capped. There Is nothing of this to b
found among the Republicans.
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