Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-11-05


\. w. pulvcr. who learned u great
deal of law helping the late W. G.
t;oudy on with his ovcrcoat. is the
whole thing with the Northwestern
road nowadays.
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Hon. Philip KnOpf, Republican can.
,llatc for reelection as County Clerk.
is one of the best and most favOrally
known of ChicagO's public men. having
served in Il number of important OH.
cinl positions. His name Is familiar to
The public and his character and ablli-
Ties have been thoroughly tested aud
established. lie has been exemplary
In his private life AMI the soul of honor
nnd fidelity In official position. or lin
II may be truthfully said. he never
shirked a duty or proved false to u
trust.
Mr. Knopf was born in Lake County.
Illinois, Nov. ~. 1917. When 10 years
nf age he entered the One Hundred and
Forty seventh Regiment. Illinois Vol.
untcers, and after u faithful service
was honorably discharged ut .Savan-
nah. On. Returning to Chicago he At
tended u business college for ono year.
after which he engaged In the tcaming
business. In 1850 lie was appointed II
government gauscr. In 1852 he was
made CHIEF Deputy Coroner. ana rc.
tanned the position eight years. lie
also served as State Senator for eight
years. His record as II State senator
Is without blcmisl, ana one of which
his cOnsti tucncy have the right TO bc
proud. In 1894 he was elected Clerk
of Cook County. the duties of which Of
lice he has discharged with the same
fidelity that has distinguished his life.
lie Is 4 member of the Grand Army Of
the Republic. the Royal League ana
Royal hrcanum. Should Mr.. Knopf
he reelected he can bc depended dpon
10 ill the office In the same thorough
manner that he has In the past.
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\ good man for the people of Cook
County 10 honor with their suffrages
Nov. y Is Hon. James ReddIck. the Re-
publican candidate for clerk of the pro-
bate court. lie was born In the town
of West Chicago thlrty-tivc years ago.
For seventeen years he has resided, AMI
slll resides, in the northwest part "f
the city, IN house which he purchased
before he was yet 20 years of age. lie
is one of those conservative and indus
trl0us citizens who must be known to DO
appreciated, and who seldom come to
sy, h., Of I'm lnt
made public servants prove to he the
most active and conscientious In the III
bOrs they perform.
At an enrly age he entered the manu-
featuring establishment of Murray T.
Co.. where, by faithful Industry and
strict attention to business, he advanc.
ed To n position as manager.
lie has Mt all times proved himself to
he n philosophical citizen IN local af-
fairs, and never failed to take an active
part In any enterprise that promised to
promote the welfare Of the community
in which lie lives.
In the spring OF 1902 he was pcrsuad.
al by his nelghbOrs to stand rs u can.
dldatc for election to the City Council.
AMI although the Fifteenth ward was
at that time known as Il Democratic
stronghold. the people rallied to his sup
port regardless Of past party affiliations.
and he was elected.
Ills term in the Council extended over
The Worlds Fair period, during which
lime no served with distinction on
many important committees, among
"ihe"s the committee on ways and
means for Inc relief OF the unemployed.
TO which he was appointed by the late
Carter II. Harrison. Afterwards, dur
ing tho period Of business depression
which followed the Worlds Fair, he
served on committee appointed to con.
fer with the Civic Federation ana kin
hrcd organizations to devise some meth
od of relieving the distress then prevail
ing among the unemployed of this great
city.
Always n strong advocate of any pro-
iect having for Its object the improve
ment of conditions In the world Of Ia.
bOr. he prepared and introduced In the
Council an ordinance which provided
for n radical change In the unsanitary
.and otherwise distressing conditions
surrounding child labor
In commenting upon the resolution
submitted as u preliminary In this mat
Ter, the Eight Hour Herald, under the
caption, For LabOr's Advancement
gave II detailed report of the same, aud
then added. AID. Rcddick Is one of the
young members of the Council. His
hobby is measures of q philanthrOpit
nature, on which he eXpends cOnsidera
BILE attention. He made u speech IN
favor Of his resolution, after which II
was adopted without debate. This mat
ter should be agitated until the reform
outlined above has been effected. The
present condition Is disgrace to civ
illZation."
After the passage of the ordinance, al
the conclusion Of long editorial OF
the subject, the Chicago Tribune said
"rhus the action. of the Council prom
Uses to be the first official step In an i'm
portant elevation OF the men, wOmel
and children, who have for so long beer
victims of q rapacity which will force
fellow creatures down into the mud To-
the sake of dollars, paltry enough whel
compared with the misery and degra
dalton through which those dollars arr