Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-12
sA0LETS.

EA0LETS.
II the Democrats Of the Twentieth
ward want to name winner they will
nominate MIR. Charles +. Brown for
alderman. He Ii one Of the best-known
and most highly respected business
men Of the ward, man Of sterling In.
tegrity and possessing enough back
bone to properly represent the ward In
the City Council II elected to the Office.
Mr.. Brown Is 30 years Of age, and was
born In the Twenty.second ward in
1862. He Ii typical Chicago citizen
and stands well in the business commu.
nifty mt large. He has been engaged In
the storage and teaming business for
eighteen years, for the past ten years
In the Twentieth ward. He does a
business second to no one In his line In
Chicago, and Is well known by almost
every business man In his ward. Mr..
Brown II IN old resident and one Of the
largest property owners In the Twenti.
eth ward. He Is q hustler from the
word 20, and by hard work and honest
business dealings has amassed com.
potency, and IL to-day known rs one Of
the foremost, most solid and substan-
tlal business men Of his ward. He Is
well liked by all with whom he comes
In contact, on account Of his genial dis.
position, and mild and unassuming
manners. II the voters Of the Twenti.
eth ward lose the opportunity Of having
such a representative as Chas. +.
Brown In the City Council, when he Ii
willing TO go to the front In the interest
Of the taxpayers, they will make a
great mistake, for It's high time they
elected a man Of brains and ability.
Nominate Brown and you will have
Just the man you want, for he will win,
az he will command the SURFACES Of the
best voters Of the ward. and will re.
ceive the solid backing Of the NUM-.
cipal Voters League, the Civic Fedora.
ton and the Citizens Association.
Developments in the South Town
campaign begin to indicate the noinina.
ton of Third Ward man for Assessor
on the Republican ticket. A story was
given out the other day that arrange.
ments have been made which assure
the nomination OF certain aldermanic
candidates satisfactory 10 the Munici.
pal Voters League and give this par
ticular ward the Assessor, provided 1t
presents the right man. Ii was M.
nOunced that the principal candidates
are James A. Hogan, Benjamin Il. De
Young and ex.Alsierman Edward Mar.
renner. David Il. Shanahan declared
there was nothing In the STORY Of his
candidacy.
Republicans will probably nominate
]. II. Campbell for alderman In the
Eleventh Ward.
A. II. barrow, who Is seeking the Re.
publican nomination In the Twelfth
Ward, is making lively canvass and
Is spending money In way that
makes the eyes OF the Twelfth.W ard.
ers bulge. Men are paid $40 and $15 a
day. II Is said, to carry dodgers and
20 from house to house. In one in
stance $500 Is said to have been put In
the hands Of one man for use In the "a.
looms. Mrs. DarOw IL taking as much
interest In the campaign as her hus.
band. She rides about in a carriage
and assists him, and when the latter Is
occupied she even does little political
work on her own account. There are
half dozen barrow headquarters now
In the ward and his workers are max
ing things hum.
As the game goes ON the complex sit
uatiOn IL becoming more clear. As ex-
planned by a man who IL pretty we'll on
the inside, It stands about like this,
barrow Is being supported by Fred
BlOunt, who represents In the Twelfth
Ward the LOrimer-Tanner Republican
machine. In return for the aid OF
Blount, Homer Galpdn, the West Park
Board, and the Republican machine
forces, Mr.. DarrOw will, II elected, help
to deliver 10 Blount the delegates to
the State convention. These are desir-
| ed, not so much for their influence IN
the selection Of a State Treasurer next
fall as for their help In enabling Gov
ernOr Tanner to control the State COM
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be heard from when It comes to seek
ing the nomination for Governor In
1900. So Tanners plans for a renOm-
nation are already felt In the alder
manic campaign In the Twelfth Ward.
In the language of one of his best
friends, "the Bath House has a peach
of fight on his hands this spring."
Against him are arrayed the united
skakel-Van Praag forces, who are
eager to get the political scalp Of the
First ward alderman. They are after
him in full cry this year, and they are
willing to work and vote for any man
who seems to have any chance Of win
ming at the polls. Sol Van Praag's as
sociates say that II Van Praag should