Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-09-24


Iowa. and Lowndcs of Maryland.
Among the 1llinoisans who are on the
list of the Committee on Speakers are
Governor John Il. Tanner. Senators
Cullom and Mason. \. y. Bayliss. =. ii.
Bctllca. j. J. Brown. Attorney General
Akin. Horace =. Clark. Joseph q. Can
non. W. j. Calhoun. Forrest +. Cooke.
Isaac Clements. Clark T.. Carr. j. a.
| Connolly. Lieutenant Governor North
colt. James a. Rose. Judge II. !. Ham
| lin. Ex-Governor j. W. Fifcr, Eugene
| wclcli. David Ross, and Richard Yates.
The date Of the first big meeting Inns
not yet been fixed.
~SA
Henry Stuckart. Democratic nominee
| for Assessor. has started on his per-
sonal canvass of the city. and Will
shortly take up the work of touring the
country towns.
| william Lorimcr's comedy company
opened the season Of ~ with the well.
know play. "rhc Candidate" NJ the
| Village of Bartlett In the Town Of Han.
over last week. Congressman Lorimcr
pitched his tent over the railway depot
and announced that he would give a
rattling good show with clncmato.
graphic accomplishments.
Although the performance was not
to begin until y o'clock. u large section
of the population of the township was
ON hand by u p. IN. refreshments he
Ing supplied to all cOmers NJ Hotel
Bartlett. The candidate for reelection
to the Lower House from the Second
District was host In truth.
4 band of live pieces led the way to
tho tent. followed by the Oldest ANA
also the youngest Inhabitants. Wo.
men were there with children In arms
AMI others Juggling ut their apron.
strings. The crowd had only u taste
of the cincnntOgraph before the speak
Ing began. being allowed TO see the
waving of the first American flag hoist
al In Cuba ana u likeness of william
Mckinley. to make them walt for more
ut the close.
The stage manager, County Com.
missioner George Struckman. intro.
duced Bert Murphy, the campaign 50.
lOist. who sang Every American Girl
IL u Queen" ana then Louis HUT de-
lIvercd nm address In German. lie was
followed by John Humphrey. state
senator, who discussed legislation at
Springfield.
Edward II. AllIng of Rogers Park.
candidate for Representative. made his
bow and yielded to the star of the even.
Ing. Congressmnn I.orImcr. who was
mentioned MS "the cupId of the Re.
publican party"
The manager, however. interpose,l
and brought Murphy before the foot.
lights again, Murphy sang Just
Break the News to Mother" and cam.
back with an encore IN which he want.
cd to know "Who was 1t fought for
Cubay" and who was It cried for
vengeance for the murders on the
Mnine."
The audience wouldn't tell. 1t had
been raining ana there was no excess
of enthusiasm. Murphy, however, was
: ready with the answer:
BILLY Lorimer, Billy I.orimer,
With u cheer you're bound to gree,
him;
You can never tire or beat him.
Billy Lorimer. Billy Loriner.
y He's the peoples darling, Billy Lori
mer.'
MI. Lorimer then told his constitu
ents now much he regretted not nav
Ing met them before ANA related TIA
one OF the pledges he exncted OF TIL
Neploiicah committee TINS fall wa
'hnt ne shonid DO aiiowed 10 h'eet tlieii
all ana express MS gratitude FOR thei
: past favors' TO MS thinking the CUES
= ton NJ issue IN the secohl iiilnois Con
. gressiohai pistrict was, snail ihe ad
minis.rat'on OF i'res'deh' McN'h'e!
pe ihuorsed'
lie declared the Nep"pii'a" part! ha'
never made pledge which u hau no
+ Kept Iheh he asked 'he audience U
= compare 'ne PROMISES ''aue ny 'he l'h