Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-04

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Prentiss or Corporation Counsel Thorn.
ton for probate Judge. The Superior
Court candidates. IRE unsettled save
that of Trude.
At the request of Samuel h. Ray.
mond the Republican machine leaders
Will allow every candidate for County
Treasurer his ward uncontested. Lloyd
j. Smith. whose candidacy Is growing
rapidly. lives In the Twenty-fifth ward,
and Wednesday. when several of Mr..
RaymOnd's friends announced they
were going to fight Smith at the prl.
maries, Mr.. Raymond asked them to
allow Smith to have the ward uncon-
tested. Four years ago. when Ray.
mond was candidate against ID. II.
KOchersperger, he tried to make fight
In the Thirty.second ward against the
KOchersperger delegation. He was
badly worsted. and now his opponents
say that recollections Of what happened
four years ago have made him decide
upon his present style of campaign.
Cook County Republicans will add
great strength to their county ticket by
the nomination Of Mr.. T.. Il. Fclscnthal
fer Judge of the Superior Court. Ell Il.
Felsenthal was born In this city In the
year 1853. lie Is the son Of Mr.. Her.
man Felsenthal. president of the Bank
Of Commerce. the latter on account of
his many sterling qualities being one of
the best known and most highly es-
tcemed Of the German-Jewish resi-.
dents Of Chicago. The subject of this
sketch Inns resided continuously In this
city since the day Of his birth. He re.
ceived his earlier education In the pub.
lie and high schools Of this city. ana
graduated from the University OF Chi.
cagO and the Union College of Law
with high hOnOrs. After completing
his law studies. he assoclnted himself
with various prominent members of the
bar Of this city. and Is at present the
senior member Of the firm of Felsen-
thai & DAncOna. This firm enjoys q
large and lucrative practice and II con.
sIlered one OF the leading legal firms
of the State.
Mr.. Felsenthal has never held public
Office. but was n member Of the Board
Of Trustees Of his alma mater, the old
University Of Chicago. and II at pres.
ont nm influential member Of the Board
Of Trustees of the present university.
Mr.. Felsenthal Il well known for scllOl.
nrly nttninments and legal abilities Of
high order. on account Of which he Inns
met with almost uniform success In the
trial and disposition Of the causes en-.
trusted to him. He II member Of the
Union League Club. the Standard Club.
and also OF almost every local charIta.
bic organization. by reason Of his
genial disposition and steadfnstncss Of
character. Mr.. Felsenthal has acquired
an enviable reputation and Il deserved
~ popular with all classes and especial
~ with his fellow members Of the bar.
Hon. NJ. +. Dunlap. the wcll.known
Jacksonville. Illinois. banker. will liz
the Democratic candidate for state
Treasurer.
In New York City recently n confer
encc Of leaders Of the knights Of Labor.
representing nearly 1OO.OOO wOrkmeu.
held mt % Third avenue. denounced
Joseph Letter Of Chicago AMI decided
to call mass meeting to protest
against the raising Of the price Of food
stufYs. especially wheat. by monopoly.
The delegates represented the bOr.
Oughs. Of Manhattan. Bronx. Brooklyn
and Queens. Jersey City and HObOken.
Michael Kelly presided.
1.-THE principal business Of this con.
ventfOn. said SIr. Kelly. IFS to consider
the bread question. The masses are
suffering because Letter, the wheat
King has chosen to corner wheat for
his private benefit ut the expense Of the
masses. A general appeal should be
sent to all labor organizations In the
city and action should be taken mt a
grand mass meeting to give expression
to the anger. Indignation ana suffering
of the masses. District Assembly No.
~ has been O,ftspOlSen In its intlignntiO
and Inns adopted resolutions exposing
he deals Of Letter. by which the people
have been made to suffer unnecessarily.
".All assemblies Of the Knights Of
Labor will be asked to lndOrse the ac-
tlOn by this conference. and we purpose
to get up a protest which will make
itself felt. The mOnopollsts. who are
unnecessarily raising the price Of food.
stutrs to Opprcss ana hnrass the PEG.
pie and make profits for themselves,
will be compelled to give way to the In.
dignatIOn Of the tOlling Masses
H. the Republican convention fails to
place Raymond ~ County Treasurer It
will not nominate Lloyd J. Smith. who
was reported ~ being Its second choice.
John NJ. Smyth. LOrimer. Pcase. Hertz.
Raymond. Fred NJ. BlOunt and others
met at a luncheon party and talked Of
4 strong reason for ignoring Smith. Dur
ing the senatorial fight ut Springfield
last year. after the break on Madden.
the following telegram was sent to
Springfield:
"David Revell. Springfield, Ill.-Any
man who votes for william Lorimer
for Senator IL dead politically In Chi
caGo."
This was dated Chicago and among
other slgners. according to the story
teller, was LLOYD ], Smith, and the LOr-