Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-25

Tor judge u nigh honor. lie Is cOnfining
his efforts to securing a denomination
for the Legislature. He has been fire.
quently spoken of as the next Speaker
of that body should the Democrats con-
troll the House.
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The voters of Cook County will
avenge the insults heaped upon their
best representatives by Tanners per.
sonal organs by going to the polls next
November and voting solidly against
Floyd X. Whittemore, Tanners candi.
date for State Treasurer.
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The friends Of Sheriff Pease and Hon.
Henry l.. Hertz are legion in Cook
County, and unless all signs fail, they
will give Whittemore, the expert bill.
iardist, who has Tanners Endorsement
for state Treasurer, the marble heart
when they go to the polls next fall.
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Good political judges say that when
the votes In Cook County are counted.
Tanners man FriIay-F. X. White.
more-will be the worst beaten man
who ever ran for state Office.
Mayor Harrison cited nm instance re-
Gently of the extravaganza Of members
and officials of the Board of Education
as another good reason for n change in
the methods In that branch Of the mu.
nicipal service. The Mayor said he
had been told Of u plan to Introduce a
new textbook for the study Of music
In the public schools. According to the
story that reached the Mayors ears all
the special teachers In music were sum.
moned to the offices of the board and
requested to sign recommendation
for the substitution of the new book In
place of the old one now In use In the
schools. II was said this change, II
adopted. would cost the school chill.
dren and the Board something like S:,O..
600.
1t Il also claimed the special teachers
had never seen the book they recon.
mended; have found no fault with the
one now In use. and that they acted as
they did only on the recommendation
Of the superintendents. who have had
the question of new textbooks In their
hands for some time.
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Irish music and literature were given
ut an entertainment Of the Irish Won.
ems '0S Club ut the fremont House last
week. John +. McGooty spoke Oh
Irish valor on Home and Foreign Hat.
tacfields." The program included piano
selections by Miss Kathryn Burke and
vocal solos by Mrs. +. 4. Colby, Miss
Nettie Carolan, william +. Cornell.
Miss Pearley Cagney and Miss Eleanor
O'Brlen. The audience dispersed with
the singing In chorus OF 1.-THE Star
Spanglcd Banner" vesta Tilley was
unprecedented by Miss Clara Gems.
berger. and Miss LorettO Bidwill danced
the Highland hlng. Master Joseph Bid.
will recited Irish folk lore poems.
In the Fifteenth Senatorial Distric,
William II. Mckee. Of the Eleventh
Ward, will certainly run as IN indie
pendent to defeat Senator John ]. Nor
rison. He has already secured consid
cradle backing and will receive the
support OF the Eleventh Ward hide
pendent Republican League. Mr.. Nc
Kee Is well known throughout the dis
trict. ana has for years been an active
Republican worker. but has never held
/ l,a1 <N(v1 tsa Ia Il n
ScOtchman. the son Of a Presbyterian
bishop, and came 10 the United States
alone when but 8 years Of age. lie also
became a clergyman, and for three
years held the position as chaplain ~
Blackwelrs Island. New York. where
he preached the gospel TO the famous
"Boss" Tweed. He has been a resident
Of Chicago for twenty years. AMI dur
Ing most Of the time has been practic
Ing law with good success. His char
acter IL beyond reproach, and he h
spoken OF In the highest terms by hi
business associates. The Eleventh
Ward Is particularly strong agains
Morrison. and the anti.Allen hill voters
Of the district assert that they wOul,
prefer 20 see Democrat elected rathel
than have Morrison returned to th'
Senate. McIlee's candidacy, Il IL claim
cd, will insure the election Of Herr!
NJ. Shabad, probable Democratic nom
inee.
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Burke, Happel and CarOlan will pro
tect the taxpayers interests II electe,
TO the County Board.
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. Mr.. James G. Irwin IL a man OF ster
ling integrity, and will prove worth.
successor to Hon. Daniel ID. Healy !
elected President OF the County Board
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Hon. Jesse HOldOm will poll a grea
vote for Judge Of the superior Court
and II will surprise great many GOO
people II HOldom does not run ahea'
of his ticket.
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Mr.. Chas. II. Mitchell ought not t
have much trouble in wrestling tn
t Thirty-frst Ward delegation frOn
Charles Thornton.
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Thornton has ben beaten for Judg
once or twice, ana this Is one of tn
principal reasons why Thirty.firs
= Ward Democrats urOpOse to give Chas