Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-02-19


Alderman Powers has done more for
the people of his ward than any other
Chicago alderman ever did for any
ward.
Hon. Geo. Duddlcston has received
the assurances of quite u number of
the Democratic Committeeman thn:
they would bring In their ,lciegatiOns
To liclp him land the nomination for
Sheriff of Cook County. and George
would make good sheriff.
Hon. James C.. IRWIN Is strong for the
Republican nomination for President
of the County Board. Mr.. Irwin Is one
of Chicago's best business men.
The people of the Nineteenth Ward
wiz resent outside Interference by re-
, electng Mr.. Powers.
No more popular Democrat and high.
ly.respectcd business man resides in
the county of Cook than Hon. Pete.
Kiolbassa. He can go back to the COun.
ell II he desires to do so, hut, realizing
his strength with the people. It's high.
~ probable that the Democracy will
honor Mr.. Klolbassa with an important
nomination ON the county ticket.
Republican probability for West Town
Assessor.
Independent voters of the Fifteenth
Ward will lndorse for alderman either
&. j. Holmes. u real estate man. or
Alfred 4. Johnson. an attorney.
The name OF that popular First Wai
Democrat. Vice President Of the Cook
County Democracy, John II. Brunjes.
Is sure to go on the county Ticket.
Mr.. Joseph Badcnocli. q brother of
eX.Chlef of Police Badenoch. Is prom
ls!ng candidate for alderman Of the
Thlr,y.iirst Ward. 1t now looks rs II
Mr.. Badenoch has u sure thing of II.
lie resides NJ 1856 Harvard avenue.
| Which of the reformers now abusing
Alderman Powers ever gave anything
to the poor except II had n string tied
10 II. Alderman Powers has given
often. and freely and with an open
hand.
Cripple Creek: The justice court
Judgment was obtained by W. j. Don
nelly against John II. Parker, January
II. 1888. II was for $SI.!5.
Martin II. Madden. chairman of She
Republican City Committee. with other
members of that committee, are dis
posed 10 take issue with the decision of
Tuesday that under the new law the
authority to call all conventions Is vest
ed in the county or main committee.
He holds that the city committee Is still
empowered to call the city convention,
the same as the county does the county,
ana says when the time comes he will
ask TO have his side of the question
heard.
The Democratic County Committee
met Wednesday afternoon and revised
It's call for conventions to conform will
: the new primary law. 1t only called
the town and Aldermanic primaries
, this time, fixing their date for Marcel
lG the primaries to be the day before
Some time in April the committee vii
call the county, Congressional ana Sen
at0rial primaries ana conventions
These last primaries will all have IL
be held on one day, as the law only
allows two sets of primaries in yeal
and one set Will be used for the Alder
! manic and town primaries, The com
mlttcemen We're ordered To hand IN
their list of urges and clerks ana map,
slowing the primary districts of thell
, wards by Saturday next, so the cal
. can he published Monday. The repre-
scntaton of the country towns In thell
local conventions was fixed at one del
egate for every twenty votes east fol
Bryan, Chairman Gahan was author
shall ill the vacancies on the main
committee from Rich, Leyden, Schaum
berg and Oriand.
Election Commissioner Baird al
yanccd the opinion that under the law
making election days legal holidays
the days on which primary elections
are held will also be holidays, as under
the new law, primaries are legalized.
The men who cleaned the snow from
the streets after the recent storm made
concerted demand on City Hall OH
clals Tuesday morning for their mon