Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-18

School Board and the public ut large
would suffer nm almost irrcparablc loss
IN the event of Mr.. Guilforl's quitting
the responsible position he has filed ~
capably for many years past. An In.
fluential member of the School Board
said recently, ''Guilford Is n man Of
sterling integrity. and II would bc
good thing for the public schools of
Chicago II Guilfortl was given n life
lease on his present position"
Hon. Clayton T.. Crafts was nj the
helm ns Speaker of the House when
John NJ. Palmer was elected Senator.
and Cnfts made ralmer's election II
sure thing.
Cicero Republicans are trying to ar.
range meeting Of representatives
from all sections of the Seventh Sena.
torinl District to select n new lndepeni.
cnt ticket. both for Senator and men,
beers Of the House. Such a meeting
will probably be held next week. Ma
jor Joseph II. Barnett may bc n candi.
date for Senator. while L. Il. Moore ana
W. II. Stewart IRE mentioned for the
lower house.
A good man like W. II. Stewart can
heat "Bill' Thiemnnn out of his boots
for the Legislature In the Seventh Sen.
atorial District.
The people honor themselves when
they send men like ThOs. 4. Milchrist
and Hon. sidney McClOud to the iii.
nOis State Senate.
Thomas +. Milchrist will be the
ablcst State Senator elected from Cook
County next fall. ana this should prove
highly gratifying to Hon. Chns. II.
Crawford, his Old.time friend. who
made Mr.. Milclrlst's nomination u sure
thing In the convention.
II the Democracy place the name OF
Mr.. Joseph +. Junk. the popular young
brewer. on their ticket for County Com.
missioner, he will greatly strengthen
the same, rs he II one Of the bcst.liked
young business men In the Town of
Lake.
Unless the Eagle misses Its guess,
Robert l.. Campbell will he out of Job
when his present term rs Justice Of the
Peace expires. People who know Camp.
hell shy that he would be In great luck
II he secured the nomination for con-
stable.
Mr.. James +. McAiahOn will prove u
good man for the place. II appointed II
member Of the School Board.
Hon. A. O. Sexton Is slated for the
School Board.
II John II. Weiss would consent to
serve on the School Board his appoint
ment would prove most popular one.
The greatest Democratic victories
ever won In the State We're won when
Hon. Clayton T.. Crafts was In the sad.
die.
DIR. william II. Harper IL trembling
on the brink. 1t II said that Mayor
Harrison has decided to give the shove
which will send him or the school
board. The Mayor has plan to carry
his point and control the election OF
| the superintendent of schools and the
superintendent OF the Normal School
In spite OF all influences to the con,
trary. Officers must be elected ut the
meeting June 20. The new members
OF the board will qualify two days
later. The scheme IL now said to bt
to have a motion made to reconsider
the vote by which officers We're elected
and thus allow the new appOintees OF
the Mayor to control matters. DIR. Har
per has been fighting this. Hence the
growing prospect tnat he will not bt
reappOinted.
Hon. +. ]. Ebert, the new attOrne!
for the West Town, Il good man fol
the place, as he Is Il lawyer OF recOg
nized ability.
In commenting on the candidacy OF
i. X. WhittemOre, Tuesdays ChrOn
lcle had the following:
"rhe most prominent candidate be
fore the Springfield convention for thu
custOdianship OF State funds to sue
coed our genial and interchangeable Re
publican friend Mr.. Hertz, whom thu
Republican party delights to honor, Ii
Floyd X. WhlttemOre.
His selection would he particular!
acceptable to John r. Tanner, who EN-
plOyed him when Tanner was United
States Assistant Treasurer mt Chicago
as his principal representative. The
relations between Mr.. Whittemore and
Mr.. Tanner are close. Reference to thu
Ramsay failure In Springfield may
bring out the fact that Whittemort