Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-09-17
The Candidates Are Lining Up and the
People Can Take Their Own
Choice.
Interesting Gossip from All the Camps About
Prominent Citizens Talked Of
for Honors

Thomas Gahan. Democratic candi-
date for County Treasurer. is making
campaign among the workingmen
employed in factories. shops, railroad
yards. and similar places. He will
spend most of this week In the country
towns.
The Democrats will rely greatly on
quiet organizing work in this cam
piigu. They say that they will not
use much red fire or many trumpets
aud brass drums. but that they will
perfect system of neighborhood or
gan z,tiors by which every Democrat
in the county will be tabulatcd and
by means ,f which they expect to get
out a lifge party vote on election day.
They think that by bringing out II big
vote they can win. Hence. all their eff
fort. will be devoted to mobllizing and
making available for election day their
full party strength rather than to
making converts by meetings. street
parades AID speeches.
Both parties have been notified by
the election board that an entirely new
registration Is necessary throughout
. the city this fail. There will be two
days OF registration. Oct. Is and %.
Ia the mclnwhle the efforts of both
organizations will be directed to lining
up foreigners for their naturalization
papers. and the courts will have a busy
time of II when they get started. In
one ward there are more than 5000
cit zens who have yet to be naturalzed
and WHO VII b, brought into line this
fsll. At 80 cents a head this means
slJQo IN fees TO the county.
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John G.. King would prove grand
Judge of the supreme Court.
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General Il. ]. Smith would make a
good Mayor to succeed the Yellow Kid
Will the people Of the Fifteenth Sen.
atorial District send a police court law.
yer to the Legislature?
Hon. Robert Rediield will be u good
man Ia the Legislature.
Hon. John l.. McGoorty still leads
sor Speaker Of the Illinois Legislature.
provided the Democrats are In the ma.
FORTY.
When the name of &. Earl Patterson.
VI the real estate firm Of i. u. Patter.
son 4 Son. was mentioned In Hamilton
Club committee for Director. II fell on
those present like wet blanket. and
was Immediately dropped like u hot
coal. Prominent members said that
had Patterson succeeded In having his
name printed on the ticket for Director,
lie would not have received five votes
at Mondays election.
Arthur Humphrey Of the Thirty
fourth Ward Will make n good sue.
cessor to Judge Payne on the Superior
Court bench.
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Police Magistrate Fitzgerald. of South
Hals,cd street. Is slated for removal.
a. are ~ gnod many of the old J. +.
barnacles that have run their race and
missed their calling.
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". 7. Hall and John Richardson are
two OF the most popular Justices of
the Peace In Cook County.
Hon. a. W. Maltby Is strong for
Mayor.
George Englehard, OF Evanston, /.
still looking for notoric,y,
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Hon. \. W. Nohe Is doing n land
q flee brs.ness in fire escapes.
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The fire escape that Hon. \. w
Nohc handles Is the hest IN the world
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IN the matter Of the Big Bridge Con
tract that was given by The Drainage
Board 10 the Scherzcr Bridge com
pany. keep your eye on Charles l.
Strobcl ana the legal machinery soou
to be set agOlng-then look out fol
squalls,
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Dan Mills may not 90 back to Con
gress from the Fourth District.
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Hon. f. d. Meacham cannot be beat
ca for the Board of Review.
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Hon. Roy q. West will be elcctc,
and prove "A splendid member Of tn
Board OF Review.
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Hon. Emil HOechster IL giving Bou
tell a lively chase in the Sixth Congress
siOnal District,
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i. :. Baird will win and prove GOO
Judge.
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Don't forget To vote for James
Irwin for President of the Count
Board, and request your friends to Il
likewise. Irwin Is the man for I'll
place.
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