Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-12

The Leading Republican Candi
come out ns an anti.Coughlin candidate
primary election day in the First ward
would he one of the old.timcrs.
a new combination was worked out
recently by AID. Coughlin's opponents.
II was decided To bring out cx.Ald.
"Nick" Crcmcr ns u candidate. Several
Republican leaders Of the First ward
were asked to hold off putting up n Re.
publican until IL was asccrtaincd how
the new combination worked out. If IL
was found that Crcmcr might win then
Republicans and anti.Couglilin Demo.
Gratis would "hnrinonizc" on Crcmcr.
But the Republicans treated this prop.
osition with scant courtesy. Many Re.
publlcans are heartily In favor of back.
Ing up -. u. Clcmcncc. manager of the
wyoming Hotel. who has been Endorsed
by the Municipal Voters League and
the citizens party. lie Is putting up u
fight on lines much different from those
usually followed by candidates who
come generally under the head of 'rc.
i'iiii'IS. Itc II pT'IHTlUe W Uenl
Coughlin with his own weapons.
If the Crcmcr combination does not
work out and the Republicans decide
to stand by Mr.. Clcmcncr II Is probable
that the Skakel-Nnn rraag men will
vote for him. Mr.. Clcmcncr has de-
cidcd to run rs an independent AMI not
ns u Republican. This will let the anti.
CO,igllin Democrats In without hurting
their partisan feelings. The Clcmcncc
party have opened headquarters at i,2
state street.
Coughlln has rented nearly every Va.
cant store IN his ward. AMI II Is said he
has rented u score or more of Easements
hotels" The Clcmcncc men are watch.
Ing him closely and have engaged at
torneys to prosecute all violations of
the law. Dr. "IIcrmic" Green. who
knows every foot Of the First ward, Is
Mr.. Clcmrncc's campaign manager ana
this fact alone has frightened the
CoughlIn men.
John =. Butler viii br the Democratic
candidate for alderman In the Twenty
fifth ward.
Frederick II. Wicket Is u strong
probability for Judge of the Superior
Court. So Is Hon. +. =. Baird of the
Thirteenth ward.
At lOT3 West Madison IL u store.
room with seating capacity of TWEEN
ty.four persons. Aleck barrow had
u meeting there Tuesday night. ana
-Warlcrs are still laughing AT
the account In the dailcs of the Oar.
row overflow" meeting held at this
point,
Important improvements for the
Twelfth Ward will he completed dur
Ing the summer. An Ordinanc" for
presentation In the Council providing
for the paving with asphalt of West
Madison street between Western ave
nue. and 4Oth street Is being agtatcd.
In addition To this City Electrician FL
llcott has agreed to cXpcnd S25,OOO in
putting in 235 new are lights. ana work
will he begun next week. The streets
now lighted with gas which are to be
changed to electricity are:
Madison street, between Western ave
nuc ana 10Th street.
Harrison street, between Paulinn AMI
40h streets.
Van Buren, street, between Taulina
and 10th streets.
Western avenue, california avenue
and KrdZic avenue, brtwccn Lake and
nth streets.
Colorado avenue, between California
avenue Nnd 10th street.
Willis q. Jackson has formally c0n-
scented to stand as II candidate for Al
dcrman nj the Republican primaries
of the Twelfth Ward. In his letter in
which he consents to he u candidate Mr..
Jackson CLOSES as follows:
II shall remain Il candidate until the
close of the Aldermunlc convention. !
am and shnll he Il candidate in no other
way except as the Republican nominee.
II is NOR" than probahlc that the next
Council will have to decide on questions
Of vital interest to every citizen of Chi
cago AMI his children after him. There
should he no sentiment in selecting IN
Alderman. His action may make your
property worth more or less, Your bust
ness better or poorer. therefore say
to the Republican voters Of the Twelfth
Ward, IL Is your duty to spend the time
necessary, even If You have to give up
Il day TO it, to find out who the candl-
dates arc to be, then learn all you can
about them, their past record rs 10 TAX
ing an interest in good government, the
class of men who are supporting them
as candidates, etc. Then, having de-
clded on whom You think Is the safest