Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-08-06

under the primary law. no more con.
vcntiOns can be had this year. as the
power to call primaries has been OK.
hausted.
| Up to date the question of these NOM
nations has not been canvussed by
the politicians, rs Judge Payne's deter.
mination to resign was not widely
known. but the general sentiment
among the Republicans seems 20 be
In favor Of naming Pliny Il. Smith, on
| the ground that he showed the most
strength Of any of the defeated candi.
dates In the county convention.
The Democrats hailed the opening as
nm opportunity to settle some Of the
difficulties attending their ticket, and
the name Of Mathew +. Brady. Assist
ant City Attorney. was suggested as
that Of u man who might heal some
OF the West Side troubles. Mr.. Brady
Is one OF the Ryan faction and his nom.
innti0n might plncatc some Of the Ryan
people who are not now showing any
great disposition to support the ticket.
You can depend upon one sure thing.
ana TINT In the retention Of Judge Jonas
Hutchinson on the Superior Court
bench.
The strongest man for the Bbard Of
Review on the Republican county ticket
ID Mr.. +. ID. Meacham. the well known
and highly respected business man.
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Robert Redfleld. the Democratic nom.
lnee for the Legislature In the Fifth
District, was born In Chicago. Oct. "a.
1910. His father. james Redtield, one
OF ChicagO's most prominent jurIsts
nnd Democrats, died soon after his
sons birth. His mother was a daugh.
ter OF DIR. John 4. Kenntcott. a pioneer
OF Illinois. who settled near Chicago
In the early part OF the thirties. Rob.
ert Redtield received his preparatory
education In the public schools Of this
city. 1t was In the old Irving So
ciety" OF the West Division High
school. where so many Of ChlcagOs
prominent lawyers have earned their
earliest laurels. that he first became
known rs n debater. Upon leaving
high school he entered the University
Of Michigan. becoming a member OF
the Beta Theta ri fraternity. His
health falling he was unable TO finish
Ills literary course and went to Col.
OradO to recuperate. Returning to
Chicago he Immediately entered the
Chicago College Of Law. from which
he graduated In 1902. In 1903 the
Lake Forest University conferred up.
on him the degree of b. L. The first
appointment In the Law Department,
made by the elder Carter Harrison
upon his election as Mayor his last
term, was that OF Mr. Redfield as City
Prosecutor ut the Harrison street DO.
lice station, which difficult post he held
through the Harrison and Hopkins ad.
ministratiOns, making hundreds of
friends, and during the entire time
never receiving an unfavorable criti-
clsm from press or public.
Immediately upon retiring from the
Law Department of the city he was Sc.
lected by the Chicago Milk Dealers
Association as their attorney. Very
soon he built UP a large practice. In
February, 1895, he married the daugh-
ter OF the late Emil Dreier, who was
Danish Consul In this city for years.
He has one child-a little Democrat of
seven mOnths-RObert Redfcld, Jr,
whose Democracy his father Is very
proud of. Mr.. Redfeld has n beautiful
summer home, 'Pine Lodge" In the
country on the old family estate, The
Grove, Illinois, where many happy
hours are spent with his political and
social friends. Since he attained his
majority there has never been cam
paign In which his voice has not been
heard on the public platform In the in
terests OF Democracy. His residence Il
In the Fourth Ward, where he IL an ac-
tive member of the Fourth Ward Dem
Ocratic Club. He Is a strong believer
In organizations, q Democrat Of drm
principles. a lawyer. orator ana gem
tleman Cook County may we'll be proud
OF as her next representative from the
Fifth District.