Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-10-08

The Democratic managers are trying
tn devise some scheme TO counteract
the effects of the recent disclosures re-.
gar'ling the conduct Of the police force
and Its connection with gamblers. ana
tl'" protection Of gamblers. as brought
on In the John llill case. The report
Of the grand Jury on Saturday was u
body blow. the Republicans say. and
the Democrats have not yet recovered
from II.
The manner In which the grand jury
drew attention TO the fact that the
police force not only has attempted to
bcsmirch the man who has been fight
Ing gambling and gamblers. but re-.
fused 10 do anything to apprchend the
criminals when an attempt was made
to blow up Mr.. llill aud his family
with dynamite, was too plain to bc over.
looked. ana the Democratic managers
seemed unable to find way to answer
II.
The Republican managers pointed out
that what made the matter more en-
barrasslng was that some of these
same Democratic leaders are 80 closely
Identified with the police force that II
is difficult To say where their authority
ends ana that of Superintendent Kip
ley begins. The matter was thus set
| forth by Republican leader:
1T Il recognized on all hands that
the men who nominated the Democratic
county tlckpt-sOnle Of them candidates
on that tlckc,--nrc In virtual control
of the police force to-day, and cOnsc-
Iuently the mlsdeeds Of the police re-
act AT once upon the county ticket.
''rhc only reply they ~ far have
made Il that II Il all case Of politics
and the report Of the grand Jury II
nothing hut II mean Republican trick.
In this same connection they charge
that the crusade against dlsreputable
| saloons and vice In general. which has
been begun by the Rev. j. q. \. Henry,
Is also Republican invention. and that
| the Christian men ana women who,
with Mr.. Henry, have banded together
to fight these forms of vice. are all
working IN the interest of the Rcpubli-
can party and are organized by the
Republican managers.
"Thc Democrats seem to argue that
whichever IN attempt Is made to en-
force the laws anl give Chicago u net.
ter and cleaner government. RepublI.
cans ARE back of IT,"
4 financial war II on between the
Democratic county ana State commit,
tees. Monday u joint finance commit.
tee. consisting of three members up,
pointed by Chairman Orr of the State
committee ana six members appointed
by Thomas Gahan of the county com.
mlttee. were to have held u meeting nj
the fremont House. None of the cOull.
~ members appeared. 1t IL said that
Chairman Orr has become convinced
that the city hall faction intends ia
bring the State organization into line
by refusing 10 give II any share of the
large campaign fund which the local
Democratic committee Is reputed Ia
have at lis command.
| The State committee at present Is alb
solutely without funds. The local com.
mlttce headed Off the, raising of any
funds through assessments of the can,
didates by making Its levies first. The
other day Chairman Orr ana Secretary
Bentley sent notices to the Legislative
candidates informing them that the
State committee had assessed the can
didates for Senator 800 each AMI the
candidates for Representatives $50
each. This notice brought u number
OF candidates to the State headquarters
They told the State leaders that the
county committee had assessed the can
dldates for Senator $500 ana the nspir
ants TO the lower house $50. and that
they absolutely refused to pay anything
to the State committee.
After these calls Chairman Orr visited
the county leaders ana explained that
they had cut off good deal of cam,
lmlgn money from the State committee.
In order to avert IN open row the ap-
polntment of the joint finance commit
tee was agreed on ana 1t was instructed
to hold its first meeting Monday. Mr..
Orrs representatives will try to have
another meeting Saturday.
%6
\ hanger-On at Democratic head
quarters said Wednesday, "Wili we win
this fall; Why, ! should say we will,