Chicago eagle., 1898-05-21

John Powers Is the best organizer and
most popular President the club has
ever had.
President John Powers and the Coun.
ty Democracy have offered to equip
900 men and furnish them for the war
In case the Government should need
them.
Two insults to American patriotism
are still openly tolerated in Chicago.
to wit: The celebrating Of Decoration
Day. sacred to the memory of dead sol
diers, by road races between naked bi-
cycle cranks. and the using of Ameri-
can flags for pocket handkerchlefs.
When the villainous gas frontage and
consolidation legislation Is wiped off
the statute books by the next legisla.
ture. the city council can grant fran.
chises to five or six new gas compa-
MES. And with healthy competition
the people will get 5O-cent gas!
Ahe uUs lTuSt uuS SOt u ueW NTlnkie
for squeezing the people. 1t Is the ''gas
range" scheme. furnished by the gas
company. 1t works well in doubling
peoples expenses.
The city keeps on collecting special
Trust; many of those who pay them
never see their gas. and those who do
see very inferior quality Of the arti.
Gle.
Commissioner James McAndrews. Of
the city building department. is busy
presenting his friends with season
baseball tickets. Since Jim cOmmenc.
ed prohibiting residents In the vicinity
of the ball grounds from looking mt the
games from their own windows. he IL
on Easy street" with the ball mag
mates.
II you should search this great city
through and through, 1t would be I'm
possible to find more faithful or pop.
ular young Republican than the pop.
ular First Ward leader. Mr.. Isaac n.
Powell. No man stands higher In the
estimation of his fellow men In his
own bailiwick than does this bright
young Republican. His friends who
will compose the First Ward delegation
In the coming county convention are
solid for Mr.. Powell for County Com.
missioner. Among the rising young
Republicans of the West Isaac n. Pow.
ell, Of Chicago. has glOrifed himself
among voters In position that tries
the soul Of man. and fully tests his pa.
tience, executive ability and political
diplomacy. As chief clerk of the Board
Of Election Commissioners Of Cook
County he has served most acceptably
without fear or favor. Mr.. Powell has
a future Of inevitable fame In the his
tory Of Republican politics Of Illinois.
The best IL none too good for such an
honest, proficient man. with a record
Of integrity and faithful service. past
and present. In 1890 he assisted In the
compilation Of the Federal census.
From 1901 to 1903 he was deputy City
Clerk. In 1S08-04 he was sergeant-at.
arms Of the Chicago City Council. Dur.
Ing 1S0a-00 he was assistant chief clerk
Of the Election Board, and In '07 earn.
ed deserved promotion to the chief
clerkship. Mr.. Powell was born at
Woodstock, Ontario, Dec. %. 1866, and
came to Illinois from Missouri In 1885.
He has at all times been a consistent
Republican, loyal to the standard Of his
party and with a conscience across
which the clouds Of remOrse over dere.
liction Of duty have never had occasion
to fit.
Mr.. Powell has demonstrated by his
ability and integrity, In the various pO-
sitlOns Of trust he has filed. that he IL
splendidly equipped to serve the people
wherever they may see fit to place him,
and 1t u conceded on all sides that as
member Of the important board Of
Cook County Commissioners Isaac n.
Powell will prove the right man In the
right place.
Friends of Il. ]. Magerstadt declare
their confident belief that he will be the
Republican candidate for Sheriff. They
say he will come into the County Con.
ventiOn with seventy-twO delegates
from the South Side pledged to him
and that he will have strong support
from other sections Of the city. His
friends are making a lively ante-cOn-
ventiOn canvass for him. They point
to his good record for the past four
years rs Clerk Of the Criminal Court.
and they assert that his services to the
Republican party entltle him to promo
tiOn. He made splendid fight as
manager of the last South Town cam
paign, In the face Of the most adverse
ana dlscOuraging conditions, and his
labor, time ana money have always
been mt the service Of the party and
the organization. In the Republican
party Of Cook County Ernest j. Mayer
stadt has always been n loyal, consist.
ent and tlreless worker, whose infiu.
ence on election day has often asserted
itself. His election as Clerk Of the
Criminal Court of Cook County dem
Onstrated that he was great favOrite
with the public. His record In public
ana private life has always been the
best. His face Is an index of this bright
young Republicans unimpeachable
honesty. His competence Is above chal,
lenge. He recently occupied the post OF
honor at q banquet In Chicago in which