Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-04

spective Of party. Many leading mem.
bers Of the Real Estate board have MI
along been opposed to having the
board break into politics except In 30
far as TO favor the election Of suitable
men.
O. T. Bright seems to have no opposl.
tion up to this time for the Republican
nomination for County Superintendent
Of Schools for Cook County. Mr..
Bright has made a good record in his
present position. and there Il general
feeling that he should he renominated.
Should a. q. Lane he ousted from the
position Of superintendent of the city
schools before the county convention
meets his friends may urge his nOmina.
ton for the position Of county superin.
tendent.
This summer. for the first time In
years. II vii he safe for ordinary cltl.
zens to ride their Bicycles or drive their
horses on Sheridan drive.
For years this popular boulevard has
been given up every Saturday after.
noon to lot Of half.naked hOodlums.
who INDUCED In bicycle racing to their
henf:c' content with the full permis.
sion Of the Park Commissioners.
Some Of these hOOdlums were en-.
ployed by bicycle manufacturers. and
the races were merely advertising
schemes in behalf of the "bike" max.
| ers.
The beautiful drive was turned over
completely on the Saturday half holi.
day to this scorchlng. screechIng. bias.
phemlng crowd of rOughs. and ladies'
and children on their bicycles were OK.
cluded from the street.
The half.nakcd. hufnp.backed saw.
nges who have had the full run Of af.
fairs up there will have to use the road
like other people after this.
There will he no more citizens run
down or children killed by park au.
thOrity.
The Lincoln Park Board Inns settled
that matter once for all. 80 that respec.
table citizens need have no fear Of liz.
Ing run down by roughs II they ride
their bicycles on Sheridan Road In 1S0S.
There will be no regular Saturday
afternoon road races on Sheridan road
this summer. The Lincoln Park Board
turned down nm application from the
North Side Racing Committee Of the
| Associated Cycling Clubs mt It's meet.
Ing the other day. The committee
wanted alternate Saturdays. from
Il Ivu., ~ IN Sn,.@ 4. i,., ,,..,,, A .,,,., a. f.,
the afternoon. but the park commits.
siOncrs did not see n that way and laid
the request on the table.
Last year the a. &. &. had races on
the boulevard every Saturday after.
noon. and the commissioners say there
were 40 many complaints from the
people who drive. and from those who
ride bicycles for pleasure, that they
would not again subject themselves
to the fusillude which would follow
the granting Of the privilege asked for.
Stuart Browns race will be run over
the course July 4. and applications for
specific dates will bc considered by tlie
hoard. II It thinks proper. permission
to Use the rOnd will be given.
II
wisely In shutting the scOrcl,Prs out.
The Beard might rs well allow horse.
racing ~ bicycle racing on public
road.
The bOulevar,ls are for the people.
and all should be treated alike. with
duo regard to the safety Of the public.
/ NGouv fttanIa ~ AR 2t1un~ so1nv
the well known lawyer and member Of
the firm OF Loeb Il Adler. are urging
his nomination for Superior Court
Judge by the Democratic county con.
vention. Mr.. Adler stands very high
among the Hebrews Of Chicago. be.
Ing at the present time President Of the
Court of Appeals OF the sixth District
of the Independent Order OF B'nal
Birth and also a member OF the Stnnd.
arb Club. AIR. Adler's legal attain.
ments rs well ns his disposition pc.
culinrly Ut him for judicial hOnOrs.
Hon. Robert G. Glvlns has returned
from his trip to the Mediterranean. n.
freshed In mind and body.
In n mantlamus suit which will be
argued ut Springfield June II Joseph
Ripley AMI the City Council are accused
Of willfully changing the name Of u
position nnd refusing to appropriate
money for It under the old name, with
the express purpose Of Ousting Chief
Clerk W. II. Luthardt Of the detective
department. The case goes up on IN
appeal AMI the city admits all the
charges. basing It's defense on the NJ
legged uncOnstItItuionallty Of the civil
service net.
Lutliar,lt had l,een chief clerk OF the
detective department for long time
previous to the enactment Of the civil
service law. Under Swift's admins.
tratiOn ne became n civil service EN-.
ploye. After the installation Of Chief
Ripley the politicians cast yearning
eyes on Lutharlt's job and set about
to capture II. He says the law was
violated.
1t II the general impression that the
ordinance of the Union Transit Com
pany, which will he introduced prob
ably next Monday night, has been