Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-11-19

Daiiiwick. ana strong ones. WHO only
need Il little City Hall encouragement
to make themselves felt"
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IL Governor Tanner decides to make
Il. G. Curtis speaker again-and many
believe he will-Ju ,ge Sherman will
not he Il rival candidate. Curtis show.
ed Sherman unusual consideration for
Il new member during the last session.
and the latter feels grateful and inclin.
cd to reciprocatc the favor. The defeat
of Sclby In the Sangainon County dis
trict leaves three possible Tanner can.
didatcs for Spcaker-Allen of Ncrmil-
ion. Sherman of McDonough and Curtis
of Kankakce. Choice of the man who
gave him name to the Allen law would
he going too far. even In the opinion of
the Governors boldpst friends. and II Is
therefore expected Sherman will he the
administrations selection. Cook Coun.
~ leaders have not spoken. Hertz.
Lorimer. Magcrstadt and Smyth will
have much to say about the organza-
tion of the next House. and 1t Is be-
licved they are discussing that question
" l'Niih- flVuill NN0lthS. uS
we'll as settling the patronage prob.
lens.
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Alderman Francis AMI Alderman
Brennan had an rxclting alteration
about the result of the recent election
on Monday. They me; in the Council
committcc-rooms. and Alderman Brcn-
nan began to upbrnid the Twelfth
Ward alderman for the poor shuwn.s
made ny the Democrats of his ward
~ the county election. In 1896 the
precinct in which Alderman Francis re-
sides gave the Democratic tickc. a ma
'0rl,y of fifty votes. Al the recent clcc
ton the same precinct went Republican
by cighty-ivc.
You fellows are fine Democrats out
there" said Alderman Brennan. "You
are worse than mugwumps. Nobody
ever knew where to find you"
This remark aroused Alderman Fran
els. who stepped up to Alderman Brcn.
nan and shook his fist In the face of the
Eighteenth Ward statesman. IF I had
as many relatives on the city payroll
as you have might have been as eli.
tl,isiasiic as you were over the ticket"
replied Alderman Francis. with feeling.
Friends INTERVIEWED at this period. and
the controversy was ended by Alder.
man Francis walking away.
The Republican national headQuar-
tcrs. according to Secretary Charles +.
Dick. will br opened In Washington rs
soon as Congress cOnvenes and prep.
aratlons for the campaign of 1000 will
20 forward rapidly.
| Discussing the subject Col. Dick
said: "'rhc national Republican head
quarters will be opened by the time
Congress cOnvencs. Hnd will continue
until after the Presidential election In
1900.
1--WE will go on keeping In close touch
with our different State and district
| Orga nizatiOns AMI keep them together.
Our Idea Is to always have them In
good working order. ready for any kind
Of work, and not to depend upon organ
izatiOn at the last moment.
"T'hc tlny after the nomination for
President We shall have literature to
send out. 1t was after Mr.. Mckinley
was nominated In 1895 that we com.
menccd to think Of literature. This time
We intend to be ready"
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When called on for u speech Tuesday
at the meeting Of the state Central
Committee DIR. +. y. Jameson. Nation.
III Committeeman. spoke briefly with
reference to an alleged Interview with
him published In several Chicago news.
papers In which he was quoted as hav.
Ing criticised the management Of the
campaign. DIR. Jameson said In part:
1T Il said that lie will make the cir
cult of the globe while truth II prepar-
Ing for the race. While absent from
this committee on the day of election.
ana for the preceding two days. there
was u little newspaper war going on
In regard to criticism of this commit.
tee, criticism of the State ndminlstra.
tlOn, and criticism of the local commit.
tee, supposed to have been made by
myself Tho interview, or supposed in
tervlew, made me say that the State
ought to have been carried by 10000
majority. and would have been so car.
ried had It not been for the influence
OF our State administration. and II 9th
Or men had been In charge of the cam.
palgn. Ii took mo two days to got any
kind of correction at ail. and then only
on the threat that l should make an
affidavit ana have 1t printed at 50 much
u line In the newspapers. swearing to
the fact that was not interviewed. did
not SEQ u reporter. had not talked with
anybody In connection with the cam
palgn. or outside of 1t. and never made
II statement rejecting on the commit
tee, the Governor, or anybody else"
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