Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-09

delegates to the state convention on the
vote cast for +. X. Whittemorc. candl.
date for state Treasurer in lSoS. in.
stead of Oh the Mckinley vote Of 1896
Both of them say the vote east for Me.
Einley In 1896 represented large mum.
her of Democrats who bolted the Bryan
ticket. and therefore was not u genuine
Republican vote. Gov. Tanner said:
why should we ask lcap-year Repub.
Leans. who only vote the party ticket
once in four years. and vote for Demo.
Gratis. mugwumps and others who are
not s,anch Republicans at all times and
places In off years. to aid Us In making
Republican platforms and naming Re.
publican tickets? 1t should he the pol
ley Of the party to encourage those
counties which bring out the Repub.
llcan vote. II the counties knew the
size of their delegations to a convention
depended upon their Republican vote
they would bring It out. for each county
takes pride In bringing down rs large n
delegation as possible. Votes mean
power In a convention"
Gov. Tanner said on Wednesday tha,
the recent visit paid him by william
Hahn. of Mansfield. o., one of senator
Hanna's political lieutenants. had no
political significance. lie said they had
been friends for twenty years.
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Chairman Charles =. I,annclls has
called a meeting Of the Republican
state Executive Committee at the
Great Northern Hotel at 10 o'clock on
Friday morning. The object is To fix
u date for the love feast" Notices
were telegraphed 10 the members from
Springfield on Tuesday after u confer.
.ncc with Governor Tanner.
The committee consists Of the follow.
Ing.
Chicago-T. y. Jamicson. Charles =.
Deneen, James Pease.
Jacksonville Charles =. Rannclls.
Springficld-J. II. Il. Van Cleavc. &.
u. Paul.
Mound City-Danlcl Hogan.
Peoria-lsaac &. Edwards.
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.Alcdo-James Mckinney.
I.awrenccville-P. W. Barnes.
Carthage. Mack Sholl.
II ls believed the meeting of the
state Committee and the love feast
will be held NJ Springfield either just
before or just after New Years day ,o
accommodate the Republican members
of Congress from Illinois and give
them an opportunity to attend during
the holiday recess Of Congress. II is
customary for the various candidates
for nominations on the State ticket In
announce their candidates formally NJ
The love feast, which therefore marks
the opening of the contests for those
nominations. senator o. +, Berry ana
senator Homer Aspinwall came to Chi
cago on Tuesday. the chief object OF
their visit being State politics. They
are both big factors In the Legislative
combine. and with their associates ARE,
IL Is said, Interested In trying To frame
u slate for the convention. While he
has not publicly announced himself II
can he stated that the friends Of Sena'
tor Berry regard him as candidate foi
Attorney General. He has conferred
with some of the Cook County leaders
concerning their attitude towards him
senator Asplnwall said that the peo
pl. in his section are more Interested
In getting a new United States Court
district than they are In the question
of who will be nominated for Cover
nor. They are preparing to petition
Congress TO give them "A district viii
Peoria as the principal seat of The
court, and one term year nj Free
port. Their plan Is to take In all tht
counties in the Northern Illinois Dis
trict. except Cook, De Kalb, Du Page
lroguois, Kane, Kan;akcc, Lake, Nc
Henry and VIII.
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The tunnels are doomed, ana vii
have 10 be lowered.
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