Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-02

The Republican organization elected
the following ticket in the Twelfth
ward Tuesday evening: President, ID.
W. Clark; first vice-presldent. Frank
shepard; second vicc.president. james
Patterson; secretary, Homer Galpin;
treasurer. John I. Straw; managing
committee Of the ward, Fred nj.
Blount, Thomas Shaughnessy. Charles
Naglc, A. q. Cooper and W. W. Vince.
lock. The club also adopted resolu.
tons In memory of the late Col. George
Il. Davis, who was for years Repub-
lican leader in the ward.
Twelfth ward Republicans are solid
for County Judge Orrin n. Carter Tor
Governor of Illinois.
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City Attorney Andrew J. Ryan and
stephen =. Gregory. president OF the
Chicago Bar Association, are being
talked Of as good men to nominate on
the Democratic ticket for Governor OF
Illinois. Both men IRE well liked not
only in Cook County but throughout
the State as well.
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Ex!Chief Justice Of the Illinois Su.
prcme Court Hon. Simeon +. Shope Is
regarded by many Of the leading Dem.
ocrats Of Illinois as about the strongest
man vet mentioned for gubcrnatorial
honors.
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Alderman Michael Blake will Ike
nominated for Cook County Commits.
sioncr next year.
The best place on the West Side to
have your clothes made IL mt McPher'
son 4 Benesch's fashionable tailoring
establishment, Ogden avenue, near
Harrison street.
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r. !. Switzcr OF the Twelfth ward Is
said to bc slated for nomination Tor
County Commissioner on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Announcement Is made that Mr.. Ed
ward Ryan Woodle has removed his
office to Suite S1G.S1s Reaper Block
the offices of Hiram II. Cody & Sons
and that from this date he Will be asso
ciated with that firm In the general
practice Of the law.
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II Second Ward Republicans nOmin
ate Hon. Randall II. White for Alder
man It IL believed he will be elected.
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| Bruce II. Summers will be the neX'
County Surveyor. He Is one of the hes,
civil engineers In the West. He wal
also good soldier.
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| Hon. T.. q. Schubert Is now said to bt
sure of the Republican nomination fol
Congress in the Seventh District mex
year.
Hon. Fred A. 'Busse made Il goot
legislator In the lower house. He Is 4
good State Senator, and will make 4
| soou State lredsurcr'
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+. ]. Quinn leads for the Republican
nomination for Alderman In the Tween
ty.fourth Ward.
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Will II. Fahrney, of the Twelfth
Ward, is talked of as Republican can
| n 20 hn Stnt 70 tn
in the Second Senatorial District. Johl
II. Newcomer, of the Tenth Ward. Il
also mentioned for State Senator in thi
district,
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The trend of political gossip at Chat
tanOoga last week was along the lin
that Gov. Tanner would not be n can
didate for denomination and that Con
gresham Hopkins would he his rcsidl
AIRY legatee While Gov. Tanner ma
decide not to be a candidate, IL by n
means follows that the Governor
friends will go in bunch to the SUI
port Of Mr.. Hopkins.
The cOuntrymen in the Governor
forces feel that their allegiance to tn
Tanner cause ends with him. They wi
refuse and do refuse to be handed owe
bodily to Hopkins, The Congressma
has sought Senatorial and GubernatC
rial honoS in years gone by. He wan
ed to jump himself over three or fou
men on the Ways and Means Commit
tee in the National Congress and bt
come, contrary to tradition and custom
the head Of that most important bod,
Then his ambition led him to seek
seat on the Canadian boundary con
mission. So soon as Speaker Reed dc