Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-02

nomination would not have progressed
as far as II did. The reform primary
law was designed to cover just such
cases and give the people the right to
choose their public officials. instead Of
compelling them To accep, the candi.
dates thrust upon them by n convcu-
ton of manipulators. Election Of ma
tional delegates by direct vote of the
people at the primaries. II Is claimed.
will result In more general express
sion of what they want and seat In the
conventions representatives of public
lltical bosses.
Those versed In the primary law say.
however, that there ID nothing In the
statute covering the selection Of nation.
al delegates. and that the old rule of
having the convention name them may
b. continued. Still. the contention II
made that the spirit Of the law re.
pulres its application 70 this important
feature. and that omission Of specific
mention Of national delegates must
have been an oversight. The ballot law
plainly says that no candidates name
shall 90 on the ballot unless tina; can.
dldate was nominated by u convention
composed Of delegates chosen under
the primary law. This provision Is
contained in an amendment to the Aus.
trallan ballot law passed to make ef.
fective the new primary law.
II have not been called upon for nm
opinion on this point yet by the Elec-
ton Board. ana until ! am do not
care to speak officially" said Attorney
WheelOck. 'but ! have given the mat
ter some attention. and as curbstOne
opinion should say that the national
delegates will have to he chosen under
the primary law, the same as all other
delegates are. 1t Is plain that It was
the intention Of the trainers Of the law
to have al delegates elected under its
provisions. Nothing II said about ma.
tiOnal delegates, but II they were to
be excepted II would have been easy to
have said so. Specific mention IL made
Of delegates to district, county, State.
city. town and ward conventions, and
there could be no object In discriminat-
ing about national delegates. ! be-
lieve the national delegates should he
elScted at the primaries"
Those who want to adhere to the old
custom and permit the conventions to
name the national delegates take ad-
vantage Of the silence Of the law on
this point and claim that there are
good arguments to be made on their
side. For instance, II Is asserted that
the residents In one primary district
can vote only for delegates to repre-
sent that district alone. whereas ma
tional delegates necessarily represent
the whole Congressional district. 1t II
said the politicians prefer to have the
convention name the national dele
gates, as they then stand a better
chance of controlling.
The report that the Republicans are
planning to have two sets Of primaries
for the election of November, 1900
grouping the Senatorial and Congress
siOnal for one day and the State and
county for another date-is denied by
the managers. As "A matter of fact,
the law does not sanction such di-
vision. According to the primary law
there can De but two primaries In one
year for regular elections--onc for the
spring election and one for the fall
The political leaders would like To di'
vide the work and make II easier, but
the statute plainly forbids IL.
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Mr.. Charles G. Stllwen n talked OF
for states Attorney. and he also has
hosts OF Democratic friends who wou!t
like 40 have him nominated for Judge
Mr.. Stllwell is a good lawyer, and a
present attorney for the Town Of Nortl
Chicago.
The north OF Ireland Is largel!
Scotch Irish, and therefore the pro
pOsal for a tunnel under the Nortl
Channel of the Irish Sea betweel
Scotland and Ireland naturally meet
with favor In the south OF Scotlan,
and the north OF Ireland. A compan.
recently sent a deputatlOn TO Mr. Bal
four 10 tell on what terms IL was will
Ing to undertake the construction o
this great engineering feat. The com
pany announced through its sp0kes
man II would undertake the work
the government would guarantee 8 pc
cent. dividend on the cost of the IN
dertakIng, including interest durIn
construction, but To take effect onl
when the tunnel was open to traffic
Probably no government. however
ever went at things In this way In sue
a gigantic enterprise. Mr.. Balfou
mentioned $4,000, 900 or sG0.OO0,OOO a
sum possibly TO be granted by th