Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-15

the state comes the news that Edward
G. Hawley and Daniel y. berry are
hustling for all they are worth to So
cure the nominations for Lieutenant
Governor and Attorney General of ILL.,
nois The above mentioned gentlemen
are all cx-members of the Illinois state
Legislature.
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Congressman william Lormer has
not declared himself In favor of the re-
nomination of Scion II. Case In the
Second Senatorial District.
1t Is not believed that Mr. Bruce II.
summers. the wcll-known engineer.
will experience much trouble In sccur-
ing the Republican nomination for
County Surveyor II he desires to he u
candidate. Mr.. Summers high stand
ing rs u business man and good citizen
alone would make him q desirable
nominee. while his most excellent war
record proves that his name would
strengthen the county tlckct.
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Republican politicians of prominence
from nearly every section of Illinois
were ut the Great Northern Hotel this
week. and also about the usual places
where out.Of-tOwn Republicans cOngrc-
gate. so far as appeared on the sur.
face. the gathering Of so many nOtablcs
was not by design nor for any special
purpose. but considerable time was
spent by all of them In discussing pO-
lltical affairs pertaining to the future
of the Republican State organization
ana the Tanner contingent.
Among those who were about the no
tells ana Republican headquarters were:
Charles =. Rannels, Chairman Of the
state Committee ana member Of the
Railroad and Warehouse Commission,
from Jacksonville; Cicero J. Lindley,
Of Greenville, Chairman of the Rail.
road ana Warehouse Commission and
state Committeeman; Senator OrvilIe
+. Berry. Of Carthage. leader In the
state Senate and attorney for the state
insurance department.; James Il. Il.
Van Cleave. Secretary Of the State
committee and superintendent of In.
surance, Us well rs right-hnnd man to
Governor Tanner; Senator John j.
BrenhOlt, Of Alton, prominent In the
Senate organization and a Tanner lead
or In his section Of the State; Ralph
Bradford, of Pontiac, member of the
state committees; Senator Homer i.
.\spinwall, of Freeport, one of the Sen
atorlal Combine" and n candidate for
state Treasurer, as well as vice chair
man of the Baxter Senatorial investi-
eating committee.
Secretary Van Cleave said, when in
tervlewed on the situation over the
state:
Reports are coming In from over the
state, and, while there Is very little
going on in u political way In the coun-
try districts just now, the reports indi-
atean wakening of interestin the cam
paign that Is to be fought next year.
The state organization seems to be In
excellent condition for the fight of 1900
and everybody sees victory ahead.
Governor Tanner has not declared
himself Il candidate for reelection, !
believe, but ! am certain the sentiment
over the State Is growing In his favor.
| hardly think he will have any great
trouble In being renominated, In case
he makes up his mind to go out for It,
ana ! think his election will be easier
than IL was before. really believe he
will poll heavier vote than Mckinley
in Illinois next year. or course. people
will say | am prejudiced, but that Is
my honest opinion"
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Chlcago's new directory for the year
1899. soon TO be issued, will contain the
names and addresses of no less than
800 900 persons. This is 10000 more
names than were in the directory for
lS9S, which leads It's compilers 10 csti-
mate the present population Of Chicago
AT 2,O2O,OOO.
OF course. any such estimate must In
lis nature De mere approximation,
As | Is to 30 has generally proved II
conservative ratio between the number
of names in our directory ana our pop
ulatlon. This would give u present
population in Chicago of l,MO,00O.
school enrolment, election registra'
ton and directory figures all indicate
that the population Of Chicago at the
present time is lowering around the
two million mark.
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The popular Lakeside Hotel M Fox
Lake Is doing II great business under
the progressive management of y. Mel
son.
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Speaking Of State politics when asked
who would be the Republican candi'
date for Governor, Revenue Collector
Fred Il. Coync said: "Well, on the gov
crnorship | do not think 1t would be
wise TO say anything at this time,
There are five or six candidates for
Governor in the field, and they are all
friends, and you see ] cannot talk, !
am opposed to any anti movement. ]
believe in getting a good strong candi-
date and being for our fellow, and not