Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28

HON. SELO
The Popular State Senator Who.
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ton: "John +. Altgcld for Mayor.
This generation must have its rights. :
No compromise. Thomas Cusack Il
Co."
The city keeps on collecting special
assessments for the benefit of the Gas
Trust: many Of those who pay them
never soc their gas, and those who do
see a very inferior quality of the arti.
Gle.
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Hon. jas. G. Irwin Is said TO favor the
nomination of Daniel ID. Clemcnce for
City Treasurer on the Republican
ticket.
Bob barrow. who runs the Log
Cabin saloon Oh West Madison street.
IL talked of for Alderman of the
Twelfth Ward. Bob IL the son Of
a. II. barrow. the La Sale street in
surance agent. who was showed under
In Twelfth Ward Aldermanlc contest
with Hon. John +. Neaglc last spring.
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Hon. Robert X. Sloan will undOubt-
edly be the next Alderman from the
Sixth Ward.
President Mckinley will probably mp
point Hon. Ephraim Banning United
states District Judge.
Mr.. Banning processes ignorance of
the protests reported to have been
made In Washington against his nOmi-
nation for United States District Judge.
lie claims not to know the grounds
upon which the protests are based or
who made them.
"My record" he continued. ''is open
to the fullest investigation. There may
be political reasons for opposing me-"
II these protests are founded on the
ground that Mr.. Banning has had no
experience In jury trials he meets them
by stating that In his earlier practice
he had wide experience In jury trials.
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The rapid formation Of trusts, cover
Ing almost every conceivable branch
OF commercial life. II u question Of
deep concern to the hotel keeper. Why?
Because every time trust IL formed
It. practically destroys competition In u
certain line of manufacture, ana where
twenty-five travelling men formerly
covered u given territory one man now
does the work. The hotel suffers Just
that amount Of patronage, as one II to
twenty-five. SOrrOwful fact, to he
sure. but nevertheless true. The re-
suit IL shown In the large number Of
hotels offered for sale or going into the
hands Of the cOurts.-HOtel Life.
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II the Democracy decide to nominate
Judge NJ. \. La Buy for City Treasurer
1t is not believed the Republicans can
name u man who can defeat him.
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There are many leading Chicago Re
publicans who are urging Hon. Francis
A. Riddle to become . candidate for
Mayor of Chicago. Mr.. Riddle served
u term In the State Senate, where lie
was considered n leader, and one of
the brainiest members of the distin-
guislled body then serving the people OF
Illinois at the State capital. Mr.. Rid
die Is one of the most popular residents
of the Eleventh Ward. ana the Illinois
Club, of which he Is u prominent mem
Der, Is backing him for Mayor to a
man. The Illinois Club boys ana
number of the foremost Republican
leaders In Chicago say THAT II the Hon.
Francis A. Riddle will consent to allow
the use of his name, his candidacy will
meet with the most enthusiastic en-
dOrsement, as he Is one of ChlcagO's
best known and most popular citizens,
and also occupies n very prominent pO-
sitiOn at the Chicago bar"
Many Twelfth Ward Republicans ia
vOr the nomination Of Mr.. Robert Il.
Saxon for Alderman. Mr.. Saxon has
the finest livery business on the West
Side. at III South Francisco street.
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No better man ever served the PEG.
pie as Justice Of the Peace than Judge
Max Eberharlt. He will he reappOint-
cd, as he Is highly esteemed by all who
know him. The voters of Chicago
would like to see Mr.. Eberhardt elect
ed to the superior or Circuit Court
bench Of Cook County.
Who Is going to "Ax" the taxes of the
Gas Trust this year. This Is matter
Of great Importance to the public, and
the public will give 1t the, attention 1t
deserves. The notorious Trust, which