Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-14

Hon. John 8. Miller has been nOml.
mated for President Of the great Uni.
ion League Club. on the members
/ ticket. His candidacy meets with en-.
/ thuslastlc Endorsement, as he Is one Of
ChicagO's best known ana most pOpu.
lar citizens. and also occupies very
prominent position ut the Chicago bar.
The members nominating commit
tee Of the Union League Club met Sat.
urday afternoon and after q prOtracted
session unanimously put members
ticket into the field headed by the Hon.
John =. Miller, In opposition to the reg
ular ticket of the club, headed by Mel.
vile Il. Stone.
Tie nomination Of Mr.. Miller was
without a dissenting voice. and 1t Is
the belief Of prominent members that
| Mr.. NIller's ticket will be the choice
Of a majority of the members of the
club ut the coming election. The nOmi-
mating committee was composed Of the
following members: Major A. w. Clan
cy, II. 3. Burkhardt, Frank II. Jones.
LawtOn G. Bonney, and Theodore W.
Lection. The members ticket IL made
up rs follows:
President-.JOhn =. Miller.
First Vice President-Frank b. To-
hey.
Second Vice President-Warren b.
Kniskern.
Secretary-Walter II. Chamberlain.
Treaslirer-.JOhn NcI.aren.
.DirectOrs-J. ]. Mcdonald, James II.
Gilbert. Wilton G. Smith.
Committee on Political ActIOn-E. G..
Halle. Joseph Downey. ana George
william Dixon.
Mr.. Miller had many supporters for
the nomination for president a year
ago, and one Of the members Of the
nominating committee held out for
three days for Mr.. Miller as the regu.
lar candidate. His name was finally
withdrawn, however, and another sub
stituted.
Many Of the prominent members
Saturday expressed themselves rs In
favor Of Mr.. Miller for president, both
on account Of his standing In the club
and his reputation as u lawyer. He
was spoken Of rs one of the most nc.
tive workers, ana man who has al.
ways had the interests Of the club at
heart.
II certainly am In favor Of Mr.. Miller
for president" said N. II. HatchfOrd
HE has the very highest reputation M
a member AMI lawyer. and has been
good worker In the club. He would
make an excellent president. and Ia
very popular with all who know him.
"Mr. Miller stands very high sold
j. p. Wilson. "and Is u very popular
man. I think he would make an &C
ceptable president"
Mr.. Miller IL o very estln,able gen
tleman." said Francis Beidler, "and
would make very acceptable presi
dent, In my opinion"
II was on the committee which nOmf
mated Mr.. Miller" said H. 8. Burk
hardt. ''and my vote for him In thu
committee shows how feel toward
Mr. Miller. He Is the strongest can
dldate We could have nominated, and
! believe lie will receive the votes of d
majority OF the members. He win re
ceIve the support of large number
and I believe he will be elected by 4
good majority. Mr.. Miller stands very
high as lawyer. and is very popular
Incorporation Counsel John g
Miller, the candidate for President O.
the Union League Club on the mem
bers' ticket, has won the position III
occupies mt the bar by his own eXes
lions and not through mere force o
circumstances. He Is of ScOtch.Irisl
ancestry on his mothers side and dc
scended from an old historic Massa
chusetts family on his fathers. II,
was born May "a, 1S47, In Louisville
st. Lawrence County, N. Y.
Mr.. Miller graduated ut the age Of 2.
years a bachelor of arts from st. Law
renee University, New York. After
, course In the law department he wa
. admitted to the bar In 1870 at Ogdens
, burg, n. Y. and held the position o
I professor of mathematics In st. Law
| renee University for year, ana pro
fessOr Of Latin and Greek for tw'
. years. He resigned his place In 1877
! and came to Chicago. Here he sOOl
I took a leading position at the bar. MI
Miller was a member of the firm O
Herbert, Quick & Miller, and after MI
Herbert's death the firm was know
q as Quick L. Miller. He Ia now mem
{ bw Of the firm of Peck, Miller & Starr
: Mr.. Millers practice has been chief,
] In the chancery courts, and among hi
Q more important cases have been th0s
( known as the "Flagler litigation" tn
!. "Riverside litigation" and the "Phil